Aman Singh leads sustainability communications at Kenvue, maker of brands such as Aveeno®, BAND-AID®, Listerine®, Neutrogena® and Zyrtec®, helping support the consumer health company’s Healthy Lives Mission and deepen the connection between healthy people and a healthy planet through storytelling. Prior to joining Kenvue, she served as the Director for Global Communications – Sustainability at Walmart where she worked across functions to connect the dots between the company’s sustainability priorities, shared value approach, and commitment to regeneration with its stakeholders, partners and key influencers. 

Before joining corporate communications, Aman spent 12+ years leading a variety of communication and strategy projects across the broad sustainability space with agencies including Edelman, Futerra and CRI Inc., and in collaboration with cross-sector clients. Prior to the consulting world, she led global media platform CSRwire and began shaping her professional footprint as a journalist with The Wall Street Journal. A self-described dot connector, she is passionate about storytelling and engagement and experienced in unraveling the knots of sustainability, business, shared value and motivations. She stays grounded thanks to her sassy kids and remains optimistic.

Joel Makower is chairman and co-founder of Trellis Group Inc., (formerly GreenBiz Group), the leading media and events company at the intersection of business, innovation and sustainability. An award-winning writer, speaker, and advisor on corporate sustainability and climate tech, Joel has authored more than a dozen books and previously served as a nationally syndicated columnist.

In this episode, Joel shares the story of what sparked his journey into sustainability — a path that led to the founding of GreenBiz Group — and reflects on the state of sustainability today: what’s changed, what’s endured, and the lessons he’s learned throughout his remarkable career.

Trish Kenlon is the founder of Sustainable Career Pathways, a popular career coaching service that provides free, actionable resources to job seekers and has helped thousands of professionals transition into climate and sustainability work. In this episode of the Sustainability Recruiter, I team up with Trish to share real-time insights from both sides of the sustainability job market.

As a climate psychologist, Renee Lertzman has guided people and organizations for nearly her whole career. She has worked with big companies like Google and Johnson & Johnson, as well as non-profits and the government, helping each discover their “window of tolerance,” and the behaviors that allow us to face the hard work presented by the climate crisis.

In this episode, Ellen and Renee discuss the competencies most valuable for a Chief Sustainability Officer, especially in today’s complex world, and the opportunity to meet each other where we are.