The challenge of sustainability has opened new opportunities in fields long filled by men. Some jobs are completely new; others require new approaches to old tasks. The recipients of the inaugural Women in Sustainability Leadership Award, presented by this magazine, illustrate the importance of diversity in the sustainability field, and should inspire us to infuse more positions with sustainability-related responsibilities.

Revitalized by new goals, these jobs would appeal to millennials and transform workplace cultures that have been resistant to both women and people of color. After all, working toward sustainability across an organization and diversifying its workforce should go hand in hand.

Read up on 11 more of the most important women in sustainability today here.

Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting In New York

Hillary Clinton, former US Secretary of State and First Lady

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rochelle Routman, Director of Sustainability, Mohawk Group

Rochelle Routman, Director of Sustainability, Mohawk Group

Beth Heider, Chief Sustainability Officer, Skanska

Beth Heider, Chief Sustainability Officer, Skanska

Cindy Ortega, Chief Sustainability Officer, MGM Resorts International

Cindy Ortega, Chief Sustainability Officer, MGM Resorts International

Amanda Sturgeon, Executive Director, International Living  Future Institute

Amanda Sturgeon, Executive Director, International Living
Future Institute

Arielle Bertman, Principal of Energy and Sustainability, Google

Arielle Bertman, Principal of Energy and Sustainability, Google

Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, Coca-Cola

Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, Coca-Cola

Daniele Horton, Founder and Principal, Verdani Partners

Daniele Horton, Founder and Principal, Verdani Partners

Robyn Beavers, Senior Vice President of Innovation, NRG Energy

Robyn Beavers, Senior Vice President of Innovation, NRG Energy

Leisha John, Americas Director of Environmental Sustainability, Ernst & Young

Leisha John, Americas Director of Environmental Sustainability, Ernst & Young

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read up on 11 more of the most important women in sustainability today here.