Chief Sustainability Officers

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

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

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Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

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Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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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.

Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.

Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events.

Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.

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.

Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.

Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations.

Develop methodologies to assess the viability or success of sustainability initiatives.

Evaluate and approve proposals for sustainability projects, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives.

Review sustainability program objectives, progress, or status to ensure compliance with policies, standards, regulations, or laws.

Write and distribute financial or environmental impact reports.

Conduct risk assessments related to sustainability and the environment.

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

Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda.

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

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Computer data input scanners

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Multi-line telephone systems

Personal computers

Photocopying equipment

Smartphones

Video teleconferencing systems

Email software

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Word

Scheduling software

Teleconferencing software

Web browser software

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Faculty and Manager

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Colin Tetreault

Faculty and Manager

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Business

Environment & Nature

Helping People

Day to Day

Advice for Getting Started

Recommended Education

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