A Day in the Life of a Vice President, Head of ESG at Compass Diversified
A Vice President, Head of ESG at Compass Diversified's daily responsibilities include "guiding the team in implementing ESG projects," interpreting data to create goals, benchmarking against peers, reporting progress, and engaging stakeholders to ensure best practices across their portfolio of ten companies. This highlights the leadership and management aspects of the role, emphasizing the importance of embedding sustainability across the organization.
Leadership, Management, Data Analysis, Research, Stakeholder Engagement
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Zoe Koskinas
Vice President, Head of ESG
Compass Diversified
University of Western Sydney
UCLA Anderson School of Management - EMBA
Business & Related
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Climate, Environment and Sustainability
Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Leads and manages a team implementing ESG projects across a portfolio of companies.
2. Interprets data, sets goals, and benchmarks against industry best practices.
3. Creates reports on ESG progress and engages with stakeholders to ensure goals are met.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of the vice president of ESG look like?
The role involves leadership and management. It includes guiding my team in implementing all of our company's ESG projects, as well as those of the ten companies we own. Ensuring a culture that embeds sustainability across the whole portfolio is also key.
It also includes interpreting the data we're collecting and creating goals. I also conduct research and benchmarking against our peers to ensure we are striving for best practice.
This includes writing reports on our progress and stakeholder engagement to make sure we are hitting the mark.