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Andreas Gyllenhammar
Katherine Neebe
Chief Sustainability Officer
Chief Sustainability Officer
Sweco AB
Duke Energy
Professional Services
Utilities
Revenue $2.48bn
Revenue $21.72bn
18,500 Employees
27,535 Employees
Civil engineer, environmental analyst, and sustainability strategist are just some of the phrases that describe Gyllenhammar. With a career spanning more than 20 years, he has worked for the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SWECO; and Jämtkraft AB.
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Currently, the CSO of Duke Energy, Neebe has 25 years of experience leading ESG initiatives that include climate change, natural capital, and human rights. In her current role, she develops solutions to meet customer needs for continued reliable and affordable energy, while striving to meet net-zero targets.
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98 Hannah Harrison Chief Sustainability Officer
WPP
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97 Garrett Quinn Chief Sustainability Officer
Smurfit Kappa
Advertising Services
Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
Revenue $17.61bn
Revenue $13.5bn
109,000 Employees
48,000 Employees
As CSO of WPP, Harrison oversees sustainability strategy, governance and reporting. She is passionate about how WPP can use its creativity and scale to help accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and more equitable economy, make sustainable lifestyles desirable, and support clients as they adapt and innovate.
Quinn joined Smurfit Kappa in 2000, and has held a number of roles in operations across Argentina, France, Ireland and the UK. Quinn holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership.
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96 Cristina Bifulco Chief Sustainabilty Officer
Prysmian Group Consumer Goods Revenue $17.31bn 28,000 Employees
Bifulco for more than 20 years, has been an integral leader in the field of sustainability. She holds an MBA in strategic management and is a certified ESG analyst. Joining Prysmian Group in 2020, Bifulco is currently the group’s CSO.
95 Justine Rowe Chief Sustainability Officer
Telstra Telecommunications Revenue $60.73bn 35,000 Employees
A sustainability leader with a passion for inspiring and developing diverse teams to make a difference, Rowe has served at Telstra for 20 years. Starting out as the company’s Legal Counsel, Rowe has climbed through the ranks to CSO.
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94 Noel Anderson Chief Sustainability Officer
American Red Cross Non-Profit Organisation Revenue $2.9bn 35,000 Employees
As CSO of the American Red Cross, Anderson is committed to reducing the impact of climate change. “By changing our operations to minimise our environmental footprint, we are actively combating the climate impacts that are harming those on the frontlines of more frequent and intense disasters.”
93 Anisa Kamadoli Costa Chief Sustainability Officer / President and Trustee, Rivian Foundation
Rivian Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Revenue $2.91bn 9,800 Employees
As a leading sustainability, philanthropist and social impact executive, Costa has a track record of connecting ESG issues to business performance, reputation, and shareholder value. In her role at Rivian, Costa develops the company’s global sustainability and philanthropic agenda.
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91 Nimesh Jhaveri Executive Vice President / Chief Impact Officer
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Andrew Boyd Chief Sustainability Officer
Perfetti Van Melle Food & Beverage Services Revenue $3.1bn 18,000 Employees
An experienced developer and implementer of corporate strategies for sustainable value, Boyd has extensive knowledge of ESG reporting and benchmarking. Joining Perfetti Van Melle in 2020 is leading the company’s sustainability programs and cross-functional team in the fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chain.
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Hospitals & Health Care Revenue $284bn 80,000 Employees
Leading McKesson’s efforts in DEI, environmental responsibilities, impact strategy, and operations, Jhaveri is an inspirational leader in sustainable and ethical practices. His career of 34 years (so far) has been deeprooted in the healthcare industry, working for the likes of Walgreens and Health Evolution.
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89 Abigail Lovell Chief Sustainability Officer
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Alice Steenland Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer
Signify Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing Revenue $7.85bn 37,000 Employees
Information Services Revenue $6.2bn 21,700 Employees
For the last 26 years, Lovell has been at the helm of Experian’s sustainability and DEI strategy as CSO. Over the years she has helped to drive financial inclusion, ESG initiatives, and positive social impact. Lovell is also a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder.
“The path to a viable future requires a change in political will. But there are things we can do to make a difference. Signify has set its strategic compass towards the changes we want to see, both in the way we operate and in the solutions we develop for customers.”
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88 Nompilo Morafo Chief Sustainability / Corporate Affairs Officer
MTN
Julia Gisewite Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
Turner Construction Company Construction
Telecommunications
Revenue $14.41bn
Revenue $1.2bn
16,000 Employees
47,000 Employees
Joining MTN in 2019, Morafo is an advocate for sustainability, a champion of gender equality, and a driver of digital inclusion. Morafo is a graduate of the Tshwane University of Technology, holding a Bachelor of Technology and a National Diploma in Business Communications.
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Responsible for setting and implementing sustainability policies, standards, and strategies across Turner Construction Company, Gisewite is committed to low carbon materials, the energy transition and circularity to name a few. “It’s an honour to be nominated among this influential group of leaders doing the most important work on behalf of the planet and its people.”
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Renee Morin
Senior Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
Chief Sustainability Officer
Ecolab
eBay Technology, Information & Internet
Chemical Manufacturing
Revenue $10.27bn
Revenue $14.49bn
11,600 Employees
47,000 Employees
“As a sustainability leader or practitioner, we’re all working toward what I call the Holy Grail, which is how do you integrate your sustainability strategy into your business strategy? And so ‘doing well’ by ‘doing good’ really references the fact that you can achieve outstanding business results and your sustainability goals without tradeoffs.”
