Dawn Emerson

Dawn Emerson is a highly experienced professional in sustainability and environmental management, currently serving as the Global Sustainability & External Affairs Leader for Cargill Bioindustrial Group since January 2011. Under this role, Dawn leads sustainability initiatives across a diverse global business group, focusing on biobased molecules that address contemporary challenges. Prior to this, Dawn held various leadership positions within Cargill, including Sustainability Lead for the Agricultural Supply Chain in the EMEA region and Sustainability Compliance Lead for Biofuels, where expertise in compliance and sustainability certification was developed. Before joining Cargill, Dawn worked as Group Environment Manager at Standard Life, Energy Manager at Diageo, and held multiple roles at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Dawn's educational background includes a BSc (hons) in Marine Resource Management from the University of Aberdeen.