As the urgency for sustainable consumption grows, businesses and consumers need both incentives and seamless solutions to make circular choices the default. This keynote explores how payments technology can enable more sustainable business models, from product-as-a-service to resale and repair ecosystems, while also informing and inspiring consumers to make lower-impact decisions. By embedding sustainability into everyday transactions, we unlock new value creation opportunities and accelerate the transition to a more circular, regenerative economy
Ellen Jackowski
Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer
Mastercard
Ellen Jackowski is Chief Sustainability Officer at Mastercard, where she is spearheading the integration of the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy into the organization and throughout its value chain.
As part of this work, she is driving climate leadership for Mastercard-wide programs and commitments, such as reaching net-zero emissions by 2040, accelerating the company’s impact in driving sustainable choices across the value chain, and advancing inclusive climate action. Mastercard’s ESG efforts, established more than a decade ago, are rooted in a belief of doing well by doing good in order to have true impact and enable both people and the planet to thrive.
Previously, Ellen served as Chief Impact Officer and Head of Sustainable Impact at HP. Her global team developed and delivered a wide range of programs focused on climate action, human rights and digital equity. Earlier in her career, she served in several management and consulting roles.
Ellen is part of the advisory board of the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network, is a deputy advisor on the World Economic Forum’s Champions for Nature community and has served as a faculty member of The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme at the University of Cambridge.
