LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN SUSTAINABILITY
“ It integrates and institutionalises environmental leadership into the fabric of IBM ’ s business and our company ' s culture . That ' s what I leave behind . That will outlive everything else I do .”
His career has been punctuated by numerous honours and leadership roles .
Treading the Boards He has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Environmental Law Institute five times and as Chairman of the Board of the World Environment Center .
Balta has also been a member and past Chairman of The Conference Board ' s Chief Environment , Health & Safety Officers Council .
Other memberships include the Governing Consortium for the UN Environment Programme ’ s Science Policy Business Forum , the Sustainability Advisory Board for the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University and the Strategic Advisory Council for the University of Michigan ’ s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise .
A host of honours As for honours , 2012 saw Balta named a White House Champion of Change for his efforts to advance corporate environmental sustainability .
He received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association for Environmental
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