Meet the 20 nominees who made their way into the CSO Awards /25 Europe
These CSOs represent a wide range of industries, from finance to retail, each tackling sustainability challenges with innovative approaches. They are contributing to a broader conversation about how companies can adapt, innovate, and take impactful steps towards building sustainable futures.
Anna Celsing Klingberg
VP Group Sustainability
Alfa Laval
Christoph Nabholz
Chief Research & Sustainability Officer
Swiss Re
Claire Lund
Vice President Sustainability
Cléa Martinet
VP Group Sustainability
Renault Group
Constance Chalchat
Vice President sustainability
BNP Paribas CIB
Elena Valderrábano
Global Chief Sustainability (ESG) Officer
Telefónica
Ingrid De Ryck
Chief Sustainability Officer
AB InBev
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Karin Reiter
SVP Sustainability & ESG
The Adecco Group
Katharina Stenholm
Chief Sustainability Officer
dsm-firmenich
Katie McGinty
VP & Chief Sustainability, and External Relations Officer
Johnson Controls
Lena Hök
Executive Vice President Sustainability and Innovation
Skanska
Linda Freiner
Chief Sustainability Officer
Zurich Insurance
Melanie Kubin-Hardewig
Vice President Group Corporate Responsibility
Deutsche Telekom
Márcia Balisciano
Chief Sustainability Officer, Global Head of ESG and Corporate Responsibility
Nicolas Mounard
VP ESG, Sustainability & Traceability - Executive Leadership Team
Barry Callebaut Group
Noémie Bauer
Chief Sustainability Officer
Pernod Ricard
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Pascal Brun
VP Sustainability and D&I
Zalando
Petra Wicklandt
Head of Corporate Sustainability, Quality and Trade Compliance, SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer
Merck Gruppe
Rajita D'Souza
CHRO, President Human Resources and CSR
STMicroelectronics
Saskia Günther
Head of Sustainability
Swisscom
Futur/io, in collaboration with scientific and knowledge experts, conducted an in-depth analysis of 100 major European companies and their CSOs.
Using a science-based model, we evaluated each entity across four key dimensions, generating nine numerical data scores. These scores formed the foundation of a comprehensive ranking system that identified the 20 nominees.