Introduction

The role of the Chief Sustainability Officer is a newly emerged strategic function that focuses on operationalizing external feedback from investors, customers and stakeholders for commercial success. It is usually a cross functional effort, cascading targets across the various functions of an organization.

In this podcast, Trisha Taneja, Deutsche Bank’s Global Head of ESG for Capital Markets & Advisory, speaks to Ezgi Barcenas, AB Inbev’s Chief Sustainability Officer, about the role of the Chief Sustainability Officer in a corporation. Listen in to find out more about the remit of a CSO, how the role can leverage ESG to enable a corporate’s growth strategy and how AB Inbev believes a strong sustainability agenda and supply chain security and resilience is vital for its future.