Thinkers50 Podcast

Anke Hampel is chief sustainability officer at ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation based in Zurich, and a member of the board of directors of ABB Germany. With a background in finance, procurement, supply chain, and innovation management in the consumer goods and packaging industry, Anke is driven by a mission to unite profit with purpose. Sustainability, she contends, is a business imperative, not a fluffy add-on. Moreover, sustainability is not the preserve of seasoned experts; everyone can and should play a role. In this special episode of the Provocateurs podcast recorded live at Climate Week New York, Anke presents the business case for sustainability and shares her learnings: • Integrate sustainability into strategy: align your entire portfolio to your purpose by embedding sustainability targets directly into financial planning. • Measure what matters: apply KPI’s to every phase of the product lifecycle to track circularity. • Collaborate actively: as resources decline, cl