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CEF Lead Executives

EMMA STEWART, Ph.D.
Sustainability Officer
Emma is responsible for the company’s climate and environmental strategy and execution. She oversees all company-wide work to decarbonize Netflix corporate and production operations, to further raise environmental awareness through TV and film titles, and to engage the 200+ million Netflix households on sustainability. She previously led World Resources Institute’s global work on urban efficiency, climate, and finance, served as a Board member for Ecomedes and the U.S. Green Building Council, and as professional faculty at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Stanford Graduate School of Business where she taught “Intrapreneurship for Sustainability”. Emma has been named a “Bad Ass Woman in Sustainability” by GreenBiz, "top 3 speaker" by The Ecomist Summits, a “one of the most powerful women under 45” and an “urban pioneer” by FORTUNE Magazine, a “sustainability insurgent” by MIT Sloan Management Review, and one of the “Top 10 Women in Sustainability” by American Builders. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Management from Stanford University and a B.A. Hours degree in Human Sciences from Oxford University.

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GREG CARLOCK
Senior Advisor, Sustainability Science and Impact
Greg is currently Senior Advisor to the Netflix Sustainability Officer, working to develop better science, partnerships, and advocacy to increase the impact of sustainability efforts within Netflix, across the entertainment industry, and in the broader economy through its value chain and peers. Greg recently served as Policy Advisor to the National Climate Advisor under President Joe Biden where he led the development of interagency sectoral strategies and implementation plans to support the clean energy transition and decarbonization across the economy. Before that, he spent more than a decade working with corporations and governments at every level and every continent on strengthening sustainability and climate action through access to better data, tools, and research. He lives in Maryland with wife and two daughters.

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KATERINA FRAGOS
Senior Manager, Sustainability & Consumer
Katerina currently leads Netflix’s sustainability and consumer efforts, exploring how best to engage Netflix’s global members on environmental topics. She also teaches a sustainability undergraduate course at the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management as well as a graduate circular economy course at the European Institute for Sustainability and Innovation. Prior to this, Katerina worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a sustainability and climate change consultant and held numerous roles at Procter & Gamble. She has a Master’s in Sustainability from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University. She serves as a Board Director for Sierra Club Canada. Her contributions to corporate sustainability were recognized in 2020 when she was named a sustainability leader in the annual Greenbiz global 30 Under 30 list.

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STEFAN GERLICZ
Director, Sustainability & Operations
Stefan and team are responsible for delivering on two of the company’s public climate commitments: reducing emissions from global corporate and production operations, as well as netting all remaining annual emissions to zero by investing in the power of nature to retain and capture carbon. He previously led sustainability at Tesla and has worked with many Fortune 500 companies as a strategic advisor in the consulting space prior to joining Netflix. Stefan brings a diverse subject matter expertise including emissions reductions strategy & road mapping, renewable energy, electric vehicles, clean mobile power, energy efficiency, carbon credits, and many things in between. He holds an MBA from UC Davis and a B.S. degree in Global Resource Systems from the University of British Columbia.

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SHANNON BART
Manager, Sustainability & Productions
Shannon manages Netflix's sustainability efforts across the corporate, studio, and TV and film production divisions. Shannon has over 10 years experience developing and implementing sustainability programs and strategies to measure and reduce emissions and waste.

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CHERYL SLEAN
Manager, Sustainability and Storytelling
Cheryl is an award-winning writer, director, producer and educator with extensive experience writing, directing and producing for diverse media, including print (fiction, creative nonfiction, journalism, technical writing), theater, video, film, and web content. She has a background in science and technology, including a B.S. in Astronomy from UCLA, and years of experience working as a computer programmer, technical director and educator in 3D visual effects (Robert Abel & Associates, Rhythm & Hues, Inc.). Cheryl is also an activist in the climate action movement, working toward leveraging the arts and contemplative practice in support of sustainable change. She is a co-founder of L.A. EcoDharma and Desert EcoDharma, and is a coalition partner in 350.org and SoCal 350 Climate Action. She is co-executive producer of the L.A. Climate Action Arts Festival, a citywide, multidisciplinary event timed with the U.N. Climate Talks in Paris, Dec. 2015. The festival means to engage artists and broader communities in creative responses to the climate crisis.

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Latest Sustainability Reporting

Environmental Social Governance Report 2023

(July 2024)

Highlights

Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 51% compared to 2022.
Continues to match 100% of energy needs of global operations with 100% renewable electricity.
Broke ground on a major expansion of its New Mexico studio campus, which will include ground-source geothermal, a 5MW solar and 3MW battery energy storage system.
Increased incorporation of clean mobile power solutions in productions, which reduced 418 metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2023.
Has curated over 200 sustainability-themed series, films, and specials, with 80% of members watching at least one.
In 2023, 52% of global employees were women, and 56% of U.S. employees were from one or more historically underrepresented ethnic and/or racial backgrounds.
Spent nearly $600 million on suppliers from underrepresented communities in 2023.
Invested $41 million over three years in the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity globally, increasing training and opportunities within the entertainment industry for people from historically underrepresented groups.

