Executive Search Services for Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Specialist executive search for sustainability & CSR delivered by true sector experts.

Specialist Talent Acquisition for Sustainability & CSR.

Sustainability and ESG are now board-level imperatives. But hiring great talent in this space takes more than good intentions. It demands a search partner who lives in the market and understands the difference between box-tickers and genuine changemakers.

At Net Zero Search, we help build sustainability and CSR functions from the top down. From Chief Sustainability Officers to ESG Directors and Heads of Impact, we find the people who turn strategy into measurable results.

No recycled CVs. No junior delivery teams. Just sharp, senior-led search built around your unique goals.

We support a global client base driving sustainability and ESG outcomes.

Who We Work With.

  • Private Equity & Infrastructure Funds building ESG capacity across their portfolio and driving sustainability integration

  • Venture Capital Firms backing next-gen sustainability, circular economy, and climate tech startups

  • Impact Investors and Asset Managers scaling mission-aligned portfolios with measurable environmental and social ROI

  • Portfolio Companies across clean energy, mobility, agtech, built environment, and sustainable manufacturing

  • Listed and Private Corporates embedding ESG into strategy, reporting, supply chain, and operations

  • B-Corps and Purpose-Led Scaleups hiring leadership to formalise CSR and sustainability impact at board level

We specialise in senior leadership recruitment for organisations at every stage of their sustainability journey - from first-time CSO hires to global ESG team builds.

You’re not hiring a logo. You’re hiring outcomes. So ask yourself: is your current search partner actually delivering value? Or are they just a big name you use to cover yourself when the hire underdelivers?

Don’t Overpay for Mediocrity. Traditional search firms aren’t built for Sustainability or CSR and it shows.

Traditional Search Firms:

  • Charge 30–50% of total comp

  • Start every search from zero

  • Hand off delivery to junior researchers

  • Limited by restrictive hands-off agreements

Ready to Make a Strategic Sustainability or CSR Hire?

We don’t follow the rules of traditional executive search because they don’t work for fast-moving, impact-driven sectors like sustainability and ESG.

At Net Zero Search, we deliver fast, sector-led, and outcome-driven hiring solutions that are built around your goals, not ours.

If you’re serious about scaling high-impact sustainability or CSR leadership, we offer:

  • Direct access to the most embedded sustainability talent network in the energy transition

  • Searches delivered by actual experts—not researchers

  • Flexible, long-term pricing models that save you six figures and deliver real ROI

We are the go-to executive search partner for sustainability and CSR leadership. Trusted by funds and operators building a cleaner, fairer future.

Let’s talk about what great looks like for your fund, your portfolio, and the planet.