Sustainability Executive

Biffa is seeking a Sustainability Executive in High Wycombe, UK, to support revenue generation, risk, and cost management projects. Responsibilities include data compilation for sustainability reports, carbon footprint assessments, compliance assistance, and engagement with stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field, knowledge of environmental legislation, and strong IT skills. The role emphasizes collaboration across divisions and with external bodies to enhance sustainability initiatives.
A quick look at the role

The Sustainability Executive cross divisional support for core business revenue generation projects, risk management and costs management activities. The role involves working directly with senior managers and front-line staff across the business plus external regulatory bodies, Government departments, customers and other stakeholders.

Your core responsibilities
• Assist with compiling and presenting data and commentary for Biffa Group Annual and Sustainability/CSR report.
• Production of carbon foot printing assessments for specific customers, contracts, new projects
• Generate and provide the internal communications, and marketing teams with original content on sustainability and environmental topics to promote the business with key internal and external stakeholders and improve employee engagement. Present and deliver materials to relevant audiences.
• Provide assistance with compliance on ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunities Schemes) and the new Statutory Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)
• Assist with supporting the tender team in providing answers to sustainability and environmental questions and generating data and answers to sustainability and environmental ratings for customers and investors as well as environmental accreditations.
• Assist with generation of materials for sustainability and environmental campaigns and associated communications including Biffa Award awareness raising and Eco Campaigns
• Work on the generation of responses to relevant national and local policy and regulatory consultations where they concern sustainability or carbon reporting, engaging with external bodies as necessary including FTA, and Sustainability Clothing Action Programme, so as to help influence and safeguard the Group’s current and planned business activities necessary to achieve key corporate and national commercial and environmental strategies.
• Undertake data collection, analysis and compilation to assist with the completion of selected sustainability ratings, both for customers and investors.

Our essential requirements
• Educated to degree level (ideally in a relevant area)
• Understanding and experience of delivering Environmental / Sustainability strategy
• Up to date knowledge of environmental legislation and policy
• Strong IT skills including all Microsoft packages
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines

Biffa – we’re changing the way people think about waste

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.