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Title: Chief Sustainability Officer Company: AstraZeneca Industry: Healthcare & Life Sciences

Pam has served as CSO since 2023 and is also EVP of Global Operations & IT, leveraging her engineering background since joining AstraZeneca in 2015. She ensures vital medicinal resources reach those in need while supporting environmental goals. Through its‘ Ambition Zero Carbon’ strategy, AstraZeneca aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 35 % by 2030 on the way to becoming science-based net zero by 2045. By end of 2025, the company reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 88 % compared to 2015. AstraZeneca is actively working to support the health of people and planet. The company has reduced water withdrawals and waste by 23 % since 2015, and planted over 66 million trees since 2020. To strengthen its sustainable supply chain, the company hosts annual supplier conferences, while 80 % of the company’ s eligible supplier spend is with partners that have set science-based targets.“ The health of the planet is inextricably linked to people’ s health,” Pam explains.

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