Conserving natural resources - including water - is something that we've focused on Intel at for many years now. While we've achieved significant savings in water through investments in conservation activities over the past decade, we know we need to still push ourselves to do more and also partner with others to address this global issue, that is also at it's heart a local issue. So we continue to look for new and innovative ways to reduce the amount of fresh water required in our operations - from using reclaimed wastewater in cooling towers, to putting in place xeriscaping on our campuses, to redesigning manufacturing processes - but we've also collaborated with other organizations such as the City of Chandler in Arizona. To learn more, check out a recent interview with Tom Cooper, Intel's corporate water programs manager by Roberto Michel of Business Manufacturing Technology.
Suzanne Fallender is Intel’s Director of Corporate Responsibility. In this role, she collaborates with key stakeholders across the company to integrate corporate responsibility concepts into company strategies, policies, public reporting, and stakeholder engagement activities to advance Intel’s corporate responsibility leadership and create positive social impact and business value. Suzanne leads a team of experienced professionals who engage with internal and external groups to review Intel’s corporate responsibility performance and to identify new opportunities to apply Intel’s technology and expertise to address social and environmental challenges. The team also works closely with Intel’s investor relations and corporate governance groups to drive an integrated outreach strategy with investors on governance and corporate responsibility issues. Suzanne has more than 20 years of experience in the field of corporate responsibility and socially responsible investment. During her time at Intel, Suzanne has held a number of corporate responsibility-related roles, including leading programs empowering girls and women through technology. Prior to Intel, Suzanne served as Vice President at Institutional Shareholder Services where she managed the firm’s socially responsible investing division. Suzanne holds an M.B.A. from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and a B.A. from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. She has served on a number of leading industry advisory boards and committees on sustainability and corporate responsibility over the past decade and currently is a member of the Net Impact Board of Directors. Follow Suzanne on Twitter at @sfallender.