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Chief Sustainability Officer, Salva: The SustainabilityX® Magazine's Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024 Awardee
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"Mother Earth is too magnificent for us to be anything but bold about leading on planetary protection. She is also way too precious when we consider how essential her health and well-being are to the survival of her human and biodiverse children. It is no time for us to be timid." - Holley Chant, Chief Sustainability Officer, Salva, United States & The SustainabilityX® Magazine Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024 (#SustXGlobal50) Awardee
Holley Chant, LEED AP, GSAS CGP, is a globally acclaimed sustainability expert with over 20 years of leadership in driving sustainable innovation across iconic real estate projects. Currently serving as Chief Sustainability Officer at Salva, she leads transformative sustainability strategies for ecotourism resorts in Latin America and the Caribbean, where she skillfully navigates complex environmental and cultural contexts. Previously, Holley was Vice President of Sustainability for Google Development Ventures, where she pioneered sustainable practices on the largest urban regeneration project in the USA, setting new standards for eco-friendly urban development.
Holley’s journey has been marked by numerous achievements, including a UBS Board Fellowship with Fourth Effect, the “Most Influential Women” award from the San Francisco Business Times, and multiple humanitarian and leadership awards in the Middle East. Throughout her career, Holley has blended her deep expertise in sustainability with a compassionate leadership style, believing that true changemaking requires selfless team-building, resilience, and bold vision. Her dedication has consistently influenced sustainable design, regenerative community engagement, and construction innovation, redefining standards in the real estate and construction industries.
A mentor at heart, Holley has championed public speaking programs for young professionals, particularly women entering the workforce in traditionally male-dominated fields. Her mentorship in Saudi Arabia, where she guided a cohort of female interns to find their voices as leaders, is just one example of her commitment to empowering others. She has also been a transformative force in championing empathy and communication in sustainability dialogues, advocating for listening as the foundation of effective and respectful collaboration.
This award recognizes Holley’s bold commitment to a sustainable future, her influence in advancing women’s leadership, and her dedication to breaking down barriers in sustainability. For Holley, boldness is not about ego but about building bridges, supporting others, and reimagining what’s possible for the health of our planet. Holley’s work continues to set a powerful example, inspiring future leaders to embrace boldness in shaping a sustainable world.
The SustainabilityX® Magazine Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024
The SustainabilityX® Magazine proudly presents its third edition of the Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ for 2024. This annual recognition celebrates extraordinary female leaders who embrace boldness in their pursuit of groundbreaking sustainability initiatives, reshaping industries, and driving transformative change towards a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future.
This year also marks a broader strategic mission expansion for The SustainabilityX® Magazine, with a stronger focus on aligning with the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) in addition to the original foundation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This evolutionary expansion reflects the magazine’s ongoing commitment to advancing women's leadership in sustainability while championing social equity, environmental stewardship, and inclusive growth.
“Empowering women to lead in sustainability is at the heart of our mission,” says Supriya Verma, founder of The SustainabilityX® Magazine and one of Corporate Knights' Canada’s Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability Leadership and one of The Peak's Emerging Leaders. “These trailblazers are breaking barriers and redefining what sustainable leadership looks like—showing that it’s about more than policies and practices, but also about social justice, economic resilience, and a regenerative future.”
Rooted in the magazine's guiding pillars of environmental protection, economic prosperity, social inclusion, and ethical governance, The SustainabilityX® Magazine's Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ showcases women from all sectors, industries, and regions, igniting crucial conversations on the intersection of gender equality and sustainable development.
Amidst global challenges and uncertainties, this year’s awards highlight the critical role of women in steering the world towards a more resilient, equitable future. With a continued digital format, the awards amplify voices across borders, bridging the gap between global sustainability efforts and local impact.
As Verma states, “The future of sustainability hinges on bold, inclusive leadership, and these women exemplify the courage and vision needed to transform our world. The SustainabilityX® Magazine remains steadfast in our mission to celebrate and elevate those who are shaping a future where every voice counts and every effort contributes to a thriving, sustainable world.”
View the full list: The SustainabilityX® Magazine Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards 2024
Read the full press release: The SustainabilityX® Magazine Announces 3rd Annual Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ Under the Theme "Embrace Boldness"
About The SustainabilityX® Magazine
The SustainabilityX® Magazine is an award-winning, digital, female-founded, and female-led non-profit initiative bringing the environment and economy together for a sustainable future through dialogue, and now transforming the environment and economy for a sustainable future through the power of women's leadership. Founded on May 8, 2016, and inspired by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by Canada's Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability Leadership awardee, Supriya Verma, the digital media initiative focuses on approaching the world's most pressing challenges with a holistic, integrated, systems-based perspective as opposed to the traditional and ineffective siloed approach with a single lens on interdisciplinary topics like climate and energy. This initiative ultimately seeks to explore how to effectively bring the environment and economy together through intellectual, insightful dialogue and thought-provoking discussion amongst individuals across sectors taking an interdisciplinary and integrated approach to untangling the intricate web of sustainability while championing women's leadership in sustainability.
The SustainabilityX® Magazine is built upon the four foundational pillars of sustainability: Environmental Stewardship, which emphasizes the importance of improving environmental health; Economic Prosperity, which promotes sustainable economic growth that transcends traditional capitalist models; Social Inclusion, which focuses on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) for BIPOC, LGBTQ, and other marginalized or vulnerable communities; and Just Governance, which highlights responsible leadership, the equal application of the rule of law, and the creation of fair systems for all.
As we expand our mission to align with the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), we continue to explore the diverse and interconnected factors that influence sustainability. By recognizing how these elements interact across local, national, and international levels, we aim to accelerate progress toward sustainability goals. In essence, this aligns with The SustainabilityX® Magazine's vision of integrating environmental and economic progress for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future through thoughtful dialogue.
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