Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.
An exciting opportunity exists to join Corrs in the role of Environmental Sustainability Manager.
This newly created role provides both strategic and hands-on operational planning, solutions and reporting to progress the firm's environmental sustainability and responsible supply chain agenda.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders, including the firm's senior leaders, sustainability committees and working groups, employee networks, facilities management partners and key suppliers, as well as the broader Business Services team.
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Key responsibilities
* Develop and deliver on Corrs' environmental sustainability priorities, including developing our next zero commitments and transition pathway.
* Ensure compliance with changing environmental regulations and frameworks.
* Monitor and report on environmental performance, overseeing annual data collection and ESG reporting, ensuring accurate data sets, coordinating non-financial assurance and submissions and adhering to voluntary reporting frameworks and/or regulators.
* Prepare ESG-related responses for tenders, panel submissions, and due diligence questionnaires in collaboration with Business Development teams.
* Enhance Corrs' approach to supply chain sustainability and sustainable procurement, liaising with stakeholders across the business.
* Source, manage and build relationships with suppliers and appropriate external providers, including our facilities management partner, to reduce any adverse impacts and create new forms of value.
* Be an active participant in both internal and external committee meetings and programs supporting employee, supplier and client-facing environmental strategies.
* Assist in driving culture change programs and solutions to embed environmental sustainability practices and understanding throughout the firm.
About you
* Strong interest in environmental and sustainability frameworks and compliance.
* Experience working with environmental data and coordinating submission processes.
* Ability to strike the balance between strategic thinking and operational execution.
* Strong commercial acumen and the ability to bring thought leadership on environmental sustainability.
* Excellent communication skills - able to engage stakeholders through effective verbal and written communication.
* Ability to work effectively across multiple projects/issues, including managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations in an organised and responsive manner.
About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia's leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients' most challenging issues.
Corrs' culture is characterised by our values of excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we are focused on creating opportunities for our people and supporting a diverse workforce.
* Flexible working as standard - we have established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
* Bonus leave - we provide an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
* Parental leave - we offer 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
* Wellbeing program - we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
* Diversity and Inclusion - we set meaningful goals and take action to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
* Responsible business approach - we have an active pro bono and community engagement program and we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
* Learning and development opportunities - including our Australian-first international study scholarship, a national training program and mentoring initiative.
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