Meet the Speakers: Women in Sustainability Panel at LCAW

At Sustainability LIVE @ London Climate Action Week - The Leadership Summit, the Women in Sustainability panel will bring together leading female executives from across a range of sectors.

They will discuss how women are central to sustainability processes, holding 63% of executive sustainability roles in Fortune 500 companies.

This is an exclusive event and those interested in attending can register their interest now.

What is Sustainability LIVE?

The Leadership Summit is making its debut at London Climate Action Week with an exclusive one-day summit taking place at CodeNode London on 25 June 2026.

It is set to engage senior sustainability professionals at the forefront of climate action strategy.

With more than 250 in-person attendees, the event’s panels and workshops will offer practical guidance and strategic perspectives on taking environmental action.

The Women in Sustainability panel takes place at 10:45-11:45 (BST) in The Enterprise Theatre.

It will explore how women are increasingly playing a role in shaping corporate sustainability and climate leadership.

The session examines how female leaders across industries are shaping environmental strategy, driving organisational change and creating more inclusive leadership pathways.

The speakers will share their perspectives on representation, collaboration and how diverse leadership can accelerate meaningful progress on sustainability.

Spotlight on Climate Impact Partners

The Women in Sustainability panel is taking place in association with Climate Impact Partners (CIP).

CIP aims to use carbon finance to drive projects that can transform the global economy, improve health and livelihoods and restore the environment.

It is committed to delivering one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide removals.

Its CEO, Sheri Hickok, will deliver the opening statement and appear on the panel itself.

Sheri Hickok, CEO, Climate Impact Partners

Sheri became CEO of CIP in 2023, with her work focusing on product and programme management, strategic planning, operations management and product development.

She has worked on a global scale, helping companies with their climate solutions to drive the transformation to a low-carbon economy.

Sheri said on LinkedIn: “At CIP, women aren’t just part of the story – they are leading it! 60% of our C-suite are women and more than half of our global team is led by women across the business. Their leadership powers the outcomes we deliver for clients, communities and climate.

“And beyond our walls, the work this team delivers is improving lives for women and girls around the world… women accessing cleaner cooking solutions, safer homes, renewable energy, improved health and education and expanded economic opportunity through the projects we support. Their stories remind us that climate action is also gender equity in action.”

Dr Márcia Balisciano, Chief Sustainability Officer, RELX

Márcia will share expertise from her role at RELX on the panel.

She has been with the company for more than 23 years, creating and running the company’s global corporate responsibility function.

She leads an international team, working closely with colleagues at all levels to ensure that sustainability and corporate responsibility are embedded throughout the organisation.

Márcia says: “The majority of the electronic delivery of our products and services is happening in the cloud. So we got together with peers and academics to look at the methodology that our part of media should be using to calculate these emissions. We’re stronger when we group together to discuss critical issues.”

Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Co-Founder & Chairperson, Sustainability, ReNew

Vaishali plays an important role in positioning ReNew as a global ESG leader, leading its net zero agenda and sustainability strategies.

She leads the ReNew India Initiative, which has reached remote regions, positively impacting more than 1.5 million lives with CSR programmes.

She has received honours for her leadership, including Fortune India’s 50 Most Powerful Women and Business Insider’s 100 People Transforming Business.

Vaishali says on LinkedIn: “Climate action that ignores the most vulnerable isn’t ambition. It’s incompleteness.

“Women and children face the sharpest edge of climate change. Yet they remain the most underrepresented in designing the response. At ReNew Foundation, we believe that has to change not as a gesture, but as a strategy.

“When women gain economic independence, families become more resilient. Communities make better decisions. The evidence is clear and the logic is simple: you cannot build a climate-secure future while leaving half the population on the margins of it.”

Gabrielle Walker, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, CUR8

Gabrielle is one of the world's leading experts on carbon removal, working with governments, scientific bodies, corporates and financial institutions to advance the field.

She is a scientist, author and entrepreneur with vast knowledge of climate change, the energy transition and how they interact with business, policy and science.

She has written four bestselling books and is a broadcaster for television and radio.

CUR8 offers products and services to enable the carbon removals market to scale quickly, unlocking financing for carbon removal projects.

Its mission is to create a world in which carbon removal plays a key role in building a regenerative economy and a liveable planet.

Register your interest to attend now.