CSOs get a seat at the C-suite table
Chief sustainability officers gain higher corporate profile
0 35 3 minutes read Josh Raglin, CSO at Norfolk Southern (left) and Øistein Jensen, CSO at Odfjell SE (right). (Photo: Jim Allen / FreightWaves, Norfolk Southern and Odfjell SE)
Chief sustainability officers (CSOs) are popping up in corporate boardrooms worldwide as the importance of sustainability grows clearer to consumers, investors and businesses.
CSOs can be in charge of many aspects of sustainability, including risk management, safety, emission-reduction strategies, environmental impacts, community support, worker welfare, financial sustainability and more.
Sometimes, they’re also involved in marketing and communicating a company’s sustainability progress to the public.