Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

Overview:

Every day, more publicly traded companies are developing and refining disclosures around their environmental and social practices, impacts, and risks. These companies seek expert guidance on industry norms and best practices, shareholder expectations, and external ratings systems.

The Sustainability Specialist is a critical role that provides expert support for our advisory services on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues to senior executives at the world’s largest companies. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) Analysts and Advisors to provide sustainability content and advisory services and will work on client-facing projects in tandem with ICS personnel in the United States and Europe. ISS Corporate Solutions puts great emphasis on cooperation and offers a welcoming and collegial working atmosphere.

In this role, you will

Responsibilities:

ICS Sustainability Advisory solutions involve helping companies optimize their public environmental and social disclosures. Using ISS ESG data and other resources, the team provides insights and helps companies develop roadmaps for their sustainability reporting and management efforts.

In this role, you will:

Work closely with U.S. and European colleagues to support several facets of our client work, including creating benchmarking analyses, preparing disclosure guidance on key issues, identifying best-in-class disclosure examples, and conducting reviews of draft disclosures.

Create and quality-check client reports, support client engagement, work on special data collection projects, and collaborate with the other members of the ICS sustainability advisory team on other initiatives as needed. 

Help develop and implement new client deliverables as our scope of work increases.

Develop expertise on ISS ESG data and consider new ways to utilize it for clients.

Qualifications:

Training & Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Sustainability, or any related field

Has 5 or more years of relative work experience in Sustainability/ ESG

Tech savvy and has intellectual curiosity (ability to quickly learn complex concepts and technical subject matter)

Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines 

Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues (verbal/ in-person)

Excellent organization, multitasking, and prioritization skills 

Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis skills

Experience working with any of the following would be a plus:

Familiarity with ISS ratings, GRI, SASB, or other market standards and guidelines

Work Location & Schedule:

Amenable is working at Makati City on a dayshift schedule (8 am- 5 pm, Manila Time).

Amenable to go on a hybrid working arrangement (at least 3 days work onsite per week)

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What you can expect from us

Our people are the moving force behind ISS. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being. 

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire one another. 

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.

About ISS

ISS empowers investors and companies to build for long-term and sustainable growth by providing high-quality data, analytics, and insight. We are committed to positively impacting the environment and society through our market-leading solutions and leading by example.

ISS Corporate Solutions helps companies design and manage their corporate governance, executive compensation, and sustainability programs to align with company goals, reduce risk, and manage the needs of a diverse shareholder base by delivering best-in-class data, tools, and advisory services.

Visit our website: https://www.issgovernance.com       

View additional open roles: https://www.issgovernance.com/join-the-iss-team/      

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