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Head of Environment & Net Zero, Entain: The SustainabilityX® Magazine's Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ 2024 Awardee
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"Sustainability is both an art and a science. It requires embracing discomfort while being surrounded by experts from various fields. It’s niche, yet deeply interdisciplinary—that’s what excites me the most. But it’s also why climate change stands as the most complex challenge of our generation."- Sandhya Sabapathy, Head of Environment & Net Zero, Entain, United Kingdom & The SustainabilityX® Magazine Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards 2024 (#SustXGlobal50) Awardee
Sandhya Sabapathy is a visionary leader, consultant, and advocate for sustainability, social impact, and equity. With over 15 years of leadership experience in Fortune 500 companies across 15 global markets, she has successfully driven systemic change by implementing scalable, long-term sustainability strategies. Sandhya’s expertise spans ESG, EDI, and commercial business development, with a particular focus on initiating large-scale projects that balance profitability with social and environmental responsibility. Currently, she leads the environment and net-zero strategy at Entain, a FTSE100 company, where she is recognized for driving innovative solutions that support a sustainable future.
As co-founder of Kaleidoscope, Sandhya empowers businesses, governments, and non-profits through impactful workshops and keynotes on topics like Diversity & Inclusion, Public-Private Partnerships, and Innovation Management. Her bold leadership philosophy is grounded in her belief that "embracing boldness means challenging the status quo, innovating without fear, and persisting in the face of adversity." Sandhya applies this principle to her work in the corporate world, developing sustainable strategies and achieving net-zero goals for multinational organizations.
Sandhya’s bold leadership extends beyond her professional achievements. She dedicates over 120 hours annually to volunteering and serves on charity boards focused on education and the environment. Through her social media platforms, where she has over 40,000 followers, she educates audiences on sustainability, ESG, and diversity, making complex concepts accessible and actionable. As a third-culture kid growing up in the Middle East, she learned to navigate multiple identities, a skill she now uses to foster inclusivity and lead cross-cultural initiatives with empathy and understanding.
One of her most transformative initiatives was the Charity and Social Enterprise Collaboration project, which impacted over 30,000 students and 60,000 adults across underserved communities in the UK and Ireland. By establishing partnerships with 45 charities and social enterprises, Sandhya spearheaded a bold initiative that improved educational and employment opportunities, driving long-lasting improvements in social mobility.
Receiving the Global 50 Women in Sustainability Award™ is a deeply meaningful recognition of Sandhya’s dedication to sustainability and social impact leadership. She envisions a future where women lead with resilience, innovation, and inclusivity in sustainability, paving the way for gender equity and impactful leadership. Her bold approach continues to inspire individuals and organizations worldwide to take decisive action for a more sustainable and equitable future.
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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