Climate Sustainability Expert

Summary

The Climate Sustainability Expert will be a key member of the Corporate Sustainability team. This role will advise and lead the execution of strategic corporate sustainability initiatives and support businesses to drive progress on key environmental areas to unlock value. This role will work across the business ecosystem and partner closely with commercial teams, operations and risk. Ideal candidate would be passionate about sustainability, able to navigate change, and be able to successfully work cross-functionally. This is a new role and a chance to leave a lasting impact with a purpose-driven organization in agriculture.  

Responsibilities

Enterprise Climate Impact Enablement 

• Develop thorough understanding of CHS’s greenhouse gas footprint and support identification and development of continuous improvement projects to further refine our understanding across scopes 1, 2 and 3 
• Support development of climate-related goals and processes needed to operationalize commitments corporately and in partnership with the business 
• Explore and identify carbon impact opportunities to reduce our footprint or enable value with our customers 
• Develop content and materials for knowledge and awareness of climate-related topics that impact CHS, our customers or owners 
• Provide technical expertise on greenhouse gas accounting for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and develop tools/resources to support internal/external education for key stakeholders.   
• Continually analyze and identify opportunities to build and evolve CHS’s climate sustainability program with limited direction 

Reporting, Disclosures, and Claims 

• Provide subject matter expertise on climate for regulated reporting disclosures (CSRD, SEC, etc) as well as CHS’s annual sustainability report and customer surveys  
• Closely follow, interpret, and advise on climate-related policy changes. Collaborate to mitigate identified risks.
• Support businesses with technical expertise, tools and training to enable strategic, relevant, and credible carbon impact claims in operations and value chain

Impact Assessment 

• Develop and execute risk/impact mapping for climate and other sustainability issues as needed 
• Support integration of risks and opportunities into the business strategy 
• Develop and support strategic partnerships with to advance progress in climate-related issues 
• Identify and participate in relevant external forums 
• Other duties as assigned
  

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience 
• Technical knowledge in greenhouse gas accounting and climate-related issues with demonstrated capacity to apply concepts in a business setting 
• Experience leading or supporting corporate sustainability work including managing complex projects to completion 
• Minimum of seven years of related work experience
  

Additional Qualifications

• This position will be required to lead through influence.  
• Experience building and deploying new sustainability programs at the corporate level 
• Ability to navigate through complexity 
• Ability to translate technical topics to a general audience 
• Familiarity with sustainability, carbon, and/or conservation ag practices 

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