Can Agents Work?

Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-1011.03

Chief Sustainability Officers

Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.

US jobs
204,350 (SOC 11-1011 group, "Chief Executives")
Median wage
$213,990 a year
Job family
Management and business operations

Can agents do the work of chief sustainability officers?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)

Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.

Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.

8% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 11-1011 group).

  • 7%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
  • 6%Manage budgets or financesNot measured
  • 5%Evaluate programs, practices, or processesNot measured
  • 4%Analyze data to improve operationsNot measured
  • 4%Communicate with others about operational plans or activitiesMeasured
  • 4%Develop business or marketing plansNot measured
  • 4%Provide information or assistance to the publicNot measured
  • 3%Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgetsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

  • AutomationBenchby ZapierTask level · Pass rate (task_completed_correctly)
    51.3%Gemini 4 Argon (High) · 30 Sep 2026
    Emerging
  • SOP-Benchby AmazonTask level · Task success rate
    72.4%Claude 4 Opus (ReAct agent) · 23 Feb 2026
    Strong
  • Vending-Bench 2by Andon LabsProject level · Final bank balance
    $15,515GPT-6 Astra · 7 Sep 2026
    Unrated

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Context only

These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
  • Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation, education, and building design.
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
  • Supervise employees or volunteers working on sustainability projects.
  • Develop sustainability reports, presentations, or proposals for supplier, employee, academia, media, government, public interest, or other groups.
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, marketing or outreach media for sustainability projects or events.
  • Identify and evaluate pilot projects or programs to enhance the sustainability research agenda.
  • Create and maintain sustainability program documents, such as schedules and budgets.
  • Formulate or implement sustainability campaign or marketing strategies.
  • Research environmental sustainability issues, concerns, or stakeholder interests.
  • Direct sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental or governmental regulations.
  • Evaluate and approve proposals for sustainability projects, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and integration with other initiatives.
Other job titles for this occupation (25)

Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) · Corporate Sustainability Process Manager · CSR and Sustainability VP (Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Vice President) · Sustainability Chancellor · Sustainability Chief · Sustainability Director · Sustainability Initiatives Vice President (Sustainability Initiatives VP) · Sustainability Manager · Sustainability Programs Director · Sustainable Design Director · Chief Environmental Commitment Officer (CECO) · Chief Green Officer (CGO) · Climate Change and Sustainability Manager · Corporate Sustainability Manager · Energy and Sustainability Manager · Energy Sustainability Manager · Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure Manager · Environmental and Sustainability Manager · Environmental Sustainability Manager · ESG Manager (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Manager) · Global Sustainability Manager · Sustainability Energy Manager · Sustainability Reports Director · Sustainability Research and Advocacy Director · Sustainability Strategy Manager