Sustainability Specialist (Ethics and Human Rights)
18 months contract
Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.
Short DescriptionJob Title: Sustainability Specialist (Ethics & Human Rights)
Location: Spain, Portugal
Set up: Hybrid and Flexible
This is a fixed term opportunity for 18 months.
Why we need this roleThe Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team supports and facilitates the development of a robust ESG strategy, as well as ensuring that our sustainability activities go beyond just compliance.
We want to deliver an industry leading ESG programme as well as raise awareness of all Colt employees.
This role will support the business in delivering the ESG strategy and vision (in particular concerning Human Rights, Ethics, sustainable procurement activity); through leading workstream activity in collaboration with colleagues across the group as well as strengthening EU Taxonomy alignment and supply chain engagement.
What you will doLead and further develop additional ESG workstreams to drive forward the organisational strategy regarding human rights, ethics, conflict minerals, supply chain decarbonisation, etc.Work with ESG Data Analyst and external consultants to develop metrics and dashboards which provide meaningful insights for all levels and functions.Align with HR, Procurement and other internal teams to strengthen ESG understanding and embed EU Taxonomy requirements.Assist in the development of policies, processes and schedules aimed at promoting and protecting human rights, promoting ethical practice, decarbonisation, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and recommending corrective actions.Links with the ESG Executive to define and drive internal and external ESG communications requirements, promoting awareness of ethical standards and human rights issues through outreach and communications strategies.Communicate with internal colleagues of all levels on alignment with SBT's, as well as CSRD and EU taxonomy requirements.Give advice and support to colleagues on all sustainability matters, recommend and develop policies that drive a greater understanding of sustainability to embed across the business.Partnering and liaising with relevant external bodies to strengthen our approach, improve supply chain data collection, and share best practice (i.e.
CDP Supply Chain programme, UNGC, Responsible Business Initiative, WEC).Stay abreast of industry changes and best practice, conducting research on ethical issues and human rights trends and translate into meaningful business action.Work alongside procurement colleagues to support supplier sustainability engagement ensuring alignment with ESG strategy, goals as well as CSRD EU Taxonomy alignment.
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