The New CSO: From Compliance to Strategy
The profile of the Chief Sustainability Officer is shifting fundamentally. Across 12 CSO searches we completed for large manufacturing and consumer clients, one pattern dominates: the next-generation CSO resembles a business-line leader far more than a compliance officer — with reporting line, mandate, and scorecard all upgraded.
In brief
The profile of the Chief Sustainability Officer is shifting fundamentally. Across 12 CSO searches we completed for large manufacturing and consumer clients, one pattern dominates: the next-generation CSO resembles a business-line leader far more than a compliance officer — with reporting line, mandate, and scorecard all upgraded.
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