James McCall

Background

About James McCall

James is a proven sustainability leader with nearly three decades of experience driving environmental and operational excellence at some of the world’s largest corporations. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Hewlett-Packard, Inc (HP), where he oversaw both the Sustainability and Product Compliance organizations. Leading a global team of nearly 300 professionals, he delivered on ambitious annual goals that helped HP earn top scores for transparency, impact, and driving meaningful progress from the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Corporate Knights, MCSI, EcoVadis, and a rare 'Triple A' rating across Climate, Water, and Forestry from CDP. In 2023, he was named one of the Global ESG50 top executives by Constellation Research. Before joining HP, James spent more than 24 years at Procter & Gamble (P&G) in a variety of engineering, manufacturing, and sustainability leadership positions. As P&G’s Global Climate and Supply Chain Sustainability Leader, he played a key role in the company’s climate and forestry investments, including their commitment to being carbon neutral for the decade. His efforts helped transition P&G’s 140 sites in 40 countries to 100% renewable electricity reducing their absolute carbon footprint, while in parallel investing in large-scale carbon projects to help offset remaining emissions. James also brings deep experience in nature-based climate solutions. He has worked with global partners including WWF, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, and The Arbor Day Foundation to help design and implement forest conservation projects that have protected hundreds of thousands of hectares of critical ecosystems around the world. James holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and is widely recognized for his ability to bridge corporate strategy with meaningful sustainability outcomes at scale.