Job Description :

Business context

Internal & External expectations on-financial performance and disclosures are evolving rapidly & scrutiny of reported Sustainability information has never been higher. It is critical that we deliver timely, accurate, complete & impactful performance reporting to both internal decision makers & external stakeholders.

Diageo´s ambition is to be the industry leader in environmental sustainability performance, we plan to do this through our ambitious Grain to Glass sustainability targets to ensure that we preserve water for life; accelerate to a low carbon world; and become sustainable by design.

Our Grain to Glass sustainability initiatives have a direct impact on the efficiency of the conversion costs across Diageo production sites (estimated > £730m). Water utilisation, energy efficiency, carbon and waste reductions supports material spend management across the sites, (~£10.5m per year) and/or obviate future business risks – carbon tax, water scarcity, raw material availability and cost. 

Diageo’s ‘top 10’ institutional investors, controlling ~£9Bn in market capitalisation are signatories to sustainability indices, (e.g. CDP), with 81% of FTSE 100 participating in external sustainability indices. Our Grain to Glass sustainability initiatives deliver sustained performance improvements, reduces Diageo’s environmental impacts and interfaces with the external indices organisations to transmit Diageo’s performance, inform the investor community and enhance business reputation. 

About the Role

Sitting within the Process Excellence pillar of the Grain to Glass team, you’ll ensure high quality, fit-for-purpose data & insights to support timely, accurate and robust internal & external reporting. You’ll help drive improved sustainability performance through harnessing data & insights that support informed internal decision making, robust external reporting & delivery of our 2030 Grain to Glass strategic sustainability initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely with our Grain to Glass SME’s, regional leads, regional governance managers, and in-market contacts, you will:

Ensure accuracy and completeness of G2G data across owned databases:

- including annual update of calorific values, emissions factors on our Environmental System

- Management of changed requests

- Ensure EAC’s updated, substantiate any claims.

Lead Compilation of submissions to CDP for water stewardship and climate change.

Orchestrate and lead execution of External Independent Assurance (PwC) with supply sites and markets to obviate risks of Qualified Assurance Opinion.

Help support the execution of, and ensure alignment with, reporting of G2G data in other reporting forums

Support improve & transform scale data governance initiatives that deliver step changes in data capabilities & control

Interpret and succinctly communicate insights and findings from analysis to optimise business processes

Lead on the collation & coordination of external ESG indices reporting, owned by G2G, & support on ESG indices (from G2G) on indices owned by other parts of the business.

Document and manage G2G data governance requirements

Reporting framework review & application to Diageo

Experience, Capabilities & Skills required

Expertise in sustainability, thorough knowledge and familiarity with environmental standards, sustainability reporting frameworks /independent assurance process/sustainability indices & criteria/ EMS.

Track record of leading cross-functional projects and teams in environments where influence is more important than formal authority

Structured, organised self-starter who is comfortable making sense from ambiguity.

Experience in data analysis, cleansing & management

Strategic thinker who recognises which insights drive business value and how best to impactfully communicate these with technical and non-technical audiences.

Strong inter-personnel & communication skills: verbal, written and presentation.

Experience working remotely with different cultures and diverse stakeholder groups

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.
 

We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities

Contributary pension scheme

Comprehensive health benefits

Annual bonus

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.

We believe the most diverse and inclusive culture makes for a better business and a better world.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Around the world we have a number of inclusive Business and Employee Resource Groups known as BRGs and ERGs. These influential groups, made up of our people, represent various viewpoints, experiences and communities who generate thought-provoking work to enhance our business and workplace, creating a sense of belonging and opportunities for all. 

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of — and help build — an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, approaches and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 dedicated people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. 

Join us and you’ll collaborate, explore, and innovate. Challenge and be challenged. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll build brands consumers love.

We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you’ll have the backing you need to test new ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let’s unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world’s very best people. We're looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.    

                       

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!

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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

St James Gate

Additional Locations :

1HQ, Edinburgh Park

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-02-26