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What is a Green Project Sustainability Manager?

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August 7, 2024

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Gideon Kotkowski
Go-to-Market

With the rapid growth in sustainability regulations over the past decade, more and more pressure has been placed on in-house sustainability, procurement, legal, and finance teams to become experts on all aspects of sustainability. This is a tall order, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises without robust resources to devote to dedicated teams. 

That’s where Green Project’s Sustainability Managers come in. We recognize the dual burden put on companies to both: 1) Comply with all necessary climate regulations in timely and accurate ways today, and, 2) Keep an eye towards the future to know where to direct their sustainability strategy.

To this end, all Green Project customers work with a dedicated Sustainability Manager — a seasoned sustainability expert who acts as an extension of your team to help you fill in the gaps and strategize for success. 

Green Project Sustainability Managers enable you to:

  • Expand your team’s capabilities
  • Report with confidence
  • Tackle the most complex problems

Expand your team’s capabilities

Your Green Project Sustainability Manager is a dedicated resource to guide you through your sustainability journey. Sustainability Managers are similar to traditional Customer Success Managers or Account Managers in that they provide you with continuous support. However, unlike these standard roles, a Sustainability Manager’s primary job is not to upsell or renew your business. Their primary directive is to make sure you have the information you need, when you need it, to make informed decisions for your sustainability plan. 

All of Green Project’s Sustainability Managers undergo thorough training with a robust curriculum to ensure that they’re well-prepared to answer all of your questions. This training covers areas like carbon accounting, regulatory compliance, strategic sustainability planning, and more. 

Beyond this training, all of our Sustainability Managers have diverse backgrounds in climate-related fields, from consulting to auditing experience and beyond. Some of our Sustainability Managers have even helped create and define some of the very regulations and organizations you may be reporting into today, like the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

By working with a dedicated Sustainability Manager, you can trust that you’re working with someone who has significant carbon knowledge and expertise. While other carbon accounting firms also have employees with this knowledge, these employees are not always customer-facing, and it may be a battle to get one-on-one time and make sure all your questions are answered. 

Report with confidence

Carbon accounting and reporting can be daunting. Your Sustainability Manager is there to arm you with best practices so you can navigate the ever-shifting reporting landscape with confidence. They have a bird’s eye view of current and future compliance and regulatory developments and can help make carbon accounting and reporting feel seamless, easy, and approachable. 

No matter how mature or experienced your sustainability team is today, Green Project can provide you with tailored support so you receive the knowledge, strategic insights, and support you need to achieve your sustainability goals. 

Our Sustainability Managers can help you navigate the reporting process, collect all the necessary data, audit and verify your inputs, and submit your reporting in a timely manner year-over-year. By leveraging the latest technology and industry best practices, our Sustainability Managers ensure that your company stays ahead of the curve so you can focus on what matters most: driving impactful sustainability initiatives.

Tackle the most complex problems

Consider your Sustainability Manager a dedicated partner on your journey to measuring and managing your carbon footprint. This person has seen it all before — each of our Sustainability Managers has guided numerous companies through the same issues you may be facing today when it comes to carbon accounting and reporting. 

Regardless of where you are in your sustainability journey, your Sustainability Manager can help you set boundaries, understand the decisions ahead of you, lay out your emissions activities, and enable you to take the best next steps. 

On a day-to-day basis, our Sustainability Managers help customers like you:

  • Understand their regulatory requirements
  • Providing advisory and identifying the scope of their data collection
  • Ensure compliance and avoid costly penalties
  • Identify their relevant emissions factors
  • Audit and verify their carbon accounting
  • Engage their supply chains
  • And more. 

By partnering with Green Project, you gain access to a wealth of knowledge and experience at your fingertips, enabling you to tackle even the most complex sustainability challenges with confidence and ease. 

In a world where sustainable practices are not just a competitive advantage but a necessity, having the right expertise and support can make all the difference. We understand that each company and situation is unique, and we know that a traditional Customer Success Manager or Account Manager doesn’t always cut it. 

So whether you’re just beginning your sustainability journey or looking to enhance your existing efforts, our team is here to support you every step of the way. 

Get in touch to learn more and talk to a Green Project Sustainability Manager about your unique needs.