Sustainability Consultant

The Role 

We are looking for a Sustainability Consultant to join our growing sustainability practice – consulting to Asia’s leading organisations to improve their positive social and environmental impact. Join us to build belief in the future through:

• Working with leading organisations on communicating sustainability performance.
• Exercising and growing your research, stakeholder engagement and sustainability strategy and reporting expertise, while flexing your framework and ratings knowledge.
• Supporting your colleagues to deepen their skills.

As a Sustainability Consultant at SR you’ll be respected for your strong research, stakeholder engagement, technical reporting and editorial expertise. Alongside demonstrable client management skills, you’ll have experience in engaging and advising listed companies and select SMEs on sustainability/ESG frameworks (GRI, IIRC, SASB, ISSB, UNGC, UNPRI,  TCFD, TNFD etc.) and ratings (MSCI, CDP, Sustainalytics, DJSI, FTSE4Good, S&P, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and lead the development of sustainability reports for clients active in a diverse range of industries across Asia.
• Work with clients and SR’s consultants to define the brief: the scope of the project, including research methodologies. 
• Contribute to primary research assignments including stakeholder interviews, focus groups and surveys, as well as conducting desk research when required.
• Analyse and turn data and research insights into strategic recommendations.
• Working with our Directors and Advisors, turn sustainability visions into tailored action plans that work in the real world.
• Support technical leadership across the full suite of sustainability services:
  • peer and best practice benchmarking
  • stakeholder engagement
  • materiality assessments
  • strategy development
  • data collection and analysis: including organising workflows for data management and third-party assurance of sustainability data
  • advising on best practice governance structures and policies
  • content strategy and copywriting of sustainability reports, policies, and external sustainability communications
    

About You

• Minimum three years of experience leading sustainability report content development to meet leading reporting frameworks and raters’ expectations (working knowledge of the most common sustainability reporting standards and frameworks).
• Experienced in analysing environmental, social and governance data and understanding deviations to identify risks/opportunities.
• Passionate about sustainability and the need to turn strategy into action.
• Familiar with supporting teams to scope new projects and contributing to pitch proposals.
• Proven project management skills, including client management experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English is required (you are a perfectionist when it comes to grammar!)
• Calm under pressure and empathetic.
• Powerful intellectual curiosity to inspire all that you work with.
• Bachelor’s degree relevant to the role.

What We Offer

• Some hybrid flexibility to organize where you work.
• A supportive, coaching culture. You grow, we grow.
• Like-minded colleagues committed to sustainability and walking the talk.

Why Join Us

Headquartered in Asia for over 30 years, Sedgwick Richardson (‘SR’) is a brand and sustainability consultancy.  We work with visionary leaders and entrepreneurs across East and Southeast Asia to build brands that create value for business, society, and the environment. We believe the adaptation and regeneration are integral to business resilience, growth, and sustainability.  Brands that are credibly contributing to a better world will prosper.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At SR, we believe an equitable and inclusive work environment—where everyone feels valued and respected—is the foundation for delivering on our purpose. We seek candidates who fit into our culture and who can expand our horizons, challenge the status quo and innovate to create Shared Value.

To Apply

If this sounds like you, please send us (join@sedgwick-richardson.com) a short email explaining why you’re ready to build belief in the future along with your résumé.