Helping companies tackle complex sustainability issues, Morin has dedicated her career to developing proactive and opportunity-seeking tools to improve, products, supply chains, and the bottom line. She sees sustainability as a neverending search for better ways to address social and environmental issues of business from multiple angles.
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84 Marie-Claire Daveu Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer
Kering Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry Revenue $21.72bn 38,000 Employees
Responsible for building Kering’s leading sustainability strategy, Daveu leverages the influence that the luxury brand has to create a future where the retail industry is circular and decoupled from relying on large amounts of new natural resources. Daveu is a committed advocate and driver of the sustainability agenda.
83 Isabelle Sultan Chief Sustainability Officer
Parfums Christian Dior Personal Care Product Manufacturing Revenue $41.3bn 7,000 Employees
For the last two years, Sultan has been the CSO of Parfums Christian Dior. Sultan believes in a regenerative future, and that the time is now to take new commitments, expand Dior’s approach to sustainability and rise to the stakes to leave beauty as a legacy.
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82 Jeffrey Hogue Chief Sustainability Officer
Levi Strauss & Co. Retail
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Ezgi Barcenas
16,000 Employees
Chief Sustainability Officer
Anheuser-Busch InBev A seasoned sustainability and ESG executive, Hogue is the current CSO of Levi Strauss & Co. “I am pleased to be recognised in this impressive cohort of sustainability leaders. This group of leaders has not only risen to the occasion but has also inspired the next generation of sustainability professionals.”
Manufacturing Revenue $58.77bn 102,000 Employees
Dynamic business leader, trusted advisor, and global citizen, these phrases describe Barcenas who has more than 15 years of experience managing complex sustainability and international development projects and high-performing teams. She is a strong believer in steering strategic dialogues, creating long-term shared value, managing risk, and fostering innovation.
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79 Alexis Haass Chief Sustainability Officer
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Philippine de T’Serclaes Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Dassault Systèmes Software Development Revenue $7.73bn 22,000 Employees
For over two decades, de T’Serclaes has been an international leader in transformation and change management in fast-moving public and private sectors through innovation and team management. Currently, she is focused on business development, sustainability, strategic engagement, and sustainable finance.
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Professional Services Revenue $3.47bn 33,000 Employees
“I joined Arcadis to, quite literally, build a future I want to live in. It’s an honour to be alongside such impressive, impact-driven individuals – some current collaborators, and even more who I count as friends. So, having peers like these, I know I can.”
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77 Halide Alagöz Chief Product and Sustainability Officer
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Nollaig Forest Chief Sustainability Officer
Holcim Wholesale Building Materials Revenue $29.38bn 71,000 Employees
As CSO of Holcim, Forrest is leading the charge to make sustainable building possible for all. By partnering across the value chain, from architects to public authorities, Holcim is accelerating the shift to a circular way of living and building, as well as decarbonising the industry.
Apparel & Fashion Revenue $6.44bn 19,000 Employees
For the last 25 years, Alagöz has been a leader in the fashion industry. For 18 years she held prominent positions at the multinational retail company H&M, before joining Ralph Lauren in 2016.
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76 Sheryl Burke Chief Sustainability Officer / Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility
CVS Health Hospitals & Health Care Revenue $339.2bn 300,000 Employees
Bringing over 25 years of industry experience to CVS Health, Burke is a forward-thinking leader dedicated to advancing health equity and creating a more sustainable world. Burke leads CVS Health’s Healthy 2030 ESG strategy harnessing the company’s strengths and expansive community presence.
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75 Catherine Dolton Chief Sustainability Officer
IHG Hospitality Revenue $3.89bn 325,000 Employees
“It’s an honour to be recognised in Sustainability Magazine’s Top 100 Chief Sustainability Officers program, as one of their top CSOs. I’m incredibly proud of the hard work of my brilliant team. It’s always great to see recognition for the incredible leaders in this space across different industries.”
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Lorena Dellagiovanna
Alexa Dembek
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer
Hitachi
DuPont
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Revenue $82.04bn
Revenue $16.65bn
30,000 Employees
23,000 Employees
With a long and successful career at Hitachi, Dellagiovanna has had the opportunity to grow professionally in many different fields. Today, she spearheads the company’s sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies including ‘Diversity for the Next 100’.
A strategic leader with a passion for sciencebased innovation, Dembek has been with DuPont for 14 years. She believes that focusing on the customer, strategic alignment, relentless communication and collaboration are essential ingredients for success.
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72 Amelia DeLuca Chief Sustainability Officer
Delta Air Lines Airlines and Aviation Revenue $55.74bn 70,000 Employees
“I’m humbled to be nominated for the Top 100 Chief Sustainability Officers 2023 award – a role that’s equally challenging and rewarding! It’s an honour to be included alongside the many trailblazers who are also driving action and progress for their companies and across their industries.”
71 Mike Witt Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
Northrop Grumman Defense and Space Manufacturing Revenue $37.88bn 87,000 Employees
Leading the company’s sustainability initiatives, Witt leads a global team dedicated to minimising Northrop Grumman’s environmental impact and driving its ESG leadership. Witt joined the company in 2021 and has both a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering from Michigan State University.
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70 Fiona Wild Group Climate and Sustainability Officer
BHP Mining Revenue $65.09bn 80,000 Employees
Committed to helping companies understand the risks that climate change poses, Wild is accountable for all climate and sustainable public policy issues at BHP. Wild also leads the company’s climate change strategy and implementation of low-emission technology.
