Who's at the Top Table? the Positioning of Sustainability Leadership in Aviation.
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2025 has been a challenging year for leaders of sustainability functions across all sectors, and aviation is no exception. With significant practical barriers to achieving decarbonisation and ambitious targets to address, the pressure on sustainability leaders in aviation is acute.
Last year, I shared awhitepaperexploring why sustainability leaders are underrepresented at the C-suite across a range of industries. For this piece of research, Venari Partners has done a deep dive into aviation, seeking to understand how the sector is positioning sustainability within organisation structures.
Download this latest report to learn how leading airlines are approaching sustainable leadership, and just how much access chief sustainability officers have to the corridors of power (if they are represented on the C-suite at all):
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Alex joined Venari Partners after spending 5 years at BIE Executive where he was a Director, working with clients to help them appoint transformational leadership teams at C, C-1 and Director level across a range of sectors. Prior to BIE, Alex spent the earlier stages of his career in team management roles focused on specialist markets at Page Group and Brewer Morris, having graduated from the University of Bristol with a Bsc Econ. He leads our Sustainability search practice, which operates across the sectors Venari Partner’s serves: Aviation, Aerospace, Travel, Hospitality, Logistics, Retail, Consumer, Sustainable Packaging, Life Sciences & Healthcare. Having worked with clients across these sectors throughout his career, and with experience delivering searches that enable the implementation of sustainable change, he has developed an excellent reputation across his network. Our Sustainability search practice works with clients to appoint roles including but not limited to: Chief Sustainability Officers Sustainability Directors & Heads of Sustainability, Directors & Heads of ESG Director- level roles with responsibility for Sustainability, Environment, Social Responsibility & CSR Strategy, Innovation, Integration & Operational Implementation Reporting Supply Chain & Procurement Sustainability and climate consulting ESG Operating Partners Alex loves to spend time with his young family, travel and indulge his passion for sport. A long-suffering Spurs season ticket holder, he remains eternally hopeful that better days are ahead, but is experienced enough to know this is unlikely.
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