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Omnicom names Karen van Bergen Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer
Liz Unamo| 18 de julio de 2021
Karen Van Bergen de Omnicom
Omnicom Group announced the appointment of Karen van Bergen to Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer, reporting to John Wren, Chairman and CEO, Omnicom. In this role, van Bergen will be responsible for overseeing the company’s climate change initiatives and processes which include setting measurable goals, policies and partnerships that will reduce its carbon footprint. This new position will be in addition to her current role as EVP and Dean of Omnicom University. Van Bergen’s appointment underpins Omnicom’s on-going effort to reduce the environmental impact of its operations across its global networks and agencies. Nearly five years ago, the company established sustainability goals aimed at reducing its energy use while increasing use of renewable resources. With these goals targeted for completion by 2023, van Bergen will work with executive leadership on developing a climate action plan with the goal of further reducing Omnicom’s carbon footprint.”By 2023, we will have exceeded our current sustainability goals and are committed to developing and implementing an even more ambitious climate action plan,” said John Wren, Chairman and CEO of Omnicom. “Karen van Bergen is just the right leader for this effort given her long tenure with Omnicom and excellent previous experience with environmental initiatives at multinational corporations. Under her leadership, I have no doubt we will continue to raise the bar in minimizing the environmental impact of our global operations.”
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