Sustainability Specialist – FTC
Croda is a FTSE100 organisationwhere we truly believe our people are our difference and this, along with our values of Innovative, Responsible and Together, create ‘our Purpose, Smart science to improve lives’. With over 5,000 employees globally, we specialise in the research and development of innovative ingredients for the Life Science and Consumer Care markets.
We are focused on developing our inclusive culture through accountability, collaboration and innovation. By joining Croda, you will be part of a team who are using smart science to create a more sustainable future.
As we deliver our ambitious 2030 Growth Strategy, we are looking for a Sustainability Specialist to join our team at Cowick to provide specialist information and guidance to support execution of Croda’s sustainability strategy and deliver on our Science Based Targets.
Who We’re Looking For:
1. A passion for sustainability and knowledge of key issues and trends
2. Able to interpret & communicate data to internal and external stakeholders
3. Strong communicator in spoken and written media with good influencing skills
4. Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop internal and external networks, ideally experience in customer engagement.
5. Educated to degree level in chemistry or a related discipline
6. Ideally, knowledge on sustainability metrics such as product carbon footprints and decarbonisation roadmaps
What You’ll Be Doing:
Contribute to and co-ordinate the collection and reporting of relevant ESG data to voluntary and mandatory external organisations and for internal reporting and awareness need
The successful candidate will work closely with Science Based Targets Delivery team as part of the Winning Portfolio pillar of the Transformation Office to support execution of our decarbonisation strategy including engagement with suppliers and customers.
This role will regularly engage with Group and Business Sustainability teams, as well as other sustainability working groups, to share learnings and align approaches.
Key activities will include:
7. Support analysis of supply chain activity within critical commodity feedstocks to identify and verify low carbon opportunities
8. Identification of product / customer combinations position for decarbonisation trial opportunity
9. Support development of customer facing content in support of decarbonisation trial opportunities
10. Engage with key regional commercial leads to record and track opportunity pipeline
11. Support analysis on Croda’s carbon footprint to develop the roadmap to achieving our 2030 Science Based Targets
Additional Information
This is a 12 month fixed term contract, based at our HQ in Cowick, East Yorkshire.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issues with our online application process, please email .
Why Croda?
At Croda, we believe our people are our difference. We are people-led, driven by the desire to do good and deliver value, a unifying principle shaped by all the great people that have travelled through Croda since our beginning in 1925. We pride ourselves on bringing together diverse teams and talents from across the globe and, guided by our values of Responsible, Innovative, and Together, we are passionate about building an inclusive, collaborative, and diverse organisation with innovation and customer focus underpinning all that we do.
Croda is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.