EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
Equipment manufacturing and services company GE Vernova is one of the world ’ s leading – and most influential – energy companies .
Formed off the back of the merger and subsequent spin-off of General Electric ’ s energy businesses GE Power , GE Renewable Energy and GE Digital in April 2024 , GE Vernova leverages more than 130 years of experience while bringing a fresh perspective to energy , decarbonisation and net zero . In September 2024 , GE Vernova released its first sustainability report as a standalone company . The report details how the company is already making progress on its mission to electrify and decarbonise the world .
As well as this , it lays the groundwork of how GE Vernova ’ s innovative approach to sustainability , putting forward its ambitious goals built around a four-pillar framework – electrify , decarbonise , conserve and thrive .
The report delves deeper into the company ’ s sustainability initiatives , introducing an innovative management system known as Control Room . Inspired by the intricate nerve centers that oversee the world ’ s most sophisticated systems , like electrical grids , this platform enhances sustainability operations with precision and efficiency . Control Room is designed to advance objectives that align seamlessly with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ( UN SDGs ).
A pioneer of GE Vernova ’ s sustainability report and advocate for its success is CCO & CSO , Roger Martella . Speaking with Energy Digital , he shares how GE Vernova is steadfast on electrification , decarbonisation and sustainability in equal measure , acting as a trailblazer of the industry .
Q . PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF , YOUR ROLE AND EXPLAIN HOW YOUR JOB RELATES TO ELECTRIFICATION , DECARBONISATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
» I ’ m the Chief Corporate Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer , for GE Vernova and I lead all of our public engagement , government affairs and policy – because at Vernova all of that is very closely aligned . We help produce 25 % of the world ’ s energy and we are the leading company when it comes to delivering and innovating the technology the world needs to both electrify the planet and decarbonise it at the same time .
With that type of scale , we see a unique imperative for us to not only succeed as a company , but to succeed in our broader sustainability goals of meeting the world ’ s growing demand for electrification , for making sure we can decarbonise the grid – and we have some novel ways of proposing how to do that .
We ’ re making sure that we ’ re conserving resources and ultimately lifting up people , enabling them to thrive – both our employees and our communities .
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