Overview
The Group Sustainability team is responsible for creating, implementing, and delivering the group’s sustainability strategy. This includes supporting activities across the group, leading the delivery of our net zero target, and collaborating with experts.
We are seeking an experienced Group Sustainability Lead, to address challenges, providing expert input into reporting, and enabling the business to respond to changing requirements, both strategically and operationally.
It requires proactive promotion of sustainability, devising future policies collaboratively, and working with Senior Management and the Board to support the delivery of ODIs.
Further responsibilities include:
- Devise and deliver policy changes to ensure we are achieving our wider business targets
- Develop a strong relevant agenda for Energy Steer Co, delivering appropriate governance for our sustainability programs (This will include writing and delivering papers to this Board level forum)
- Spotting trends and opportunities for enhancing our environmental policies and find innovative ways of bringing them into the ST business to ensure we continue our market leading position
- Ensure that sustainability is part of ST decision making at the most senior levels in the organisation
- Where appropriate join the dots across our environmental policies and practices to ensure we are working as effectively and efficiently as possible
- Build a ‘go to’ reputation for the group sustainability team by demonstrating a helpful and positive attitude
- Provide expert knowledge and thought leadership across a broad range of sustainability topics
- Be a spokesperson and deal with investor and media queries when called upon to do so.
- Lead the group sustainability team and support the teams development
What you’ll bring
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of five years demonstrable experience in sustainability, promoting sustainability issues and carbon management in the corporate sector, along with expert knowledge of relevant regulations, obligations, standards, and the science of climate change and GHG emissions
You will have experience in developing and delivering climate change mitigation and emissions reduction strategies, policies, and advice
You should be passionate about advocating for net zero issues within the business, with a track record of delivering change through advocacy
The ability to drive change in a team, deliver improved performance, influence decision-making at senior management levels, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams is also essential
