Renné-Malone will be tasked with driving progress on LS&Co’s sustainability goals and priorities and will also sit on the company’s Supply Chain Leadership Team.

With more than two decades of experience in sustainability strategy, Renné-Malone joins LS&Co from VF Corporation, where she served as global head of sustainability. She led sustainability across VF’s operations, supply chain, materials and products.

While in this role, Renné-Malone told Just Style in 2023: “Solving the apparel and footwear industry’s sustainability challenges starts with taking a science-based, data-driven approach with a human-centric lens to understanding the industry’s interrelated environmental and social complexities across energy, waste, material sourcing, carbon emissions, supply chain logistics and worker rights and wellbeing."

This role also saw her develop VF’s Science-Based Targets roadmap and its Green Bond Framework, resulting in the first green bond issuance in the apparel and footwear industry.

“Sustainability is core to who we are as a company and how we operate — from our supply chain to our products to the communities where we work,” comments Chris Callieri, LS&Co.’s chief supply chain officer.

“Bringing in a leader of Jeannie’s calibre reflects our continued commitment to making meaningful progress on our sustainability goals and our belief that this work is essential to our long-term success as a business. I am proud to have this function as part of our Supply Chain organisation, and I look forward to the impact Jeannie and her team will have across LS&Co.”

“This is great news for our work to build on our recent sustainability efforts to both reinforce its importance to our company and take advantage of the opportunities for continued progress in and beyond our industry,” Callieri adds.

Writing on LinkedIn, Renné-Malone said: "I am thrilled to share that I am joining LS&Co as VP, Chief Sustainability Officer on December 1! I’ve long admired the company’s values, iconic brands, and commitment to using its influence to drive positive change. I am so excited to work alongside an incredibly talented team to build on a strong foundation, advance our sustainability priorities, and translate ambition into meaningful action across the business and supply chain. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity and can’t wait to get started!"

Earlier this year, Jeffrey Hogue, chief sustainability officer at LS&Co, shared an update on its progress toward renewable energy and net zero emissions targets with Just Style. While the company fell just short of its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Scope 1 and 2 by 90% by fiscal 2025, Hogue said coming so close still reflects “years of disciplined effort and investment”.