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Kate Brandt

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Kate Brandt leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products and supply chain.

Kate Brandt leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products and supply chain. In this role, Kate partners with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure the company is capitalizing on opportunities to strategically advance sustainability and circular economy. Previously in 2014, President Obama appointed Kate to serve as the Federal Environmental Executive and under EO 13693 she became the Nation's first Federal Chief Sustainability Officer. In this capacity, she was responsible for promoting sustainability across Federal Government operations including 360,000 buildings, 650,000 vehicles, and $445 billion annually in purchased goods and services. Prior to the White House, Kate held several senior roles in U.S. Federal Government 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. Kate is the recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest award the U.S. Navy can give to a civilian, for her work helping the Navy go green. Outside Magazine named her as one of 40 women who have made the biggest impact on our world and Forbes listed her among the top 46 sustainability leaders in 2018. Kate serves on the boards of BSR, The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, The Roosevelt Institute, Stanford International Affairs Network, NSF Committee for Environmental Research and Education, and the Corporate Eco Forum. Kate received a Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Cambridge where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. She graduated with honors from Brown University.

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Kate Brandt on Google's mission to make the circular economy a reality

Kate Brandt on Google's mission to make the circular economy a reality

July 15, 2019

WithKate Brandt
Kate Brandt, Google Sustainability Officer, discusses the global tech company’s plans to transform Google, and offer others the chance to do the same, as the circular economy becomes reality.

Day 02-06 The Circular City: What Is It and How Do We Get There, Brandt, Daly, Sukhdev Makower

Google and New York are leading cities into the circular economy

October 3, 2017

WithKate Daly, Ashima Sukhdev and Kate Brandt

A new project from Google and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation presents a new vision of the city as not just an economic hub, but where the circular economy creates a regenerative economic engine. 

The partnership was born from the idea to explore the city as "an interesting place to further investigate how technology makes cities more restorative from an environmental, social and equity perspective and still have a business case," said Kate Brandt, Google's sustainability lead.

  • Cities
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How Nike and Google are jumping into the Circular Economy

How Nike and Google are jumping into the Circular Economy

January 16, 2017

WithKate Brandt, Cyrus Wadia and Ellen MacArthur

In just a few short years, the circular economy has gone from a movement to a market. How are large and legacy companies are approaching the transition? What is Nike doing to reuse materials? How is Google, whose products are by-in-large digital, getting involved in the circular economy? 

Kate Brandt, Cyrus Wadia and Ellen MacArthur sat down at VERGE 16 to discuss.

  • Circular Economy
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GreenBiz Studio: Kate Brandt, Google

GreenBiz Studio: Kate Brandt, Google

October 5, 2016

WithKate Brandt

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