69 Jennifer Motles Chief Sustainability Officer
Philip Morris International Tobacco Manufactuirng Revenue $33.17bn 70,000 Employees
“For PMI, sustainability is at the core of our business strategy. We see it as a fundamental opportunity for innovation, growth, and purpose-led, impact-driven, long-term value creation. I’m honoured to be driving this work alongside my colleagues and included among this group of change-makers.”
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67 Ulrike Sapiro Chief Sustainability Officer
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Pierre Alexandre Chief Sustainability Officer
Hermès Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry Revenue $12.2bn 19,686 Employees
For over a decade, Alexandre has been the CSO for Hermès International. In his role, Alexandre oversees the development of the group’s strategy, global improvement programs, and corporate functions worldwide. He is also a representative for Hermès International at Livelihoods Carbon Fund.
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Manufacturing Revenue $24.21bn 52,000 Employees
“I believe that sustainability requires business leadership and collective action, to tackle the climate emergency, nature loss and circularity in a socially equitable way. I greatly appreciate being part of the Top 100 list of committed leaders driving this global agenda.”
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65 Barry Parkin Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer
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Bertrand Swiderski Chief Sustainability Officer
Carrefour Retail Revenue $90.89bn 73,000 Employees
Believing that consumers must remain at the core of Carrefour’s sustainability efforts, Swiderski has been the CSO at the company for 10 years. Leading the company’s sustainability strategy, he works with partners to launch innovative solutions, products and processes across its supply chain.
Manufacturing Revenue $45bn 130,000 Employees
Responsible for developing and driving sustainability programs across the value chain at Mars Inc., Parkin for the last three years has developed, sharpened, and articulated Mars’ corporate sourcing strategies with operational teams to make the company’s operations ‘Sustainable in a Generation’.
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64 Angela Baker Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
Qualcomm
Elena Valderrábano Global Chief Sustainability (ESG) Officer
Telefónica
Wireless Services
Telecommunications
Revenue $41.06bn
Revenue $43.13bn
44,000 Employees
130,000 Employees
A dynamic sustainability and social impact leader, Baker has more than a decade of experience in international strategic planning and program management. Her expertise includes ESG reporting, climate change strategy, sustainability and social planning, and developing action plans.
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Valderrábano has been an integral leader at Telefónica for over a decade. As the Global CSO for the company, Valderrábano spearheads Telefónica’s sustainability strategy acting with integrity, commitment, and transparency to drive ESG initiatives and innovation.
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Charlotte Wolff-Bye
Chief Sustainability Officer
Chief Sustainability Officer
Accor
PETRONAS
Hospitality
Oil & Gas
Revenue $4.42bn
Revenue $74.95bn
300,000 Employees
48,000 Employees
With 15 years of experience in sustainability, policy, and corporate responsibility, Poirson is passionate about creating positive change for the environment and society. As CSO at Accor, Poirson leads the global strategy and implementation of its ESG commitments.
A champion of corporate sustainability practices, Wolff-Bye has been the CSO of Petronas for the last two years, embedding sustainability into the company strategy, as well as ensuring that the company has good governance to match.
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Smart Press Shop: Implementing enterprise-grade traceable production in ten months The Challenge
Digitalising core manufacturing processes with 100% green energy
To turn this vision into reality, Smart Press Shop needed a cloud-first development strategy for building core ERP and
Smart Press Shop was determined to set a
manufacturing execution systems (MES). The
new industry milestone with a greenfield
company wanted to digitalise production
plant in Germany for automotive component
from start to finish – and run entirely in
manufacturing – one that would enable the
the cloud using 100% green energy.
company to deliver small-batch orders costeffectively. Objectives included paperless
The Solution
automotive body parts. A key part of the
Delivering real-time insight into shop floor manufacturing processes
strategy was to accomplish all this with an
Smart Press Shop is one of the first
exceptionally lean IT staff, depending instead
organisations to implement SAP Digital
on cloud software and IT services from
Manufacturing solution for execution
outside partners.
together with SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
production and an automated process for configuring the machinery used to press
public edition worldwide. Harnessing Industry 4.0 technologies, it was able to “Imagine a system automatically
integrate the forming of metal or alloy
making order confirmations based
sheets and laser cutting equipment at
on machine integration instead of
its new factory with its cloud-based
manual confirmations,” said Dr.-Ing.
manufacturing execution system (MES).
Timo Böhm, Project Manager, Smart Press Shop GmbH & Co. KG. “This can help
Implementation moved swiftly with little
streamline production processes and enable
disruption to daily business and minimal
a faster inspection and releasing process.”
demand placed on in-house IT. The project followed a phased go-live approach to
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bring new capabilities online incrementally. In just six months, Smart Press Shop was
“We were looking for a modern
up and running with SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
cloud solution for our IT. SAP
giving the organisation enterprise-grade
Digital Manufacturing convinced
ERP capabilities with cloud scale and
us in the end with its modern cloud
flexibility. Within just ten months, SAP Digital
architecture and user interface,”
Manufacturing was implemented as well,
said Hendrik Rothe, managing director of
and the entire project was rolled out.
Smart Press Shop GmbH & Co. KG.
