64: Strategizing Circularity with Leslie Hyde of Koppers ...

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CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Pittsburgh, PA by Leslie S. Hyde, the Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Koppers Inc, a global provider of treated wood products, carbon compounds, and chemicals. In the episode, Leslie and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss: • Forming cross functional research teams on sustainability solutions • Using "waste" materials to create new products • Applying a zero-harm lens to practices for safety for all This podcast cannot happen without our wonderful listeners, let us know what you think and what you want from next season in our survey: https://bit.ly/csbpodsurvey Sign up for our next event: Navigating Climate Regulations for Small and Medium Businesses | June 8, 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern: https://bit.ly/climatesmb Sign up to receive bi-weekly episodes right to your inbox: https://bit.ly/csbpodcastemail Submit your "Sustaining Sustainability" feedback and/or questions: https://bit.ly/csbpodcastfeedback This episode was researched, recorded, edited, and produced by Prof. CB Bhattacharya and CSB Team of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Sustainable Business: www.sustainablebusiness.pitt.edu Music: "Lively" by Dee Yan-Key From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcod

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CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Pittsburgh, PA by Leslie S. Hyde, the Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Koppers Inc, a global provider of treated wood products, carbon compounds, and chemicals. In the episode,...

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