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2025 CEOs for Sustainability C-Suite Summit: From Risk to Resilience: Sustainability as a Strategic Imperative

Presenting Sponsor: CBRE

Join Sustainable Pittsburgh and the CEOs for Sustainability executive network for their annual C-Suite Summit on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, in The Garden Room, a LEED Gold-certified event space at the National Aviary. With presenting sponsorship from CBRE, this year’s gathering will highlight how forward-thinking companies are setting sustainability priorities that drive strategy, foster innovation, and deliver long-term business value amid uncertainty.

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2024 CEOs for Sustainability C-Suite Summit

Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Pirates

The CEOs for Sustainability executive network held their annual C-Suite Summit on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. This year’s gathering spotlighted innovative strategies for decarbonization, featuring presentations and panel discussions on federal funding assistance and supply chain emissions reduction strategies.

Participants had opportunities to network with fellow executives and sustainability practitioners, attend topic-focused sessions, and hear from industry experts. Featured speakers included:

Troy Geanopulos, CEO, The Efficiency Network, Inc. (TEN)
Nick Goodfellow (he/him), Sustainability Manager for Business, Hospitality, & Auxiliary Services, University of Pittsburgh
Louie Krak, Coordinator, Infrastructure Implementation, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Jana Lake, President and CEO, 3R Sustainability
Zach D. Merrit, General Manager, Business Services, Duquesne Light Company
Robert (Bob) Nutting, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Pittsburgh Pirates
Joylette Portlock, Executive Director, Sustainable Pittsburgh
Justine Russo, Director of Sustainability and Business Intelligence, PITT OHIO
Bruce Sullivan, Head, Supply Chain and Logistics, Covestro LLC
Scott Tobe, CEO, Signature Wealth
Peter Votruba-Drzal, Vice President Global Sustainability, PPG

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2023 CEOs for Sustainability C-Suite Summit

Presented by UPMC Health Plan

CEOs for Sustainability executive network, in partnership with Sustainable Pittsburgh, hosted their annual C-Suite Summit on Wednesday, November 15 at the Energy Innovation Center. Decarbonization, or the reduction of carbon emissions from human systems and activities, has quickly elevated as a priority for southwestern Pennsylvania. This annual gathering featured C-Suite executives discussing practical pathways toward decarbonization in southwestern Pennsylvania. Featured speakers and CEOs for Sustainability Members included:

Tom Hucker, Senior Consultant, U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
Jim Penna, PA State Director of Government Affairs, Eos Energy Enterprises
Jana Lake, President, 3R Sustainability, and Co-Chair, CEOs for Sustainability
Raymond W. Yeager, President and Chief Executive Officer, DMI Companies, and Co-Chair, CEOs for Sustainability

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2022 CEOs for Sustainability C-Suite Summit

More than ever, meaningful progress on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues depends on collaborative leadership and peer exchange. During this annual gathering, C-Suite executives shared how businesses large and small are leading forward. Featured speakers included:

Debbie DeLong, Ph.D., Marketing Professor, Chatham University
Steven Guy, President & CEO, Oxford Development
Jana Lake, President, 3R Sustainability
Antonis Papadourakis, Ph.D., President & CEO, LANXESS
JoAnn Rizzo, Eco Chair, AE Works Ltd.
Craig Stevenson, President, AUROS Group
Charles Toran, President, Sci-Tek Consultants
Raymond Yeager, President & CEO, DMI Companies

2021 CEOs for Sustainability C-Suite Summit

Presented by UPMC Health Plan

In this third annual C-Suite Summit, C-Suite executives from private and publicly traded companies shared candid perspectives on achievements at their businesses — achievements that are building on the group’s Leading Forward priorities for a more resilient, equitable economy and advancing strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.

Keynote speaker Lisa Conway, Vice President of Sustainability, Americas at Interface Inc., opened the event, calling on business leaders to join Interface in advancing its Climate Take Back strategy, which aims to help reverse global warming. A global flooring manufacturer, Interface has pursued “Moonshot Goals” to transform into arguably the world’s most sustainable industrial company. A panel of CEOs for Sustainability leaders followed, sharing their commitments to sustainability as a business imperative and foundation for competitive advantage. Featured speakers included the following:

Mary Beth Jenkins, COO, UPMC Health Plan
Leroy M. Ball, Jr., President and CEO, Koppers
Ron C. Keating, President and CEO, Evoqua Water Technologies
Kurt Lesker IV, President and CEO, Kurt J. Lesker Company

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2020 CEOs for Sustainability C-Suite Summit

Presented by UPMC Health Plan

During this November 18th event, CEOs for Sustainability leaders called upon their peers in the Pittsburgh region to take action around three priorities for achieving a sustainable economic recovery: advance racial and ethnic equity, support local businesses and communities, and reduce carbon emissions. Several C-Suite leaders shared how their businesses are responding to challenges and using a sustainability strategy as a competitive advantage. Microsoft’s Vice President of AI Country Strategy and Sustainability Partnership Gretchen O’Hara delivered the keynote speech, sharing practical insights on how Microsoft is addressing society’s most pressing challenges, including plans to be carbon negative by 2030. Additional featured speakers included: