Sustainability Lead

Description

• Ensure ongoing strategic alignment with Standard Industries’ Sustainability objectives and priorities.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with various stakeholders, including investors, customers, employees, supply chain partners, NGOs and community groups.
• Monitor proposed and enacted actual regulations to assess the impact to BMI, including new reporting and data requirements. Identify gaps between current programmes and new regulations and develop action plans to address any such gaps.
• Measures and forecasts the net impact of sustainability and operational activities on overall EPD’s and LCA’s driving towards continued improvement.
• Collaborate with various functional stakeholders including Procurement, Sales, R&D and Manufacturing to incorporate sustainability objectives into innovation, supplier management, waste management and other operational programmes, processes and policies.
• With respective functions coordinate the process to ensure compliance with audit/assurance requirements.
• Lead the development and execution of BMI's sustainability program and objectives, with a primary initial focus on ensuring compliance with ESG related regulations.
• Identify and maintain the ESG data universe, manage data aggregation and facilitate the process to meet assurance requirements in terms of accuracy, completeness and reliability.
• Risk Management: Identify and assess Sustainability related risks, impacts and opportunities.
• Develop due diligence strategies to mitigate risks e.g., Climate and capitalise on opportunities to enhance the company’s Sustainability performance.
• Develop company-wide aligned roadmaps with clear accountabilities, costs and benefits supporting the Sustainability agenda.
• Oversee the preparation and publication of ESG reports and disclosures, ensuring regulatory and stakeholder requirements, while considering industry and cross-industry best practices.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks that may impact the organisation's compliance, sustainability performance or competitive position. Support development of contingency plans and alternative strategies by other business leaders to address potential challenges and uncertainties including but not limited to climate and supplier risk.
• Develop specific regulatory compliance programmes with clear BMI-functional accountabilities and timelines e.g., EU CSRD. Manage stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation. Develop readiness activities, roadmap to compliance and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Maintain current knowledge of technological and regulatory developments in environmental sustainability and facility management. Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in sustainability, shaping the company's ESG strategy.
• Align cross-functional teams to deliver programs aimed at achieving business-based sustainability objectives, with clear accountabilities and identification of cost and benefits supporting BMI’s wider strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with the Leadership Team and functional leaders to ensure alignment and integration of strategic priorities.
• Report on progress on the sustainability programme to BMI’s Sustainability Governance Committee, as well as the Sustainability Steering Committee at Standard Industries.
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track progress on compliance sustainability initiatives. Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience (several years of which within a business-based sustainability function) within the manufacturing/industrials space, with a proven track record in leading successful initiatives.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix organisation to deliver business outcomes.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
• Proven sustainability leadership experience, commercial acumen, and ability to influence across and collaborate with a wide array of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of GHG emission calculations and verification and environmental and carbon accounting software.
• Experience in leading teams, building relationships, fostering a culture of high performance, innovation and continuous improvement.
• In-depth knowledge of domestic and international environmental regulations, compliance and sustainability reporting standards and frameworks including but not limited to EU CSRD, TCFD, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), PPWR, Packaging EPR etc.
• Strong project management skills, excellent communication abilities, and an understanding of environmental impact assessments.
• Strong influencing skills to effectively communicate complex ideas and gain buy-in from stakeholders across all levels globally; challenge the status quo and build followership.
• Ability to guide decision-making processes aligned with strategic goals.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance