As with every other aspect of the corporate world, men dominate the senior echelons of the CSR and sustainability movement. However there are a number of women who are showing that they not only are as good as men but they may even be better. The data shows that having an executive team that includes women offers better CSR performance.
Despite the ongoing inequality women are gaining momentum in the CSR and sustainability world.
Here is Triple Pundit’s list of 35 inspirational women that are leading the push for sustainable change.
1. Pamela Alabaster, SVP Corporate Communications, Sustainable Development & Public Affairs, L’Oreal USA.
Pamela leads the CSR function for L’Oreal USA. L’Oreal was recently lauded by 3p correspondent Leon Kaye for their beautiful CSR report which goes far beyond skin deep.
2. Ephi Banaynal dela Cruz, Director, Social and Environmental Accountability (SEA) and Audit,
Microsoft Corporation
Ephi was recently tapped to head Microsoft’s hardware supply chain, Social and Environmental Accountability and Audit program. Microsoft scooped her up from SAP where she led sustainability strategy and developed astunning, in-depth CSR report.
3. Mary Capozzi, Senior Director, Sustainability/Corporate Responsibility, Best Buy
For five years, Mary has led the CSR team at Best Buy, spearheading initiatives like Best Buy’s innovative Buy Back Program.
4. Molly Cartmill, Director – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sempra Energy
Molly directs and manages the corporate responsibility reporting function at Sempra Energy, including production of the company’s annual corporate responsibility report.
5. Ginny Cassidy, Corporate Citizenship Consultant, Medtronic
Medtronic sets the bar extremely high for sustainability reporting and Ginny has managed their Corporate Citizenship Report project and related corporate citizenship communications for over six years.
6. Robin Connell, Manager, Sustainability Programs, Del Monte Foods
Robin is responsible for the overall development and implementation of Del Monte Foods’ sustainability strategy and initiatives.
7. Tamara “TJ” Dicaprio, Sr. Director, Carbon and Energy, Microsoft Corporation
TJ drives Microsoft’s environmental strategy by establishing the long term environmental footprint reduction and renewable energy strategy.
8. Jacqueline Drumheller, Environmental Affairs Manager, Alaska Air
In 2008, Jaqueline co-founded Alaska Airlines‘ corporate sustainability program and she is currently responsible for the corporate sustainability, environmental audit, and data management programs at Alaska Air and Horizon Air.
9. Jennifer Dudgeon, Principal Program Manager, Office of Sustainability, CA Technologies
CA Technologies, a public IT management software and solutions firm, provides sustainability software to its clients, among other products. Jennifer is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s sustainability strategy.
10. Karen Hamilton, Vice President, Sustainability, Unilever
Unilever has made a huge splash on the sustainability scene this year, thanks to bold proclamations from CEO Paul Polman. Karen is a key member of the sustainability leadership at Unilever, based in London.
11. Laura Hodgson, Director, Social Responsibility, Nordstrom
Laura manages the team and program dedicated to improving working conditions in global sourcing communities.
12. Catherine Gunsbury, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, General Mills
Catherine leads the CSR reporting efforts at General Mills. We recently sat down with her to talk about her role and General Mills’ approach to sustainability.
13. Joanne Howard, Manager of Sustainability, Spectra Energy Corp
Joanne manages and guides the implementation of enterprise sustainability practices at Spectra and creates a platform for the ongoing integration of these practices as part of Spectra’s business strategy.
14. Hannah Jones, VP of Sustainable Business & Innovation, Nike, Inc.
Hannah stewards the Nike, Inc. sustainability strategy and leads the Sustainable Business & Innovation team.
15. Cecily Joseph, Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility & Compliance, Symantec Corporation
Cecily oversees Symantec’s Office of Ethics & Compliance, the Symantec Foundation, Community Relations and Symantec’s global corporate social responsibility program, which includes environmental, social, and governance program development, integration, and alignment.
16. Gail Klintworth, CSO, Unilever
Gail Klintworth has been with Unilever for over 25 years, including a stint as chief executive of Unilever South Africa. She’s currently Chief Sustainability Officer and is responsible for driving Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan.
17. Hunter Lovins, President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions
Hunter was called a “green business icon” by Newsweek and a millennium “Hero of the Planet” by Time Magazine for her 30 years of work framing the sustainability movement, setting forth the business case for energy efficiency, renewable energy and resource productivity and climate protection. She is president and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions and co-creator of the “Natural Capitalism” concept.
