Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner

In this job, you could:

• plan a corporate responsibility and sustainability strategy for your company
•  persuade internal departments, partners and community groups of the benefits of your plans
•  assess the likely impact of your organisation's projects
•  stay up to date with policy and legislation and promote best practice
•  manage a budget
•  write internal and external communications

We've identified this as a green job

As a corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner, you'll make sure that the business you are working for operates in an environmentally friendly way. This can have a positive impact on the environment.

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• the ability to use your initiative
• leadership skills
• the ability to come up with new ways of doing things
• the ability to work well with others
• excellent verbal communication skills
• business management skills 
• persistence and determination
• customer service skills
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

You may need a driving licence for some jobs.

You can get into this job through:

• a university course
• a college course
• an apprenticeship

You could work for private companies, non-government organisations, charities or public bodies.

With experience you could move to more senior positions either within your own organisation or by switching to a larger company.

You might also work as a consultant, specialising in particular regulatory areas, such as net zero, modern slavery, or social and environmental impact assessments.