As Sustainability covers everything in ESG so your career is not limited in Social Development field & in Non-governmental Organization (NGO).
There are promising career opportunities in consulting, auditing, reporting, research & ratings firms, in-house sustainability teams of every company, and government & apex bodies [like Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Mo. E.F.C.C.), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT) etc., and in international front The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) etc.].

Climate Change is a global cry now & the main cause of climate change is the GHG emission.
After the 'Paris Agreement' & 'Conference of the Parties (COP)' by The United Nations Climate Change Conferences (UNFCCC), many companies & nations have declared their NetZero targets. Just like, at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow in 2021, PM Modi said India will achieve net-zero emissions by 2070.

Similarly many companies have already set their NetZero targets & are facing growing pressure—from investors, governments, advocacy groups, customers and even business leaders themselves—to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their operations and their supply and distribution chains. About 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 now issue some form of environmental, social, and governance report, almost always including an estimate of the company’s GHG emissions.

You can't manage unless you measure so it is highly essential for all the Sustainability professionals to have GHG Accounting skills.

If you aspire to build a career in ESG & Sustainability so 'GHG Accounting' is the must have skill you should carry.

Yes, learning GHG Accounting is exhaustive & needs much attention to details.
But Climatora is proud to launch the only comprehensive and instructionally rich program to break down the Greenhouse Gas Inventories & its calculations into something that learners can more easily digest. This program provides the theoretical & practical basis for GHG accounting at the same time it is designed to equip learners with the knowledge to succeed in GHG accounting as per GHG Protocol Framework.

Sustainability is one of hot jobs in India as per 'LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2023: The 25 most in-demand roles in India' survey.

Not only in India, there are a lot of Sustainability related much bright career opportunities in other countries & some major hotspots are USA, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Singapore etc.

About the payscale or compensation, there is high career growth & well compensation structure for Sustainability jobs across the globe. As per Glassdoor, the average CTC of the Sustainability Professionals in India is 24 LPA.

Talking about the global scene, the average CTC of the Sustainability Professionals in the USA is $55,739 per year.

A bachelor’s degree is the minimum level degree needed to find employment in ESG & Sustainability fields like consultancy, research & analytics company, in-house sustainability team of any company.

For leadership level and senior management careers, a master’s degree may be preferred.

Irrespective of the educational qualifications, it's highly essential to build the knowledge base & skills around the space of ESG & Sustainability to get jobs.

Yes, would receive a certificate of a Carbon Accountant - Beginner's level. 

It will improve your chances to get a green job at Climate Research and Consultancy Companies, Organizations committed to Net Zero Targets, ESG auditing firms.

Through interactions with subject matter experts and peer group members, you can enhance your internship opportunities.