5 Skills for Success in Corporate Sustainability | Sustainability Consultant Analyst
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- In being in the industry for about 3 years now, here are the top sustainability analyst skills that I've seen to be the most important for an entry-level role.
0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Skill 1
3:44 - Skill 2
5:19 - Skill 3
6:45 - Skill 4
8:04 - Skill 5
9:20 - Outro
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Thank you so much! It gives so much clarity!
Hi Tyanna! New subscriber here. I'm studying sustainability these days. It's been a passion I've had since I was in HS and it only burned more during my architecture college yrs. Back then it wasn't as often discussed as now but back then I already knew I want to be an expert on this and incorporate this on my practice. It's nice to find you channel here and looking forward to learn more from a professional like you. Hope you keep on posting more contents like this. Thanks!
Hi Jada, thanks for this warm message! Hope you keep striving toward your career goals in our field-because we need as much help as we can get!
Hi, thanks for the amazing Content, will be graduating soon on sustainable finance from my UK uni. Looking forward for more informative content.
Very good. Thanks Tyanna for very generous advice & your opinion.
Anytime Wild Atlantic Man 😊
Grateful for the informative video. Best wishes
You give honest and to-the-point information..Your work is appreciated by all of us who are trying to make their ways in this sustainability field. Thanks a lot girl! I wish you all the best in your endeavors!
Thank you! Truly appreciate the love. Wishing you the best as well
Love this video! Thanks so much!
of course thanks for stopping by! :)
145th subscriber here :) Im watching this for my interview. I love your videos, keep it up & Wish me luck :))
Good luck!! I hope it went well!!
Great share.. All the BEST 👏✅
I appreciate your videos so much!
Thank you!!
Such a clear cut video, very much appreciated 👏
Thank you :)
Hey thanks so much for this video! :)
You’re welcome! 😊😊
Hi Tyanna! Thank you for videos. Right now I'm working in a small company as a Business Developer but I want to start some Sustainability Projects. Can you please make a video like .... ways to implement sustainability in your company etc. or How to implement sustainability projects to your company ... Thanks so much!!
About to graduate college and interviewing for environmental consulting positions right now. Really appreciate these videos!
Good luck!!!
This is super informative and helpful for someone who is looking to transition to corporate sustainability in the future!
I'm glad you found this helpful!
Hi Tyanna, thank you for this awesome video. Please could you talk more about necessary technical skills needed for this role ? For example consulting for a real estate development company that wants to go green.
Hi there, I'm not too familiar with the real estate industry but I'm thinking it's more geared towards knowing green building standards (e.g., LEED-certified, how to make sure it uses energy efficiently). I'd recommend researching a consulting firm that specializes in real estate and see what services they offer. That'll give you a better idea of what actual tech skills are in the space. Hope this helps!
Hi Tyanna. Thank you so much for your great video. It's eyes opening for me. I've been interested in sustainability.
I have an earth science background with 3 years experiences in project management (but not in environmental or sustainability project). I want to switch my career to sustainable fields, so I want to pursue my graduate degree related to that sector.
Can you recommend me a graduate program that suitable to become a sustainability analyst? I'm from Indonesia, but I want to study aboard.
Thank you so much :D
Hi Tyanna, thank you so much for your sharing great video. Could you please share the ESG policy development or implementation if possible. Thank you and looking forward to seeing your next interesting topics. I'm one of you audience.
Hi there! I’m not so involved in the policy space so not sure about the development part but in terms of implementation, it depends on how an organization is structured to see who would be responsible to take that on. Policy teams at companies would keep close eye on upcoming policies and once it’s mandated, leadership will decide how to take action.
Hey Tynna, thank you for this video! I had a question - I currently have offers from universities for September start. Is it best to choose the university with the best reputation or the course which best matches a sustainbility career?
I have an offer for a Geography with Business & Innovation course from an Ivy league equivlent uni here in the UK. But I had orginally planned to study environmental management at a different intitute! The offer from this university has thrown me off - such a hard choice!
Thank you so much for any opinions you can give :D
Hi there! Thanks for asking this question. Im not sure if this is in reference towards an undergrad or grad program but will assume it’s for a grad program. The factors that I would weigh and consider here are the courses that align to my career goals, alumni network, career team, and the thesis project objective and seeing how they each compare. Hope this helps!
Do u have any book or online course recommendations?
Hi Tyanna! Just found your channel and love your videos! I was wondering whether you think learning R is a necessary skill for sustainability data analysis, or if you just need to know Excel. I'm not sure exactly what you meant when you mentioned Excel's superior at the end of section 2 of this video, but I think you meant that Excel is the most important for data analysis. Am I right in thinking this? Should I learn R as well for sustainability roles which include analysis?
Hi Theo, thanks for the clarifying question! I meant that while R is a great skill to have for data analysis (esp in big companies that deal with large datasets), most still primarily use Excel to conduct their analyses. I hope this makes more sense!
