About the Fellowship Program
Current Fellowship Opportunity:
The Future Climate Change Officers Fellowship Program (Future CCOs) is designed to connect dynamic climate resilience professionals with employer organizations seeking to build their organizational capacity. Centered around ACCO’s ability to recruit and leading edge professional development, Future CCOs was launched in 2013 and is blazing the career trail for aspiring professionals and serving as a catalyst for employers to create permanent positions.
The fellowship program is designed to deliver compelling business cases for climate change programs focused upon energy and GHG management, supply chain management, adaptation and resilience, incorporating climate science into operational decision making, risk management, etc. The fellows work with employers to develop new climate action programs and thought processes, as well as bring new ideas that will increase support for their related initiatives.
In addition, each fellow will be tasked with a specific long-term climate-centric project, to be identified by the employer, during the program that will lead to the development of a case study to educate that will be used to educate program participants, future fellows, university partners, business partners, and the broader climate community. ACCO and its members and partners provide guidance and counsel to the fellow and employer through this process.
Throughout the fellowship, ACCO provides a stream of educational and professional development opportunities, enabling the fellows to network and collaborate with peers in the program and subject matter experts in the ACCO community. A network of program participants and alumni will also be established for long-term access to mentors and climate professionals.