Description
Direct the organization’s sustainability strategy and programs, coordinating with executives, business units, and external stakeholders to achieve goals, compliance, and transparent reporting.
- • Identify and develop training for sustainability staff and champions.
- • Prioritize and oversee pilot projects to advance sustainability priorities.
- • Lead sustainability and climate risk assessments.
- • Manage program plans, budgets, and schedules.
- • Prepare business cases and funding proposals for sustainability initiatives.
- • Supervise and mentor the sustainability team and cross-functional workgroups.
- • Produce and distribute sustainability and impact reports.
- • Review program performance for compliance with policies, standards, and regulations.
- • Partner with Communications to design and execute sustainability campaigns.
- • Research emerging sustainability issues and stakeholder expectations.
- • Evaluate and approve project proposals for cost, feasibility, and integration.
- • Develop reports and presentations for leadership, employees, suppliers, investors, and regulators.
- • Establish and oversee sustainability metrics, dashboards, and monitoring systems.
- • Oversee development of outreach materials for programs and events.
- • Define methodologies to measure initiative viability, ROI, and impact.
- • Monitor and optimize program effectiveness.
- • Direct program operations to meet environmental and governmental requirements.
- • Develop and execute strategies for energy, resource conservation, waste, pollution reduction, transportation, education, and sustainable design.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
