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Aligning the notion and practice of sustainability within the biggest companies on the planet is no small undertaking and AT & T – founded by Alexander Graham Bell – is no exception . The world ’ s largest telecommunications company and ranked number nine on the Fortune 500 , this giant multinational conglomerate has just over 270,000 employees and posted a 2017 revenue of $ 190.5bn . This is a holding company whose operations spread out over numerous sectors and territories and to seek a sustainable road map at such a business is as complex as it is integral .
Shannon Thomas Carroll is Director of Global Environmental Sustainability at AT & T and possesses a rich knowledge of both the company ’ s operations and its sustainable practices as he works to reduce the environmental impact of the telco ’ s operations . His key accomplishments include “ being the internal driver for large scale renewable energy , zero-waste , and supply chain human rights audits ”.
Carroll has been with the company for almost 20 years , having served in several different capacities across the 133-year-old conglomerate . “ I ’ ve worked on a consumer side , the business side of the house and on the network side ,” he explains . “ So I ’ ve had lots of different
JUNE 2019