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Kathleen (Kate) Bennett

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Senior Program Manager, Sustainability & ESG at Toast
📍 White Salmon, Washington, United States

Kathleen (Kate) Bennett is the Senior Program Manager for Sustainability & ESG at Toast, bringing over fifteen years of experience in sustainable finance and corporate sustainability. She holds a Greenhouse Gas Accounting certificate and is currently a Master of Liberal Arts candidate in Sustainability at Harvard Extension School, holding a 3. 95 GPA.

Kate is an active member of her community in White Salmon, Washington, where she has applied for a city council position. She is passionate about supporting local restaurants, viewing them as essential gathering spaces and pillars of the community. Her interests also include green municipal finance and promoting climate action.

Unique fact: To combat feelings of despondency about the climate, she advocates for individuals to make loans that finance renewable energy projects in the global south.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Senior Program Manager, Sustainability & ESG
Job Level
Middle
Location
White Salmon, Washington, United States
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ESG & Sustainability Reporting
Leads this function at Toast, recently published the company's FY2024 ESG report, and has extensive experience with frameworks like GRI, SASB, and CDP from her time at Kestrel.
Carbon Accounting
Holds a certificate in Greenhouse Gas Accounting and has coursework in managing and reducing GHG emissions. This is a core skill listed in her professional experience.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Senior Program Manager, Sustainability & ESG
Toast
4-2024 - 9-2025
Program Manager, Sustainability & ESG
Toast
10-2021 - 4-2024
Senior ESG Analyst + ESG Data Manager
Kestrel
3-2020 - 9-2021
Director Of Operations
Circles International
3-2020 - 6-2021
Consultant (Strategy, Operations & Systems)
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Education
Degree candidate: Master of Liberal Arts
Harvard Extension School
2008 - 2010
Graduate Certificate
New York University
9-2006 - 1-2010
Bachelor of Arts - BA
New York University
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