Olivia has had 20 years’ experience working in corporate sustainability roles across various sectors. She began her career in Environmental Engineering before discovering her passion for leading shifts towards Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance in the business industry, at a systems and frameworks level.
In this episode, we discuss the need for channelling authenticity in the workplace, skills transferability, the need for both outcomes and impact in sustainability, and how COVID-19 will affect business sustainability and operations in the future.
Visit https://www.hertwocentsworth.com/episodes/oliviatyler for a full transcript of this episode.
00:28 Greetings
00:56 About Olivia Tyler
02:22 Educational Background
04:16 What University Teaches You
06:01 Looking Back on Her Career
08:46 The Challenges of Being a Woman in the Business World
12:02 Channeling Authenticity in the Workplace
13:58 Identifying Your Transferable Skills
16:00 The Value of STEM Education in the Business Space
18:09 How Do We Measure Social Impact?
20:20 Is There Tokenism in Corporate Sustainability?
23:02 The Financial Returns of Diversity and Inclusion
26:50 Broadening the Metrics of Corporate Social Impact
29:05 COVID-19 Forecasts on Consumer Sustainability
35:08 COVID-19 on Risk Management
36:45 Olivia’s Two Cents’ Worth
Music attributed to icons8.com (‘Happy Step’, by Nordgroove). All views expressed on the podcast and quoted in the corresponding transcripts are those of our guests, and do not necessarily reflect the personal views of the co-hosts.
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