select Awards & RECOGNITION
Best ESG Management
Large Cap, 2023
The prestigious market research firm, GRC 20/20, awarded Mendelsohn Best ESG Management for their use of software in considering and reporting ESG factors.
2023’s Top 10 Sustainability Leaders
Mendelsohn was chosen as one of the top 10 sustainability leaders of the year by the industry's leading publication, Sustainability Magazine. After a competitive vetting process, Mendelsohn was recognized for the speed at which she has implemented large scale and robust ESG programs at Cognizant.
Bloomberg Green 30
Bloomberg names Mendelsohn as a "pioneer and leader trying to solve the climate crises" and a "mastermind" of "build[ing] sustainability into long-term planning."
BOOK
Chief Sustainability Officers at Work
In Chief Sustainability Officers at Work, Mendelsohn is interviewed as one of the top chief sustainability officers of Fortune 500 companies alongside CSOs at Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble. Mendelsohn discusses sustainability and environmental, social, governance (ESG) as a growth driver, element of risk mitigation and center-piece of enterprise strategy.
BOOK
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
Harvard Business School Professor and Financial Times director of the year, Rebecca Henderson, showcases Mendelsohn as "spearhead[ing] a major shift in how [a] company measured and managed itself."
EPA Climate Change Leader of the Year
Sophia Mendelsohn receives a Climate Leadership Award in Individual Leadership for shaping JetBlue’s polices and practices that reduce environmental impact for airline and in the aviation sector. EPA
Best Overall Transparency
Transparency Awards, 2021
Best ESG Solution
Treasury Today, Adam Smith Awards, 2020
Ringing the Nasdaq Bell
SASB and JetBlue Ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell, 2018
Top 50 Fixers of 2017
Grist, 2017
Sustainability Leader of the Year
Ethical Corporation, 2016
The Responsible 100
New York’s 100 Most Outstanding Corporate Citizens, City of State, NY, 2015