chief sustainability officer

Prologis appoints chief sustainability and energy officer

Prologis appointed a chief sustainability and energy officer.

As companies react to pressure from their supply chains and customers to improve their sustainability metrics and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, more are adding sustainability executives to their C-suites.

Logistics real estate provider Prologis appointed Susan Uthayakumar in the new role of chief sustainability and energy officer. 

The Tuesday release said that Uthayakumar worked at Schneider Electric for 16 years and served as the president of the sustainability business division. She was...

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CSOs get a seat at the C-suite table

FreightWaves chats with CSOs to learn how they drive sustainable progress.

Chief sustainability officers (CSOs) are popping up in corporate boardrooms worldwide as the importance of sustainability grows clearer to consumers, investors and businesses.

CSOs can be in charge of many aspects of sustainability, including risk management, safety, emission-reduction strategies, environmental impacts, community support, worker welfare, financial sustainability and more. 

Sometimes, they’re also involved in marketing and communicating a company’s sustainability progress to the...

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