{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Leveraging AI For Sustainability \u2013 with Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer at Workiva","description":"\u201cWhat we're seeing is, as the new carbon economy moves forward \u2013 and this is critical to businesses to operate in the future, in the next five, 10 years \u2013 it\u2019s colliding with the digital transformation and financial transformation. And so, I think one of the essential things our customers are asking is. \u2018how do we bring together the Chief Sustainability Officer, the CIO and the CFO and the new market, digital and carbon economy as we go forward?\u2019 Because you need all three lenses to make a holistic decision for both the growth and resiliency of your company.\u201d Mandi McReynolds on Electric Ladies Podcast Artificial Intelligence, A.I., is transforming sustainability work, from data collection to analysis to reporting. It\u2019s a tool to help assess risks and see opportunities, but humans bring the superpower. How? Listen to Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer at Workiva in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.   You\u2019ll hear about: \u25cf        How Workiva is leveraging A.I. to serve its clients across the board \u2013 from assessing materiality, to financial reporting and sustainability reporting, \u25cf        How to use A.I. to minimize boring work and free up people to be more strategic and creative \u2013 in a few unique ways. \u25cf        How to ensure the integrity of the data you\u2019re accessing with A.I. \u2013 and how to reduce the risk of your data being contaminated by A.I. hallucinations, etc. \u25cf        Plus, career advice, such as:  \u201cYour job isn't to know the answer. Your job is to ask all the right questions of where the business is going and think about your lens is adding value because you're going to ask a different question\u2026.Don't be afraid\u2026.(Align) with people who could see the possibility of (your) experience. And\u2026 take that stretch job and just remember you're in the room to ask different questions, and that's perfectly fine. So, take the stretch and then lean into your experience that allows you to have a different lens and a different perspective.\u201d Mandi McReynolds on Electric Ladies Podcast   Read Joan\u2019s Forbes articles here. You\u2019ll also like: \u00b7       Business Leaders Bridging The Gap \u2013 Women business leaders from The Earth Day Women\u2019s Summit on the unique role of business in addressing the climate crisis. \u00b7       The Power Of Buildings \u2013 with Katie McGinty, VP and Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer at Johnson Controls. \u00b7       How GM Is Going All Electric \u2013 with General Motors Chief Sustainability Officer Kristen Siemen. \u00b7       Reducing IT\u2019s Carbon Footprint \u2013 with HPE Chief Sustainability Officer Monica Batchelder. \u00b7       How Businesses Unlock Value With Sustainability \u2013 with Kristen Sullivan, Audit Partner and head of Deloitte\u2019s Sustainability practice   Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.   Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson ","author_name":"Electric Ladies Podcast - Women Leaders Discuss Careers, Trends, Technologies and Innovation in Energy, Climate, and Corporate Responsibility","author_url":"http:\/\/www.electricladiespodcast.com","html":"