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Kate Brandt
Chief Sustainability Officer Google Kate Brandt is at the forefront Office of Presidential Personnel , of the sustainability movement . and Energy Advisor to the Secretary Specialising in business of the Navy . operations and products , she
For her work , Brandt received has revolutionised Google ' s the Distinguished Public Service processes to be more in line Award , the highest award the US with new , environmentallyfriendly regulations . work helping the navy to become
Navy can give to a civilian for her
Not only does she lead more environmentally friendly . sustainability at Google , one
In her role at Google , Brandt of the world ’ s most influential leads sustainability across companies , but Brandt has also Google ’ s worldwide operations , made history at the government products and supply chains . In this level . In 2014 , President Barack role , Brandt partners with Google ’ s Obama appointed Brandt to serve data centres , real estate , supply as the Federal Environmental chain , and product teams to Executive , making Google ’ s CSO ensure the company is capitalising the first Federal Chief Sustainability on opportunities to strategically Officer . In this capacity , she advance sustainability . was responsible for promoting As a sustainability speaker , sustainability across Federal
Brandt also expands upon her Government operations including day-to-day work to inspire other 360,000 buildings , 650,000 companies , motivating others to vehicles , and US $ 445bn annually in embrace a more sustainable future . purchased goods and services .
Fortune Magazine named
Prior to the White House , the Brandt to their 40 Under 40 list CSO held several senior roles in the in 2021 and Outside Magazine U . S . Federal Government including also named her , in honour of the Senior Advisor at the Department magazine ’ s 40-year anniversary , as of Energy , Director for Energy and one of 40 women who has made Environment in the White House the biggest impact on our world .
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