Sustainability Officer

Many of us consciously try to make efforts in our daily lives to create a more sustainable environment, from swapping plastic bottles for reusable ones to hopping on trains and exploring on foot. But all those changes are based on choices that we make on our own - so what about big firms with hundreds of employees? How can they ensure a sustainable workplace?

While finding solutions to sustainability concerns can feel overwhelming on a bigger scale, like a business, a sustainability officer is always up for the challenge. In this role, you help with the implementation process and the monitoring and evaluation of each project to ensure that sustainable practices continue in the long term.

Here are just a few ways a sustainability officer can help spaces become more sustainable:

1. Compliance: Sustainability officers ensure that any programs initiated to improve sustainability are organized in such a way that complies with regulations. This can include adhering to building capacities and fire hazards and monitoring levels of negative emissions.
2. Efficiency: Sustainability officers help improve building efficiencies through energy savings, waste reduction, and recycling. You can see improvements to building efficiencies through sensors to reduce wasting water in bathrooms or turning off lights automatically in rooms whenever we forget to do so.
3. Innovation: in your day-to-day work as a sustainability officer, you use your creativity to transform spaces into innovative and sustainable environments that not only improve employees' productivity but facilitate discussions on simple ways to ensure a positive environmental impact.