Google’s Mary Davidge Talks Sustainability Changes in Silicon Valley Over the Years

<p><strong>About this Episode</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we talk about the intersection of technology and “going green” with Mary Davidge who is Google’s Director of Real Estate and Workplace Services. Mary shares her journey from growing up on a California ranch, and then to leading foundation-building work with Google. She also shares why she got into the sustainability movement and why she is extremely optimistic about the next generation of green professionals that are entering the industry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Key Talking Points</strong></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mary’s journey from a fifth-generation Californian Art major to working with the largest tech companies in the world</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Early influences and mentors that led Mary to her career in sustainability</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to balance internal sustainability demands with external certification</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What’s the future of sustainability?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three perspective-shifting books you have to read</span></li> </ol> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Milestones of the Episode</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:42]</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">The start of Mary’s journey</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:39] The “Aha moment” that moved Mary into sustainability </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:01] Having Google as your first client </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:30] A look at some of Google’s sustainability projects  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:40 Creating your own certification vs following the industry</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[16:49] Future of Sustainability</span