Associate - Sustainability Projects

Responsibilities: Sustainability Accounting & PCF Project ❖ Carbon Accounting, Governance & Decarbonization • Support monthly tracking and analysis of carbon KPIs across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, ensuring data completeness, accuracy, traceability, and timely reporting. • Assist in maintaining carbon -data governance protocols, calculation frameworks, emission -factor records, modelling assumptions, and reconciliation between financial and non -financial information. • Support decarbonization initiatives through impact assessment, action tracking, carbon re -baselining, Marginal Abatement Cost Curves, and preparation of decision -support materials. ❖ PCF Methodology, Data & Document Delivery • Support the development and application of Product Carbon Footprint methodologies, calculation models, data -quality classifications, maturity levels, assumptions, and supporting documentation. • Assist with sourcing, validating, matching, and enriching supplier and secondary PCF data in PIM, including document -quality checks, evidence retention, and maintenance of relevant tracking records. • Support standardized PCF document creation in Lisam ExESS, including data validation, document review, system enhancements, and delivery of accurate PCF outputs.Sustainability Solutions & PSA Project ❖ PSA Methodology, Assessment & Regulatory Intelligence • Support the development, refinement, and documentation of the Product Sustainability Assessment methodology using harmonized approaches and relevant WBCSD guidance. • Execute product and component -level assessments using defined signal categories, assessment criteria, decision logic, regulatory screening, sustainability evidence, and supporting product data. • Work closely with the AI Questionnaire Tool to test and improve document review, data extraction, response consistency, assessment scalability, and evidence -based PSA execution. ❖ Portfolio Insights, Systems & Stakeholder Validation • Gather and analyse product, ingredient, SDS, regulatory, certification, market, sales, and volume information required for PSA assessments and portfolio reviews. • Support business validation meetings by preparing results, documenting stakeholder feedback, resolving information gaps, and updating assessments before wider scale -up. • Assist with PSA system testing, reporting, dashboard maintenance , product -database updates, project tracking, and change adoption as the methodology progresses from pilot execution to broader implementation. Other Sustainability Projects • Undertake ad -hoc sustainability projects, data and document cleansing, supplier or stakeholder data collection, training -content development, process documentation, presentation preparation, system testing, and other project -support activities based on Sustainability CoE priorities. Qualification & Skills ❖ Education & Sustainability Knowledge • Master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Sciences or a related discipline. • Freshers are welcome; relevant academic projects, internships, research, or practical exposure to carbon accounting, PCF, PSA, ESG, or sustainability projects will be an advantage. • Foundational understanding of greenhouse gas accounting, Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, decarbonization, Product Carbon Footprints, and portfolio sustainability assessment concepts. ❖ Analytical, Methodology & Quality Skills • Strong analytical capability with attention to data completeness, consistency, traceability, evidence quality, and documentation accuracy. • Ability to work with structured datasets, apply defined methodologies, identify gaps or trends, and support carbon and portfolio assessments. • Awareness of sustainability risks, regulatory considerations, certifications, emission factors, and environmental or social performance indicators is an advantage. ❖ Communication, Collaboration & Project Skills • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in a foreign language is an added advantage. • Ability to collaborate with Sustainability CoE colleagues, regional teams, business stakeholders, technology teams, and cross -functional partners. • Good project -coordination and time -management skills, with the ability to maintain trackers, monitor actions, prepare content, and support project milestones. ❖ Digital Capability & Mindset • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with confidence in analysing data and preparing reports, presentations, and training materials. • Comfortable working with sustainability databases, PIM, Lisam ExESS, assessment tools, calculation models, trackers, document repositories, and digital collaboration platforms. • Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, learning agility, attention to detail, and openness to digital, automation, and AI -enabled ways of working.