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GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY & PRODUCT INNOVATION
Operations & Sustainability Leader
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstystevenson
  • Twitter: @scaleimpactnow
Professional Summary

Innovative Cross-Sector Supply Chain, Product and Sustainability Leader with 20 years in progressive roles with Fortune 100/500 & Start-Ups. Stakeholder Engagement specialist. Coalition Builder & Non-Profit Executive. Apple & Sustainable Apparel Coalition alum.

Advisory Board Member - Material Innovation Initiative, Alante Capital & Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Skills
  • Tech & Retail Sustainable Business Transformation
  • ESG & Corporate Sustainability / CSR
  • Circular Economy Innovation
  • Product Development & Supply Chain
  • Strategy & Operations
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership & Coaching
Work History
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY & PRODUCT INNOVATION05/2017 to Current
Gap Inc. – San Francisco,CA

Senior Director, Global Sustainability07/2020 - current

Within first 6 months -

  • Business integration wins: Transformed Environmental Sustainability Team to align with key business priorities. Secured dedicated sustainability roles at Old Navy and Athleta to better embed sustainability into the heart of business. Embedded sustainability into GIS sourcing score card. Kicked off training cross-functional Inc. & brand employees to embed sustainability into SMART goals. Pivoted sustainable product priorities to core categories within each brand as top priority for conversion, embedding into brand LRP and Product Roadmap
  • Brand wins: Supported - launch of Gap Teen sustainable Collection, built Gap Generation Good criteria and execution of Spr21 adoption, Gap Kids"Be The Future" campaign, debut Circular Denim with Banana and Gap, created cross-brand Design for Recyclability guidelines, developed ambitious 2020+ sustainability strategies, goals, KPIs and work plans with Athleta and Old Navy
  • Positioned Gap Inc. as an industry leader and increased sourcing security for sustainable cotton as first brand to join USCTP
  • Launched 3rd party sustainability marketing work to amplify and cut-through brand and Inc. storytelling across key stakeholders
  • Delivered on sustainability reporting, including ESG, with a continued high rating

Senior Director, Sustainable Product Innovation 05/2017 - 06/2020

  • Quickly promoted to lead Product Innovation team.
  • Catalyzed cross-functional Design, Merchandising, Production, R&D and Global Sourcing teams to design, develop, pilot & launch innovative product solutions across Gap Inc.'s portfolio of brands.
  • Built new product development process with human-centric / systems thinking approach, and embedded innovation mindset across multiple P2M functions
GLOBAL TEXTILES PROGRAM LEAD10/2015 to 05/2017
IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (Amsterdam) – San Francisco,CA
  • Established "Race to the Top" multi-stakeholder collective action initiative in Vietnam, delivering 6-figure cost savings per factory, better working conditions and higher environmental performance within the first 12 months for key partners including Levi-Strauss & Co, Gap Inc., Marks & Spencer, Nike, Walmart, SAC, IFC, ILO/Better Work, and local government
VICE PRESIDENT IMPACT & GROWTH04/2012 to 12/2015
Sustainable Apparel Coalition – San Francisco,CA
  • Led early-stage content and platform development of Higg Index, a suite of sustainability assessment tools used by global retailers, including Patagonia, Walmart, VFC, PVH, H&M, C&A, Inditex. Powered short- and long-term support for Higg Index, attaining 10-fold increase in adoption first 2 years. Secured 25% YoY growth in new-member revenue, renewals, and alternative revenue streams, tripling members to 140 leading organizations, and securing donor grants. Build long range strategic growth plan, managed 7-figure P&L
GLOBAL OPERATIONS & SUPPLIER RESPONSIBILITY04/2000 to 11/2011
Apple – Singapore, China, Mexico, Czech Republic, CA,South Korea,

Head of Business Integration & Supplier Responsibility, CA 06/2007 - 11/2011

  • Integrated sustainability into Apple's Global Operations teams; Developed and implemented Apple's Supplier Responsibility Assessment and Audit protocol; Launched Apple's innovative Supplier Employee Education and Development Program to 100's of 1,000's of factory workers
  • Company representative in Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), Co-Chair of Working Hours and Conflict Free Smelter Program Working Groups, with Intel, IBM, Dell, HP, Ford

Senior Global Supply Chain Manager, CA 04/2003 - 06/2007

  • Responsible for 8-figure spend, 15+ strategic suppliers, multiple BOM's on all iPod family product lines. Negotiated RFQ and business awards, assessed and mitigated business risk
  • Drove overall new product development, P2M and build readiness with Engineering, Operations, Design, Finance, Quality and Supplier teams

Global OEM Manufacturing Manager,Singapore, China, Czech Republic, Mexico04/2000 - 04/2003

  • Led production of Apple products on-site at OEM plants in APAC, EMEA and North America, coordinating efforts between global Materials, Planning, Quality, Logistics, and Product team. Planned capacity, budgeting, sourcing and overall factory readiness for production
Education
Sustainable Finance & ESG Investing: Executive EducationNYU Stern School Of Business- New York, NY
Bachelor of Applied Science (Materials): Graduated With First Class HonorsUniversity Of Technology- Sydney, Australia

Awarded the Hatrick Jotun Prize, RFG MacMillan Prize, and First Place IMMA Contest

CoachCo-Active Training Institute (CTI) - San Francisco, CA
Early Accomplishments
  • Hewlett-Packard, Singapore. Drove product quality engineering and sourcing for integrated circuit components & semiconductors
  • The Australian Nuclear Scientific & Technology Organization, Sydney, Australia. Evolved nuclear waste ground containment solutions
  • BlueScope Steel, Port Kembla, Australia. Developed sustainable chromate-free primer coatings for commoditized metal substrates
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Gap Inc.
  • IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (Amsterdam)
  • Sustainable Apparel Coalition
  • Apple

School Attended

  • NYU Stern School Of Business
  • University Of Technology
  • Co-Active Training Institute (CTI)

Job Titles Held:

  • GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY & PRODUCT INNOVATION
  • GLOBAL TEXTILES PROGRAM LEAD
  • VICE PRESIDENT IMPACT & GROWTH
  • GLOBAL OPERATIONS & SUPPLIER RESPONSIBILITY

Degrees

  • Sustainable Finance & ESG Investing : Executive Education
    Bachelor of Applied Science (Materials) : Graduated With First Class Honors
    Coach

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