Manager Environmental Sustainability, UnitedHealth Group - Remote

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Manager of Environmental Sustainability to join their ESG team. This remote position involves managing initiatives to reduce the company's environmental impact, measuring greenhouse gas emissions, and collaborating with various departments for comprehensive tracking. The role includes monitoring progress towards environmental goals, external reporting, and supporting organizational policies related to sustainability. A bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience are required.
About the position

UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company dedicated to improving health outcomes globally. The Manager of Environmental Sustainability will be a key member of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team, reporting directly to the Environmental Sustainability Lead. This role is crucial in supporting UnitedHealth Group's environmental commitments and reporting, as well as managing the execution of initiatives aimed at minimizing the organization's environmental impact. Sustainability is not just a goal but an integral part of UnitedHealth Group's business strategy, culture, and mission, ensuring that the health care system works better for everyone. In this position, the Manager will be responsible for a multi-dimensional approach to environmental sustainability, which includes measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across various categories such as medical gases, aviation, and employee commuting. The role requires collaboration with data owners in real estate, procurement, and treasury to develop comprehensive GHG emissions performance tracking that meets operational, regulatory, and reporting needs. The Manager will also track progress against milestones and measurements towards achieving enterprise environmental goals through a multi-year roadmap and scorecards. Additionally, the Manager will assess target areas for external reporting on the environmental impact of better care and health outcomes, such as value-based care and telehealth. This includes building executive decks and board updates on environmental activities and performance, as well as supporting the execution of organizational policies and practices that address environmental risks and opportunities. The role also involves monitoring the enterprise impact of changes related to the Science Based Target initiative, emissions reporting methodologies, and evolving environmental regulations and reporting trends.

Responsibilities
• Support the management and maintenance of UHG's overall strategy for a multi-dimensional approach to minimize our impact on the environment.
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• Measure all non-real estate categories of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (e.g., medical gases, aviation, employee commuting).
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• Collaborate with real estate, procurement and treasury data owners to develop comprehensive GHG emissions performance tracking that meets operational, regulatory and reporting needs.
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• Track progress against milestones and measurements towards attaining enterprise environmental goals through a multi-year roadmap, transition plan and scorecards.
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• Assess target areas for external reporting on the environmental impact of better care/ better health outcomes (e.g., value-based care, telehealth).
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• Build executive decks and board updates on environmental activities and performance.
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• Support the execution of organizational policies, programs and practices that address environmental risks and opportunities.
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• Monitor enterprise impact of changes with the Science Based Target initiative, emissions reporting methodologies, evolving environmental regulation, and reporting trends.

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Health, or related field or related experience.
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• 2+ years of experience supporting/ managing the collection, analysis and disclosure of environmental data, including carbon accounting certification or material experience in Green House Gas emissions data and performance management.
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• 1+ years of experience with environmental disclosure regulations (e.g. California laws, EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting, UK disclosure requirements, SEC Final Rule on Climate Related Disclosures, TCFD/ ISSB).
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• Proven solid written and verbal communication, including Powerpoint presentation development skills.
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• Proven track record of effective project management.

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