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Sustainability Managers

I am currently working for a large Fortune 500 company in the Pharma/Biologics area and I just wanted to give some input as I work in the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) dept. (who, for this company handles Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility).  When I started here (having a degree in Biology) I though I was really out of place, but the more I met people the more I found out what a random conglomeration of people work in our "sustainability" department.  For example the people I work with daily have degrees in Industrial Hygiene, Chemistry, Business, Engineering, etc.  I guess my point is, if you want to get into a sustainability type job, chances are, there is a company looking for someone who has your experiences (as long as you are even close to the realm of this line of work.) So, look around, many departments needs writers, scientists, and business people.  I think this is especially true because there are not a whole lot of people running around with degrees in "sustainability", just people who's careers have lead them to jobs in it. And also, it seems like the best people in this field are cooperative and innovative, two things you could learn in many former jobs...On Job market sees growing demand for sustainability managers posted 1 year, 12 months ago 4 Responses