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Jessica Nelson

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Jessica Nelson

Sustainability Project Manager, Ben & Jerry's

Jessica is the Sustainability Specialist and Project Manager at Ben & Jerry's, responsible for SBT accounting, B Corp, and reporting. Previously, she spent 13 years at Lush overseeing systems, compliance and reporting for Ethics as a GRI-certified professional and 7 years in academia and public policy, specializing in water stress, near-urban agriculture and forestry, and comprehensive planning. She holds additional certifications in both Sustainability & Climate Risk Management (GARP) and Project Management (PMI). Jessica splits time between the unceded territories of the Duwamish, Skagit, Tulalip (Western Washington) and settled territories of the Kiowa and Osage (Oklahoma), where she can be found cheering on nieces and nephews or hiking with her dogs.

Jessica Nelson · Green Jobs Pavilion 2026 | Green Jobs Board