What companies look for in a Chief Sustainability Officer
Experts from headhunter Odgers Berndston share the in-demand skills and attributes that land candidates the top sustainability job.
Ambitious CSOs looking for their next career break would do well to focus less on technical nitty gritty and more on the skills needed to lead transformation and garner buy-in from the CEO and board. So says Clare Glackin, Head of Industrial in EMEA at global headhunter Odgers Berndtson, where she leads Chief Sustainability Officer placements.
The firm, which places C-level executives at the UK’s biggest organisations, has focused intensively on the CSO market since 2020, Glackin says. “There's no one-size-fits-all for all sectors, because they vary hugely.”
