Excellence in environmental, health, safety and sustainability management drives long-term business performance, and creates a happy, safe and engaged workforce.

Jessica Wollmuth

EY Americas Climate Change and Sustainability Services Deputy Leader

Sustainability leader. Environment, health and safety advocate. Passionate about integrating environmental management and business strategy. Mother of two teenage girls. National park enthusiast.

Jessica leads cross-functional and cross-cultural teams on environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability engagements from diverse industries.

She previously led the engagement team at a Fortune 100 agriculture company. Jessica conducted a global environmental risk and gap assessment, developed environmental policies and management system standards, and implemented environmental management and information management systems at over 600 facilities.

Prior to joining EY, Jessica was responsible for the business and technical development of a major engineering and architecture services organization’s global sustainability consulting business. She was also the first program manager for a global industry consortium of apparel companies, that worked jointly to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their supply chains.

Jessica holds an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  She also holds a BS in Engineering and Public Policy, and a BA in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

How Jessica is building a better working world

“Throughout my career, I have helped companies transform and innovate their EHS practices, helping them to deliver long-term value through sustainable development. Sustainable development is the pathway to a future we all want to live in. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, protect our environment and enhance our communities. What we see as just a possibility today, will lead us toward a sustainable future.”

 

Jessica’s latest thinking

Practical steps forward for sustainability actions

How companies can improve sustainability performance in the current economic environment

29 Feb 2024 Anne Munaretto +1

Why EHS transformation is critical to ESG progress

By leveraging the learnings and practices of EHS professionals, business leaders can accelerate ESG performance. Learn more.

26 May 2023 Roberto Garcia +1

How industrial leaders can use sustainability to create value

Industrial companies must embed value-led sustainability and deploy digital tools to stay ahead of the curve. Learn more.

06 Jun 2022 Claudio Knizek +4
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