Sustainability Officer

Reporting to the Director of Publishing, the Sustainability Officer will support the delivery of current and the development of future activities related to the British Ecological Society's strategic sustainability goals. Core duties include:

• Collating and reporting on BES CO2e emissions data with support of the Office and Finance Assistant, improving and adapting processes as required
• Calculating annual departmental emissions data
• Supporting the creation of a BES biodiversity impact assessment, including working with and gathering data for external consultants
• Establishing resulting data collection and reporting processes for future years and review and adapt as necessary
• Collating information to support SLT or Board of Trustee decision-making
• Contributing to defining and implementing the sustainability roadmap and to the development of resulting new policies and procedures
• Advising on the setting of departmental carbon emission/biodiversity impact reduction targets and on the feasibility of suggested measures
• Keeping up-to-date with BES policy work and ensure BES sustainability initiatives are in line with policy recommendations
• Delivering sustainability inductions for new staff
• Work with internal teams to ensure that staff understand the BES environmental and sustainability goals, methods, terminology and partnerships
  
  About British Ecological Society
We are the British Ecological Society: the oldest ecological society in the world. We were established in 1913 and we have been fostering the science of ecology ever since. We have 6,000 members around the world and bring people together across regional, national and global scales to advance ecological science. Our vision is for nature and people to thrive in a world inspired by ecology. We are the British Ecological Society: the oldest ecological society in the world. We were established in 1913 and we have been fostering the science of ecology ever since. We have 6,000 members around the world and bring people together across regional, national and global scales to advance ecological science. Our vision is for nature and people to thrive in a world inspired by ecology. more