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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.

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A look at the work

  • 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.

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Interests involved in this work

These source scores describe occupational work activities. They are separate from your personal test results.

Hands-on

2023-11 · Machine Learning

2.0 / 7

Investigative

2023-11 · Machine Learning

4.8 / 7

Creative

2023-11 · Machine Learning

2.5 / 7

Helping people

2023-11 · Machine Learning

3.6 / 7

Enterprising

2023-11 · Machine Learning

6.7 / 7

Organizing

2023-11 · Machine Learning

4.5 / 7

Skills to explore

Source-reported importance on a 1–5 scale. Try a course, project or conversation to learn what these skills involve.

Writing

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

2021-08

4.1 / 5

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

2021-08

4.1 / 5

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

2021-08

4.0 / 5

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

2021-08

4.0 / 5

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

2021-08

4.0 / 5

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

2021-08

4.0 / 5

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

2021-08

3.9 / 5

Systems Analysis

Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

2021-08

3.9 / 5

Systems Evaluation

Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

2021-08

3.9 / 5

Persuasion

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

2021-08

3.9 / 5

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Source preparation category: Job Zone 5 of 5 · 2021-08. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.

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Source & methodology

O*NET-SOC code 11-1011.03 · Database 31.0 · Retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Dates on individual observations describe their source periods.

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