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FRANCISCO, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced the appointment of Joe Speicher as the company's first chief
sustainability officer, which took effect in July. During his
tenure at Autodesk, Speicher has held various leadership roles
across the sustainability and Foundation organization. In his new
role, Speicher reports to Autodesk's chief financial officer. His
appointment reflects the increasing importance of the chief
sustainability officer's role in achieving sustainability outcomes
and driving growth.
Autodesk imagines a better world designed and made for all. The
company's impact strategy is focused on managing its own
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) opportunities and
risks; enabling its customers to achieve better sustainable
outcomes, and investing in innovations that will advance the
industries Autodesk serves.
"Appointing Joe as Autodesk's first chief sustainability officer
reinforces our commitment to and action toward achieving our larger
impact strategy and driving meaningful change in the industries we
serve," said Debbie Clifford, chief
financial officer. "Integrating sustainability within the finance
organization enables us to fold this work into core business
functions and direct resources to innovations that address the
world's most pressing challenges."
As chief sustainability officer, Speicher oversees the
development and implementation of Autodesk's sustainability and
impact strategy, metrics and reporting, and cross-industry
initiatives focused on sustainability capabilities for customers.
Speicher continues to lead the Autodesk Foundation, a philanthropic
organization dedicated to supporting innovative solutions to the
world's most pressing social and environmental challenges. He also
chairs Autodesk's ESG Steering Committee, ensuring that Autodesk
assesses and addresses issues that are relevant and specific to our
external ESG objectives, including materiality assessment,
measurement, management, and disclosure.
Whether they operate in housing and infrastructure, products and
components, or games and filmmaking, Autodesk customers are being
asked to do things faster and more sustainably while at lower cost
and higher quality. Yet companies are often stuck using antiquated
tools and processes, unable to compete in an increasingly digital
and automated world fueled by artificial intelligence (AI). By
synchronizing data, insights, and automation through connected
workflows, Autodesk's Design and Make Platforms can reduce rework
and waste generation and deliver more sustainable outcomes and
fewer emissions.
"Autodesk sits at the junction of the most creative and
impactful industries in the world. We have seen a dramatic shift in
market dynamics favoring sustainable outcomes in the last few
years–and Autodesk is leading the way," said Speicher. "We are
building a platform for democratizing access to complex
technologies and data for industries that are
carbon-intensive—because we believe this is our best opportunity to
help address the implications of climate change."
Learn more about Autodesk's sustainability work at
autodesk.com/sustainability/impact-report.
About Autodesk:
The world's designers, engineers, builders, and creators trust
Autodesk to help them design and make anything. From the buildings
we live and work in, to the cars we drive and the bridges we drive
over. From the products we use and rely on, to the movies and games
that inspire us. Autodesk's Design and Make Platform unlocks the
power of data to accelerate insights and automate processes,
empowering our customers with the technology to create the world
around us and deliver better outcomes for their business and the
planet. For more information, visit autodesk.com or
follow @autodesk. #MakeAnything
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