Sustainability Specialists

What does a professional in this career do?

Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.

Develop sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
Monitor or track sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
Assess or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.
Provide technical or administrative support for sustainability programs or issues.
Review and revise sustainability proposals or policies.
Develop reports or presentations to communicate the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives.
Create or maintain plans or other documents related to sustainability projects.
Collect information about waste stream management or green building practices to inform decision makers.
Research or review regulatory, technical, or market issues related to sustainability.
Identify or investigate violations of natural resources, waste management, recycling, or other environmental policies.
Identify or create new sustainability indicators.
Create marketing or outreach media, such as brochures or Web sites, to communicate sustainability issues, procedures, or objectives.
Identify or procure needed resources to implement sustainability programs or projects.
Write grant applications, rebate applications, or project proposals to secure funding for sustainability projects.