Recent News

2024

Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) — Announced the largest ever collection of deals to purchase high-integrity sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc). Fifteen companies (including CEF Members JPMorgan Chase, Meta, Morgan Stanley, Netflix, and Samsung) have committed nearly $200 million over five years to purchase SAFc (equal to about 50 million gallons of SAF). (April 2024)

2023

Clean Mobil Power Initiative — CEF members Netflix and The Walt Disney Company, along with RMI and climate tech accelerator Third Derivative, have launched this initiative to identify and deliver cost-competitive, zero-emissions mobile power at scale for the entertainment industry, including developing alternatives to diesel generators. The initiative will bring together representatives from leading production studios with equipment suppliers and cleantech manufacturers. 5-10 “innovative startups” are invited to apply to participate in a clean mobile power accelerator program, with selection in early fall. (June 2023)

2022

More than 100 large companies and investors made a business case to the U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration last week for ambitious federal action on climate. The collective effort, called LEAD on Climate 2022 and organized by sustainability nonprofit Ceres, attracted participants—including CEF members Amazon, HP Inc, Marriott International, Microsoft, Netflix, PepsiCo, Siemens, and Unilever—that count a total of $1.6 trillion in annual revenue and $4.6 trillion in assets under management, and more than 3 million employees across all 50 states. Through two days of virtual meetings, they asked lawmakers and administration officials to (May 2022):

Meet the urgency and scale of the climate crisis with ambitious federal investments to accelerate the transition to affordable, secure, domestic clean energy.
Seize the economic opportunities to lead the world in clean energy manufacturing and deployment to create jobs, spur innovation, strengthen supply chains, and reduce costs and volatility for businesses and consumers.
Tackle inequity by targeting climate and clean energy investments in disadvantaged, rural, and frontline energy communities.

Released a new cross-genre collection called “One World, Infinite Wonder” that includes over 170 series, films and specials that honor the planet and showcase sustainability. “This collection reflects the fragility of our planet, but also how we can help it heal,” said Netflix’s Sustainability Officer Emma Stewart. (April 2022)

2021

NETFLIX — Fulfilled its June 2020 pledge of allocating 2% of its cash holdings—roughly $100 million—into Black banks and other Black-led financial institutions in the United States. (Dec 2021)

Amazon, General Motors, IKEA, Logitech, Netflix, Salesforce, and Walmart publicly voiced support for the climate provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the House reconciliation package—which includes the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP). (October, 2021)
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NETFLIX — Released updates on its internal emissions reduction efforts as part of its Net Zero + Nature commitment to achieve net zero GHG by the end of 2022, including:

Reducing electricity consumption by conducting energy efficiency audits, identifying opportunities for energy and cost savings across our offices and facilities in the US - which is where we use the most electricity;
Decarbonizing our electricity supply by enrolling all our offices and facilities in 100% clean energy programs where available;
Piloting new zero-carbon power technology to decarbonize our productions, including green hydrogen fuel cells in the UK (starting with Bridgerton Season 2) and mobile batteries in the UK, Canada, and the US;
Preserving, restoring, and protecting natural ecosystems by vetting and buying high quality carbon credits from critical landscapes; and
Engaging with leading standard-setting bodies and have received third-party validation of our target of 45% reduction by 2030 below 2019 levels.

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NETFLIX — Launched “Together for Our Planet,” a new Netflix collection consisting of over 30 sustainability stories about the environment and planetary systems. (September 2021)
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Business Alliance to Scale Climate Solutions (BASCS) — A new collaborative knowledge-sharing network serving all organizations seeking to engage, invest in, and scale climate solutions. Founding members include Amazon, Disney, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Salesforce, Unilever, and Workday. Nonprofit and public partners include Environmental Defense Fund, United Nations Environment Programme, and World Wildlife Fund, with BSR serving as Secretariat. (June, 2021)
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Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) — A new alliance launched by RMI and Environmental Defense Fund to accelerate aviation decarbonization by driving investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), catalyzing new SAF production and technological innovation, and supporting member engagement in policy-making. Founding companies involved include Boeing, BCG, Deloitte, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Netflix, and Salesforce. (April, 2021)
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NETFLIX — Announced its “Net Zero + Nature” plan, committing to achieving net-zero GHG emissions by the end of 2022 and every year thereafter. The company pledged to:

Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 45% by 2030
By the end of 2021, neutralize emissions it cannot reduce internally through investments in projects that protect existing, at-risk natural carbon sinks like tropical forests
By the end of 2022, invest in regenerative projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere by restoring ecosystems that capture and store carbon, including grasslands, mangroves, and healthy soils.

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160 million households worldwide watched at least one film or show related to sustainability, climate, or the planet on Netflix in 2020, according to Netflix. (March, 2021)
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NETFLIX — Invested $10 million in a new $1 billion Black Homeownership Initiative led by The Change Company, a Community Development Financial Institution focused on bringing racial equity to home lending. (March, 2021)
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Fortune released its “World’s Most Admired Companies” list, which ranks companies based on performance against nine criteria including investment value, quality of management, products, social responsibility, ability to attract talent. The top-10 included the following: