Magali Anderson
Former Chief Sustainability & Innovation Officer (CSIO) and Member of the Executive Committee, Holcim
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Holcim Awards Silver Asia Pacific
Winner presentation to Ancient Rejuvenation in China (l-r): Magali Anderson, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer of the Holcim Group; Xian Lu, Italy on behalf of ARCity Office, Shenzhen, China; Philippe Block, Member of the Holcim Awards jury Asia Pacific 2020 and Professor of Architecture & Structure, ETH Zurich.
Last updated: September 01, 2023 Zug, Switzerland
Magali Anderson was appointed Holcim's first Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) in October 2019, and led a new era of excellence in sustainability, innovation, and health and safety – from launching the sector’s first net-zero roadmap to reaching a new level of performance in health and safety.
In September 2020 Holcim announced its net zero pledge, setting itself the most ambitious climate objectives in its industry, validated by Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Pursuing its rigorous science-based approach, Holcim is currently working with SBTi to set the industry’s very first benchmark for aligning climate goals to a 1.5°C future for cement. Upon completion of this work, Holcim will publish its very first climate transition report in 2022. Consistent with its governance, this report will be submitted to its shareholders for a non-binding vote in 2022.
Magali Anderson stepped down from the Executive Committee of Holcim to pursue new career opportunities as a Board member and support of NGOs. She was previously Head of Health & Safety at Holcim (2016-19), driving a program to reduce the number of incidents both on-site and on-road. She has extensive international industry experience, acquired in a variety of general management, operational and functional roles at Schlumberger in countries such as Brazil, Nigeria, Indonesia, Angola, Romania, and China.
Magali Anderson studied mechanical engineering at the Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), France (1984-89).
She has served on advisory boards including the World Green Building Council (WGBC), MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium, and Business for Nature, as co-chaired the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Built Environment and the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) 2050 roadmap projects.
She was a member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation from October 2019 until August 2023 and participated in the first Roundtable to prepare the topics of the Holcim Forum “Re-materializing Construction” in 2019.
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