University of Technology Sydney

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Yale School of Management

NYU Stern School of Business

Co-Active Coach Training (CTI)

Sustainability exec @ HP Inc. | BoD member | Public speaker | Orchestrating impact and resilience across Fortune 100 value chains

$53B Revenues | 58,000 Employees | 170 Countries

Transformed and optimized corporate sustainability organizational structure, expanded team of 35 to a global team of 90 within first 1.5 years. Delivered results across 5 key strategic functional areas:

• ESG Reporting & Disclosure: create and launch annual voluntary report, drive compliance to mandatory ESG Reporting regulations including CSRD, orchestrate and submit relevant disclosures and raters & rankers including CDP (multi-year triple A rating), MSTS, CMR, KTC, CHRB, and benchmarking.

• Supplier Monitoring & Performance Improvement: audits and assessments, CAP management, supplier scorecards, supplier training, market access readiness including EPEAT and TCO factory certification.

• Human Rights Due Diligence Strategy and Implementation.

° Sustainability Customer Success: 98+% SLA's for customer inquiry response times, customized engagement and enablement positioning sustainability as a differentiator.

• Sustainability Compliance: regulatory monitoring, tracking, advocacy, and implementation readiness.

Executive-level internal and external representative for HP sustainability and compliance. Verbally informs HP's Board of Director Committees quarterly, conducts C-suite reviews including to HP's CEO, chairs HP's executive Human Rights Committee, participates in investor roadshows, and presents to analysts, customers, industry initiatives and other external stakeholders on sustainability and compliance.

Head of Human Rights, and Senior Director of Sustainable Impact & Compliance

$16B Revenues | 4 Global Brands | 800+ Factory Base | 23 Countries

Successfully integrated Sustainability and Social Impact into Gap Inc.’s corporate strategy and 2025 objectives, shifting the goals and planning of its 4 market-leading subsidiaries: Gap, Old Navy, Athleta, and Banana Republic. Delivered presentations to BOD, led ESG reporting, and updated investors/analysts on sustainability metrics.

• Partnered with leadership at the corporate and brand levels to develop new Sustainability goals based on industry benchmarks, folding Sustainability metrics into Gap Inc.’s 2023 Power Plan.
• Catalyzed investments in solar and wind projects, increasing renewable energy by 100 MW and reducing carbon footprint for 1,500 stores across the US.
• Reoriented suppliers to drive Sustainability based on SAC Higg Index benchmarks, lowering YoY Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions and water usage exponentially.
• Powered community-focused environmental programs, improving access to clean water for 650,000 India residents, delivering eco-education to 120,000 people, and developing localized water security plans.
• Galvanized Gap Inc. as a founding partner of Make Fashion Circular, in addition to serving on the steering committee of Accelerating Circularity and becoming the first participant in the US Cotton Trust Protocol.

Gap Inc.

Senior Director Global Sustainability

Built Sustainability-focused CoE from the ground up, overseeing strategy, operations, product innovation and sustainable innovation – shifting Gap Inc. from a “just in time” operating model to a long-view, market-driven strategy.

• Set vision and strategy for next-gen product sustainability, circularity, inclusivity, and innovation across all brands, and built governance and stage-gate processes to foster Agile development.
• Formed 6-person leadership team and hired 20 strategy/ops/design staff while establishing partnerships with thredUP, Global Fashion Agenda, HKRITA, 10 STEM universities, and 3 incubated startups.
• Sat on prominent advisory boards (e.g., Ellen McArthur Foundation) to center the importance of circularity, recycling, and closed-loop upcycling in mass production.
• Refortified supplier network with 10 new vendors committed to sustainable innovation and less water usage, lending to disruptive, trailblazing apparel products that stacked up 22 patents.
• Introduced Innovation Summits to foster cross-brand collaboration among 60 champions of innovation and sustainability, deepening resolve and bringing clarity to a collective effort.
• Staged design-thinking workshops to test futurism hypotheses based on macro-industry trends.

Founding Director, Sustainable Product Innovation Center

600 Companies & Agencies | 30 Countries | 4M Farmers

Helmed global program fueled by coalition of apparel industry moguls and aimed at accelerating sustainable manufacturing practices and innovation while elevating wages and standard of living for Asia Pacific employees.

• Created and rolled out Race to the Top initiative in Vietnam, delivering 6-figure cost savings per factory while improving worker conditions and environmental impact.
• Secured and expanded participation from major industry influencers such as Walmart, Nike, and Gap.

Program Director, Global Textiles

250+ Global Companies | $845B Combined Revenue

Tripled global membership from top apparel companies, serving as the connective tissue uniting 100+ executives from competing Fortune 500 firms seeking to drive impact reductions in water, carbon, and chemicals.

• Stewarded development of a 2020 long-term strategic growth plan requiring 7-figure P&L and orchestrated the creation of twice-annual member summits to align 250-350 senior executives.
• Developed the game-changing Higg Index, a suite of sustainability metrics and assessment tools, since
adopted by 140 apparel/footwear companies as the gold standard for Sustainability.
• Directed 15-person team in commercializing the Higg Index, including onboarding vendors and partners, negotiating rev-share agreements, and defining parameters for usage and user adoption.
• Assembled high-powered think tank of CSR executives, suppliers, academics, and organizations such

Cascale

Vice President, Impact & Growth

$383B Revenues | 161,000 Global Employees | 200+ Production Facilities | 200 Suppliers

Led integration of industry-leading sustainability practices into Global Operations to drive impact across hundreds of key facilities and suppliers in the Apple ecosystem.

• Founded Supplier Responsibility Team, determined supplier assessment and audit protocols, created supplier scorecard to evaluate sustainability alongside cost, efficiency, innovation, and quality, and folded sustainability performance into quarterly business reviews.
• Established Conflict-Free Minerals Program industry-level effort, co-chaired Working Hours and Conflict-Free Smelter work groups, and represented Apple in Responsible Business Alliance (RBA, formerly EICC).
• Launched Supplier Employee Education and Development Program benefiting 300,000+ factory workers.

Apple

Head of Business Integration, Supplier Responsibility

Managed 15 strategic suppliers handling BOMs for iPod product lines on 8-figure spend.
• Drove new-product development, P2M, and build readiness in close coordination with Engineering,
Operations, Design, Finance, Quality, and Supplier teams.

Senior Global Supply Chain Manager

Led production on-site at OEM plants in Taiwan, South Korea, China, Mexico, and the Czech Republic.

Global OEM Production Lead

Managed product quality engineering and sourcing for integrated circuit components and semiconductors.
• Conducted ISO 9000 factory audits to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements while ensuring a timely, efficient, and cost-effective production of goods.

Supply Chain Quality Manager

Led exploratory research on alternative waste containment mechanisms that prevent radioactive waste leaching into ground water.

ANSTO

Scientific Researcher

Developed chromate-free primer for metal substrates that was equally as effective while also safer for the environment.

Kirsty Stevenson