Description
Lead and oversee corporate sustainability and ESG strategy, coordinating with the board, executives, investors, customers, and employees to address material issues. Integrate sustainability into operations, risk management, and reporting to drive compliance and performance.
- • Set enterprise sustainability and ESG vision, targets, and KPIs aligned with corporate strategy.
- • Identify executive education and development needs for sustainability leaders and staff.
- • Sponsor and evaluate pilot projects that advance the sustainability agenda.
- • Oversee enterprise climate, environmental, and social risk assessments.
- • Approve budgets, timelines, and resources for sustainability programs and capital projects.
- • Secure funding via internal capital allocation, grants, and strategic partnerships.
- • Build and lead the sustainability team and cross-functional councils.
- • Review and sign off on ESG disclosures and impact reports.
- • Ensure programs comply with policies, standards, regulations, and reporting frameworks.
- • Guide sustainability branding, campaigns, and stakeholder communications.
- • Monitor emerging ESG issues, regulations, technologies, and stakeholder expectations.
- • Evaluate and approve project proposals for feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and integration.
- • Present sustainability performance and strategy to the board, investors, and public stakeholders.
- • Oversee measurement systems, data governance, and assurance for sustainability metrics.
- • Direct development of outreach and engagement materials for programs and events.
- • Define methodologies to assess initiative viability, outcomes, and return on investment.
- • Track program performance and drive continuous improvement.
- • Drive decarbonization, resource efficiency, circularity, pollution and waste reduction, and sustainable design across operations and supply chains.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
