THE SUSTAINABILITY INTERVIEW
beyond carbon – from nature and biodiversity to social impac and sit front and centre in decisions about both decarbonisation and growth. Far from making leadership obsolete, she argues, these tools will make direction‐setting, vision and cross‐functional influence more critical than ever.
Her broader message is one of confidence and ambition. Drawing on her own experience across Greenpeace, the World Economic Forum, in-house roles, consulting and communications,
Hilary notes that sustainability professionals have always been agile and adaptable, evolving alongside the agenda itself. The next evolution for sustainability teams is to embrace commercial thinking, build data-driven capabilities and own their role in driving business value.
For AWS, supporting that evolution is both a responsibility and a business opportunity. The company continues to invest and innovate“ across every layer of the technology stack,” as Andrew puts it, so that customers can build on an increasingly efficient cloud foundation while focusing on the applications and business models that will transform their operations. From sustainable IT and operational optimisation to AI‐powered innovation and executive visioning, the aim is to give customers the tools and confidence to explore the art of the possible for their own sustainability ambitions.
Hilary’ s message to sustainability leaders is simple but strategic: sustainability needs to be positioned not just as a reporting function, but as a value-creating one. That starts by leading conversations with growth, resilience and customer value, then connecting those outcomes back to targets and emissions.
“ This next phase of sustainability is about thinking bigger,” she says.“ Not just about how we reduce harm, but how we unlock new opportunities – designing better systems and deliver value for people, planet and business at the same time.” aws. amazon. com