Jennie McCarthy has 20 years of experience in sustainability and ESG strategy and implementation in the apparel and accessories industry. Jennie McCarthy, Esq. is a social, environmental, and product compliance expert who has developed ESG strategies and implemented sustainability programs within companies, such as PVH, LVMH, DKNY, and G-III Apparel and with the companies’ business partners and licensees. In these roles, she has benchmarked suppliers’ performance across multiple standards to reduce redundancy and increase remediation efforts in the supply chains. She served as the Co-Chair of the American Apparel and Footwear Associations (AAFA) Product Safety Committee 2017-2020. Jennie is currently Vice President at
Ethos Matters, LLC where she continues to provide ESG strategic guidance to Private Equity firms. In this role, she also conducts ESG due diligence for new acquisitions and existing portfolio companies in the US and Europe. She helps emerging direct-to-consumer companies navigate challenges in complex, extended supply chains related to labor, environmental, and restricted substances as well as the prevention of greenwashing. Ms. McCarthy is a graduate of Denison University, New England Law, and most recently Harvard with a Sustainable Finance Master’s degree.
