Group Sustainability Officer -Operations

● Organise and track data that supports key metrics within the Sustainable Operations pillar and related Mobility, Service Delivery, Waste, and French Workwear workstreams, and Sustainable Workplace pillar and related energy and water use, culture and communications workstreams

● Ensure that the nominated people in each country are collecting and submitting all required data into our environmental data management systems

● Provide clear and concise reporting of all key performance indicators relative to targets

● Develop various reports for for management and to support 3rd party accreditation submissions

● Communicate best practices across the organisation

● Partner with procurement team to identify opportunities to enhance data reporting and to reduce environmental impacts

● Ensure all required key performance metrics are being measured, managed and reported in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., ESRS, SEC, ISSB, etc.)

● Support all countries to improve their ‘local’ data collection processes in order to improve data quality and reporting (internal and external)

● Champion and support the execution of the Group environment plan working in conjunction with the Group colleagues, Regional Sustainability Steering groups, as applicable, and Group Workstream and Functional leaders

● Provide the required environmental data and narrative to fulfil external climate-related reporting requirements including, but not limited to, Responsible Business Report, Annual Report, TCFD, DJSI, CDP, EV100, RE100

● Maintain an effective working knowledge of ESG legislation, company requirements, guidance / best practice, and the business’s activities

● Maintain environmental performance tracking, reporting, and data assurance within a centralised data management platform

● Bachelor’s Degree in environmental science, sustainability, economics, finance, business administration, engineering, or related field

● Minimum of 3 years’ experience in environmental, sustainability, procurement, or service industry fields

● Experience with ESG reporting frameworks like Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), TCFD, ESRS, etc. and data collection platforms

● Background and understanding of voluntary environmental reporting protocols like GHG Protocol, Scope 3 Protocol, and other tracking a plus

Skills

● Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) in English.

● Advanced analytical skills in collecting and analysing data from multiple sources.

● Strong experience in leveraging systems and processes to collect and report on data.

● Excellent organisational and project management skills and capable of meeting deadlines while executing on multiple priorities / initiatives.

● Track record in delivering environmental improvements or other initiatives.

● Highly motivated with the ability to work with limited supervision.

● Able to build strong working relationships and collaborate with others.

● Innovative thinker and problem solver capable of developing new ideas to enhance environmental strategies.

● Able to manage projects and use technical / problem solving skills to approach complex projects.

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
• 23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in service benefit
• Healthcare
• Free parking

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