Chief sustainability officer
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Chief Sustainability Officer, sometimes known by other titles, is the corporate title of an executive position within a corporation that is in charge of the corporation's "environmental" programmes. Several companies have created such positions in the 21st century to formalize their commitment to the environment.[1] Normally these responsibilities rest with the Facility Manager, who has provided cost effective resource and environmental control as part of the basic services necessary for the company to function.
As of 2005, nearly all of the 150 largest companies in the world had a sustainability officer with the rank of vice president or higher, and numerous MBA programs had incorporated sustainability training.[2]
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[edit] Examples
- Google: Robyn Beavers[3]
- Sun Microsystems: David Douglas
[edit] See also
- Chief Green Officer (CGO)
[edit] References
- ^ Lianne R. Gourji (January/February 2008). "Adding Sustainability to the C-Suite". Corporate Board Member. http://www.boardmember.com/magazine/archives/januaryfebruary-2008/adding-sustainability-to-the-c-suite/.
- ^ Bob Willard (2005). The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-In. New Society Publishers. ISBN 0865715327.
- ^ "Chief Sustainability Officers:' The New Corporate Stewards of the Environment". http://www.verdexchange.org/taxonomy/term/92.
[edit] Further reading
- Claudia H. Deutsch (2007-07-03). "Companies Giving Green an Office". The New York Times (The New York Times Company).
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