The company’s cloud-first development strategy incorporated vertical and horizontal
The Result
business process maps to the IT platform,
Improving quality with AI-assisted visual inspection
where it operates using centralised core
Learn how Smart Press Shop worked with
functions, such as workflow and document
Syntax and Cogniac to build a solution on
management. All relevant KPIs appear where
SAP technology that checks components
they are needed in real time. Today, Smart
for defects with a single click using
Press Shop enjoys continuous component
photos, AI, and the power of the cloud.
integration as well as networking. Every
tracking – a new milestone in automotive production that taps the power of AI and detailed cross-process data analysis.
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10 months
to implement ERP and manufacturing execution in the cloud.
100%
WATCH Smart Press Shop: Visual Inspection by SAP Digital Manufacturing and Partners
traceable production – from raw materials to finished parts.
100%
cloud-first software-as-aservice platform for all IT services.
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60 Ellen Jackowski Executive Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
Mastercard IT Services and IT Consulting Revenue $10.80bn 34,000 Employees
Having recently joined Mastercard, Jackowski has been brought on board to further integrate ESG into the heart of the company and activate its global network of partners, customers, and consumers to create a more inclusive and sustainable world.
59 Fabrice Beaulieu Chief Marketing, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer
Reckitt Manufacturing Revenue $17.53bn 40,000 Employees
Joining Reckitt seven years ago, Beaulieu has been an integral C-suite leader in the company. Today he is the CSO committed to protecting, healing, and nurturing its communities to create a cleaner and healthier world.
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58 Kathleen McGinty VP / Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer
Johnson Controls Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Revenue $26.61bn 102,000 Employees
Driving Johnson Controls’ top-tier sustainability performance, McGinty encourages smart buildings and energy efficiency within her policies and initiatives. She is a recognised innovatior in clean energy and environmental protection and a champion of technology development.
57 Ewan Andrew Chief Sustainability Officer / President of Global Supply Chain & Procurement
Diageo Beverage Manufacturing Revenue $4.2bn 27,000 Employees
For more than 20 years, Andrew has been at beverage manufacturing company Diageo. From Category Manager to CSO, Andrew is dedicated to create, innovate, plan, source make and move a portfolio of luxury brands in a sustainable way.
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55 Douglas Sabo Chief Sustainability Officer
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Janelle Meyers Chief Sustainability Officer
Kellenova Food & Beverages Manufacturing Revenue $15.3bn 30,000 Employees
Specialising in sustainability, procurement, and responsible sourcing, Meyers is the first CSO of the newly formed Kellenova (previously the parent company of Kellogg’s). Meyers has more than 20 years of expertise in boosting the social, environmental, and economic performance of international value chains.
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IT Services and IT Consulting Revenue $31.83bn 25,000 Employees
A ‘Corporate Responsibility Superstar’, Sabo has extensive experience in sustainable living, environment, responsible investing, renewable energy, ESG, human rights, community involvement, and government relations. Sabo is the current CSO of Visa and holds a BA from Wesleyan University.
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53 James Gowen Chief Sustainability Officer / SVP of Global Supply Chain & Sourcing
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Patricia Lewis
IT Service & IT Consulting
Executive Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
117,000 Employees
UnitedHealth Group Hospital & Health Care Revenue $348.5bn 380,000 Employees
An ESG Executive committed to implementing environmental, health equity, and DE&I strategies and initiatives, Lewis is the CSO of UnitedHealth Group. Lewis holds a Bachelor of Science from University of Bridgeport, and has been in the sustainability and HR field for more than 30 years.
Revenue $135bn
Dedicated to the advancement of innovative and sustainable technologies, Gowen has been integral in the launch of Verizon’s flagship $137mn green energy initiative. Spearheading this initiative Verizon has eliminate 20,000 metric tons of CO2.
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52 Julie Lagacy
Sam Israelit
Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer
Partner / Chief Sustainability Officer
Caterpillar Inc.
Bain & Company
Machinery Manufacturing
Business Consulting and Services
Revenue $64.77bn
Revenue $60bn
109,000 Employees
22,000 Employees
Lagacy’s career at CAT spans an impressive 35 years, starting out in pricing roles working her way up to CFO, VP, Chief Information Officer and now CSO. Taking on this position she became the first at CAT and reports directly to the Chairman and CEO.
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Leading Bain & Company’s Environmental Pillar of its Social Impact Practice, Israelit works with leading environmental organisations on problems relating to climate change, responsible production and consumption, and land and ocean conservation. His work primarily focuses on Natural Climate Solutions.
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50 Mike Nightingale Chief Sustainability Officer
BAT Tobacco Manufacturing Revenue $33.58bn 52,000 Employees
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49 Laura Lane Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer
UPS Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage Revenue $60.9bn 142,000 Employees
Joining British American Tobacco (BAT) in 2012, Nightingale has been with the company for over a decade and has a long career in sustainability, regulations and marketing. Nightingale is an advocate for environmental, social and governance (ESG), sustainable transformation, and creating a better tomorrow.
For 12 years, Lane has been an executive at UPS. In her current role, she oversees public policy and government affairs, communications, sustainability, community relations and the UPS Foundation, directly reporting to Carol B. Tomé.
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48 Charlene Lake Chief Sustainability Officer / Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and ESG
AT&T Telecommunications Revenue $121.4bn 227,000 Employees
“It’s an honour to be recognised alongside so many who are driving positive change in the world. Everyone has a role to play, and I’m especially proud of my AT&T colleagues who are helping bridge the digital divide and building climate resilience for future generations.”
