Women and Sustainability

In today's episode of Extending The Ladder by Compass Datacenters, Nancy Novak, podcast host and Chief Innovation Officer at Compass Datacenters, is joined by Brittany Marley, Vice President, Client Executive at STACK INFRASTRUCTURE. They dive deep into the role of women in sustainability, the need for collaboration, and the importance of measuring impacts.

Marley and Novak discuss:

• The importance of women leaders in sustainability, and why their underrepresentation could mean missing out on critical solutions.
• How corporate sustainability hinges on collaboration, specific metrics, and reduction of emissions throughout the supply chain.
• The need for improving efficiency in data centers to reduce energy usage and carbon emissions, with a special focus on Microsoft's Azure platform.
• The complexities of solving carbon emissions and the necessity for collaboration at all governmental, corporate, and individual levels.
• The challenges in supporting digital transformation within energy constraints and the shared responsibility of corporations and consumers.
• The pivotal role of diversity, inclusion, and equity for success, specifically, the representation and involvement of women in decision-making processes for quality of life improvements and climate change mitigation.
• Despite the complexities of sustainability and digital transformation, Marley underscores the need for holistic approaches, collaboration, and the invaluable contribution of women's leadership.

Brittany Marley, with her extensive experience in developing scalable infrastructure solutions for hyperscalers and cloud providers, has been instrumental in creating strategic partnerships with global clients. She prioritizes operational excellence for complex compute and edge networks, ensuring rapid delivery to meet market demand. Her expertise offers invaluable insights into the need for diversity and innovative thinking in tackling sustainability issues.

What is Extending The Ladder with Nancy Novak?

Hosted by Compass Datacenters’ Chief Innovation Officer, Nancy Novak, each episode features a prominent woman in the technology industry discussing key subjects, alongside their own personal experiences in the workforce. The aim of this series is to provide insight for the next generation of women leaders, as they forge a path in what has traditionally been a male-dominated space.