Associate, Sustainability & Climate

Morrow Sodali LLC • Stamford, CT

14h • $80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Associate, Sustainability & Climate works within our consulting team to advise clients through multifaceted engagements across sectors, spanning both sustainability and climate-focused work. On the sustainability side, this includes developing ESG visions, strategies, and goals, and helping clients influence performance. On the climate side, this includes developing greenhouse gas emissions inventories, setting carbon emission reduction targets, developing climate transition strategies, verifying carbon emissions, and assessing climate risks. You will conduct complex analyses and research to create and contribute to client deliverables and will be trained in our approach to client work and across all our services and methodologies. You will significantly contribute to the planning and implementation of client projects as an experienced contributor or technical lead.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience (i.e., climate change, sustainability and ESG, management consulting, data modeling, business analytics)
• GHG Protocol familiarity and training
• All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in corporate sustainability/ESG reporting, climate consulting, or general management consulting, with a demonstrated interest in ESG and climate issues.
• Understanding of sustainability, ESG, and climate accounting, management, and disclosure standards and regulatory frameworks such as SASB, TCFD, IFRS, GRESB, ISO 14064, CDP, SBTi, EU Taxonomy, SFDR, CA SB 253, CA SB 261, and EU CSRD.
• Experience with ESG ratings providers and assessments such as ISS, MSCI, Sustainalytics, CDP, S&P Global CSA, and GRESB.
• Experience and knowledge of the GHG Protocol and related standards (e.g., Scope 2 Standard, Product Standard, Scope 3 Standard, etc.).
• Understanding how to implement sustainability, ESG, SBTi, and net zero initiatives, with a particular interest in ESG and climate risk assessment and ESG data management.
• Strong analytical, technical, and database management skills.
• Ability to communicate and give presentations effectively and professionally.
• Strong writing and editing abilities.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Experience with Power Query, Power BI, SQL, or Python is a plus, though not required.
• Background in statistics, data modeling, or business analytics is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI tools and prompt engineering, with an interest in integrating AI and automation into day-to-day workflows, is a plus.
• Comfortable executing multiple projects and high-quality deliverables simultaneously, with excellent time management skills and a strong sense of prioritization.
• Committed to learning new concepts and industry best practices within a fast-paced, high-performance consulting environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end process of developing clients’ annual sustainability and ESG reports in partnership with a cross-functional team of stakeholders.
• Manage quantitative data collection processes including primary and secondary data, ESG initiatives surveys, perform greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) accounting and verification.
• Deliver on end-to-end Science Based Targets workstreams, from carbon footprint baseline year calculations to carbon reduction forecasting / pathways and submission to the SBTi.
• Assess climate-related risks, including physical and transition risks.
• Perform research on climate policies and industry practices.
• Conduct analyses of climate-related data from various sources to identify trends, patterns, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare presentations, reports, workbooks, and other client deliverables.
• Support stakeholder engagement interviews across a variety of functions and industries to gather underreported or new ESG performance data and information.
• Contribute to firm internal efforts including business development, thought leadership, and administrative activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level