Elizabeth Carttar is Head of Sustainability at Zalando SE, a role she stepped into at the beginning of 2024. She is passionate about using business as a force for good and specialises in aligning financial performance with sustainability goals to support long-term growth and resilience.
With experience spanning sustainability strategy, organisational change and entrepreneurial leadership, Elizabeth works at the intersection of innovation and impact. At Zalando, she leads the company’s sustainability agenda, advancing climate, circularity and decent-work priorities while ensuring these goals are embedded across core business functions. Her focus includes driving progress towards Zalando’s Net Zero ambitions, strengthening supply-chain transparency, and supporting teams across the company in making sustainability a practical, value-adding part of decision-making.
Before joining Zalando, Elizabeth built a broad international background supporting businesses through periods of transformation and growth. She is known for her collaborative approach, clear communication and ability to translate complex sustainability challenges into actionable strategies.
Elizabeth brings a belief that credible, integrated sustainability is essential to commercial success — and that companies have a unique opportunity to create lasting value for people and the planet.
