Lunch & Learn Videos
Aligning Sustainability Strategies with Customer Expectations
Andrew Watterson, president and founder of Blue CSR provides an overview of how to align with customer’s increasing attention to environmental and social disclosures and how platforms (like EcoVadis) can be useful tools to assess the sustainability of a company’s supply chain. Andrew helps identify what impacts matter most and how to develop policies and programs to manage these, while supporting communication to internal and external stakeholders.
Sustainable Solutions are a Win-Win
Jenita McGown from Eaton Corporation discussed Eaton’s sustainability strategy and progress toward their 2030 carbon reduction targets. She shares Eaton’s Positive Impact framework and that drives innovation for sustainable solutions.
Sparking Innovation Through Biomimicry and Sustainability
John Nottingham from Nottingham Spirk discusses how his firm ignites innovation with biomimicry. Brent Duersch from Ernst and Young discusses how business can, through sustainability strategies, create space for innovation
Federal and State Incentives for Energy Efficiency
Courtney Kisbaugh from the Greater Cleveland Partnership outlined how the Federal and State incentives through the Inflation Reduction and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs acts can support or jumpstart sustainable actions.
About the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) and Great Lakes Biomimicry (GLB)
At OAI, we collaborate with members in government, industry, and academia to accelerate Ohio’s aerospace workforce development through a global network of connections, educational programs, and cutting-edge information.
In 2021, Great Lakes Biomimicry became a part of the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Our charge is to bring the solutions from biology to those seeking a new way to think about innovation in aerospace and beyond.