MARELLI ’ S DENISE LANA MOLINA ON DRIVING CHANGE AT NET ZERO LIVE LONDON 2024

To discuss how to drive ESG strategies and build long-term transformation , Denise Lana Molina , Global Head of Sustainability at Marelli , took to the stage on Day 2 . Molina started her sustainability career 18 years ago in Brazil and worked across South America before moving to Italy for her current role . Vehicle manufacturer Marelli is based in Tokyo and its complete e-Powertrain system supplier has the scope of managing , controlling and optimising the complete flow of energy in EVs .

“ I think where ESG plays a friendly role is in helping us to harmonise metrics , in how we can make things work and find the common ground ,” she said in her talk . “ Not even our customers are aligned on what they expect from us as a supplier . When it comes to sustainability , they have different ways of measuring ways of understanding different priorities .”

Denise went on to point out that passenger cars are only accountable for 17 % of the world ' s emissions . The transition to electric vehicles is not enough to decarbonise the sector as a whole .

Following the event , we caught up with Molina to hear about her experience at the show .

“ I was honoured to share my thoughts and experiences with a high-level audience at Sustainability LIVE ' s Net Zero event in London ,” she said . “ The networking sessions

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