The Sustainability Manager will work collaboratively across MV to implement our strategy on environmental & social responsibility with the overarching goal to minimise the company's impact. Leading change ●Implement key ESG ambitions, targets & KPIs across our roadmap to 2027 ●Manage internal progress against commitment to the roadmap, working alongside key stakeholders across various teams ●Understand and confidently lead the business using your knowledge of multiple different workstreams within our roadmap e.g. nature, carbon, human rights etc. Standards & Compliance ●Maintain current working knowledge of, and ensure compliance with, all applicable environmental & social laws and regulations. As required, provide and document supporting material & evidence. ●Manage a critical path of audits & associated continuous improvement against legislative and voluntary standards reporting, including annual data reporting to our investors. ●Research best practice, keeping abreast of sustainability leading brands & initiatives ●Ensure MV have all due diligence approaches in place to ensure that the Human Rights of people are protected and respected, both in our direct business operations and in our wider value chain. ●Work with teams across the business to ensure that we make progress against the commitments laid out in our Human Rights policy and Modern Slavery Statement. Carbon measurement and reporting ●Project manage the delivery of our annual carbon footprint with the support of our external partners, Seismic, and utilise internal stakeholders to gather accurate data. Communications & reporting ●Work with Brand team to maximise external communications to our customer base, with transparent sharing of information and validated data. ●Work with internal stakeholders to drive clear internal sustainability communication, confidently deliver company business updates and ensure robust training programmes are delivered to relevant teams. ●Project manage the creation of our annual Impact Report; collate and write content, collect relevant and verifiable data, brief our creative team on design and manage external validation of all claims ●Lead the data collection, writing and publication of our Modern Slavery Statement, aligned with regional and global legislative requirements. External partners: ●Manage relationships with external parties to ensure clear, defined and transparent ways of working, specifically with reference to: ●Positive Luxury: utilise our partnership with Positive Luxury and our certification against the Butterfly Mark, connect with brand where appropriate to share our partnership externally. ●Watch & Jewellery Initiative: ensure MV alignment to 3 pillars, complete annual reporting requirements, and be MV’s point of contact for pillar workstreams. ●UNGC: make the most of our membership with the UNGC, complete our annual reporting requirements as members Budget ●Manage the sustainability and charitable giving budgets. Ensure appropriate documentation and records are kept to deliver against these budgets. Cross-functional working ●Be the internal knowledge base for sustainability at MV, providing expertise to the wider business as required on specific topics ●Work collaboratively with our People & Culture Team, to support social topics including Human Rights, community engagement/volunteering and the EDI agenda, including gender equality. ●Work closely with the Supply Chain team to drive supplier engagement on ESG and ensure associated validation & due diligence is completed within the supply chain. ●Manage your own critical path of continuous improvement projects, with tight cross-functional working ●Oversee volunteering initiatives & progress against targets, with the support of Green Team champions As a committee leader / member ●Lead Green Team Meetings & manage the focus of initiatives and output of the team ●Participate in WeBelong (our ED&I committee) as a key connection point between team sustainability and the wider business inclusion agenda ●Represent Team MV internally and externally, upholding Company values and behaviours as an Ambassador or representative of your Committee or Group ●Raise awareness of emerging issues, contributing to the success of employee led Committees or functions to deliver against overall Company objectives ●Use additional support (training, membership of external groups and Committees, webinars etc.) to influence improvement, prioritisation and implementation of goals of your Committee or Group |