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Chief Sustainability Officer Unilever Rebecca , Unilever ' s Chief Sustainability Officer , is in charge of fostering transformational change in Unilever ' s priority areas of : water , sanitation , and hygiene ; climate change and ending deforestation ; opportunities for women ; plastics and the circular economy ; impact finance ; and health and wellbeing through advocacy and partnerships .

Marmot also oversees the next phase of Unilever ' s sustainability journey outside of the USLP in her capacity as Chief Sustainability Officer , a position she has held since 2019 .

Prior to this role , Marmot was Global Vice President of Sustainability at Unilever where she was in charge of the team responsible for global advocacy , policy , and partnerships . important advocacy issues and is also involved in the creation of strategic relationships that have both scale and impact on the company ' s growth .

This entails collaborating with commercial organisations as well as influential groups that shape public opinions , like governments , NGOs , and the UN .

Under her direction , Unilever contributed to significant sustainability landmarks like the 2015 Paris Accord and the formulation of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals , also known as the Global Goals , placing Unilever at the forefront of sustainable business .

The CSO worked as the Global External Affairs Director at L ' Oréal and in External Affairs at the UK Department for Trade and Industry before joining Unilever . She was in charge of managing stakeholders for UK government initiatives here .

Global Partnerships & Advocacy at Unilever is overseen by Marmot . She is in charge of overseeing a team that advises the company strategically on

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