Bethany Jenkins

About Bethany Jenkins

I am an environmental sustainability professional specializing in waste diversion, behavior change and communication strategies. I have implemented a range of pilots seeking innovative recycling solutions and executed large-scale archetype projects including assisting a Fortune 100 Company achieve a 60% diversion of operational waste from landfill in 5 years. As part of a small team with an extensive portfolio of work, I excel in prioritizing and managing complex projects, identifying and removing barriers, influencing and engaging key stakeholders of all levels, and seeing projects to completion no matter what it takes. The passion and commitment I have for wildlife and the environment is my mission and motivation as I work to inspire others towards meaningful action.

Experience

1. Sustainability Manager, Americas

   Informa

   Jan 2021 — Present

   Responsible for leading sustainability solutions and implementation within the Informa segments and across portfolios for North, South and Central America with a focus on targets outlined through the FasterForward sustainability strategy.Guide and influence top grossing events within the Informa Markets segment to accelerate their level of sustainability utilizing internal strategy planning tools and frameworks focused on waste reduction, procurement, energy efficiency, relevant content and communications, charity partnerships and community involvement. Generate post-show executive summaries and reporting for demonstrable improvements on costs, revenues, reputation, operational impact and/or market opportunity.Train and up-skill operational, marketing, sales, content and other teams in sustainability topics to become self-reliant on managing show sustainability and mitigating risks.Collaborate with sustainability managers in Asia and EMEA regions to continually develop Informa’s sustainable events framework, processes and objectives as well as share best practices across the business.Engage with venues, vendors and general service contractors to align on sustainability objectives and ensure proper execution on-site.Provide and coordinate regional collection of relevant data for sustainability reporting and work with London-based team to ensure global sustainability is communicated and delivered internally and externally.

Education

• Wilkes University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication and Media Studies

• University of Westminster

  Communication and Media Studies