SmartSuite for the ESG Program Director
The ESG Program Director leads ESG data collection, reporting and cross-department coordination to drive sustainability outcomes. They validate environmental, social and governance metrics across teams, automate submissions and approvals and keep contributors working in one transparent environment.
What you own
- Run the ESG programme plan, calendar and contributor network
- Collect and validate ESG metrics across departments
- Own ESG data quality, methodology and evidence standards
- Coordinate disclosure preparation with reporting and finance
- Manage ESG initiatives and track their outcomes
- Report programme progress to the Chief Sustainability Officer
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How they use the ESG Management suite
ESG data management
Collects and validates environmental, social, and governance metrics across teams.
Workflow automation
Automates data submission, approvals, and validations.
Cross-department collaboration
Coordinates ESG contributors in a unified, transparent environment.
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How SmartSuite supports this role
ESG. Centralises ESG programme management with a unified workspace, automating data submission, approvals and validations across contributors.
Compliance management. Maps metrics to the disclosure frameworks the organisation reports under.
Issues and actions. Tracks data gaps and initiative actions with owners and dates.
Reporting. Produces programme dashboards and disclosure-ready summaries from validated metrics.
Industry reference
The GRI Standards, the ISSB's IFRS S1 and S2 and the EU's ESRS under CSRD define the metrics the programme collects, with the GHG Protocol supplying the carbon accounting method. CSRD subjects reported data to assurance, so collection must be evidenced and reviewable; California's SB 253 requires third-party assurance of emissions data.
Financial institutions add SFDR and EBA Pillar 3 ESG disclosures; listed companies in many markets face stock-exchange ESG reporting rules; public bodies and healthcare systems typically report voluntarily against GRI and the GHG Protocol; technology companies are increasingly asked for supplier-level data by customers reporting their own Scope 3 emissions.
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