Head of Sustainability

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom ASOS Full time

**Company Description**
We’re ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you’re free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

But how are we showing up? We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and we placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer list.

Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. Let our Talent team know if you need any adjustments throughout the process in whatever way works best for you.

Over a decade ago, ASOS launched Fashion with Integrity. Since then, it has guided our approach to business and our drive to be a responsible company that delivers positive benefits for people and minimises its impact on the planet.

The Head of Sustainability plays a pivotal role in helping ASOS to meet these ambitions, working closely with the Commercial ESG & Sustainability Director to manage and develop the Environmental aspects of FWI, across Product Sustainability, Circularity and Supply Chain. This is a highly collaborative role, where you will engage cross-functional stakeholders, across a number of areas. You will set the strategic direction and have overall responsibility for sustainability programmes and workstreams, integrating sustainability into commercial and supply chain practices. They are the programme lead for the ASOS Net Zero strategy and have experience in setting and delivering ambitious carbon-reduction targets across complex organisations.

**The Details**

**Strategy**
- Drive forward the Fashion with Integrity programme, working with Senior leadership to evolve the strategic direction and goals
- Enable and empower the business to take a proactive approach to Environmental impacts
- Work closely with Commercial ESG Director to engage Exec Board members to gain buy-in and support for the programme
- Represent the Sustainability team within the FWI steering group, leading key strategic workstreams in support of achieving the goal of “becoming the most sustainable online retailer”
- Set the framework, polices and manage performance of FWI workstreams
- Work collaboratively with others, using an agile approach to drive and deliver an integrated approach to FWI, driving change at scale and managing risks in the supply chain to support our 'Be Transparent' goal
- Ensure integration of KPIS across other functions such as Commercial, Sourcing, Technical & Fabric sourcing, to deliver against goals such as fibre switching and transparency
- Delivering against a diverse number of workstreams including Net Zero programme management, Circular design strategy, ESG reporting and benchmarking, external Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and charitable partnerships and giving, including the ASOS Foundation

**Commercial**
- Lead and oversee integration of sustainability into business practices, including engaging senior leadership and stakeholders across Commercial teams
- Work with key stakeholders to develop, define and support delivery of KPIs and commercial strategy
- Set the strategic direction of product sustainability roadmap; using data to develop short, medium and long-term targets
- Oversee development and delivery of ASOS’ circular design strategy; including successful delivery of circular collections, publication of design guide and long term strategy with measurable KPIs
- Oversee development and delivery of internal training programmes, tools, guides and communications to help upskill commercial teams
- Oversee implementation of a robust certification process - short term ensure Labelon system is implemented, med to long term ensure integration into PLM and commercial/technical functions
- Oversee collation and reporting of Product and Supply Chain sustainability data; including accurate reporting of Scope 3 Carbon footprint, Fibre and circular design data

**Supply chain**
- Oversee the supply chain, including implementation of Higg, development and implementation of carbon and impact reduction programmes across supply base

**Risk, policies & governance**
- Keeping abreast of changing global ESG sustainability legislation and understanding how it effects an online fashion retailer.
- Ensure identification of incoming external risk is managed and mitigated eg CMA, EU policies & UK policy
- Oversee development of robust sustainability polices and implementation to reduce risk and proactively engage supply base
- Identify, manage and escalate supply chain issues to Ethical Trade and ESG Sustainability Director; ensuring appropriate action and remediation is taken
- Respond to NGO campaigns in an appropriate manner, working closely with corporate comms team to deliver responses
- Escalate and manage risks via the ASOS ESG risk register as appropriat

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