August 1, 2024 / Leave a Comment
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris began last week, and as we led up to the opening ceremonies, our team asked ourselves “What’s the environmental impact of an event like this one?” One of Veerless’ newest team members, Katie Yoder, joins us to talk about the carbon footprint of sports and the Olympics, and examine the preparation that goes into an event like this in terms of environmental excellence – for the city, the athletes, and the games in general. Katie is a decorated triathlete herself and brings the perspective of the athlete experience to our entire conversation.
Meet Katie Yoder

Katie Yoder, MBA joins Veerless after two years with The Hershey Company as Environmental Sustainability Analyst. There, she supported Hershey’s overall ESG strategy, reporting and implementation with specific activities related to the company’s science-based targets. She served as lead sustainability analyst on the company’s climate scenario planning and decarbonization strategies across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Katie earned her MBA in Sustainability from Bard College, and an BA in Environmental Studies from Franklin and Marshall College. Katie is driven by her passion to make positive impact, and her deep love for the natural world.
Outside of her professional accomplishments, Katie resides in Lancaster, PA with her husband Andrew and two dogs. In her spare time, she is a dedicated triathlete and runner who loves to compete. Her ideal Saturday consists of a long bike ride or run with teammates on a sunny day, ending with an evening spent laughing with friends, snuggling with dogs, or spending family time at our beach house in New Jersey. In a perfect world she might even jet off to Los Angeles for a few days, where her identical twin sister lives, so they can hike up mountains together.
Shownotes
The list below details any key topics, issues, articles, notes mentioned in today’s show.
- Halving the Carbon Foorptint of the Games
- Tokyo 2020 goes beyond carbon neutrality and helps create a more “sustainable society”
- All you need to know about Tokyo 2020 sustainability
- Rule change tries to cool players in ‘nightmare’ heat at US Open
- FIFA Qatar Greenhouse Gas Report
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