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Gap Inc. VP of Global Sustainability departs – role open to applications

Gap Inc. VP of Global Sustainability departs – role open to applications

Gap Inc. is looking for someone with at least 15 years of corporate sustainability experience for this position.

16 April 2026

Companies not doing enough to protect employees from impacts of AI

Artificial Intelligence

Companies not doing enough to protect employees from impacts of AI

"There is more to be done to ensure that this technology is adopted responsibly.”

31 March 2026

Senior sustainability recruitment 2025: Fewer appointments, more specialisation

Senior sustainability recruitment 2025: Fewer appointments, more specialisation

More than 70% of newly appointed CSOs in 2025 came from another sustainability leadership role.

17 March 2026

2025 in review – How the CSO role evolved

Sustainability Governance

2025 in review – How the CSO role evolved

2025 revealed a role in transition: less about expansion and evangelism, more about endurance, integration, and strategic trade-offs.

02 January 2026

Sustainability hiring has ‘cooled’ in recent years – but remains much higher than pre-pandemic

Sustainability Talent

Sustainability hiring has ‘cooled’ in recent years – but remains much higher than pre-pandemic

Deloitte estimates that companies posted just under 6,000 sustainability jobs globally in 2025.

10 December 2025

AI skills every sustainability leader should learn

Artificial Intelligence

AI skills every sustainability leader should learn

“AI is quickly becoming an essential part of the sustainability toolkit, but it’s only effective when practitioners know how to use it responsibly and confidently."

28 October 2025

SBTi creates target setting e-learning academy and expert register

Climate Targets

SBTi creates target setting e-learning academy and expert register

"Access to skills is a common barrier to target-setting."

01 October 2025

Is there really a recession in sustainability recruitment?

Is there really a recession in sustainability recruitment?

An exclusive CSO Futures senior sustainability recruitment report.

01 October 2025

How AI is likely to impact the Chief Sustainability Officer’s job

How AI is likely to impact the Chief Sustainability Officer’s job

'CSOs don’t need to be AI experts overnight, but they do need to be curious, collaborative, and bold enough to experiment.'

24 September 2025

UK study highlights diversity issues in sustainability profession

Sustainability Talent

UK study highlights diversity issues in sustainability profession

The sustainability profession lacks diversity and suffers from a growing gender pay gap.

18 July 2025

Why corporate sustainability strategies need diverse leaders: The missed opportunity in sustainability (ESG) strategy

Why corporate sustainability strategies need diverse leaders: The missed opportunity in sustainability (ESG) strategy

Guest article written by By Lamé Verre, Director, Net Zero, The Crown Estate and Co-Founder & Chair Advisory Board, Lean In Equity & Sustainability

14 July 2025

People & Culture

Former Decathlon CSO Anna Turrell on leaning into discomfort and finding rays of hope as a sustainability leader

“We have to be more honest with each other."

30 April 2025