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Chief Sustainability Officers

Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.

$206,680
Median Pay
6-12 years
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Score 5/6: low AI task exposure, strong human advantage provides strong protection from AI displacement (estimated from legacy data)

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Low+2

11% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

0% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Strong+2

EPOCH score: 21/25

Total Score5/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
  • Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
  • Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.
  • Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events.
  • Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda.
  • Create and maintain sustainability program documents, such as schedules and budgets.
  • Formulate or implement sustainability campaign or marketing strategies.
  • Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Master's degree

Time to Job Ready

6-12 years

Based on Job Zone 5. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

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Key Abilities

Written ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityFluency of IdeasOriginalityProblem SensitivityDeductive Reasoning

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Compensation Details

$80,000
10th Percentile
$206,680
Median
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Based on 211,230 employed workers

Also Known As

Chief Environmental Commitment Officer (CECO)Chief Green Officer (CGO)Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)Climate Change and Sustainability ManagerCorporate Sustainability ManagerCorporate Sustainability Process ManagerCSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President)Energy and Sustainability ManagerEnergy Sustainability ManagerEnergy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure Manager

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 11-1011.03