Kate Brandt
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Kate Brandt
Chief Sustainability Officer
Google
Internet $ 305bn 182,381
Brandt has an impressive career in the field of sustainability . In 2014 she was appointed to the role of Federal Chief Sustainability Officer by President Obama – the first CSO for the US . During her time in the role , she steered the administration to lead by example to reduce its carbon footprint .
Brandt first joined Google in 2015 as Sustainability Lead and took on the role of CSO in 2018 . For the last six years , Brandt has been at the helm of Google ’ s sustainability efforts , removing toxic materials from the supply chain , creating a healthy office environment , improving energy consumption , and driving a circular economy .
“ I had this early realisation of how important it is to preserve the special places we have left , there is still a lot of work to be done across the public and private sectors to facilitate the transition to a decarbonised global economy at the speed and scale required in this decisive decade ”
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