Episode 43: The Great Redesign - with Sharon Mandell, Juniper Networks

In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from San Jose, California by Sharon Mandell, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Juniper Networks, a $4.5 billion company that develops and markets networking products including routers, switches, network management software, and more. Sharon leads the ongoing enhancement of the company’s IT infrastructure and applications architectures to support the growth objectives of the company. She and her team are also responsible for showcasing Juniper’s use of its technologies to the world. Juniper’s ongoing commitment to reducing materials use and converting ocean-bound plastics into useful packaging is saving nearly 50,000 pounds of virgin paper and 24,000 pounds of virgin plastic each year. They continue to focus on climate change and are investing in onsite energy generation and energy purchases from renewable and lower-carbon sources. In the Episode Sharon Mandell and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss - How companies can find synergy between their own environmental impact and that of their customers, - Supporting women as they pursue careers in STEM and advocating for them once they obtain those positions, - How employers can address the issue of women’s participation in the workforce declining due to the pandemic, and more... Sign up to receive bi-weekly episodes right to your inbox: bit.ly/csbpodcastemail Submit your "Sustaining Sustainability" feedback and/or questions: 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