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.
Hillary Clinton, former US Secretary of State and First Lady
Rochelle Routman, Director of Sustainability, Mohawk Group
Beth Heider, Chief Sustainability Officer, Skanska
Cindy Ortega, Chief Sustainability Officer, MGM Resorts International
Amanda Sturgeon, Executive Director, International Living
Future Institute
Arielle Bertman, Principal of Energy and Sustainability, Google
Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, Coca-Cola
Daniele Horton, Founder and Principal, Verdani Partners
Robyn Beavers, Senior Vice President of Innovation, NRG Energy
Leisha John, Americas Director of Environmental Sustainability, Ernst & Young
Read up on 11 more of the most important women in sustainability today here.
