Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure Manager - Greif Packaging LLC

Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

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Job Description:

Greif is a leading supplier of industrial packaging products and services, growing from its beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio, to a global footprint across more than 30 countries and 200-plus locations.

OUR VISION:

Be the best performing customer service company in the world.

OUR PURPOSE:

We create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure Manager will be responsible for managing ESG data and reporting and disclosure under existing and emerging reporting frameworks, developing data governance strategies to support Greif businesses in understanding their data and gaps, supporting key external stakeholder communications, reports, and requests for information, and implementing programs and initiatives to drive continuous business improvement. In this role, the Sustainability Reporting Manager will oversee reporting requirements to ensure operational rigor, accurate and credible disclosure, achievement of goals, and improved efficiency. The role will report directly to the VP of Sustainability with a dotted line to the VP Corporate Controller.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess existing and emerging ESG reporting and disclosure requirements and ensure business readiness.
• Coordinate the company’s ESG data and reporting to ensure compliance, accuracy, and credibility.
• Lead, from concept to implementation, the development of the Sustainability Report, SEC Climate Change Disclosure, CSRD Report and other emerging regulations with internal and external partners including agency management, content and data collection, editing, reviews and approvals.
• Oversee data collection and submissions to ESG ratings and research firms including CDP, MSCI, EcoVadis, and others.
• Benchmark reporting and disclosure practices, conduct ESG gap analyses, and make recommendations for enhancements in metrics and disclosure.
• Implement controls to satisfy regulatory expectations and manage the verification of key data points for key disclosures.
• Establish and maintain accounting principles used to prepare ESG reporting.
• Establish policies and procedures with respect to ESG governance, including executive and board level reporting and oversight.
• Partner with the Enterprise Risk Management team to make sure sustainability-related risks are identified and monitored properly.
• Lead coordination of internal and external audits over ESG data
• Manage relationships with ESG rating agencies – including responding to inquiries and submitting reports as needed.
• Develop data management systems for ESG in coordination with financial reporting systems.
• Serve as liaison for Sustainability function and other corporate functions on ESG data and compliance.
• Ensure consistency in reporting across different agencies/groups/inquiries.
• Lead cross functional working team to compile reports, assessment responses/surveys.
• Track, monitor and report on progress against sustainability goals.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred or equivalent with 5+ years of ESG reporting and disclosure experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• High level of influencing skills combined with an ability to build excellent working relationships (cross-functionally, globally and externally).
• Resourceful, self-motivated and able to independently prioritize shifting workloads.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and resolving issues quickly and effectively.
• Ability to deal effectively with people and work in diverse teams.
• Travel may be required.

At Greif, your work has purpose, colleagues care about your well-being, and you have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Service and leadership are the core of everything we do. Our global presence provides us a platform to do good in the world.

EEO Statement:

https://www.greif.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HR-101-Equal-Employment-Opportunity-Policy-English.pdf

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, gender, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, or veteran status. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. For more information read Greif’s Equal Opportunity Policy.