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ALEXIS OLANS HAASS : “ BUILD OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE , AND HURRY UP !”
In talking with Haass , it becomes clear that her reasons for taking on her role as CSO are driven by real insight into the current trends .
She brings to the net-zero focused event a need for corporate sustainability leaders to focus on their policies and growth strategies as a means of implementing sustainable practices . This is particularly important in private-public conversations .
“ We see both sides of the table and both are kind of looking at each other , usually business a little faster , but both are saying ‘ what are you going to do about it ?’ Just say what you want often enough and clearly enough , because the other side wants to know that .”
“ I would hope that the C-suite is more actively and vocally communicating with municipal and national governments to get them to put the kind of support and structures in place to make it easier for them to make these investments already , because they need to hear from corporates that they want this , and at an accelerated pace ” says Haass .
If businesses do not regularly communicate and advocate for these improvements to their governments , they can fail to receive proper consideration for their infrastructure needs , when they need
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