SOAR TO SUCCESS / Feature Article milestone included building the foundation that became the largest food waste prevention program in the world. Currently, Christy is the Chief Sustainability Officer for vranda, an ESG startup that helps companies track their ESG data for reporting and analysis. She is also the founder of InvestHER Strategies a company that guides female leaders from small to medium enterprises (SMEs) who work in sustainability, succeed. “The pressure is coming, and this is an opportunity for SMEs to excel because while they are likely already making an impact, their story is not being shared like the multinational global enterprises. Oftentimes, the companies are not aware of how much they are already doing, or how they benchmark in their industry.” American companies are lagging behind their peers in the European Union and the United Kingdom on ESG disclosure. SMEs often fail to prioritize ESG, because they categorize it as lower risk at their size and nothing could be further from the truth. In the global economy and with increased pressure of carbon accounting and climate risk, large multinational companies are required to report. This means SME’s in their supply chain could be greatly impacted. And soon. CEO’s are responding to the pressure they are feeling from customers, boards, and investors by hiring someone to address this for the company. In most cases, the CEO doesn’t have the knowledge to provide strategic Christy Cook moderating a panel on the future of work and the employee workplace experience at WORKTECH San Francisco conference
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