52: What Gets Measured, Gets Done with Diane Kappas
In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Pittsburgh, PA by Diane Kappas, a University of Pittsburgh alumna & Vice President of Global Sustainability at PPG, a founding member of the CSB. Diane has been with PPG for over 35 years and has held leadership roles in a variety of functions with P&L responsibilities. She recently transitioned to the newly created role of VP of Global Sustainability in 2021. Here, she leads a small global team that collaborates across PPG to drive the company’s sustainability efforts. Diane and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss: ♻️ Working with local, national, and global supply chains to facilitate the adoption of a circular economy, 📖 Mobilizing workforces to be engaged in reducing the environmental impact of operations through improved ESG literacy, 🎯 Reducing energy consumption, water intensity, and greenhouse gas emissions with Science Based Target initiatives, and more... PPG operations reach more than 70 countries, and the company had net sales of more than $16.8 billion in 2021 with 38% of sales from sustainably advantaged products. In 2022, PPG achieved several sustainability accolades, including: - Named a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” - Earned an EcoVadis Gold rating - Named the Top Producer of Sustainable Paints and Coatings by Corporate Knights’ CLEAN200 list. Please submit any feedback and/or questions you have to http://bit.ly/csbpodcastfeedback This episode was researched, recorded, edited, and produced by Prof. CB Bhattacharya and CSB Team of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Sustainable Business: www.sustainablebusiness.pitt.edu Music: "Lively" by Dee Yan-Key From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA