Johanna C. Jobin

Biography

Johanna C. Jobin is a corporate responsibility leader with deep expertise at the forefront of complex issues that define our time – most notably climate, health and equity.

With global experience that spans all aspects of environmental, social and governance issues, Jobin leads Takeda’s Planet imperative, helping to set and operationalize ambitious goals for climate, nature and Sustainability by Design. She has helped advance Takeda’s approach to the voluntary carbon market, address the most challenging types of greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the company’s roadmap to achieve net-zero operations by 2035 and a net-zero value chain by 2040. 

Prior to joining Takeda, Jobin led corporate responsibility at Biogen, including the conceptualization and launch of an evolved sustainability strategy that made Biogen the first U.S. pharmaceutical company to join the Business Ambition for 1.5°C with a Science Based Targets initiative-approved goal. She also formed leading collaborations to promote more climate-resilient health systems and new tools to help decision-makers prioritize public health to deliver co-benefits from climate action, with a focus on vulnerable communities. Jobin also helped refresh the company’s health equity strategy, led Biogen’s global community engagement efforts and served as Executive Director of the Biogen Foundation, with a focus on health equity and inclusive science education through Biogen’s Community Lab, the longest-running hands-on science program in the U.S. Acting on the importance of transparency, Jobin expanded the reporting in line with standards from the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), SASB, the UN SDGs, and the Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics, published by the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. 

Jobin marries deep sustainability expertise with the distinctive ability to engage internal and external stakeholders to advance corporate goals and communicate impact. Her leadership resulted in Biogen being recognized with the prestigious U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation award for the Best Sustainability Program, honored as one of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, and setting an industry record for leadership on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for ten consecutive years.

Previously, Jobin established the corporate responsibility function in MilliporeSigma, serving 60+ global sites and garnering the Greenest Life Science Company Award from the Life Science Industry Awards (LSIA). There, she developed first-in-industry product take-back and recycling programs for lab and biopharma customers and a Design for Sustainability program driving sustainability across a portfolio of 60,000 products.

Jobin plays an active role in the industry and broader community, serving on the boards of MassBioEd, Project Green Schools and “e” Inc. Environment & Science Learning. She is also a Corporate Council Member of the Environmental League of Massachusetts, part of the ESG & CSR Board, and an advisor to Duke University’s Business and Environment Council. A frequent speaker at industry events and top universities such as Harvard, MIT, BU, and Duke, Jobin lives in Charlestown, Massachusetts (U.S.) with her husband and two toddlers, who inspire her to help create a healthier, more inclusive and sustainable world.

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