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Chief Legal & ESG Officer, Pivot Energy: The SustainabilityX® Magazine's Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024 Awardee
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"Bold leadership in sustainability is about making big or small decisions under imperfect circumstances. Creativity and flexibility are pivotal in a leaders overall approach to leading her team towards sustainable goals." - Jackie Murphy, Chief Legal & ESG Officer, Pivot Energy, United States & The SustainabilityX® Magazine Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024 (#SustXGlobal50) Awardee
Jackie Murphy stands as one of the youngest Chief Legal Officers in the clean energy sector, spearheading equitable energy solutions and impactful environmental policy. As an executive leader at Pivot Energy, she has facilitated multi-million dollar transactions and guided corporations, Fortune 500 companies, and global brands toward channeling investments into impactful climate solutions. Jackie’s ability to leverage her position to advocate for state- and nation-wide policies focused on benefiting low-income communities exemplifies her commitment to driving a just and inclusive clean energy transition.
Known for her strategic vision and unwavering determination, Jackie has held a significant role in Pivot Energy’s exponential growth, quadrupling in both employee count and environmental impact under her leadership. In her four years with the company, she has worn many hats, uniting investors, landowners, and consumers to advance sustainability initiatives that reflect both corporate accountability and social equity. Jackie’s leadership extends to her work with Pivot’s ESG team, where she collaborates with HR and executive leadership to weave an ESG lens into every aspect of the company’s operations, from investment decisions to community partnerships.
Her approach to sustainability is deeply personal and guided by her experiences. As a mother and wife, Jackie has found a balance between her family commitments and her demanding professional role, advocating for support systems and mentorship networks that uplift women navigating similar challenges. Her role as a mentor to her team and other attorneys demonstrates her dedication to fostering an inclusive environment that champions both bold decision-making and thoughtful risk-taking.
A vocal advocate for transforming traditional legal practices in sustainability, Jackie has been instrumental in educating lenders on the importance of flexible, innovative financing approaches, an essential step in deploying large-scale clean energy projects. By creatively aligning legal strategy with sustainability objectives, Jackie is helping to reshape the clean energy landscape, pushing for impactful change at both the corporate and community levels.
For Jackie, receiving this award highlights the importance of innovative leadership in the clean energy sector. She hopes this recognition will inspire other legal and corporate leaders to rethink their roles, harnessing their influence to accelerate clean energy deployment and champion sustainable practices. Jackie’s achievements exemplify the transformative impact of bold, informed action, setting a precedent for future leaders dedicated to a more sustainable, inclusive 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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