SmartSuite for the Sustainability Manager
The Sustainability Manager runs sustainability initiatives and targets across operations: carbon reduction, energy, water, waste and supplier engagement. They coordinate initiative owners in facilities, procurement and operations, track progress against targets and feed verified results into ESG reporting.
What you own
- Develop and manage sustainability initiatives and targets
- Coordinate initiative owners across operations, facilities and procurement
- Track progress against carbon, energy, water and waste targets
- Engage suppliers on sustainability requirements
- Feed initiative results into ESG reporting
- Communicate sustainability progress internally and externally
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ESG. Tracks initiatives, targets and progress with owners and milestones, linked to the metrics they move.
Third-party risk. Records supplier sustainability commitments and assessments against the vendor record.
Issues and actions. Tracks initiative actions and gaps to closure.
Reporting. Shows progress toward targets on dashboards shared with ESG reporting.
Industry reference
The GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Scope 3 Standard define how progress on carbon is measured; ISO 14001:2015 provides the environmental management system; the Science Based Targets initiative sets the target-setting method many companies commit to. ISSB IFRS S2 and the ESRS E1 standard under CSRD require targets and transition plans to be disclosed.
Sector specifics follow. Financial institutions set financed-emissions targets under PCAF and net-zero alliances; healthcare systems address Scope 1 to 3 emissions under national health-sector net-zero plans; public bodies follow government procurement and sustainability mandates; technology companies focus on renewable energy procurement and data-centre efficiency.
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