# Chief Sustainability Officers

> Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 11-1011.03
- **Summary:** Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.

## Aliases

- Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
- Sustainability Director
- Sustainability Manager
- Sustainable Design Director
- CSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President)
- Corporate Sustainability Process Manager
- Sustainability Chancellor
- Sustainability Chief
- Sustainability Initiatives Vice President (Sustainability Initiatives VP)
- Sustainability Programs Director
- Chief Environmental Commitment Officer (CECO)
- Chief Green Officer (CGO)

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.q |
| Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.o |
| Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.c |
| Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda. | Core | 4.A.1.b.1.b |
| Create and maintain sustainability program documents, such as schedules and budgets. | Core | 4.A.2.b.5.a |
| Formulate or implement sustainability campaign or marketing strategies. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.c |
| Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Evaluate and approve proposals for sustainability projects, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.j |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Evaluate capabilities or training needs. | 4.A.2.a.1.d |
| Support the professional development of others. | 4.A.4.b.2.a |
| Identify opportunities for green initiatives. | 4.A.1.b.1.b |
| Evaluate program effectiveness. | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| Analyze risks related to investments in green technology. | 4.A.2.a.4.c |
| Evaluate environmental or sustainability projects. | 4.A.2.a.4.e |
| Schedule activities or facility use. | 4.A.2.b.5.a |
| Maintain operational records for green energy processes or other environmentally-sustainable activities. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding. | 4.A.3.b.6.g |
| Supervise workers performing environmentally sustainable activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets. | 4.A.3.b.6.a |
| Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations. | 4.A.2.a.3.b |
| Develop marketing plans or strategies for environmental initiatives. | 4.A.2.b.2.c |
| Identify environmental concerns. | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Analyze data to determine project feasibility. | 4.A.2.a.1.j |
| Prepare operational progress or status reports. | 4.A.3.b.6.o |
| Present sustainable products or services information to the public. | 4.A.4.a.3.b |
| Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices. | 4.A.2.b.2.q |
| Manage control system activities in organizations. | 4.A.4.b.4.g |
| Manage outreach activities. | 4.A.4.b.1.e |
| Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Direct organizational operations, projects, or services. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Implement organizational process or policy changes. | 4.A.2.b.1.i |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.3 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 4.15 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 4 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.88 |
| Originality | ability | 3.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 3.69 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.62 |
| Communications and Media | knowledge | 3.56 |
| Building and Construction | knowledge | 3.48 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.41 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 3.41 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Economics and Accounting | knowledge | 3.19 |
| Sales and Marketing | knowledge | 3.15 |
| Negotiation | transferable_skill | 3.12 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Facebook | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Photoshop | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Acrobat | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Specialized Skill |
| Email Software | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes | no |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | no |
| Facebook | Web page creation and editing software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | no |
| Email software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Management information systems MIS | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | no | no |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | no | no |
| Scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| Structure query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Teleconferencing software | Video conferencing software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 5 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.78 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.74 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.74 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.67 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.44 |
| Contact With Others | 4.41 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.37 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.22 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.96 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.89 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.85 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.85 |
| Level of Competition | 3.7 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.67 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.52 |
| Time Pressure | 3.48 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.44 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.04 |
| Public Speaking | 2.93 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.93 |
| Physical Proximity | 2.78 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.63 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.41 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.31 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 2.23 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 2.15 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.15 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.15 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 2 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.89 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 1.89 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 1.81 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 1.73 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 1.63 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.59 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.56 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.52 |
| Exposed to High Places | 1.48 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 5
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- **Experience:** Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- **Svp Range:** (8.0 and above)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Master's Degree | 74.07 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 18.52 |
| Post-Master's Certificate | 7.41 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 6.68 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 4.78 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.49 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 3.55 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 2.48 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.04 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13-1199.05 | role-13-1199-05 | Sustainability Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 19-2041.01 | role-19-2041-01 | Climate Change Policy Analysts | Primary-Short |
| 19-2041.03 | role-19-2041-03 | Industrial Ecologists | Primary-Short |
| 11-9199.10 | role-11-9199-10 | Wind Energy Development Managers | Primary-Short |
| 19-2041.00 | role-19-2041-00 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | Primary-Short |
| 19-3051.00 | role-19-3051-00 | Urban and Regional Planners | Primary-Long |
| 11-9199.11 | role-11-9199-11 | Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | Primary-Long |
| 19-2041.02 | role-19-2041-02 | Environmental Restoration Planners | Primary-Long |
| 19-1031.00 | role-19-1031-00 | Conservation Scientists | Primary-Long |
| 11-1011.00 | role-11-1011-00 | Chief Executives | Primary-Long |
| 13-1082.00 | role-13-1082-00 | Project Management Specialists | Supplemental |
| 13-1111.00 | role-13-1111-00 | Management Analysts | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | management-entrepreneurship |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | public-administration-and-social-service-professions |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 206420
- **Mean Wage:** 262930
- **Pct10Wage:** 73710
- **Pct25Wage:** 126080
- **Employment:** 211850
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 39980 | 208870 | 2.7 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 18460 | 194360 | 0.58 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 17240 | 177430 | 0.92 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 16730 |  | 4.33 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 16720 |  | 1.95 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 11760 |  | 0.67 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 11050 | 217770 | 1.33 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 9900 | 167270 | 1.63 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 9620 | 198380 | 0.78 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 8800 |  | 2.2 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 7220 | 174030 | 0.65 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 4810 | 136450 | 0.22 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 813930 | 813930 | Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | National industry | 1650 | 11.33 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 16730 | 4.33 |
| 541720 | 541720 | Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | National industry | 260 | 3.11 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 39980 | 2.7 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 8800 | 2.2 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 16720 | 1.95 |
| 524210 | 524210 | Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | National industry | 2350 | 1.73 |
| 623220 | 623220 | Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | National industry | 600 | 1.69 |
- **Count:** 58

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.015 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 1.334246 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 1.309602 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 1.308912 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 76
- **Percentile:** 77
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 90 | felten_aioe |
| 85 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 53 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 1.334246 | 90 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9444444444444444 | 85 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.155502898114603 | 53 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.015
- **Percentile:** 11
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.16666666666666666
- **Beta:** 0.5555555555555556
- **Gamma:** 0.9444444444444444

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests. | 0.005854343923191008 | 3.74 |
| Write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives. | 0.005854343923191008 | 3.33 |
| Formulate or implement sustainability campaign or marketing strategies. | 0.005032681618181743 | 3.74 |
| Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events. | 0.004108311525046321 | 3.93 |
| Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups. | 0.0038001881606678474 | 4.04 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 4.3
- **Growth Percentile:** 67
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 22.2
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 79
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 309.4
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 322.7

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 1
- **Task Count:** 4
- **Total Sample:** 97
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** task iteration
- **Augmentation Share:** 58.82
- **Work Use Percent:** 79.41

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| task iteration | 58.82 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| work | 79.41 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives. | 0.0034004250531316418 | task iteration | 3 | 34 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives. | 100 | 34 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 18
- **Skills:** 45
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 21
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 61b626f568d0c8fe