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Summary Description


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

Sample Job Titles

1.	Chief Environmental Commitment Officer (CECO)

2.	Chief Green Officer (CGO)

3.	Corporate Sustainability Process Manager

4.	Director of Sustainability

5.	Director of Sustainability Programs

6.	Director of Sustainable Design

7.	Energy and Sustainability Manager

8.	Environment Coordinator

9.	Environmental and Sustainability Manager

10.	Safety Manager

11.	Stakeholder Manager

12.	Supply Chain Manager, Sustainability and Energy

13.	Sustainability Coordinator

14.	Sustainability Director

15.	Sustainability Executive Director

16.	Sustainability Manager

17.	Sustainability Research and Advocacy Director

18.	Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (VP CSR and Sustainability)

Job Tasks

	Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design. Implement organizational process or policy changes. Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.

	Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects. Supervise workers performing environmentally sustainable activities.

	Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests. Identify environmental concerns.

	Develop methodologies to assess the viability or success of sustainability initiatives. Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities.

	Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs. Evaluate program effectiveness.

	Evaluate and approve proposals for sustainability projects, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives. Analyze data to determine project feasibility. Evaluate environmental or sustainability projects.

	Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events. Develop marketing plans or strategies for environmental initiatives. Manage outreach activities.

	Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems. Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices. Manage control system activities in organizations.

	Create and maintain sustainability program documents, such as schedules and budgets. Schedule activities or facility use. Maintain operational records for green energy processes or other environmentally-sustainable activities.

	Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations. Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.

	Identify educational, training, or other development opportunities for sustainability employees or volunteers.

	Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups. Prepare operational progress or status reports. Present sustainable products or services information to the public.

	Review sustainability program objectives, progress, or status to ensure compliance with policies, standards, regulations, or laws. Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations.

	Formulate or implement sustainability campaign or marketing strategies. Develop marketing plans or strategies for environmental initiatives.

	Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda. Identify opportunities for green initiatives. Evaluate program effectiveness.

	Conduct sustainability- or environment-related risk assessments.

	Write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives. Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.

	Write and distribute financial or environmental impact reports. Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Nature of the Work


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