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Seminar

What it takes… to be a sustainable business

Online, Thursday 13 May 2021, 1-2pm

You are cordially invited to an event co-hosted with the University of Surrey as part of the What it takes series, focusing on what it takes to be a sustainable business. In this event, we speak to Surrey alumna and Global Sustainability Director at Diageo, Dr Kirstie McIntyre, as she shares her own considerable experience in the field.

Dr McIntyre, EngD, Mechanical Engineering, 1999, will talk about what it takes to move industries, build a sustainability function and launch a decade long corporate roadmap to the 2030 SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals), all done in the remote world we currently live in.

Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey and Director of CUSP, will host this event which will include a Q&A session after the presentation. If you would like to submit a question before the event, please email alumnievents@surrey.ac.uk.

About

Kirstie joined Diageo in August 2020 having spent the previous 28 years managing sustainability in the electronics sector. Since joining Diageo remotely, she has built a team, launched a 2030 roadmap and started delivering on key corporate goals—all without setting foot on a site, meeting anyone or even shaking hands with her new boss!

Kirstie is passionate about collaboration which builds scale and enjoys developing sustainability strategies which achieve real business results. She has a engineering doctorate in environmental technology and has published widely on sustainability and supply chain issues.

WHERE

Online

WHEN

Thursday, 13 May 2021
1—2pm

CONTACT

The event is free of charge. You can register your seat via the Surrey website. For enquiries, please email events@cusp.ac.uk.

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