Anthony Watanabe
Current Position
Chief Sustainability Officer, Indorama Ventures PCL
Chair, Circular Economy, UNESCAP
Research Advisory Council, Plaksha University
Education
University of Toronto (PhD, Humanities)
Bio
In the field of business sustainability, Anthony is recognized as a global leader with more than 20 years of experience. As Chief Sustainability Officer of Indorama Ventures, a global chemical company with 114 sites in 32 countries, he drives strategies and builds partnerships that create economic, social, and environmental value.
To complement his role as CSO, Anthony advances sustainability thought leadership worldwide. In academia, he is an Adjunct Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology, teaching a module of a Professional Master's degree in Vietnam. He is both a board member of the Indorama Ventures Centre for Clean Energy and member of Research Advisory Council at Plaksha.
A champion of multilateral, multistakeholder efforts, he chairs a UN taskforce on the Circular Economy and is also co-chairing the Circular Economy Working Group of Sustainable Business COP30 scheduled to take place in Brazil in November 2025.
To facilitate capital flows to climate startups, he is also a Global Ambassador for Investors for Climate, active in over 30 countries.
Believing that lasting change begins with people, he coaches sustainability leaders to maximize their impact and their happiness in work and in life.
Awards
Canada's Clean 50 sustainability leadership
