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Josh Riggs

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Senior Manager, Sustainability at Milliken & Company
📍 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area, United States

Josh Riggs is the Senior Manager of Global Sustainability at Milliken & Company, where he leverages his mechanical engineering background from Tennessee Tech University to drive net-zero strategies. He focuses on integrating sustainability into the core business, emphasizing ESG reporting and digital transformation to deliver measurable value.

Outside of work, Josh is dedicated to his young family and volunteers within his community and faith-based organizations. Though originally from Tennessee, he is now a proud resident of Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he actively contributes to local initiatives.

He has progressed entirely within Milliken, starting as an engineer in textile manufacturing and advancing to lead global sustainability strategy.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager, Sustainability
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area, United States
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Culture of Sustainability
He speaks publicly about the importance of creating internal buy-in and strong employee engagement to successfully drive sustainability initiatives within an organization.
Net-Zero Strategy
A core part of his role involves leading strategy for environmental sustainability and setting SBTi-validated Net-Zero targets for a global manufacturing company.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Senior Manager, Sustainability
Milliken & Company
1-2020 - 10-2022
Sustainability Manager, Operations
Milliken & Company
3-2019 - 1-2020
Energy Engineer
Milliken & Company
10-2017 - 3-2019
Dye and Finishing Engineer
Milliken & Company
8-2016 - 10-2017
Utilities Engineer
Milliken & Company
In the press

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Engaging on Local Clean Energy Opportunities. Featured in Milliken & Company – Sustainability Blog
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Education
Bachelor's degree
College of Engineering at Tennessee Technological University
Fellowship
Furman University
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UVA Darden Executive Education & Lifelong Learning
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