Prominent Women Innovators in Sustainability & ESG, 2026
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Alessandra Iovine is the Director of Sustainability at a global technology company specialized in payment systems, where she leads sustainability initiatives across Europe, North America, and Latin America. Originally from Italy and now based in Lisbon for the past eight years, she built her academic foundation at the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics , earning a double degree in Economics and Finance with a major in Macroeconomic Policy.
Kath Williams + Associates, Inc.
Dr. Kath Williams is the Founder and President of Kath Williams + Associates, Inc., a sustainability consulting firm she established in 1999. For more than two decades, she has worked across the globe, helping organizations integrate sustainability into new construction projects as well as into the operations and maintenance of existing facilities.
Melissa Sterry
Melissa Sterry is a design scientist, innovation strategist, and sustainability leader whose work spans architecture, urban resilience, bioinnovation, research, and education. She describes herself as a folio professional, someone who builds and runs multiple interconnected ventures rather than following a single traditional career path.
Pamela Alabaster is a respected sustainability leader, board member, advisor, and educator whose work focuses on integrating sustainability into business strategy and long-term value creation. She previously served as Chief Sustainability and Marketing Officer and most recently as Chief Sustainability Officer at Kenvue, where she helped build the ESG platform for a newly public global consumer health company valued at over $15 billion.
Pamela Shainhouse is a sustainability and accessibility leader who helps organizations build responsible, inclusive, and future-ready practices. She is the founder of The Shainhouse Group, a division of her brand Allistyle Inc. Through this platform, she supports companies with accessibility, sustainability, and diversity, equity,
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