Group Climate and Environment Analyst role

Group Climate and Environment Analyst role

Climate change mitigation is a key sustainability priority for Forvis Mazars Group. The Group has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2045 and set emissions reduction targets and actions aligned with the Paris Agreement goals. To support our carbon footprint management and net zero transition efforts, we are expanding our Corporate Sustainability team. We are looking for two full-time Climate and Environment Analysts who are passionate about tackling climate change and eager to support our decarbonisation journey.

Role description

The Climate and Environment Analyst will play a critical role in developing, executing, and expanding Forvis Mazars Group’s plan to transition to net zero emissions. This role involves working closely with various internal and external stakeholders to drive the climate agenda forward, combining strategic project management, detailed analytical expertise, and deep stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will manage the quarterly carbon footprint reporting and verification process, analyze GHG emissions and progress towards targets, and support countries in improving their GHG inventory quality and implementing decarbonization strategies.

Responsibilities

Below is a summary of the typical tasks that the Climate and Environment Analyst will be required to perform:

Quality assurance
– Sending chaser emails and reminders to data entrants about data entry – Assessing and verifying the data and evidence provided by countries – Identifying any data inconsistencies or missing evidence – Providing feedback and liaising with data entrants at the country level to improve data granularity, completeness, and accuracy – Setting up one-on-one calls for ad-hoc support to guide data entrants through the reporting process

Data analysis
– Analysis of carbon footprint data and reconciliation of progress against emissions reduction targets – Development of material for presentation of reporting exercise results to country teams and Group leadership – Preparation of carbon footprint data, as well as audit trail for sustainability report – Annual rating of countries’ climate performance and management of internal Power BI climate dashboard

Research
– Keeping updated with changes in methodologies that impact our decarbonisation journey, such as GHG Protocol and SBTi standards, and ensuring these are integrated into our processes – Conducting peer benchmarks on climate-related disclosures and keeping updated with changes in relevant regulations to adapt our reporting strategy accordingly – Contributing to the improvement of methodologies of emissions calculations, such as refining our annual commuting survey and supply chain expense analysis, or scaling the integration of supplier emissions data

Action and policy implementation
– Preparation and presentation of material for country net zero calls – Support in deployment and management of supplier engagement and business travel management tools – Support in management of Group-related travel and supply chain emissions – Contribute to the management of our climate risk scenario analysis – Policy updating and development

Project management
– Managing the Group Corporate Sustainability mailbox – Admin. work to launch quadrimestrial and annual reporting exercises (e.g., communication emails, – technical set up of assessments, liaising with Ecometrica POCs, etc.) – Tracking country data reporting and net zero plan implementation progress and providing updates to the Group Corporate Sustainability team – Updating guidance material (e.g., commuting survey, user guide, etc.)

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