Sustainability Environment Impact Manager

**Position Snapshot**

**Business areas: Nestle Nespresso Canada**

**Job title: Sustainability Environment Impact Manager**

**Location**:300 Léo-Pariseau, suite 2300 Montréal, QC Canada H2X 4B3**

**Hybrid**

**A little bit about us**

Nestlé Nespresso SA is the pioneer and reference for highest-quality portioned coffee. The company works with more than 120,000 farmers in 15 countries through its AAA Sustainable Quality Program to embed sustainability practices on farms and the surrounding landscapes. Launched in 2003 in collaboration with the NGO Rainforest Alliance, the program helps to improve the yield and quality of harvests, ensuring a sustainable supply of high-quality coffee and improving livelihoods of farmers and their communities.

In 2022, Nespresso has achieved B Corp certification - joining an international movement of 4,900 purpose-led businesses that meet B Corp’s high standards of social and environmental responsibility and transparency.

**Position Summary**

We are looking for a **Sustainability Impact Manager**based at our Montreal Head Office. This position will play a pivotal role for Nespresso at the market level in advancing our sustainability initiatives, focusing on end-of-life strategies, decarbonization efforts, and advocacy for sustainability practices. This position requires a dynamic expert who can engage with various stakeholders to enhance Nespresso's environmental impact while deploying local sustainability strategy on Climate, Engagement and Circularity.

**A day in the life of a Sustainability Impact Manager**

**Business Development of Recycling Solutions**
- Collaborate with local authorities and Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) to advance circularity and local end-of-life roadmap, lead strategic partnership to drive EPR Extended Producer Responsibility roadmap in Canada.
- Contribute to market sustainability/ recycling strategies, including green bag expansion, EPR deployment, new product launches, client engagement, and partner development.
- Interpret recycling data and sustainability goals to inform stakeholders. Evaluate projections and business plans to support expansion opportunities.

**Environmental sustainability expertise and strategy**
- Lead Environment and Sustainability Initiatives: Demonstrate leadership in sustainability and technical solutions, act as a role model, and develop sustainability knowledge and capabilities across all levels and functions.
- Benchmark and Innovate: Investigate industry innovations, recycling alternatives, and packaging options.
- Assess their potential and feasibility for implementation at Nespresso, considering other consumer product groups, Nespresso markets, Nestlé markets, and provincial/municipal recycling solutions.

**End-of-Life Strategies**
- Advocate for and implement local end-of-life strategies to enhance the collection of Nespresso capsules, ensuring compliance with local regulations and alignment with consumer expectations.
- Identify and develop new vendor partnerships for revalorization (e.g., farmers, second-life aluminum use), ensuring compliance, contracts, and certification.

**Recycling Program Management**
- Responsible for the Management of Nespresso Canada Recycling Capsule Program:

- Implementation / maintenance / improvement of Capsule recycling solutions driving optimized recycling rates and, overall program costs
- In collaboration with marketing communication, drive recycling program expansions; verify the effectiveness of the programs; mobilize teams to ensure compliance and cost reduction activities; prepare clear and compelling sustainability presentations to support the project teams;
- Oversee and manage projects and new solutions from Research and Development phase to final implementation including full feasibility and Profit and Loss impact including Capex investment.

**Environmental Audits and Compliance**
- Enable Market environmental compliance strategy, including but not limited to Business certification towards ISO 14 001/ISO 9 001, Recycling program certifications, BCorp evaluations, Nespresso Creating Shared Value in the Market.
- Ensure legal obligations in terms of Environment for the company in stewardship obligation programs,

**Budget, Procurement and Reporting**
- Drive/ implement continuous improvement opportunities and cost savings initiatives, drive down/optimize the cost of solutions / programs in conjunction with internal teams and vendor partners.
- In alignment with Procurement Sourcing teams, manage vendor agreements including participation in official tender processes

**Leadership and People Management**
- Develop high performing teams and in alignment with the People process cycle, your role is to:

- Establish appropriate organization, including 3rd party suppliers, in line with the operational plan (OP) and international guidelines; Create alignment, lead by example, promote an open culture and our values in a sustainable way. (Sustain the change)