Sustainability

Discover a career where you can positively contribute to the wellbeing of the planet. Be equipped to help a range of organisations improve their environmental management and sustainability, from government organisations to businesses and non-profits. You’ll enjoy being able to contribute to a more sustainable future.

Potential Salaries

Environmental Coordinator

$120000

Environmental Coordinators play a key role in making sure an organisation makes progress towards its environmental goals. Contribute to implementing Environmental Management Systems, sustainability policies, waste management, sustainability rating tools and more.

Environmental Consultant

$95000

Environmental Consultants advise organisations on how they can enhance their environmental outcomes. Provide guidance on how businesses can better reduce their carbon footprints, implement energy efficient improvements, introduce new sustainability initiatives and more.

Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Advisor

$135000

HSE Advisors are responsible for ensuring an organisation’s workplace is both safe and environmentally friendly. Conduct risk assessments, provide training and ensuring the organisation meets all relevant health, safety and environmental laws and requirements.

Source: Seek 2026

Head of Environment, Health and Safety is the 11th fastest growing job in Australia (LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise Report 2026).
Demand for green talent is outpacing supply. In 2025, growth in green hiring was almost 2x faster than growth in the share of workers with green skills (LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report 2025). By 2030 one in five jobs will lack the green talent to fill it. However, by 2050, this gap will balloon to one in two jobs (LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report 2024).
Business commitment to sustainability is growing, with 32% of companies accelerating their climate commitments (Harvard Business Review, 2025).
Green talent is far more likely to secure a job, getting hired at a global rate 46.6% above the economy-wide hiring rate (LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report 2025)

Become a Sustainability Consultant or Manager

Step 1: Study the 11130NAT Certificate IV in Environmentally Sustainable Management
Step 2: Study theMSS50122 Diploma of Sustainable Operations

Kickstart your career in ecosystem management or conservation

Step 1: Study the ACBI’s 11130NAT Certificate IV in Environmentally Sustainable Management
Step 2: Study the AHC60422 Advanced Diploma of Conservation & Ecosystem Management

“The Diploma of Sustainable Operations course had a great content and very useful practical information that I could use for the work I do. My trainer had a vast knowledge and he made sure to provide a platform to the students to exchange ideas along with knowledge sharing. ACBI provided one of the best lecturers I have had in sustainability related courses.”
-Sanduni Kalingamudali

“Studying at ACBI has helped me a lot with establishing environmental initiatives in the workplace. I have developed a list of 30 initiatives from the course, some we already had in place, but a lot we didn’t. I am now implementing one every three months in the workplace and closing it out prior to implementing the next one. This is a great course from my perspective and all HSE professionals should complete it to really get some movement in the ‘E’ (Environmental) space which is lacking I believe across the board.”
-Robert Smith

“The practical approach of the short course I studied at ACBI has equipped me with the confidence to guide organisations through the upcoming changes in sustainability reporting. Additionally, this course serves as an excellent introduction to the Diploma of Sustainable Operations, which I am now pursuing. I highly recommend the course and found my trainer to be exceptionally knowledgeable.”
-Phillip Chan