47 Erin Meezan Chief Sustainability Officer
JLL Real Estate Revenue $20.6bn 103,000 Employees
A creative C-suite leader, Meezan is the CSO of JLL leading the company’s ESG commitments – including its Net Zero 2040 strategy – as well as sitting on the leadership team for its Sustainability Services and ESG Business.
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46 Siobhan Toohill Chief Sustainability Officer
Westpac
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Banking
Mitch Jackson
Revenue $15.7bn
Chief Sustainability Officer
41,000 Employees
A leader in sustainability for nearly two decades, Toohill helps large businesses to shape their approach to sustainability, as well as take action on climate change and human rights. She has also led a number of social impact programs to safeguard children.
FedEx Freight and Package Transportation Revenue $90.15bn 263,000 Employees
“As FedEx works to deliver greater efficiency across our global network, we aim to show that business and sustainability objectives can complement one another, not compete. We’re also advancing innovations that could help our industry and communities become more sustainable alongside us, because this shift is bigger than the actions of any one player – it’s a team sport.”
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TOP 100 CSOs
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43 Yumi Otsuka Chief Sustainability Officer
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Toyota
Jenny McColloch Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer
McDonald’s Restaurants Revenue $24.19bn 549,000 Employees
As CSO of one of the world’s leading fast food restaurants, McColloch has been at the company for over a decade. She has a BS and MS in Earth Systems from Stanford University, as well as an MBA from Yale School of Management.
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Revenue $11.02bn 366,283 Employees
Dedicating her career to Toyota, Otsuka has been at the company for three decades. As CSO she leads the company’s approach to sustainability ensuring it is woven into its corporate strategy priorities. She also drives awareness and investment for sustainable innovation, productivity and growth.
TOP 100 CSOs
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41 Gayle Schueller Senior Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
3M
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Kate Wylie
Revenue $33.05bn
Chief Sustainability Officer
CHANEL Retail Luxury Goods and Jewellery Revenue $17.22bn 22,000 Employees
Working in and around sustainability for two decades, Wylie has worked for the likes of eBay, the University of Oxford, and Mars. Today she is the CSO of retail luxury goods and jewellery company, CHANEL.
73,000 Employees
For more than 20 years, Schueller has been integral to the successful operations of 3M. As CSO, Schueller is responsible for identifying, initiating, and driving the company’s global sustainability strategy across the global enterprise.
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Kristen Campbell
Ann Tracy Chief Sustainability Officer
Colgate-Palmolive
Revenue $17.42bn 33,380 Employees
“We are reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet, which is the north star for our Sustainability and Social Impact Strategy for all Colgate people and all our stakeholders.”
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Hilton Hospitality
Manufacturing
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Executive Vice President of General Counsel / Chief ESG Officer
Revenue $99.56bn 159,000 Employees
Working at Hilton Worldwide for 12 years, Campbell is a strong advocate of sustainability, driving the business’s environmental and social progress in the communities it serves through its #TravelWithPurpose ESG strategy. Campbell also drives the company’s carbon and energy goals.
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38 Robyn Luhning Chief Sustainability Officer
Wells Fargo
37 Christine McGrath SVP / Chief Impact and Sustainability Officer
Mondelēz International
Financial Services
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
Revenue $94.2bn
Revenue $34.13bn
209,000 Employees
79,000 Employees
“It’s an honour to be recognised alongside the many inspirational sustainability professionals in Sustainability’s Top 100 Leaders. As Wells Fargo Chief Sustainability Officer, I welcome the opportunity to support our customers, clients, and communities in their transition to a resilient, equitable, and sustainable future.”
Passionate about growing businesses while maintaining a positive impact on people and the planet, McGrath is the CSO of Mondelēz International. McGrath has a proven track record in developing and implementing innovation solutions to complex challenges.
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36 Nicki Lyons Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer
Vodafone Telecommunications Revenue $59.7bn 134,000 Employees
For the last 25 years, Lyons has been a leader in communications and sustainability at multiple global brands including PepsiCo, Unilever, and Walgreens Boots Alliance. Today she is the CSO at Vodafone delivering strategic communications, external affairs, government relations, regulatory affairs and sustainability.
35 Jessica Alsford Chief Sustainability Officer
Morgan Stanley Financial Services Revenue $53.7nm 86,000 Employees
“It is an incredibly exciting time to be focused on sustainability. With ever-increasing demands and a steady stream of innovations across the field, my role as CSO will continue to align directly with our Firm’s core values of doing the right thing and putting clients first in the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable and inclusive economy.”
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34 Karen Pflug Chief Sustainability Officer
IKEA Retail Revenue $47.61bn 81,000 Employees
Striving to be a high impact leader, who leads with courage, inspiration, and authenticity, Pflug leads Ikea’s efforts to have a positive impact on people and the planet, as well as being carbon positive by 2030, and net zero by 2050.
33 Michael Kobori Chief Sustainability Officer
Starbucks Retail Revenue $35bn 402,000 Employees
Dedicating his career to building a more just and sustainable world, Kobori is the CSO of Starbucks. In his role he is responsible for the global sustainability, social impact, and ESG for the company, and serves as an independent Director of Bunge Ltd.
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31 Katharina Beumelburg Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer
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SLB
Pam Cheng Chief Sustainability Officer / EVP of Global Operations and IT
AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Revenue $43.88bn 84,000 Employees
Passionate about driving talent development, inclusion and diversity, Cheng is the CSO of AstraZeneca. In her role she strives to make meaningful differences, drive innovation, and simply get things done.
