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VP , Worldwide Sustainability

Industry : Technology & Retail

As Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of Worldwide Sustainability at Amazon , Kara leads the company ’ s sustainability strategy , which includes addressing its ESG issues and the Climate Pledge team , and manages sustainability reporting for the company .

Before joining Amazon in 2014 , Kara was CEO of The Sustainability Consortium and spent more than a decade at sustainability consultancy BSR .

She gained her MPP in Public Policy from the University of California , Berkeley and her BA in Urban Studies from Barnard College . 136 sustainabilitymag . com