@@TyannaBui thank you!
hi tyanna! i’m currently going to be a freshman in high school and was wondering what’s the best classes to take to prepare for college and for a job like this? thank you
Hi there! I'd recommend you take your basic science courses, as I'm sure you have to complete them anyways. If your HS has it, there's an AP class called AP Environmental Science (APES) which will help you learn a bit more about the field. I'd also recommend that you focus your math options on stats vs calculus. I know they both suck but you use stats a whole lot more and will help you build a good knowledge base for data analysis courses in the future if you choose to stay in the Environmental Science pathway in college. Good luck
do you need impact skills for positive change? If I am right, I notice people hired for sustainability and ESG do not have such skills, is that true and is that a lack of it?
Hey tyanna, i am currently working as a sustainability consultant (in india) in real estate industry where perform climatic analysis, energy simulation, design net zero building or carbon neutral buildings. I am currently every interested in this domain of sustainability reporting. I would like to understand how i can transition into this with my current expertise.
Tyanna, would you happen to have any spreadsheets that would be useful for recycling programs?
Hi Beau, recycling not really my realm of work but have typically seen self-made spreadsheet templates created depending on the programs goals and such
Hey.
loved your content.
I Have my interview scheduled for Sustainability data analyst, prior to this I was working as an ESG consultant. should I switch to sustainability Data analyst or work as an ESG consultant
It depends on your career goals!
I am also sustainability consultant.. I am new to this field . You are great
That’s great, I hope you’re enjoying it! Would love to hear your thoughts on top skills for the role
How did you become one? What studies to do?
@@mercury3440 I did environmental science in college but know a lot of others who have studied econ, business, law, film, etc. who entered the field as well!
@@TyannaBui can you give a guide on how- where to start
@@TyannaBui can you please make a roadmap video of how to get in this industry ?
How is the payscale in corporate sustainability field ?
Hi Sujan, thanks for the question. It definitely ranges depending on the company but while working at a larger corporation, there is the potential to make 6 figures at management/sr analyst levels (at least in California)
@@TyannaBui thanks. How is Bren school of environment ? The school has environmental data science program, which i am considering for graduate studies.
@@sujanbhattarai3698 It was a great experience and great for building my network. You can learn more about it in my other video if you want :) ua-cam.com/video/DLt4_nUJyxg/v-deo.html
Hey, I was wondering; what are the technical skills required to enter into the sustainability word?
That's a great question and one that I hope to answer in my upcoming video!
Hi Tushal, if you're still wondering about technical skills, I've linked the video here for ya! ua-cam.com/video/PO9IYVHEWyw/v-deo.html
Hey Tyanna. Thank you for amazing videos I am grateful that I found this channel since last 7 months I am finding people to talk about it..Amazing videos
Can you please let me know which are any courses for data analysis? GHG reporting and ESG ? I see in lot of job profile i find this but I didn't find any course on this...
Thank you once again!
Hello Komal, thanks for asking this question and for giving my videos a watch 🥺
Data analysis courses should be focused around using programs like Excel and/or R where you practice taking messy datasets, organizing it in a way where it can be analyzed, and draw conclusions based on your findings. I feel like in university, this can be found in the computer science or science departments.
For GHG reporting, here's a website (ghgprotocol.org/training-capacity-building) where you can learn about the basic principles of carbon accounting. This costs money, but the guidance document is available to the public for free.
ESG courses are typically seen in environmental science or business university departments. There are a lot of webinars online about this topic such as from here (www.greenbiz.com/webcasts) where you can learn more about it.
@@TyannaBui Thank you so much for writing me back. I appreciate your time and effort
I am planning to do my masters in sustainability from the UK, can we make a good career in it?
@@rajatbhardwaj2557 Hi there, in short, yes. But like in any field you enter, you have to do the work to get to where you want to be!
Hi , are you on Linkedin?
Hi there, yes I am! You can find me by my name I suppose.
Is it necessary to know how to drive a car as a sustainability analyst?
It all depends on what's required for the job. If you need to be in-office or on the field then probably yes, if not, then mostly likely no. It should say in the job description if you need to drive!
Hi Tyanna, can you tell us how to figure out emissions factors? Like are you supposed to be able to read an EEIO table? I'm trying to figure out the GHG of an investment portfolio.
Emissions factors help convert your activity data to CO2e. You definitely should have an understanding of EEIO if you’re calculating the GHG of an investment portfolio. I’d say you can get good info from doing basic Googling research.
@@TyannaBui haha yes I've done 2.5 days of research on this. I think the EPA provides good data and tutorials for the US, but for Canada, I can't find any good tutorials. We're calculating for building, so I think it comes down to converting mTCO2/m2 to mTCO2/sqft, and then finding the energy usage by province. Did you take a class in university for this math?