How to succeed a chief sustainability officer

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A new generation of sustainability executives are stepping into the shoes of the first Chief Sustainability Officers - but how should they do it?

Last week, Weinreb Group published its updated list of chief sustainability officers. While we identified eight new CSOs, we also identified two second CSOs: Ezra Garrett from PG&E and Shawn Heath from...

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