18. Annie Longsworth, CEO, Saatchi and Saatchi S
Annie is CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi S, the sustainability arm of the global communications and consulting firm committed to creating lovemarks – high love, high respect brands and products.
19. Kim Marotta, Director of Sustainability, MillerCoors
Kim has a multi-faceted role with the MillerCoors – the second largest beer company in the U.S. She is the sustainability brand manager, oversees sustainability reporting and policy, and also focuses on energy andwater stewardship.
20. Jennifer Mattes, Director, Global Public Affairs, Johnson Controls, Inc.
For the past five years, Jennifer has been responsible for global public affairs including sustainability reporting, global employee volunteer programs, and global philanthropy for one of the world’s leading green building and energy efficiency companies.
21. Marilee McInnis, Senior Manager, Southwest Airlines
Marilee founded the SWA green team and now manages the sustainability programs for SWA, including producing the ONE report – the company’s integrated report on the triple bottom line of Performance, People, and Planet.
22. Susan McPherson, SVP/Director of Global Marketing, Fenton
Fenton is a communications firm with a unique mission: to serve the public interest by creating powerful issue campaigns that make change, and Susan runs the CSR practice. She’s also the leader of the popular weekly#csrchat on Twitter.
23. Bonnie Nixon, Senior Advisor, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.
Bonnie has 25 years of experience in this industry, including three years as the Director of Sustainability for HP and a stint as Executive Director of The Sustainability Consortium.
24. Beatriz Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Beatriz sets the overarching sustainability policies and strategies at The Coca-Cola Company and generates leadership systems around them.
25. Agata Ramallo Garcia, Senior Director, Sustainable Business & Innovation, Nike Inc.
Agata is responsible for leading the integration of sustainable business practices in business operations across Nike, Inc. She oversees Sustainable Business & Innovation’s strategic/business planning processes including the financial valuation of sustainability initiatives, sustainability performance management and reporting, sustainability data and analytics, and sustainable innovation portfolio/pipeline.
26. Stephanie Rico, VP, Environmental Affairs, Wells Fargo
Stephanie is the lead for sustainability and environmental issues at Wells Fargo, including environmental and CSR reporting, communications and marketing.
27. Laura Rubbo, Director, Corporate Citizenship, The Walt Disney Company
Laura manages the International Labor Standards department’s global factory monitoring program, external stakeholder engagement strategy, broad policy development, and creation of executive briefings and external communication materials, including the ethical sourcing section of the Corporate Citizenship report.
28. Beth Sauerhaft, Director, Global Environmental Sustainability, Pepsico
In her role, Beth focuses on the connection between environment, agriculture, and health and nutrition policy. Her team has a unique approach to CSR – focusing on opportunities and risks presented by social and environmental issues.
29. Shauna Sadowski, Director of Sustainability, Annie’s, Inc.
Shawna leads the gourmet organic mac and cheese company’s sustainability efforts including tracking and analysis and the development and implementation of programs to ensure that the company abides by its philosophy to source from trustworthy people and places they trust.
30. Kathleen Shaver, Director, Corporate Responsibility, Mattel
Kathleen leads strategy and execution of Mattel’s public reporting of corporate responsibility initiatives.
31. Aman Singh, Editorial Director, CSRwire
Aman directs content creation, distribution and syndication for CSRwire, a leading digital media platform for CSR and sustainability news, views and research.
32. Koann Vikoren Skrzyniarz, Founder/Chief Executive, Sustainable Brands
Koann conceived of, launched and continues to grow Sustainable Brands – a learning, collaboration, and commerce community which now includes over 50,000 sustainable business leaders from around the globe.
33. Karen Solomon, Co-Founder & Advisor, Opportunity Green Media
Karen is the co-founder and advisor to Opportunity Green, a multi-purpose media, event and consulting platform promoting innovative products, technologies and companies.
34. Andrea Thomas, SVP, Sustainability, Walmart
Although many critique Walmart, it’s clear that the super store retailer has changed the very meaning of CSR.Andrea leads Walmart’s sustainability efforts.
35. Kindley Walsh-Lawlor, VP Social & Environmental Responsibility, Gap Inc.
Kindley is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy to further integrate social and environmental objectives into the company’s Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy brands.
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