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What are the top three must-have sustainability soft skills within the consultancy market? The consultancy market has been exceptionally tough in recent times, due to several factors, including the slowing UK economy, hiring freezes and redundancies, yet there remains a constant stream of work for skilled sustainability consultants to ‘get the job done’. Acre’s Gurmeet Chopra identifies and unpacks the three most important skills within the consultancy sustainability space and how these can be embedded in the market. Click here to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eZ7bnr5G #sustainability #consultancy #softskills

Our client, a global not-for-profit, is seeking a Country Director for their Kenyan operations. This role will play a pivotal part in their leadership, responsible for the strategic oversight and execution of the foundation's programmatic priorities. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of the country roadmap, aligning closely with the foundation's goals and priorities. You will also be engaging with key stakeholders, including government, private sector, development organisations and civil society. If you are interested, please apply directly at the link in the comments, or contact Camilla Lang at camilla.lang@acre.com or Andrew Mullins at andrew.mullins@acre.com for more information. #notforprofit #leadership #ngo

A leading global organisation is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior ESG Manager to drive their ESG and Responsible Business (RB) initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within a fast-paced, global environment with a large focus on mandatory and emerging reports such as TCFD, GRI, CSRD and CSDDD. If you are a highly skilled and experienced professional in the professional services sector please apply directly at the link in the comments, or contact Tiana Thomas at tiana.thomas@acre.com for more information. #esg #responsiblebusiness #sustainability

Are you an environmental sustainability professional with experience delivering strategy and achieving net-zero commitments? J. & J. Denholm Limited (The Denholm Group) operates in the fields of Shipping, Logistics, Seafood and Industrial Services. Denholm Good Logistics is one of the Group's largest and most complex businesses, specialising in global shipping and logistics services, and continually pushing boundaries to deliver cutting-edge services. In this newly created role, as the Group Sustainability and Environmental Manager, you will be responsible for guiding the overall sustainability performance of Denholm Good Logistics while acting as a central point of contact for all the companies within the Denholm Group. If you are interested, please apply directly at the link in the comments or contact Ruth Smith at ruth.smith@acre.com with any questions. #sustainability #esg #logistics

Acre is currently working with a scale-up business that is dedicated to tackling climate change through adaptation, CO2 reduction, and building social enterprises that lift people out of poverty and protect the environment. Our client is looking to identify an IT/Data Consultant to support on an initial part-time 6-month contract to set up IT/Data infrastructure for the business. This will involve: Building out a CRM/ERP to store and process data alongside another IT/Data analyst, information gathering for project methodologies, designing collection surveys and importing into the CRM in a digestible manner, overseeing data integrity for the VVBs (Validating and verification Bodies) & also further website integration. If you are interested, please apply directly at the link in the comments, or contact Jesse Harford at jesse.harford@acre.com for more information.  #IT #data #dataanalysis

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (USCTP) is a unique program for sustainably grown cotton aligned with the U.S. National Cotton goals and developed under industry frameworks. The Trust Protocol is seeking a dynamic and experienced Communications & Marketing Manager to join their team. As they continue to grow, they need an individual who can provide exceptional internal coordination and marketing support. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day communications and marketing activities, manage social media platforms, maintain the website, and provide robust internal communication support. The candidate will report to the executive director and management team. If you are interested, please apply directly at the link in the comments or contact Jenny Han Simon at jenny.hansimon@acre.com with any questions. #communications #marketing #sustainablecotton

What is vertical farming, and could it be the answer to low-impact, sustainable food for the future? Climate change has left crop devastation in many countries and even the less vulnerable nations are seeing poor harvests due to extreme weather conditions. Droughts, heavy rain, heatwaves and frost all contribute to crop damage which can result in food scarcity and lack of pay for farmers. The agriculture industry needs the implementation of innovative farming methods to help protect our future food from these environmental hazards. Vertical farming is one such method that farmers – and investors – are turning their attention to. Click here to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gt77Vf24 #verticalfarming #climatechange #sustainableagriculture

Acre is currently supporting a multinational consumer goods organisation to identify an Interim Senior Manager - Carbon to work within their sustainability team. In this assignment, you will play a vital role in supporting our client's commitment to reaching Net Zero by 2040. Your remit will include the measurement, verification, reporting, and analysis of carbon emissions, and supporting data-related needs such as implementation, management, maintenance and continuous improvement of carbon data management and systems. If you are passionate about driving impactful change, please apply directly at the link in the comments, or contact Jesse Harford at jesse.harford@acre.com for more information. #carbon #carbondata #sustainability

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (USCTP) is a unique program for sustainably grown cotton aligned with the U.S. National Cotton goals and developed under industry frameworks. As the Trust Protocol's Director of Supply Chain, you will be responsible for leading the stewardship of the organizational strategy and infrastructure for cotton from field level to the end use of cotton across the global supply chain. The position is remotely based in the U.S., and the Supply Chain Director will drive growth by building partnerships and programmatic functionality to increase brands and retailers' use of CTP's platform, tools, and data. If you are interested, please apply directly at the link in the comments or contact Jenny Han Simon at jenny.hansimon@acre.com with any questions. #supplychain #sustainability #sustainablecotton

Our client has a unique opportunity for someone with vision and flair to support in developing and delivering their sustainability offering. As a Sustainability Consultant, you will assist some of the UK's largest water users in becoming more environmentally and socially responsible. You will conduct research, complete disclosures, and develop strategic reports that will enable our clients to achieve water resilience at both site and corporate levels, positively contributing to achieving water security in the UK and beyond. If you are interested, please apply directly at the link in the comments, or contact Henrietta Jenvey at hettie.jenvey@acre.com for more information.  #sustainability #waterresilience #sustainabilityjobs