Director, Environmental Sustainability

The Clorox Company • Oakland, CA

5d • $149,600 - $369,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director Environmental Sustainability is an expert-level sustainability role responsible for translating Clorox’s global Environmental Sustainability strategy into business-integrated plans, capabilities, and results. The role will lead cross-functional integration across R&D, Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, Legal, and business units to advance SBTi, packaging sustainability, regulatory readiness, and decarbonization priorities while optimizing cost, managing risk, and enabling business value. A significant portion of the role will focus on embedding carbon accounting, material carbon footprint insights, supplier engagement, and packaging regulatory compliance planning into core business processes, including participation in the cross-functional group managing EPR and other packaging regulations. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in GHG accounting, Scope 3 emissions, carbon footprints of materials and packaging, plastics and packaging regulations, and sustainability reporting, combined with the executive presence and thought leadership needed to advise senior leaders and represent sustainability priorities with internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in environmental sustainability, carbon accounting, climate strategy, packaging sustainability, supply chain sustainability, or related roles, preferably within CPG, manufacturing, or complex global supply chains.
• Significant experience developing, managing, or providing technical oversight for corporate carbon footprints across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, including methodology decisions, data quality, and reporting controls.
• Demonstrated knowledge of material and packaging carbon footprints, supplier emissions data, life cycle assessment concepts, and how material choices influence enterprise emissions and business tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting plastics, packaging, EPR, recyclability, recycled content, labeling, and related regulatory requirements and translating them into practical compliance plans.
• Experience leading cross-functional integration of sustainability priorities into business planning, innovation, procurement, supply chain, financial analysis, and performance management.
• Applied understanding of GHG Protocol, SBTi, CDP, TCFD, regulatory climate disclosure requirements, and other relevant sustainability reporting and carbon accounting frameworks.
• Experience assessing, implementing, or improving sustainability data systems, carbon accounting platforms, dashboards, and related processes that support repeatable, auditable reporting.
• Track record of influencing senior leaders, managing complex stakeholder environments, and advancing multi-year sustainability programs with measurable outcomes.
• Deep technical fluency in carbon accounting, Scope 3 emissions, material footprints, packaging impacts, and decarbonization levers, with ability to translate technical analysis into practical business action.
• Deep understanding of plastics and packaging regulations, including EPR requirements, packaging reporting obligations, recyclability, recycled content, labeling, and emerging regulatory trends affecting consumer products companies.
• Strong understanding of CPG and manufacturing operations, supply chains, procurement dynamics, and the drivers of business value and financial performance.
• Strategic leadership and thought partnership skills, including the ability to shape recommendations, align stakeholders, and influence decisions without relying solely on formal authority.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with precision in reviewing complex data, methodologies, assumptions, and disclosure-ready information.
• Excellent executive communication skills, including the ability to distill complex sustainability topics into clear narratives, business implications, and senior-leader-ready presentations.
• Strong organizational and program leadership skills, including ability to define project scope, sequence work, manage dependencies, and deliver through cross-functional teams.
• High collaboration and relationship-building capability with internal and external stakeholders, including business units, technical experts, suppliers, consultants, NGOs, and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of Clorox’s environmental sustainability strategy into business unit priorities, functional roadmaps, governance routines, and investment decisions.
• Partner with R&D, Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, and business units to develop and guide execution of cost-optimized roadmaps that advance SBTi, packaging, and related environmental goals.
• Serve as a senior strategic advisor and thought leader, translating emerging sustainability trends, EPR and packaging regulations, technologies, and market expectations into actionable recommendations for the business.
• Lead periodic strategic reviews of climate, packaging, and broader environmental plans to ensure goals, KPIs, governance, and management approaches remain fit-for-purpose and results-oriented.
• Participate in the cross-functional group responsible for managing EPR and other packaging regulations, helping translate regulatory requirements into enterprise priorities, governance needs, and execution plans.
• Prepare and present clear executive-level updates, scorecards, recommendations, and decision materials for senior leadership and other governance forums.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for enterprise GHG accounting, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 inventories, methodology decisions, baselining, data quality, process management, and audit readiness.
• Apply expertise in material carbon footprints, packaging, ingredients, commodities, and supplier data to identify emissions hotspots and inform business unit decarbonization strategies.
• Oversee measurement and reporting for key environmental metrics, including energy, water, waste, renewable energy and GHG emissions.
• Provide technical oversight for environmental sustainability disclosures and assurance processes, including relevant content for the Annual Report and CDP.
• Build compliance plans for EPR and other packaging regulations, including requirements assessment, data needs, cross-functional owners, implementation timelines, reporting obligations, and risk mitigation actions.
• Monitor evolving carbon accounting standards, climate regulations, customer expectations, and industry best practices to ensure Clorox’s methodologies, systems, and reporting remain credible and future-ready.
• Build the tools, training, and operating mechanisms needed to embed carbon reduction and packaging sustainability into business unit planning, product innovation, sourcing, and decision-making.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and technical support to business unit sustainability partners, including development of carbon reduction guidance and practical playbooks for functional teams.
• Partner with Procurement to strengthen the Clorox Climate Partners supplier engagement program.
• Translate complex technical sustainability, carbon accounting, materials footprint, and regulatory topics into clear business implications, executive messages, and action-oriented recommendations.
• Represent Clorox in relevant external sustainability forums, industry working groups, NGO engagements, and stakeholder discussions, bringing insights back to inform strategy and execution.
• Serve as an internal advocate for environmental sustainability by building understanding, alignment, and capability across leaders and functional partners.

Benefits

• Robust health plans
• Market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
• Flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
• Inclusive fertility/adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed