r/SustainabilityCareers

I've noticed more professionals talking about moving into sustainability, ESG, climate tech, sustainability reporting, and corporate responsibility roles.

Many organizations are increasing their focus on sustainability initiatives, reporting requirements, and long-term environmental strategies. At the same time, many professionals seem to be searching for more meaningful work.

For people already working in sustainability:

Which backgrounds transition most successfully?
Are certifications actually valuable?
What skills are most in demand right now?
Is the job market as strong as people think?

Curious to hear perspectives from those already working in the field.

Hi everyone, I’ll be taking admission in the MA/MSc Disaster & Climate Risk Assessment for Sustainability program. So I wanted to ask whether this climate risk field has good future scope, career growth, and opportunities in India. Would really appreciate insights from people working in sustainability, climate risk, ESG, or related domains. Thanks!

Hello everyone!

I am looking for advice since I have nowhere else to go and I constantly feel pressured and about to permanently lose any tiny pinch of hope left.
I graduated in management in late 2024 and immediately started working in strategy after my master. I hated the job and I wanted to pivot to sustainability. I tried to do it internally but could not then I resigned and moved back to an internship in sustainability (standard setting in Brussels).
I like what I do now but it’s been 8 months now and the internship is gonna end in October. There’s no possibility of permanent contract and I get 0 interviews for jobs. The worst thing is that I see little to no job opportunities in sustainability anywhere across Europe.
Does anyone have good news? How can I find opportunities? I really need a real job soon since my savings are running out

I am a graduating bachelors student in Europe and I come from a non EU country. I got a full scholarship for this funded course by the EU for masters in sustainability and its online. The problem is I would have to go back home to do the masters online and I am from a country where I would not have alot of freedom for myself as a student back home and would not be able to earn as much as I do on my part time job even. I also got into this Environmental Data Science program that focuses on a lot of remote sensing and GIS while trying to include AI skills but I do not have a scholarship for that. (It’s not crazy expensive and I can afford it.) Is it worth the investment to do a double masters to keep my freedom and will it help me further in my career or should I just take the plunge and go back home for my masters?

ps. Staying in Europe was never really the goal, my partner is American and we are planning on getting married next year.