ESG Manager

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Sustainability Manager to help lead and strengthen White Stuff's sustainability strategy across climate, materials, supply chain due diligence, certification and regulatory compliance. This is a key role for someone who is confident working with data, comfortable managing complex cross-functional projects, and able to build strong relationships across Fabric and Product teams, suppliers, internal stakeholders, certification bodies and external partners.

The Sustainability Manager will support the delivery of White Stuff's sustainability strategy, helping to drive improvements across products, supply chain and operations, manage sustainability programmes and reporting, and ensure compliance with relevant environmental and social requirements.

• Lead the measurement, management and reporting of environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions and net zero commitments.
• Work with internal teams and external partners to improve sustainability data quality, methodologies and reporting, through collaboration with internal teams and suppliers.
• Support the development and delivery of climate related initiatives and decarbonisation programmes.

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to support the delivery and continued growth of White Stuff's fibre strategy.
• With the Responsible Materials Partner:
  Manage certification programmes including scope certificates, transaction certificates and chain of custody requirements.
• With the Responsible Materials Partner:
  Coordinate external certification audits ensuring documentation controls and evidence and maintained to a high standard.
• Provide clear internal guidance on certification requirements, sustainability standards and supporting evidence.

• Lead or support human rights and supply chain risk assessments.
• Strengthen supplier due diligence processes, remediation and responsible sourcing programmes.
• Deliver supplier and internal engagement initiatives to improve responsible sourcing and supply chain awareness.

• Ensure business packaging and materials conform with sustainability regulations, providing guidance and training to internal stakeholders as appropriate.
• Ensure EPR compliance, overseeing EPR registrations in relevant jurisdictions, and ensuring EPR reporting and submissions take place in accordance with required submission deadlines.
• Manage the Junior ESG Data Analyst to improve existing EPR reporting and data gathering processes.

• Monitor emerging sustainability legislation, standards and industry developments, translating requirements into practical business actions.
• Support the implantation of sustainability compliance programmes including DPP, EPR and PPWR, highlighting risks and gaps, and providing practical recommendations in collaboration with relevant business areas.
• Work with internal teams to strengthen sustainability data governance, data accuracy, visibility and reporting quality.
• Manage ESG committee governance, working with committee members to agree and circulate agendas, supporting papers, notes and actions.

You will be someone who combines technical sustainability knowledge with practical delivery.

• Experience in sustainability, ESG, responsible sourcing or supply chain compliance, ideally within fashion, apparel, retail or consumer goods.
• Experience interpreting and implementing sustainability regulations in a commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of climate reporting and net zero transition planning.
• Strong analytical and data skills.
• Experience of using AI tools to improve insight, efficiency and ways of working, with curiosity about how emerging technology can support sustainability, data and reporting activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge and collaborate across teams and with external partners.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple work streams, deadlines and dependencies.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical or regulatory requirements into practical business actions.
• Good understanding of key sustainability and supply chain legislation, including EPR, PPWR, Digital Product Passport, EUDR, UKTR and CSRDDD.
• Knowledge of green washing…