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Technology, Information and Internet Revenue $27.8bn 114,000 Employees
“It’s an honour to be included among the Top 100 Chief Sustainability Officers. At SLB, we’re driving energy innovation for a balanced planet, helping to ensure reliable, accessible, and affordable energy while reducing emissions for a sustainable future. Change starts with us and we’re acting now.”
TOP 100 CSOs
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29 Kristen Siemen Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
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General Motors
Christopher Raymond Chief Sustainability Officer
Boeing Aviation & Aerospace Revenue $73.6bn 156,000 Employees
Resposible for advancing Boeing’s approach on aerospace sustainability priorities, stakeholder-oriented engagement; reporting; and company performance, Raymond drives shared awareness of sustainability trends, opportunities and risks. He reports to the CEO and to the Governance and Public Policy committee of the Board.
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Revenue $169.72bn 167,000 Employees
“Our journey to a zero emissions, all-electric future has never been more important than it is today. I’m honoured to be featured on this list with leaders all around the world working together to help create a more sustainable future for generations to come.”
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CASE STUDY
The food and beverage industry faces enormous pressure to run more
Scope 3 Emissions Reporting for the Food and Beverage Industry
sustainable and transparent business operations. After all, the food and beverage industry contribute up to 37% of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Both internal and external stakeholders are on board. In response to a September 2020 survey of business leaders, employees and consumers conducted by Edelman Data x Intelligence on behalf of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), 55% of food and beverage industry leader respondents reported increased investments in sustainability processes, and consumer respondents even expressed their willingness to pay higher food and beverage prices to support the industry’s sustainability efforts. Until recently, companies have focused on reporting scope 1 emissions — direct emissions from sources that a company owns or controls — and scope 2 emissions — indirect emissions from the off-site generation of electricity, steam, heating and cooling bought and consumed by the company. However, now a greater emphasis is placed on scope 3 emissions reporting — which includes all other indirect emissions occurring in a company’s upstream and downstream value chain. This often accounts for more than 70% of the food and beverage industry’s emissions.
Challenges Value chain complexity Food and beverage companies’ value chains are broad and complex, often relying on different suppliers for ingredients, packaging, distribution and more. This complexity means that food and beverage companies need to be able to influence and support the suppliers’ efforts to transform their practices in a pragmatic and agile way.
UL TOP SOLUTIONS 100 CSOs
Sustainability data reporting software and services from UL Solutions Efficient and effective data gathering and reporting is the foundation for the food and beverage industry’s sustainability journey. Meaningful, reliable data helps companies meet their investors’, clients’ and regulators’ demands while underpinning company action and progress. UL 360 supports food and beverage companies’ efforts to gather, measure, report and act on key sustainability and Lack of knowledge and resources
environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Food processing companies, often with
data across their organisations while aligning
their own consumer brands, face demands
with frameworks such as Carbon Disclosure
from upstream business customers (such
Project (CDP), Sustainability Accounting
as retailers, wholesalers and restaurants) for
Standards Board (SASB), Global Reporting
data and progress while also making their
Initiative (GRI), Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
own demands downstream. However, many
(DJSI) and the UN SDG’s. Our advisory services
firms lack dedicated sustainability teams.
can help you understand where materiality
This can make it difficult for a company to
lies in your value chain, what standards and
make progress on its initiatives and meet
guidelines are important, and how to optimise
compliance requirements, potentially
your stakeholder engagement and data
damaging consumer trust, affecting supplier
efficiency processes. This, in turn, helps you
scores, and reducing business potential with
optimise your use of reporting software.
retailers and brands. Failure to report data can result in products being removed from shelves.
Calculating, reporting and reducing scope 3 emissions is no easy feat for any industry,
Reporting complexity
but UL Solutions experts are here to help.
Because there are various approaches to measuring carbon emissions, determining a company’s carbon footprint can be an inefficient and confusing process that puts a large burden on companies and often leads to a lack of trust in the reporting data. Complicated downstream emissions data Capturing downstream emissions — that is, emissions incurred after the food or beverage
Read the full guide to gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities food and beverage companies must consider as they embark on their scope 3 emissions reporting journeys.
lands on the retailer’s shelf — is extremely complex and often unreliable. Reliable quantitative data cannot be captured without
Read the full guide
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28 Daniel Schmid
Celine Herweijer
Chief Sustainability Officer
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
SAP
HSBC
Software Development
Financial Services
Revenue $33.55bn
Revenue $59.43bn
112,000 Employees
233,000 Employees
“There’s either sustainable business or no business”. For more than a decade, Schmid has been collbaoratively shaping the transformation towards a more regenerative and responsible economy. As CSO at SAP he drives the company’s sustainability initiatives at scale.
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Joining HSBC in 2021, Herweijer has worked in and around sustainability for nearly 20 years. In her role as CSO, she is responsible for the ongoing development and implementation fo the company’s sustainability strategy and co-chairs both the ESG and Sustainability committee.
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Todd Brady
Florence Jeantet
Chief Sustainability Officer
Chief Sustainability Officer
Intel
Danone
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
Revenue $54.04bn
Revenue $30.15bn
132,000 Employees
102,000 Employees
For 28 years, Brady has been an inspirational leader at Intel Corporation in the sustainability field. In his current role he leads the sustainability efforts, local government affairs and community relations for Intel’s global operations.
Exploring a new frontier of sustainable development and innovation, Jeantet – as CSO of Danone – is focused on its ‘One planet, One health’ project to tackle a major global challenge: the essential transformation of the current food model.
