SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS

She says sustainability at Intuit is constantly retooled to match business goals and the wider mission. Sustainability is positioned as a business capability that can reduce risk, support resilience and strengthen trust with customers, employees and investors.

Influencing a lean team Like many sustainability leaders, Debbie works with a lean team and relies heavily on cross-functional influence. She says the team’ s“ superpower” is evangelising the sustainability strategy across the business. That means working closely with colleagues in workplace operations, procurement and other functions that control major emissions and resource decisions. The method is collaborative – sustainability staff align their goals with each team’ s priorities so that climate initiatives are seen as business-enabling, not burdensome.

One clear example is Intuit’ s facilities work. By partnering with the workplace team, the company has powered its facilities and operations with 100 % renewable electricity, which also delivers cost savings.

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