Sustainability LIVE @ LCAW: CSO & Leadership Expansions

Sustainabilitymag · May 26, 2026 · 847 words · By Chloe Williment

Climate Action Networking Supply Chain Decarbonization Corporate Sustainability

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What to know about Climate Action Networking

The article announces the expansion of the speaker line-up for Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit, taking place during London Climate Action Week 2026. It highlights the participation of various Chief Sustainability Officers and outlines the event's focus on decarbonization, sustainable supply chains, and ESG priorities.

Propaganda risk 20%

Claims checked 18

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

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What happened

Sustainability LIVE @ LCAW: CSO & Leadership Expansions London Climate Action Week (LCAW) was founded in 2019.

Why it matters

Since then, it has brought together and showcased climate resilience, sustainable finance, net zero goals and the energy transition.

Common ground

LCAW’s themes include shaping global climate action, delivering a net zero UK, climate collaboration in London and engaging the whole of society for decarbonisation and resilience.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Climate Action Networking story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit, happening on 25 June, has announced a huge expansion to its speaker line-up ahead of LCAW 2026?
How does this story connect Climate Action Networking with Supply Chain Decarbonization over the next few days?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/sustainability-live-lcaw-cso-leadership-expan…

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 95%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.

Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit, happening on 25 June, has announced a huge expansion to its speaker line-up ahead of LCAW 2026.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple cross-references from Sustainabilitymag confirm the event 'Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit' is taking place on 25 June 2026 at Code Node during London Climate Action Week.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Cities Summit is an international conference series on public governance and the sustainable development of cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cities_Summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit was the twentieth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), a Head of State and Government meeting held at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa on 22–2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_G20_Johannesburg_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sustainability or being sustainable (from the Latin sustinere – hold up, hold upright; furnish with means of support; bear, undergo, endure) is the ability to continue over a long period of time. In m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability

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Claim 2: “Annelie Selander, Chief Sustainability Officer at Westbury Street Holdings”

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Multiple sources (Sustainabilitymag and Supplychaindigital) confirm Annelie Selander is the Chief Sustainability Officer at WSH Limited (Westbury Street Holdings).

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Annelie Selander, Chief Sustainability Officer, WSH Limited (Westbury Street Holdings)
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/discover-the-future-of-su…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Annelie Selander, Chief Sustainability Officer at WSH Limited (Westbury Street Holdings), brings more than 15 years of experience in the food industry
https://supplychaindigital.com/news/gain-exec-insights-into-…

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Claim 3: “Dr Adam Read, Member of the Order of the British Empire and Chief Sustainability Officer at SUEZ Recycling & Recovery”

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Web search results from LinkedIn and X (Twitter) confirm Dr Adam Read is an MBE and the Chief Sustainability & External Affairs Officer at SUEZ UK.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New Year Honours are appointments by King Charles III among the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_Year_Honours

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_Year_Honours

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Queen's Birthday Honours for 2021 are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Birthday_Honours

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Claim 4: “Isabelle Spiegel, Vice-President of Environment at VINCI Group”

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The evidence provides general information about the name 'Isabelle' and the company 'Vinci SA', but does not confirm that Isabelle Spiegel is the Vice-President of Environment at VINCI Group.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vinci (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃si]; corporately styled VINCI) is a French concessions and construction company founded in 1899 as Société Générale d'Entreprises. Its head office is in Nanterre, in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinci_SA

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web search NEUTRAL — Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of Elisabeth. Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel

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web search NEUTRAL — What is the meaning of the name Isabelle? Discover the origin, popularity, Isabelle name meaning, and names related to Isabelle with Mama Natural’s fantastic baby names guide.
https://www.mamanatural.com/baby-names/girls/isabelle/

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Claim 5: “Jennifer Motles, Chief Sustainability Officer at Philip Morris International”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit at LCAW 2026 will take place on 25 June 2026 at CodeNode in London”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 7: “London Climate Action Week (LCAW) was founded in 2019.”

