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Sustainability is no longer a trend but a business imperative.  75% of the largest 100 companies globally are employing ESG business models.  The market for ESG data is valued at $1bn, with the $30 trillion invested in ESG assets today growing to $50 trillion by 2040.  At Vertru Technologies , we help companies track the social, labor and environmental impact of their supply chain in real-time using machine-learning, AI and blockchain, starting with the retail and apparel industries.  Our trusted data can therefore catalyse corporate ESG research, by providing data-driven risk insights and analytics in minutes rather than the months it normally takes to generate and act upon. We are seeking an ESG and Sustainability Strategy and Product Lead to help us launch the next suite of tools for corporates and investors, starting with the retail supply chain. Key Responsibilities: -Help research product and strategy around ESG.  Help design and build a sustainability strategy...

IKEA has set out an ambitious vision to become a circular company over the next 10 years. The journey is exciting and daunting as it impacts all parts of the customers experience and significantly impacts the way we operate. Nevertheless, we have embarked on this journey since the time to act is NOW. You will create the digital product strategy and vision in how we make this ambitious vision a reality – taking humble accountability for a product development journey that cuts across our organization like no other. Being both visionary and practical, you will push our thinking forward so we can deliver progress in an incremental and hypothesis-driven way. You will appreciate and deeply understand the complexity yet create a simple-to-understand narrative that the rest of the digital organization can follow and gather behind. You will be directly accountable to launch highly anticipated products into our global markets, some improvements around existing circular offering such as the...

The Operations Manager for Social Impact will be responsible for the day-to-day financial management of Social Impact programs as they relate to the BlackRock Foundation and the BlackRock Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund managed by Fidelity Charitable. As part of the role, the incumbent will be tasked with the oversight of internal governance processes and management of the relationships across internal functions and businesses that support operations of the BlackRock Foundation, including, but not limited to, Finance, Legal and Tax. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that compliance-related requirements for private foundations are adequately met and that all operational aspects of the Foundation are professionally run. The individual will also lead on the coordination of financial reporting for all Social Impact spend, whether funded from the Foundation or the DAF and assist with annual budgeting and financial planning as well as coordinate the preparation of Board...

An exciting, unique and innovative role to help shape the next generation of digital & sustainability tools for global corporates and supply chains. Collaborating across strategy and product development teams, you will support setting priorities with respect to data collection and identifying credible and relevant sustainability inputs that align with the company’s roadmap and overarching goals of driving transparency in global supply chains. The successful candidates will apply their knowledge and awareness of issues within global supply chains, starting with the garment industry, to contribute to the development a suits of tools to that will better evaluate the conditions and associated risks across apparel, garment and textile supply chains and make more informed decisions that drive supplier capacity building and overall reduce social and environmental impact.  Key Responsibilities: Strategy: Support the design, development and execution of Vertru’s strategy...

We are looking for a Head of Sustainability to lead and deliver our sustainability strategy. You will identify areas for improvement in terms of sustainability throughout the entire organisation — from warehouses and last mile to tech and marketing. You will spearhead the development of new sustainability initiatives and operationalise our current sustainability priorities. We are looking for someone who is driven and passionate about sustainability. You will work across the company to further integrate sustainability into our DNA. Ultimately, you will own the topic of sustainability across the company, create outstanding sustainability initiatives and align them across the organization...

Opportunity Alabama (OPAL) – a nationally recognized nonprofit that has become the economic development engine for Alabama’s Opportunity Zones – is hiring a Manager / Director (depending on experience) to help us deploy our first real estate fund and build our operating business investment strategy. We are looking for an investment analyst that can also function as a problem solver, relationship builder and program manager. Key responsibilities include: • Performing intake and evaluation on real estate (primary) and operating business investment opportunities (secondary). • Analyzing and stress testing financial models in Excel, and assisting in preparation of memos and presentations to our investment committee. • Implementing impact assessments and impact tracking across our pipeline. • Managing the data aspects of Rural Recovery Accelerator program, including: Building community data profiles for our target Alabama...

Associate/Senior Associate   Are you looking to make an impact in a dynamic environment where you collaborate with smart, motivated people who want to make a difference in the world?  Who We Are We’re  Geneva Global , a  Certified B Corporation  and philanthropic consulting company. We work with philanthropists, charitable organizations, and corporations to help them get better results and make the biggest impact possible. We serve as trusted advisors and thought partners to our clients, working with them to develop customized strategies, launch new initiatives, and improve and assess the impact of their work and their giving.  We’re looking for someone who is interested in learning about the philanthropy, NGO, or global health sectors and wants to deliver high-quality, customized services to Geneva Global’s clients.  The Position and Its Qualifications  You’ll work closely with senior...

About us: The First Mile , an initiative of Thread International and WORK , supports waste collectors in Haiti, Honduras, and Taiwan to recycle plastic and earn income while diverting waste destined for oceans and landfills. These recycled materials are then sourced to First Mile Member brands to be processed into consumer products that deliver a social, environmental, and financial impact. The First Mile is housed within Thread International, a certified Benefit Corporation with an expertise in development and executing product supply chains that are both human- centered and more profitable. Thread partners with its sister organization, WORK, a nonprofit with a mission to accompany the families they serve out of poverty through good, dignified jobs.  We've done strategy development work for brands like Unilever and Circulate Capital, and we've built and implemented supply chains for everybody from HP to Puma.  We've been in the trenches dealing with ocean bound plastic...

The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) is seeking a skilled, energetic, and committed individual to provide high level research and strategic leadership to the food and health projects that are part of the Invest NYC SDG, (the “CSB initiative”). The CSB initiative has the goal of driving private sector engagement and financing toward creating a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient New York City. Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as a framework, the CSB initiative is developing concrete investable projects in six areas -- the built environment, waste, food and health, climate resilience, sustainable mobility, and renewable energy...

Closed Loop Partners (CLP) is an investment firm comprised of venture capital, growth equity, private equity and project finance as well as an innovation center focused on building the circular economy. We have built an ecosystem that connects entrepreneurs, industry experts, global consumer goods companies, retailers, financial institutions and municipalities... The Closed Loop Ventures Group invests in early-stage capital companies developing breakthrough solutions for the circular economy... We are seeking a Principal-level to join the existing Closed Loop Ventures Group, to support and lead diligence and transactions in support of the circular economy...

Transparentem is a U.S.-based non-profit that advances the well-being of workers and communities by exposing hard truths to those with the power to transform industries, primarily companies sourcing products from global supply chains. Our goal is to eradicate environmental and human rights abuses in global supply chains. We are currently focused on the apparel and footwear industries. We are seeking a Strategic Engagement Project Manager to join our strategic engagement team. The team develops and drafts remediation recommendations for companies following each Transparentem investigation; performs due diligence by conducting secondary research; develops the engagement strategy with brands, retailers, and other stakeholders; and manages external communications following each project.  In addition, the strategic engagement team serves as an in-house expert on remediation and company engagement for the rest of the organization. This is not a supervisory position. The...