Top 10: Women in Sustainability 2023

1. Kate Brandt

Being in charge of sustainability for all of Google’s global operations, products, and supply chains is Kate Brandt‘s role as Chief Sustainability Officer. Brandt collaborates with Google’s data centres, real-estate, supply chain, and product teams in this capacity to make sure the company takes advantage of chances to strategically improve sustainability.

Prior to this, Brandt was the first Federal Chief Sustainability Officer in the country. She was in charge of promoting sustainability throughout all Federal Government operations, which included 360,000 buildings, 650,000 vehicles, and US$445bn in annual purchases of products and services.

Brandt held a number of high-level positions in the US Federal Government prior to working for the White House, including Senior Advisor at the Department of Energy, Director for Energy and Environment in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, and Energy Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy.