KARA HURST
‘WE’VE SEEN THAT JOB CREATION AND LOCAL ECONOMIC INVESTMENT ARE REGULARLY A RESULT OF RENEWABLE-ENERGY PROJECTS.’
Hurst is chief sustainability officer at Amazon, which leads the world in corporate renewables purchasing, and this year made significant investments in direct air capture technology, which pulls CO2 from the air. Hurst also spearheaded The Climate Pledge, a group of more than 400 companies that have pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.
ROBIN ZENG
Zeng is founder, chairman, and general manager of CATL, the global leader in battery design and manufacturing for electric passenger vehicles. The company makes up 37% of the global EV-battery market, supplying automakers including Tesla, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Ford. Zeng has said that “innovation is in the genes of CATL.” As of this year, four of CATL’s factories have achieved carbon-neutral status, a critical step toward reaching its goal of carbon-neutral operations by 2025, and across its value
