102: Abby Chicken: Hatching a plan for decarbonisation at Openreach

Abby Chicken, Head of Sustainability at Openreach discusses leading one of the UK's largest fleet transitions to electric vehicles. Abby shares insights into Openreach's recent order of 3,500 electric vans and the challenges of implementing EVs across their nationwide engineer fleet. With her unique background in retail, sustainability, and passion for wildlife conservation, Abby brings a fresh perspective on how to motivate driver adoption and overcome infrastructure hurdles. Learn how her early experiences, from representing Wales in rowing to championing workplace inclusion, have shaped her approach to driving sustainable change at Openreach.



Abby Chicken

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-chicken-a8464353/



Openreach

https://www.openreach.com



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