Legal Director, Sustainability

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom LEK Full time

London Office - Internal Director of Sustainability
Consulting is a global strategy consulting firm that addresses the most critical commercial issues for the leaders of some of the world's most successful businesses.
K. specializes in Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) support with clients across the full range of corporates and private equity.
K. is seeking to further invest in achieving our sustainability and ESG goals through a dedicated Director of Sustainability who will lead the firm in delivering our sustainability strategies, and related implementation plans.
Directly reporting to the Global Managing Partner, the Director of Sustainability will have responsibility for the delivery of L.K’s sustainability ambitions across all priorities identified in the L.Sustainability Report and transition plans as well as advising the Partnership on our future sustainability commitments.
Working closely with our global functions, Finance, People, Legal and Commercial, the Director of Sustainability will provide professional support, guidance, and insights to ensure we deliver a connected strategy and communications internally and externally whilst simultaneously educating our own people on our sustainability commitments, and how they can support the firm achieving these commitments.
Sustainability strategy and project management
Experience in building senior level buy in on sustainability strategy
Continually developing the sustainability ambition to ensure we remain in line with external developments and industry best practice
Sustainability function and capabilities.
K. senior global and regional leadership to establish options, choices, and trade-offs for managing the firm’s plans to reduce its emission profile over the next 4 years to our 2027 SBTi near-term target and beyond
Deliver external reporting and disclosure regulatory and voluntary commitments, with annual performance improvement.
Project manage work-steams and lead the cross-functional efforts required.
Regularly monitor the firm’s emissions profile, including management of an emissions reporting system with overall responsibility for emissions calculations (both annual GHG and regular tracking of business travel emissions), emissions data quality assurance, controls and process development, producing L.Identify and implement an ESG software solution for L.K. to achieve reporting and process improvement in carbon accounting, risk management and governance. Lead specification, process development and implementation.
Support ESG/Sustainability related queries for client propositions and input into thought leadership for client-side projects
K.s reputation for sustainability and differentiation with clients, employees, and broader society.
Support in the continued definition and refinement of sustainability targets for L.Report on and deliver improvement in the sustainability metrics identified in the 2022 L.Sustainability Report Data Performance Tables
ESG Committee, Sustainability Steering Committee and L.Ensure sustainability risks are updated and escalated into L.K.s group-wide enterprise risk management and reporting; escalate and manage risks via the L.ESG risk register as appropriate.
Manage and direct the Environmental Sustainability Manager, and manage ESG data, reporting, certifications, and compliance.
s SBTi approved near-term (2027) and long-term (2050) emissions targets.
K.s pledge to have net zero impact by 2030 through decarbonisation and the use of high-quality removals and offsets
s annual sustainability regulatory and voluntary disclosures including for 2023: Task Force for Climate Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) report; CDP (Customer data platforms) Climate Survey; Deliver annual EcoVadis sustainability rating, achieving Gold medal rating or better.
Sustainability Report
Manage the internal sustainability function financial budget
experience in sustainability within professional services is considered a plus.
Previous experience within an internally facing corporate sustainability role with a strong understanding of the complex sustainability topics applicable to L.Project and program management skills and experience.
Willingness to coach and mentor senior team members
Proficient in MS Office Applications; including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
The position will require travel to other L.

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