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Are chief sustainability officer jobs women's fast-track to the C-suite? In 2022, Mattel Inc released a series of four Eco-Leadership Team Barbies, one of which was a chief of sustainability officer. Dressed in a sleek pink suit, mobile phone and computer in hand, she's described as "ready to help companies go green and find creative ways to solve problems affecting her community". A cultural bellwether, the toy reflected a trend already well underway: the rise of women in the role of chief corporate sustainability officer (CSO).
According to the global sustainability recruiting firm Weinreb Group, in 2011, the majority of CSO roles were held by men (72%), with just 10 of the then 29 CSO roles held by women. In 2020, when more companies than ever hired their first CSO, female CSOs broke the 50% mark; by 2021, held more than half (54%) of CSO positions. CSO presence at Davos, home to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, tripled from 20 to 60 in the past five years, with more than 60% of these held by women.
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