Annie Agle
VP Impact and Sustainability, Cotopaxi
Annie Agle is the Vice President of Sustainability and Impact for Cotopaxi, a Public Benefit Corporation founded to create Gear for Good®, sustainably designed gear that fuels both outdoor experiences and global change. She steers the brand’s actions around climate, giving, corporate social responsibility, and human rights. She works to democratically implement sustainable business strategies to drive the brand’s positive social and environmental returns.
Annie also acts as the company's ESG controller, overseeing Cotopaxi's reporting and certifications, including the company's annual GRI report, B Corporation assessment, GHG measurements, and SBT reductions. In addition to these roles, Annie works closely with Cotopaxi's brand team to help inform public relations, communications, and storytelling around the company's sustainability and impact strategies. She represents the brand frequently at conferences and events.
Annie has over a decade of experience impacting business strategy and leadership, working with numerous companies as an ESG consultant at Hanuman Capital and Development. She believes that humility, collaboration, and transparency are the foundational principles of effective and holistic sustainability and works passionately to leverage her experience and network to serve the needs of wider society.
Annie graduated from Barnard College at Columbia University and completed her Master of Science in Sustainability at the University of Cambridge in England.