How to become an environmental analyst

Official title: Environmental analyst

Also called: Carbon rating analyst, Carbon verification and audit specialist, Environmental auditor, Environmental compliance officer, Carbon Accountant, Carbon Auditor, Carbon Verifier, Sustainability/Environment, Social and Governance Analyst, Ÿ Carbon rating analyst, Ÿ Carbon verification and audit specialist, Ÿ Environmental auditor, Ÿ Environmental compliance officer

Environmental analyst conducts on-site and/or remote assessments to ensure that environmental projects are compliant to and meet national/international standard’s methodology requirements and regulations, and those of independent assessors. He/she may prepare reports and review findings with the organization or client. He/she may also gather data reported from monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems, including the use of technology (e.g. digital, geospatial), and determine the accuracy of claims on emission reduction and other environmental benefits.

Main tasks

• Conducting research, performing tests, collecting samples, performing field and laboratory analysis to identify sources of environmental problems and recommending ways to prevent, control and remediate the impact of environmental problems
• Assessing the likely impact that potential or proposed activities, projects and developments may have on the environment, and recommending whether such developments should proceed
• Developing and coordinating the implementation of environmental management systems to enable organisations to identify, monitor and control the impact of their activities, products and services on the environment
• Conducting audits to evaluate environmental impact of existing activities, processes, wastes, noise and substances
• Assessing an organisation’s compliance with government and internal environmental regulations and guidelines, identifying violations and determining appropriate remedial action
• Providing technical advice and support services to organisations on how best to deal with environmental problems in order to reduce environmental damage and minimise financial loss
• Developing environmental and resource conservation plans

Ways in

• University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 6 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How do I become an environmental analyst?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees.

Will AI change the work of an environmental analyst?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026