Futur/io CSO Awards North America /24
Top 100 Chief Sustainability Officer shortlist revealed for USA and Canada
Futur/io CSO Awards North America to launch during Climate Week, New York
Futur/io Institute released a list of the 100 leading Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) in the United States and Canada. Executives stem from a diverse range of industries, including retail, consumer brands, services and technology, underscoring the universality of the sustainability challenge.
Futur/io is a pioneering organization dedicated to nurturing and inspiring leadership in sustainable innovation and building the most impactful network of CSOs globally. An extensive database was compiled with scientific partner The Leonardo Centre on Business for Society at Imperial College Business School.
Women represent two thirds of the Top 100 CSOs of North America, with 67 women and 33 men featured on the list. US companies are the majority, occupying 91 positions, while Canada has 9 companies present.
The complete list is available online at: csoawards.org/north-america
“We want to shine a light on the importance of these leaders and the role of the CSO. They are breaking new ground in the transition to desirable futures in which business and sustainability thrive together, in synergy” stated Harald Neidhardt, CEO & Curator of the Futur/io Institute. “Every year, we celebrate the most important CSOs in Europe during the World Economic Forum week in Davos. Now, we are bringing the prestigious CSO Awards to Climate Week in New York, to honor the leaders of companies in the United States and Canada.”
To be featured in the Top100 list, the executives must be the highest sustainability representative of the company or group with an executive role, occupy the position for at least a year, and be considered a thought leader.
At a company level, the list includes companies headquartered in the USA or Canada, with an annual revenue of over $1 billion and at least five thousand employees.
The Futur/io CSO Awards Top 100 List is the first chapter in an initiative that aims to celebrate the leading Chief Sustainability Officers of North America. The CSO Awards will culminate at a gala ceremony in New York City on September 23, during the UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC. The CSO Awards North America are supported by premium partners IntegrityNext and Celonis.
The Futur/io four-quadrant model was developed in partnership with scientific research partners, such as the Leonardo Centre at Imperial College Business School and Denominator, specialized in human-centric data. Futur/io Institute will narrow down the Top100 list to 20 names, who will be the nominees of the CSO Awards and ranked according to research and a CSO survey. The final three Award Winners, as well as the special mentions, will be selected by a Grand Jury composed of thought leaders in sustainability and only announced at the gala ceremony.