Chief sustainability officers struggle to find their footing

By Tim Quinson
Published 3 Min Read

Wind turbines in a field of crops; the sun is setting.
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As more companies add chief sustainability officers to their senior ranks, what these executives actually do and who they report to is far from consistent.

The Conference Board, a U.S.-based think tank that examines global corporate trends, has published a report mapping out the issues that CSOs face when they try to implement a company’s sustainability agenda. The findings offer a glimpse into the workings of a C-suite role that largely didn’t exist until five years ago.

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