ESG Legislation Project Coordinator

Lush

Poole

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Description

Diversity matters

We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It’s what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.

We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!

Who we are
You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there’s more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.

The Living Wage Foundation’s statement 'a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay' is one that we are proud to commit to in the UK. As an accredited Living Wage employer, we put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is what’s inside that counts - whether that’s an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.

Location: Hybrid, with regular travel to Poole Office required

Overview:

The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Legislation Project Support role aims to ensure company compliance with ESG-related legislation, continuously informing relevant teams and directors of legislative change in this area. The role will support and guide teams through legislative compliance; and navigate Lush through legislations that may or may not contradict our ethical charter - for a way forward.

Oversees work streams related to:

Green Claims Code, Deforestation Due Diligence, CSRD (ESG reporting), HRDD (Human Rights Due Diligence), Whistleblowing Email Management, Anti Bribery and Corruption, CITES, Modern Slavery Act (California, UK, Aus, Canada), Nagoya Protocol.

Team:

With a product for every need comes compliance for every market! The Regulatory Compliance Team ensures we can manufacture and sell our wide range of products worldwide, in compliance with local regulations, without compromising our ethics.

The team works to mitigate risk and enact proactive solutions to regulatory issues in line with the wider ethics and goals of the business, through awareness of current and future regulatory requirements and stakeholder engagement. It's an essential stream of behind-the-scenes work that gets our products into bathrooms all over the world.

Key Responsibilities

Legislation Tracking & Analysis: Monitor, research, and analyse current and upcoming ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) related legislations in the UK and around the world to ensure company-wide compliance.
Seek legal advice (internally & externally) when more clarity is necessary.
Reporting & Documentation: Support in preparing and maintaining reports, records, and other documents to ensure consistent compliance and to keep internal stakeholders informed.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal departments to ensure understanding and implementation of necessary changes related to ESG legislation.
Continuous Learning: Attend seminars, workshops, and other educational opportunities to stay updated with ESG trends, challenges, and best practices.
Training & Workshops: Assist in creating and facilitating training sessions for internal stakeholders to promote awareness and understanding of relevant legislation.
Global Collaboration: Engage with Lush's international teams to ensure a unified approach to ESG compliance across all regions.
Set up a monitoring system for global environmental legal compliance and risk management, as well as energy audit requirements and results.
Pull together comprehensive plans for each legislation and allocate work out to different stakeholders - track process against each plan.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Demonstrates good project management and facilitation skills
Highly organised with an eye for detail
Previous experience or passion for sustainability
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Environmental Sciences, Law, Sustainability etc) an advantage, but not essential
A proactive approach to problem-solving
Appetite for learning and upskilling
Not afraid of stepping outside of your comfort zone.
Confident in liaising with senior management, authorities and other markets
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration
Organised with high level attention to detail
Ability to work and research independently as required
Strong Excel / Google Sheets experience
A brand ambassador who communicates our values

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays
6 months’ full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver)
Enhanced paternity leave
Bonus scheme
Day off for weekday birthdays
Holiday purchase scheme
50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted rail and bus season tickets
Employee assistance programme
Financial childcare support on return to work
We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.
Support groups, film nights, yoga, meditation sessions and much more

About Lush

Since establishing in 1995 in Poole, Dorset, Lush has been driven by innovation and its ethics.
Creators of pioneering beauty products such as the fizzing bath bomb, shower jellies and solid shampoo bars, we place emphasis on fresh ingredients like organic fruits and vegetables, fight against animal testing and combat over-packaging by developing products that can be sold ‘naked’ to the customer without any packaging.

We currently operate in 52 countries with 928 global shops. Through our separate business divisions we invent, manufacture and sell our handmade products direct to our customers through our own shops and online. The fact that we make all our products by hand is something we are really rather proud of!

Lush is 10% Employee Owned since 2017 and our people are the heart and soul of our business.

In the UK we currently have offices located in Poole, Dorset and Soho, London.