Supporting the Transition to a Stronger, Greener, and Sustainable Future Through Standards and Best Practices
IEEE – Partner for Specific Activities
Session 179
What are standards developers and users doing today to address sustainability and climate change? There is a technological transformation underway that inspires pioneering opportunities and encourages evolutionary innovation. Global standards leverage these advancements using the application of ethical design criteria for products and services and take into consideration the need to consider today’s challenges in support of a globally sustainable and resilient future. In short, they provide a way forward in sustainable development.
This panel will cover how technological innovations and the application of ethical design principles based on recognized international standards and best practices can be used to address the challenges being faced by stakeholders as they look to implement policies and recommend approaches that support a sustainable and resilient environment to meet the SDGs and address the climate change agenda.
The workshop will focus on best practices and standards for addressing sustainability, environmental stewardship, and climate change challenges through a pragmatic lens – bringing in IEEE standard P7800™ for Addressing Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Challenges in Professional Practice, and IEEE P7010.1™ on Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Social Development Goal (SDG) Action Implementation and Advancing Corporate Social Responsibility, as the framework for an open and interactive discussion. It will include a focus on how stakeholders can leverage and use resources and communities to help hasten the achievement of the SDGs in an environment when more than ever breakthroughs on collaboration, collective action, communication, governance, and business model reforms are needed to be aligned with technologically sound solutions and innovations that can be adopted and practically deployed.
Deborah is the Chair of IEEE Working Group on Advancing Corporate ESG and Social Responsibility and Co-Chair of IEEE’s Metrics/Indicators Committee on IEEE’s Planet Positive 2030 Initiative. She is President of The Foundation for Sustainable Communities, providing collaborative platforms and new models of economic growth. The Foundation has organized projects in economic corridors of southern California, applying advanced technology and new digital networks, including Smart Cities with IBM in public-private partnerships. Deborah has 35 years' business/management experience with demonstrated leadership and accomplishment, in multiple industries including aerospace and healthcare. She serves as a Senior Adjunct Professor with the University of LaVerne in business and economics.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-hagar-280ba87/
Ruth is the Chair of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) Standards Committee, a member of the IEEE Standards Association’s AsiaPac Regional Advisory Group, the Standards Coordinator for the IEEE SSIT Australia and IEEE Victorian Section, and was an active contributing member of the IEEE 7000™-2021 Standard Model Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns during System Design. She is an experienced strategic IT consultant and professional engineer based in Melbourne, Australia, with a particular focus on the innovative and ethical use of digital technology in business and in society. Ruth’s career has spanned 30 years' developing and designing IT solutions for her clients. Her expertise is in introducing new technologies to business, creating managed services and creating innovative governance models within organisations. Ruth’s passion is to work towards the ethical and sustainable development and use of technology for the good of society.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-lewis-4239385/?originalSubdomain=au
Maike Luiken, PhD, SMIEEE, IEEE-HKN, chairs IEEE Planet Positive 2030 – an initiative of the IEEE Standards Association – as well as the IEEE P7800 Standards Working Group: Recommended Practice for Addressing Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Challenges in Professional Practice. She served as the IEEE Vice President, Member & Geographic Activities, in 2021 and as President of IEEE Canada during 2018 and 2019 and, in 2018, as Chair, Policy Track, IEEE Internet Initiative. Maike has experience in the public and private sectors in Canada and has worked in the USA and Germany. She has also over 20 years' experience serving on Boards of Directors of local, regional, and global organizations. For over 15 years, Maike has been a very strong supporter of sustainable development. She is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luiken/
Christopher Whitt is the President of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society, and passionate about the potential for ocean technology to address the challenges and opportunities to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Additionally, Christopher is the Ship Signature Engineer for the Canada Surface Combatant Program at Irving Shipbuildling in Halifax, Canada. He has spent 15 years in ocean acoustics and environmental monitoring. His background is in software and signal processing, and is a registered Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional in Nova Scotia. Christopher has a B.Eng. and M.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-whitt/?originalSubdomain=ca
Karen Mulberry is Senior Manager of Public Affairs at the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) where she manages strategic public and government affairs programs and engagements within and across the organization. Karen has been involved in shaping policy development, identifying strategic initiatives, and providing technical standards through leadership at the intersection of technology, standards, regulation, and policy throughout her career. She holds a BS in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-mulberry/
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C6. Enabling environment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
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Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
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Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
https://sagroups.ieee.org/planetpositive2030/
https://climate-change.ieee.org