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24 Monica Batchelder Chief Sustainability Officer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $29.60bn 72,000 Employees
Batchelder’s curiosity, pragmatic optimism, and life-long passion for the outdoors have been driving factors for her career. In her role as CSO at HPE, Batchelder leads the company through its transformative journey and its ability to derive real business benefits from ESG.
23 Gwenaelle Avice-Huet Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer
Schneider Electric Automation Machinery Manufacturing Revenue $35.9bn 162,339 Employees
An inspirational leader at global organisations including ENGIE and KLM, Avice Huet has a long career in and around sustainability, climate negotiations, renewable energy, and the zero carbon transition. Avice Huet joined Schneider Electric in 2021.
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22 Valerie Smith Chief Sustainability Officer
Citi Financial Services Revenue $77.59bn 200,000 Employees
Overseeing Citi’s Sustainability & ESG team and its global sustainability commitments and initiatives, Smith works in partnership with teams across the bank to drive its Sustainable Progress Strategy, including its US$1tn Sustainable Finance Goal and the development of Citi’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050.
21 Matthew Bateson Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer
Aramco Oil & Gas Revenue 465.23bn 87,000 Employees
An industry expert on sustainability, climate change, and carbon management, Bateson is the CSO of Aramco where he anticipates and sustainably manages safety, environmental and social impacts of current and future activities in the oil and gas industry.
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19 David Webb Chief Sustainability Officer
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BCG
Kathleen McLaughlin Chief Sustainability Officer
Walmart Retail Revenue $630.79bn 2,300,000 Employees
Harnessing Walmart’s strengths, McLaughlin – as CSO – strives to create economic opportunities for individuals and foster inclusive economic development, as well as enhance the sustainability of food, apparel and general merchandise, and strengthen the resilience of local communities.
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Business Consulting & Services Revenue $11bn 35,000 Employees
For more than two decades, Webb has held key leadership roles at BCG. Webb is focused on large-scale transformation and is an expert in organisational design, performance improvement, and business model redesign and strategy. Webb is also deeply involved in climate efforts.
TOP 100 CSOs
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17 Suzanne DiBianca Executive Vice President / Chief Impact Officer
SalesForce
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James Temple Chief Sustainability Officer
PwC Professional Services Revenue $50.3bn 272,000 Employees
“I’m proud that at PwC Canada we are walking the talk when it comes to building trust in society and solving important problems. Leaders on this Top 100 list inspire me, and can inspire other professionals to take action, make an impact and embed ESG into their everyday. Change starts with each of us.”
Revenue $8.4bn 80,000 Employees
“I am honoured to be nominated among the Top 100 Chief Sustainability Officers in 2023. This recognition underscores that addressing the climate crisis is not possible without multi-stakeholder partnerships. Together, let’s accelerate, mobilise, and drive forward meaningful climate action to protect our planet for generations to come.”
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16 Roger Martella Group Vice President / Chief Sustainability Officer
GE Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Revenue $8.09bn 216,000 Employees
“We’ll succeed for sustainability only if we collaborate with diverse leaders in the private and public sectors. It’s an honour to join my partners in Sustainability Top 100 who are driving critical progress both for their companies and more broadly for sustainability success together.”
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15 Caroline Roan Chief Sustainability Officer
Pfizer Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Revenue $52.8bn 99,000 Employees
For the last 15 years, Roan has held C-suite positions within pharmaceutical manufacturing company – Pfizer. As CSO, Roan oversees the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and global health work across the company to help build a healthier, more prosperous, more sustainable world for all.
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14 Sandeep Chandna Chief Sustainability Officer
Tech Mahindra
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13 Judith Wiese Chief People and Sustainability Officer
Siemens
IT Services & IT Consulting
Automation Machinery Manufacturing
Revenue $6.6bn
Revenue $74.62bn
158,000 Employees
311,000 Employees
“Leading with a vision of an equitable world, I am honoured to be recognised as one of the Top 100 Chief Sustainability Officer. My commitment to sustainability is unwavering, and I plan to continue influencing positive change and shaping a more sustainable future.”
A people person that enjoys meeting people and listening to their stories, Wiese is driven to create an inclusive and empowering culture. She is passionate about sustainability and believes that all companies have a responsibility to contribute to the UN’s SDGs.
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12 Mary de Wysocki Chief Sustainability Officer
Cisco Software Development Revenue $49.2bn 100,000 Employees
For the last 20 years, de Wysocki has been in C-suite positions at software development company – Cisco. As CSO she leads the company’s sustainability strategy, overseeing its progress towards public environmental goals, as well as driving long term value.
11 Velislava Ivanova Chief Sustainability Officer
EY Professional Services Revenue $45.4bn 347,000 Employees
An expert in sustainability, Ivanova has more than 25 years of international experience in developing and implementing sustainability strategies and programs for large multinational organisations. She is committed to being an inclusive leader, fostering a collaborative environment.
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10 Jim Andrew Chief Sustainability Officer
PepsiCo Food & Beverage Services Revenue $22.32bn 315,000 Employees
“I think that’s one of the real keys
Leading PepsiCo’s global sustainability strategy, Andrew is focused on the growth and
to making sustainability work.
transformation of pep+ which includes the
You’ve got to embed it in the
integration of sustainability across its brands and business. He also builds the company’s
business strategy, the business
capabilities and partnerships, designing the
processes and the actions
roadmaps, and executing the programs to
everybody takes every day”
transform PepsiCo into the next decade.
