Stretch distancetime to pivot: 1-2 years
Sustainability Communications
Tell the truth about impact, well
Every serious company now has to communicate its environmental and social impact, credibly and without greenwashing. It needs writers who can make complex, regulated, easily-mistrusted material clear and honest. A purpose-leaning pivot with strong demand.
Demand 2026-2036
Growing fast
EU regulation (CSRD) is driving hard demand.
Competition
Moderate
Salary, Stockholm
48-70k/mo
indicative, gross per month, mid to senior
What you already bring
the cards from your core that transfer straight in
What you can do
Concretize
Write
Communicate
Summarize
InformHow you think
Communication
Sustainability
Responsibility & ethics
Critical thinkingWorlds you know
Environment
Communication & PR
EconomyThe gap
what you would need to build
The domain: sustainability frameworks and regulation (CSRD, reporting standards), the science, and the fine line between honest communication and greenwashing.
How to get there
- Learn the landscape: CSRD and reporting standards, the basics of climate and impact, and greenwashing law.
- Rewrite one company's sustainability messaging to be clearer and more credible.
- Connect with sustainability teams and purpose-driven agencies.
Your first move
// start here
Take a clumsy sustainability report summary and rewrite it to be clear and defensible.
In Stockholm
Swedish companies face strict EU sustainability reporting and high public expectations; sustainability communication is a fast-growing, well-funded field here.
Ask yourself
three prompts from the professional development deck to pressure-test this move
