The seventh biennial “State of the Profession” report holds a lens up to the evolution of the role of the sustainability leader in today’s business world. In early 2020, as COVID-19 began to spread globally, it became clear that this pandemic would not be short-lived....
Hiring of Chief Sustainability Officers Surged in 2020; Rise in Women, Little Diversity
New report reveals a shift among CSOs to ESG These are the 95 people who have the most influence over how America’s largest U.S. corporations reckon with global challenges, from climate change and the water crisis to, increasingly, economic inequality and systemic...
Weinreb Group presents its CSO findings for 2018
In 2011, we recognized a trend of companies establishing the title Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). Our seminal report CSO Back Story chronicled the role and quantified the number of publicly traded US companies adding the title “Chief Sustainability Officer” to...
State of the Profession 2018
GreenBiz Group’s fifth State of the Profession report once again takes a look at the evolution of the role of the sustainability leader in today’s business world. As in years past, Weinreb Group partnered with GreenBiz to look at how much sustainability professionals...
State of the Profession 2016
GreenBiz Group’s fourth State of the Profession report takes a look at the evolution of the sustainability executive and its unique role in industry. Weinreb Group partnered with GreenBiz to look at how much sustainability professionals make, where in the company they...
CSO Back Story II: The Evolution of the Chief Sustainability Officer
CSO Back Story is back. This time, we compare today with 2011 data and ask the CSOs we published that first CSO report. The full report may be downloaded here.
Weinreb Group Updates the CSO List for 2013
Weinreb Group is pleased to share the updated CSO List attached here. Two years ago, this list was included in ourreport CSO Back Story. This new list shows a 30% increase yet the total number of 35 CSOs is still miniscule next to the 6000+ publicly traded companies...
Get the Report: CSO Back Story
This extensive report underlines the emergence of a new executive role in corporate America’s C-suites that is powerful in scope, strategic oversight, and overall management. Featuring companies like UPS, EMC, DuPont, AT&T, SAP, Kellogg, PG&E and Coca-Cola,...
CSR Jobs Report 2010: 2004-2009 Longitudinal Study Conclusions
Trends in the Market Weinreb Group (formerly Sustainability Recruiting) published our biennial CSR Jobs Report, which followed trends of corporate social responsibility job postings over six years from 2004 to 2009. One of the key findings revealed an 80 percent...
CSR Jobs Report 2008
HIGHLIGHTS The New Year is time for reflection, leading to a new slate of candidates looking for socially responsible jobs New study finds 37% annual growth in CSR jobs Specific growth in positions combining environment and business San Francisco, CA. January 15, 2008...