Yet the role has been singled out by critics as a glorified marketing position aimed at burnishing a company’s ESG credentials.
With some chief sustainability officers said to wield little influence over corporate policy.
When Caitlin Leibert joined Chipotle in 2007, it took her just four years to be promoted from a marketing role to head of the restaurant chain’s sustainability operations. The chief sustainability officer position is relatively new in boardrooms and has been driven by the rise of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement and the need to address sustainability and social problems.
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