Award-Winning Sustainability Initiatives

Sustainability on the Front Line:
Award-winning Sustainability Case Studies from Saint-Gobain’s Certain Teed and IBM’s Global Supply Chain

Learn how two ML Award-winning companies are driving measurable impact through real-world sustainability initiatives. Saint-Gobain explains how its building products subsidiary, CertainTeed, is leveraging operational efficiency across its network of nine U.S. siding plants to improve sustainability and advance its transition to a circular economy, supporting the company’s net-zero carbon emissions goals.

IBM also shares how it is embedding sustainability across its global supply chain—from development through fulfillment—using digital transformation, energy reduction, and the reuse of key battery components. These efforts are delivering both environmental impact and tangible cost savings.

Topic Leaders:

• Dennis Wilson, Vice President Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) North America and Managing Director, Saint-Gobain Circular Economy Solutions
• Michael Devane, Vice President of Operations, CertainTeed Siding
• Herman Lo, Senior Engineering Program Manager, IBM Global Services Supply Chain
• Roberto Hernandez, Warehouse and Production Control Manager, IBM Supply Chain