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9 Bea Perez SVP / Chief Communications, Sustainability and Strategic Partnerships Officer
The Coca-Cola Company Food & Beverage Services Revenue $44.14bn 79,000 Employees
Joining The Coca-Cola Company in 1994,
“I’m a firm believer in the
Perez – for the last 30 years – has climbed through the ranks. As CSO, she is responsible
transformational power
for the company’s global sustainability strategy,
of partnerships. It is
supporting its new growth model. Key focus areas for Perez include water stewardship, sustainable packaging, environment and
part of our DNA that we must work together”
women’s economic empowerment.
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8 Virginie Helias Chief Sustainability Officer
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Revenue $82bn 106,000 Employees
Helias has over three decades of experience at Procter & Gamble, and since 2011 she has
“This is a long-term, measurable,
been honing her focus on sustainability and corporate citizenship. Her mission is to embed
social or environmental
sustainability into the innovation, brand
commitment. It’s not just a
building, and everyday business operations,
purpose no one remembers”
making sustainability a core business strategy and a catalyst for a more resilient organisation.
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7 Paulette Frank Chief Sustainability Officer
Johnson & Johnson Hospitals & Health Care Revenue 122.51bn 150,000 Employees
Inspired by the understanding that healthy people need a healthy planet, Frank is passionate about sustainability.
“We are wasting no time making
As CSO of Johnson & Johnson she is
progress because we know there is
responsible for developing and leading
no time to waste – the world needs
global environmental sustainability and human rights strategies to strengthen the business and propel it towards a more
bold climate action to advance both human and planetary health”
sustainable, resilient, and equitable future.
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6 Jon Chorley Chief Sustainability Officer
Oracle IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $49.95bn 199,000 Employees
With more than 30 years of experience in the software industry, Chorley joined Oracle in 1997. In his role as CSO, Chorley drives and coordinates
“The way people think about the environment is quite a bit
all initiatives both internally and externally
different than it was several
that related to environmental sustainability.
years ago. That’s forcing all
Chorley ensure that the company operates an efficient, clean, and circular cloud infrastructure to not only drive business value, but lower world shifts towards a zero-carbon future.
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concerns out of the closet and bring them into the boardroom”
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5 Kathryn Alsegaf Global Chief Sustainability Officer
Deloitte Business Consulting & Services Revenue $60bn 430,000 Employees
For more than a decade, Alsegaf has been
“The decisions we make today
an influential leader in the sustainability field. As CSO at Deloitte, her responsibilities
can impact the quality of life for
include overseeing and advancing Deloitte’s
the generations to come. A better
WorldClimate Strategy, as well as its overall environmental objectives. Alsegaf
future is entirely possible, but it
is also responsible for the company’s
will require a profound and lasting
greenhouse gas inventory, development
change in attitudes and behaviors”
and tracking of carbon reduction goals.
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4 Melanie Nakagawa Chief Sustainability Officer
Microsoft Software Development Revenue $211.91bn 224,000 Employees
Joining Microsoft at the start on 2023 as
“There are just so many
CSO, Nakagawa has worked in and around
incredibly talented people
sustainability for 20 years. In her role, Nakagawa reports directory to the Corporate
who are dedicating their life
Vice President, partnering with teams across
mission to sustainability.
Microsoft to lead company-wide environmental sustainability work. She will also help the
when you see this growing,
company to accelerate its momentum
talented workforce?”
when it comes to sustainable efforts.
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Wayne Balta Chief Sustainabilty Officer
IBM IT Services & Consulting Revenue $60.52bn 310,000 Employees
Responsible for the global environmental affairs, energy efficiency, toxicology and chemical management, and product safety and related hardware compliance functions at IBM, Balta is dedicated to growth that drives innovation and shifts in business and technology. For nearly 40 years, Balta has been an integral leader at IBM, he has served on the company’s Global Enablement Team for Kenya and East Africa and is the company’s Partnership Executive for Carnegie Mellon University (where he received a degree in civil engineering).
“There is no question in my mind that sustainability is good for the bottom line. Someone once said ‘if you think education is expensive, try ignorance.’ That applies to environmental sustainability as well”
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Rebecca Marmot Chief Sustainability Officer
Unilever Manufacturing Revenue $62.07bn 149,000 Employees
A pioneer in promoting and ensuring the adoption of sustainable practices at Unilever, Marmot guides the company towards a more eco-friendly future. Being a leading figure at the company, Marmot is known for her energy and drive to make a positive change in the world by fostering transformational change in Unilever’s priority areas of water, sanitation, and hygiene; climate change and ending deforestation; opportunities for women; plastics and the circular economy; impact finance; and health and wellbeing.
“The world faces enormous challenges, from runaway climate change to hunger and dire poverty. Interconnected issues that will not be solved unless we take collective action – across businesses, governments and civil society”
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Kate Brandt Chief Sustainability Officer
Google Software Development Revenue £257.63bn 289,000 Employees
An inspirational leader, Brandt is passionate about both sustainability and DE&I. In her role as CSO for Google, Brandt leads the company’s sustainability efforts across its worldwide operations, products and supply chain to ensure the company is capitalising on opportunities to strategically advance sustainability. Prior to joining Google, Brandt was the first Federal CSO in the US, and a recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award – the highest award a civilian can receive from the US Navy.
“Sustainability has truly been a core value since our founding over 20 years ago. We believe that every business has both the opportunity and the obligation to protect our planet”
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