Praxair, Inc. Chief Sustainability Officer to present Poole’s first Sustainability Initiative talk
The NC State Poole College of Management is launching a speaker series as part of its Sustainability Initiative, which was established earlier this year to advance sustainability as a set of decision challenges balancing financial, social and environmental returns.
Riva Krut, chief sustainability officer for Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 global industrial gases company, will be the series’ first speaker. Krut will speak at Poole College on October 14, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. in 1130 Nelson Hall, 2801 Founders Drive on the NC State University main campus in Raleigh, N.C. There is no charge to attend but registration is required.
Praxair has been selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the past 11 consecutive years and named to the CDP’s Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for the past six consecutive years.
“I am pleased to welcome Riva Krut, chief sustainability officer for Praxair, as our series' inaugural speaker,” said Jessica Thomas, director of Poole College’s Sustainability Initiative. “Riva leads Praxair’s sustainable development strategy globally, working with employees, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders to create lasting environmental and social benefits, as well as drive financial growth.”
The Sustainability Initiative Industry Speaker Series will provide an opportunity for students, faculty, and the public to engage in an open dialogue with business executives, sustainability officers, innovators and thought leaders about pressing global sustainable business practices. The series is presented in partnership with the NC State Net Impact Chapter. This presentation is being co-hosted with NC State's College of Engineering.
Krut's public talk is titled: "Sustainable productivity: generating Return on Capital and value to Praxair and the planet" and will be followed by a reception. The event is open to all students, faculty and staff at NC State and the general public.
About the Speaker
Krut joined Praxair in February 2008 as executive director, sustainable development and was named Praxair’s vice president and chief sustainability officer in December 2012.
She leads the company’s integration of sustainable development into overall corporate strategy and the development of corporate-wide metrics and targets and the performance management programs employed to achieve these goals. Krut is also responsible for maintaining Praxair’s external reputation for sustainability excellence and identifying and engaging with relevant stakeholder groups. In addition, she leads Praxair’s global employee environmental and community engagement programs and is a member of the Board of the Praxair Foundation.
Krut is co-author of a book on ISO 14001 and author or co-author of six major reports on corporate sustainability for intergovernmental and industry associations. She served as chair of the American Chemistry Council’s Strategic Review Board which reviewed the organization’s Responsible Care Management System and is on the Board of Green Seal in Washington, D.C. and the Chappaqua Summer Scholarship Foundation in Chappaqua, N.Y..
She received her Ph.D. in history from the University of London, U.K., and her bachelor’s degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
About Praxair
Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and many others. More information about Praxair, Inc. is available at www.praxair.com.
