46: Furthering the Clean Energy Transition with Christine Waller, Duquesne Light Company

In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Pittsburgh, PA by Christine Waller, Vice President of Communications, ESG, and Corporate Giving at Duquesne Light Company. With a peak revenue of $942.1M in 2021 and over 1,700 employees, Duquesne Light Company is dedicated to delivering safe, resilient, reliable, and affordable energy to more than 600,000 customers in southwestern Pennsylvania. Since joining DLC in December 2021, Christine has been responsible for leading the company’s sustainability and community-focused communication and outreach strategy. Prior to this, she was the head of corporate social responsibility (CSR) at Viatris, a multi-billion-dollar, Pittsburgh-area pharmaceutical company. In this role, she launched the company’s CSR strategy and oversaw ESG, corporate giving and community and stakeholder outreach. In the Episode Christine Waller and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss - The challenges around advocating for electric mobility and supporting the transition to clean energy, - How DLC is harnessing carbon-free solar energy to support employees who drive electric vehicles, - How to create a more inclusive, safe, and equitable workforce for all, 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