Manager - Sustainability

  • Full-time

Company Description

In every market and industry, business opportunity and success come from attracting and engaging with customers, generating leads, showcasing products and researching and discovering the latest solutions.

Informa Markets organizes over 550 market leading B2B events every year. At our events we create the environments which allow business to flourish.  Our knowledge of the communities we serve, our ability to attract the right people and our skill at curating the physical space and creating memorable experiences bring thousands of like-minded people together. It is this shared experience and the opportunities to make human connections which allow businesses to grow.

Job Description

  • Understanding current best practices & do a sustainability audit for Informa Markets.
  • Detailed plan and working group to achieve Bronze level of Better Stands.
  • Assisting Operations Head with developing various India & Global sustainable reports.
  • Develop and implement sustainability strategies and initiatives, aligning them with the organization's goals and objectives.
  • Identify and analyse environmental and social risks and find solutions to minimize these risks.  
  • Regular communications to exhibitors & contractors on Better Stands.
  • Reduction in m2 and number of disposable stands from 2023.
  • Manage and control the project budget.
  • Sampling of eco-friendly stands / Better Stands audit in our shows.
  • Conduct thorough exhibitor participations with stand builds and audits to identify areas for improvement and implement best practices.
  • Proactively identify and promote opportunities to reduce the use of single use stands.
  • Link sponsorship initiatives to Sustainability in exhibitions.
  • Implement eco-friendly initiatives and ensure the organisation is on track to achieve its environmental objectives.
  • Focus on minimizing the exhibition’s environmental impact. Oversee initiatives to reduce energy & water consumption, manage & reduce waste to landfill, promote the use of renewable resources in stand construction / setting up the show.
  • Conduct regular Training programmes for contractors, develop case studies on best practice and ideas for re-use (training regionally specific).
  • Implement Sustainable stand awards in all IMI shows to gain traction on our goals.
  • Collaboration / working groups with other regional organisers to drive the initiative within the industry.
  • Interact with venues for implementing Sustainable initiatives in exhibitions.
  • Commercial partnerships with key-suppliers / official contractors to increase product / opportunities.

Qualifications

  • Formal education in EHS / ESG / CSR / Renewable Energy / Climate Studies / Urban Planning / Organic Chemistry / Agricultural space is desired.
  • Manufacturing, live media background, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Engineering, Agricultural, Industry experience is desired.
  • Plant level 10 – 12 years working experience is Mandatory.
  • Should have minimum 15 working experience.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Self-starter with a problem-solving attitude.

Additional Information

Manager Sustainability, at Informa Markets in India will be part of India Operations team & will be responsible for managing assisting operations head in delivering sustainable events as per Informa`s Global Standards with optimum utilization of resources. Identifying wastage in current practices, if any, eliminate the same at micro & macro level. Work with a purpose of waste reduction & managing the waste, with a pride in global sustainable movement. Working closely with operations teams  besides projects, Marketing & Finance teams. Ensuring sustainable wave from venue booking, to vacating the venue. Front ending on Informa Markets India`s Sustainable Agenda with moral & corporate responsibility.

The successful candidates will be required to ensure sustainable shows. This resource will be required to adopt best-in-class technologies and periodically acquire new such skills both via self-study and ad-hoc specific training.

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