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How exposed to AI is a Chief Sustainability Officer?

Of the 18 tasks O*NET lists for chief sustainability officers, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 5 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)Corporate Sustainability Process ManagerCSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President)Sustainability ChancellorSustainability ChiefSustainability DirectorSustainability Initiatives Vice President (Sustainability Initiatives VP)Sustainability ManagerSustainability Programs DirectorSustainable Design Director
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
18
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 27
200k
people do this job in the US
25 of 56
least protected in management

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Write project proposals, grant applications, or other documents to pursue funding for environmental initiatives

Only with software built on top

12
  • 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
  • Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events
  • Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda
  • 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
  • Evaluate and approve proposals for sustainability projects, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives
  • Develop methodologies to assess the viability or success of sustainability 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

Cannot be sped up

5
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems
  • Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects
  • Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations
  • Identify educational, training, or other development opportunities for sustainability employees or volunteers
  • Conduct risk assessments related to sustainability and the environment
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.