Green guru or strategic savant: Singapore companies make tough choices in CSO hires
Only half of largest listed companies’ green generals came from previous sustainability roles, with many preferring operations and strategy experience
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SINGAPORE’S largest listed companies appear split on the most important requirements for a chief sustainability officer (CSO), with only half of their appointees holding green-related jobs when they were hired, according to an analysis by The Business Times.
In the absence of sustainability-related expertise, companies are hiring candidates with strong operational or strategic backgrounds – reflecting the challenges of finding ideal candidates for a multi-faceted role.
As at Mar 22, 26 of the 50 largest primary-listed companies by market capitalisation on the Singapore Exchange had the equivalent of a CSO. Two of those companies had two sustainability leads each, resulting in 28 CSOs.
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