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11-1011.03 - Chief Sustainability Officers


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


Key Facts
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Bright Outlook
1
Career Details
Green Job
Career Details
Current Employment
343,400
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Forecasted Employment
339,400
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Change in Employment
-4,100
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Change in Employment %
-1.2%
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Tasks
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Tasks
The tasks listed below can be performed to prepare you for a career in this field.
Core
  • Identify educational, training, or other development opportunities for sustainability employees or volunteers.
  • Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda.
  • Conduct risk assessments related to sustainability and the environment.
  • Create and maintain sustainability program documents, such as schedules and budgets.
  • Write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives.
  • Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.
  • Write and distribute financial or environmental impact reports.
  • Review sustainability program objectives, progress, or status to ensure compliance with policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
  • Formulate or implement sustainability campaign or marketing strategies.
  • Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests.
  • Evaluate and approve proposals for sustainability projects, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives.
  • Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events.
  • Develop methodologies to assess the viability or success of sustainability initiatives.
  • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
  • Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations.
  • Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Knowledge
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Knowledge

The items listed below are organized into sections that contain knowledge useful for pursuing a career in this field. Each section also contains a "Percentage of Importance" statistic that shows how relevant an item is to the occupation.
 English Language
  • 86%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Administration and Management
  • 83%
    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
 Law and Government
  • 74%
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
 Communications and Media
  • 71%
    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
 Building and Construction
  • 70%
    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 68%
    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
 Education and Training
  • 68%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 Economics and Accounting
  • 64%
    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
 Sales and Marketing
  • 63%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
 Transportation
  • 62%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
 Geography
  • 61%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
 Sociology and Anthropology
  • 60%
    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
 Mathematics
  • 60%
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 Personnel and Human Resources
  • 60%
    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
 Engineering and Technology
  • 59%
    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
 Computers and Electronics
  • 59%
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 Psychology
  • 59%
    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
 Design
  • 57%
    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
 Biology
  • 56%
    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
 Clerical
  • 52%
    Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 Public Safety and Security
  • 51%
    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Tools
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Tools
The tools listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Personal communication devices
  • Smartphones
  • Multi-line telephone systems
 Computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Personal computers
 Computer data input devices
  • Computer data input scanners
  • Handheld computers
 Duplicating machines
  • Photocopying equipment
 Calculating machines and accessories
  • 10-key calculators
 Phone and video conference equipment and hardware and controllers
  • Video teleconferencing systems
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Technology
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Technology
The technologies listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Business function specific software
  • Microsoft ProjectHOT
  • Microsoft SharePointHOT
  • Microsoft OfficeHOT
 Finance accounting and enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Microsoft Dynamics GPHOT
  • SAPHOT
 Content authoring and editing software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe PhotoshopHOT
  • Microsoft WordHOT
  • Microsoft PowerPointHOT
  • FacebookHOT
  • Scheduling software
  • Microsoft ExcelHOT
 Content management software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe AcrobatHOT
 Data management and query software
  • Salesforce softwareHOT
  • Microsoft AccessHOT
  • Structure query language SQL
  • TableauHOT
 Network applications software
  • Web browser software
 Information exchange software
  • Email software
  • Microsoft OutlookHOT
  • Teleconferencing software
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
The certifications listed below are useful to pursue if you are interested in a career in this field.
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  • SAP Certified Application Associate - Modeling and Data Management with SAP BW 7.3 & SAP BI 4.0
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

 Product/Equipment
  • IBM Certified BPM Developer - WebSphere Lombardi Edition V7.2
    1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604404-238-1234 (outside U.S.)

  • SAP Certified Application Associate - Modeling and Data Management with SAP BW 7.4
    3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073888-227-1727

  • Oracle Hyperion Planning 11 Essentials
    500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065800-833-3536

  • Oracle Insurance Policy Administration Configuration 9 Essentials
    500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065800-833-3536

  • Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server 13 Configuration Essentials
    500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065800-833-3536

  • Advanced Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
    One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399

All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Licensing
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Licensing
The licensing information below is organized into sections and is useful for pursuing if you are interested in a career in this field.
No specific licensing information is listed for this occupation in the area you have selected.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
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