Blog Sustainability How In-Person Meetings Fast-Tracked Our vPPA Negotiations in Europe Mike Mattera is the Global Director of Corporate Sustainability and ESG Officer at Akamai. He has been working in the tech sector for more than 20 years, focused on network infrastructure, sustainability, program management, sustainable construction, and building management system design. In-person meetings offer a connection that is hard to replicate virtually. Akamai continues to pursue our 2030 sustainability goals , and securing virtual Power Purchase Agreements (vPPAs) plays a critical role in achieving 100% renewable energy and emissions targets . Recently, my colleague Margot Hines and I held in-person meetings in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with our partners to move these efforts forward on a tight timeline.  \r\n The discussions reinforced the benefits of reestablishing face-to-face meetings for complex negotiations in a post–COVID-19 world.…