Sylvamo

Chief Sustainability Officer

James is responsible for developing and coordinating Sylvamo’s global ESG strategy, sustainability, community engagement programs, Sylvamo’s 2030 goals and key customer initiatives. Prior to this role, James worked with International Paper for 24 years, most recently as director of the global citizenship department, where he supported the creation of several enterprise wide programs, including setting the Vision 2030 goals. He also worked in the environment, health and safety organization where he held various positions dealing with workers’ health, environmental regulations, health and safety programs and sustainability initiatives. James has a bachelor’s degree in international studies, with an emphasis in Eastern European and Soviet foreign policy, from Rhodes College.

Sustainability Program Manager

Jace currently sits within Sylvamo’s Corporate Affairs group; more specifically, she is on the corporate Sustainability team that is responsible for issuing Sylvamo’s annual ESG report, amongst many other external reporting facets. She leads a cross functional team responsible for developing the strategy and tactics to achieve Sylvamo’s GHG emissions reduction goal. She also collaborates with the different staff groups to answer any ESG or climate-risk related questions our stakeholders may have. She began with IP in 2012, having roles in NAC finance, energy procurement and budgeting. While evaluating renewable energy projects for IP, she brought awareness and opportunities to leadership and this led to a passion for sustainability. She then moved into responsible sourcing where she assessed our supplychain risk, ultimately establishing a comprehension of all types of risk involved within ESG reporting. She graduated Mississippi State University with a Bachelors and Masters in Professional Accountancy.

Global Sustainability Manager

Since joining the company in 2021, Nathan has been focused on refining Sylvamo’s sustainability strategy, building capacity for performance measurement and reporting, communicating ESG priorities to stakeholders and helping drive progress toward Sylvamo’s 2030 goals, particularly those related to responsible fiber sourcing. Nathan manages Sylvamo’s fiber certification program in North America as well global partnerships with ENGOs. He is also heavily involved in developing organizational readiness for regulatory compliance. Nathan holds a PhD in Biorenewable Systems from Penn State University along with degrees in Forest Resources and Wood Science.