Entry-Level Positions for Aspiring ESG Professionals at Compass Diversified
The ESG field offers diverse entry-level roles categorized under environmental (E), social (S), and governance (G), including "environmental engineer," "EHS advisor," and "risk and compliance" positions. A career path could involve specializing in one area or pursuing broader roles like "ESG analyst" or "sustainability coordinator," depending on whether a candidate prefers a focused or overarching approach.
Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, ESG Analyst, Sustainability Coordinator
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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. Numerous roles exist within ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), spanning environmental engineering, environmental research, EHS advising, people & culture advising, risk & compliance, and ESG analysis.
2. Entry-level positions include ESG analyst, sustainability coordinator, corporate social responsibility coordinator, and community engagement advisor.
3. Consider whether you want a specialized role focusing on a specific ESG area (E, S, or G) or a broader, higher-level role encompassing all three areas.
Transcript
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate college student might consider?
The ESG space is really exciting because there are hundreds of different types of roles, and they keep evolving as the space evolves. The "E" stands for environmental, and you have so many different roles just under environmental.
You can be an environmental engineer or an environmental researcher. Then you have the "S," which could look like an EHS advisor or a people and culture advisor. And then you have the "G," which is around governance, looking at risk and compliance.
So, there are little roles that fall under each of the E, S, and G. There are also more high-level roles, such as an ESG analyst that goes across all of these types of functions. There's the sustainability coordinator, corporate social responsibility coordinator, and community engagement advisor.
There's a lot that falls underneath that. I suppose you just have to think about if you want to be more of a focused individual or if you want to be more of a higher-level person that goes across all of these sorts of E, S, and G.