Recognizing the strong link between sustainable business practices and social, economic, and environmental performance, corporate CEOs from throughout the Pittsburgh region have established the CEOs for Sustainability executive council. As […]
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Featuring Bill O’Rourke, Retired Alcoa Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety and Sustainability
“What would Bill do?” That’s what hundreds of Bill O’Rourke’s former colleagues and students ask themselves when confronted with ethical business dilemmas. Since retiring from Alcoa in 2011, O’Rourke has […]
“A Taste of Sustainability” Food Tour launches this Saturday
Sustainable Pittsburgh is teaming up with Food Guy Adventures to launch the City’s first sustainability-focused food tour: “A Taste of Sustainability: Cultural District”. For three Saturdays this summer, June 17, […]
Straight Talk: Low Birth Weight Babies & Infant Mortality -- A Quintessential Sustainability Issue
Upon being handed a copy of Sustainable Pittsburgh’s weighty Southwestern Pennsylvania Sustainability Goals & Indicators Report, Angela Glover Blackwell’s gaze landed on the Infant Health indicator. Renowned as a leading […]
Featuring Susan G. Hockenberry, Executive Director, Quaker Valley Council of Governments
A long-time trusted advisor and go-to authority on local government, Susan Hockenberry understands the vital role municipalities play in fostering communities that simultaneously benefit residents, the natural environment, and the […]
Straight Talk: Thank you, Mr. President
Urgency drives action. We have both coming on strong. Among global challenges, humankind faces its greatest challenge yet in the sixth extinction. Stephen Hawking has moved up the deadline for […]