
Ashley Allen
President
CSO Copilot & Sr. Advisor CO2EFFICIENT
Ashley Allen is a sustainability executive and climate change champion with a 20 year career that spans the private and public sectors, including eight years in the food and beverage sector and 10 years in international diplomacy. Ashley is the Founder and President of CSO Copilot, a professional consultancy that partners with corporate leaders to provide strategic sustainability support. Previously, Ashley served as the Chief Sustainability Officer at Oatly where she built an industry-leading, purpose-driven Global Sustainability Department and designed and set a global corporate sustainability strategy. She modernized and upgraded Oatly’s ESG portfolio and disclosures and helped the company navigate a successful IPO in 2021. She has extensive experience embedding sustainability in all stages along companies’ full value chains. She has championed innovative and collaborative sustainability and climate change strategies and solutions throughout her career with Mars, Inc., the U.S. Department of State, USAID, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. She is a skilled and seasoned public speaker, facilitator and influencer.