You could do a degree or postgraduate qualification that includes units on corporate responsibility and sustainability, for example:

• environment and sustainability
• energy and engineering
• transport and logistics
• economics
• community development
• business management

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

• 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
• a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course

You could take a course in environmental sustainability or business management.

This may help you get some of the knowledge and skills you need to apply for trainee or apprenticeship roles.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for these courses vary.

You could begin by doing a:

• Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship
• Sustainability Business Specialist Level 7 Degree Apprenticeship

These apprenticeships can take between 2 and 3 years to complete.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

• 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a higher or degree apprenticeship

An understanding of the role of sustainability is highly valued by employers and you may have an advantage if you have experience of fundraising, working with volunteers or volunteering yourself.

You can find opportunities through the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Do IT.

You'll need:

• the ability to use your initiative
• leadership skills
• the ability to come up with new ways of doing things
• the ability to work well with others
• excellent verbal communication skills
• business management skills
• persistence and determination
• customer service skills
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

You may need a driving licence for some jobs.

In this job, you could:

• plan a corporate responsibility and sustainability strategy for your company
• persuade internal departments, partners and community groups of the benefits of your plans
• assess the likely impact of your organisation's projects
• stay up to date with policy and legislation and promote best practice
• manage a budget
• write internal and external communications

We've identified this as a green job

As a corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner, you'll make sure that the business you are working for operates in an environmentally friendly way. This can have a positive impact on the environment.

Find out more about green careers

You could work in the community, from home or in an office.