Inside Bain & Co.'s Journey to Sustainable Business Travel
A fireside chat with Bain's Chief Sustainability Officer, Sam Israelit
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Sam Israelit
Chief Sustainability Officer, Bain & Company
Sam Israelit joined Bain & Company in 2000 to co-found the company’s Enterprise Technology practice. Over the course of his career, he has worked extensively with clients across IT, manufacturing, and procurement. In addition to his core work, Sam has developed a deep interest in social impact and environmental sustainability. When presented with the opportunity to help support Bain's sustainability efforts, Sam focused on finding ways to ensure the firm could live up to the social and environmental standards it has set. Recognizing the challenges involved, Sam was appointed as Bain's first Chief Sustainability Officer in 2021. In this capacity, he is leading the charge to ensure that Bain is fully committed to sustainability in all aspects of its operations. Sam earned an SM from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1993. He also graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 1985, where he received both a BS and an MS in Engineering.
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Adam Braun
Cofounder & CEO, Clarasight
Adam Braun is the CEO & Co-Founder of Clarasight, the leading Carbon Planning & Intelligence platform for Business Travel. He is a 3x entrepreneur and NY Times bestselling author, operating previously as CEO & Founder of Pencils of Promise, the award-winning organization that has built 600 schools around the world, and MissionU, named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in the World. In recent years he has been named to Business Insider's "40 Under 40", Wired Magazine's "50 People Who Will Change the World" and is the recipient the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation award for his work leading pioneering companies at the forefront of multiple industries.
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Bain and Company has long been a frontrunner in its industry, and in 2011, it became the first consulting firm to achieve 100% CarbonNeutral® status. Yet, as a company with offices in 40 countries, serving clients globally across all industries, 70% of Bain's pre-pandemic emissions were from air travel.
As a company that leads by example, Bain pledged to reduce its scope 3 emissions from business travel by 35% per employee. Recognizing the challenges involved in this audacious goal, Bain appointed Sam Israelit as the company's first Chief Sustainability Officer and tasked him with leading the charge to embed sustainability into aspects of its operations.
Watch this webinar on demand to hear Clarasight CEO Adam Braun and Sam dive deep into Bain's initiatives to make internal travel more sustainable. You'll learn what it takes to accelerate your carbon transition from the company leading the way in this 60-minute masterclass.
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