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The provided evidence consists of general information about London, E3G, and Excel London, but contains no mention of the founding date of London Climate Action Week.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — E3G (Third Generation Environmentalism) is a climate change think tank operating to accelerate a global transition to a low-carbon future. The organisation has staff based in Brussels, Berlin, London …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E3G

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Excel London (formerly styled as ExCeL, an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an international exhibition and convention centre in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. The facility…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excel_London

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Food Tank: The Think Tank for Food is a global non-profit community working towards positive transformation in how food is produced and consumed. Founded in 2013, it is a research and advocacy organiz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Tank

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Claim 8: “Øistein Jensen, Chief Sustainability Officer at Odfjell SE”

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Multiple sources (Sustainabilitymag and Supplychaindigital) confirm Øistein Jensen is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Odfjell SE.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Øistein Jensen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Odfjell SE
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/discover-the-future-of-su…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Øistein Jensen, Chief Sustainability Officer at Odfjell SE, joined the company in his current role in 2020
https://supplychaindigital.com/news/gain-exec-insights-into-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Future of Sustainable Supply Chains panel brings together Øistein Jensen, Chief Sustainability Officer at Odfjell SE, Annelie Selander, Chief Sustainability Officer at WSH Limited and Katherine Pi…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/7-critical-sustainability…

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Claim 9: “Ben Shields, Executive Director for Advisory at SLR.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 10: “Scope 3 emissions, those generated throughout the value chain, tend to account for the majority of a company's carbon footprint”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 11: “The expansion includes adding 13 Chief Sustainability Officers and sustainability leaders from organisations such as Philip Morris International, PepsiCo, ADM, VINCI Group and RELX”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains general information about sustainability and unrelated company lists, but does not mention the specific expansion of 13 leaders for the Sustainability LIVE summit.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Cities Summit is an international conference series on public governance and the sustainable development of cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cities_Summit

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Claim 12: “Roel van Poppel, Chief Sustainability Officer at ofi”

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Claim 13: “Katherine Pickus, Chief Sustainability Officer at ADM”

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Multiple sources (Sustainabilitymag and Supplychaindigital) confirm Katherine Pickus is the Chief Sustainability Officer at ADM.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Katherine Pickus, Chief Sustainability Officer, ADM
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/discover-the-future-of-su…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Katherine Pickus, Chief Sustainability Officer at ADM, joined the company in 2025 from Tyson Foods
https://supplychaindigital.com/news/gain-exec-insights-into-…

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Claim 14: “Organised by BizClik, the global B2B media and events company”

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Claim 15: “Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo”

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Multiple web search results, including LinkedIn and the World Economic Forum, confirm Jim Andrew is the Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jim Andrew Jim Andrew is an influencer. Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo; EVP and Executive Committee member. Purchase, New York, United States. 36K ...
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpandrew

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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Andrew joined PepsiCo in 2016 and currently leads pep+, PepsiCo's holistic transformation agenda with sustainability at the center, including the strategic ...
https://www.pepsico.com/leadership/jim-andrew

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web search NEUTRAL — Jim Andrew is EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer of PepsiCo. He leads PepsiCo's transformative agenda, PepsiCo Positive (pep+), across three key ...
https://www.weforum.org/stories/authors/jim-andrew/

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Claim 16: “Sophie Graham, Chief Sustainability Officer at IFS”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 17: “Dr Márcia Balisciano, Chief Sustainability Officer at RELX”

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Claim 18: “Garrett Quinn, Group Head of Sustainability at Smurfit Westrock”

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Multiple independent sources (Sustainabilitymag and Procurementmag) confirm Garrett Quinn is the Group Head of Sustainability, Branding and Communications at Smurfit Westrock.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Garrett Quinn, Group Head of Sustainability, Branding and Communications, Smurfit Westrock
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/learn-about-global-decarb…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Garrett Quinn, Group Head of Sustainability, Branding and Communications at Smurfit Westrock
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cross reference SUPPORTS — It will feature Nicole Sautter, Senior Director of Global Sustainability at American Express Global Business Travel, Jessica Hyman, Chief Sustainability Officer at Atlassian and Garrett Quinn, Group H…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/7-critical-sustainability…

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