David Croft leads global sustainability for Reckitt, a leading health and home-hygiene company. He works with farmers, communities and manufacturers internationally alongside Reckitt’s global supply-chain and brand teams. Mr Croft has extensive leadership experience in global companies, having held senior roles at Diageo, Kraft Foods and Cadbury, and the UK retailers Waitrose and the Co-operative Group, where he led technical, marketing and sustainability functions. Mr Croft chairs the Business Industry Advisory Council’s Development Committee, leading private-sector input to the OECD Development Committee.

In March 2021, under David’s leadership, Reckitt launched its 2030 sustainability road map, centred around three pillars of Purpose-led Brands, a Healthier Planet and a Fairer Society and backed by over £1bn of investment. David is also a member of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.

David and his team of 40 are embedding sustainability with Reckitt’s functions including R&D, supply chain and brands, and within its global markets to motivate and support business growth across their 40,000 team. They are already making tangible progress on this journey by delivering on the business’s science-based targets for a 1.5°C future and its ambition to be net zero by 2040.