GRAPHIC Packaging has announced that Michelle M. Fitzpatrick PhD will join the company as chief sustainability officer.
The firm has a ‘long-standing’ commitment to running operations in a sustainable manner and has looked to advance environmental, social and governance programmes at the company to benefit all stakeholders.
Welcoming Michelle to her new role as the company’s first chief sustainability officer, president and CEO of Graphic Packaging, Michael Doss, commented, “We are committed to a world-class sustainability program and executing improvements to our reporting, ensuring transparency and focusing on topics that matter most to investors, customers, employees and other stakeholders.
“Michelle brings a wealth of industry knowledge and environmental engineering expertise. Her experience and skillsets will further advance our risk management oversight, including strategic planning to mitigate risk from climate change impacts as well as identifying new opportunities and challenges our company can address for customers. Our company’s long-standing commitment to sustainability practices has evolved to meet the needs of our stakeholders and our communities.
“Michelle will lead advancements in reporting and elevate our ESG communication platform. We have a compelling story to tell, and we intend to amplify our communications and reporting for stakeholders as we exceed milestones and set new ones.”
Most recently, Michelle served as the global sustainability leader at The Chemours Company, one of the world’s leading producers of titanium dioxide and has previously held roles within the Titanium Technologies business segment and the corporate remediation function.
Michelle also has a PhD in environmental (civil) engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in addition to her MSE in environmental engineering and BSE in chemical engineering from Tulane University.
The firm said that Michelle’s new role will support its commitment to making a positive, lasting impact on the planet and on future generations through sustainable fiber-based consumer packaging solutions.
