Sustainability Manager - Data and Disclosure

The Data and Disclosure Sustainability Manager will lead the collection, analysis, and reporting of sustainability data and progress across the organization. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, transparent, and timely disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics in accordance with regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed sustainability data management practices, support strategic sustainability initiatives, and enhance corporate transparency.

We recognize that the need for sustainability data and disclosure is ever increasing, both from regulatory and customer perspectives. 

apetito aim to be one of the UK’s leading companies in ethics and sustainability. This role has a key responsibility in helping deliver that. In becoming leaders we expect to create real competitive advantage, getting the support of current and potential customers and helping our business to grow. We seek an individual with the passion, drive and commitment to share and deliver on our vision.

We have made considerable progress in sustainability over the past few years and have won multiple awards, including the Kings Awards for Enterprise - Sustainable Development in 2024.

We have one of the strongest Net Zero commitments of any business in the UK, with targets independently validated by the SBTi and are proud that we are one of few businesses brave enough to publish our short-term targets. We aim to be open and trustworthy and will not greenwash.

We have also introduced a world-first via our closed-loop packaging recycling system for CPET ready meals trays. We have recycled over 35m of these trays to date and have successfully influenced Government to make changes to packaging legislation to now recognise ours and other closed-loop systems.

In early 2027 we will open our new production factory, Kitchen West – a circa £100m investment in one of most sustainable food production facilities in the UK; this role has a critical part to play in ensuring our new site delivers on our circularity and water lean ambitions of that site – and then to transfer those learning back to our existing factory, Kitchen East.

We drive our work via a Group-wide ESG Framework, developed in the UK and now rolled out across the apetito group worldwide; that framework is summarised below.

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Data & Disclosure

• Manage and oversee sustainability data collection, validation, and analysis across environmental, social, and governance dimensions.
• Coordinate and prepare sustainability reports, disclosures, and filings.
• Ecovadis – lead on data gathering and presentation of data/policies to achieve Ecovadis accreditation
• Create and publish apetito GRI compliant sustainability report
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices in sustainability reporting and disclosure
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather relevant ESG data and align reporting processes.
• Develop and maintain data management systems and tools to improve accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of sustainability data.
• Support external assurance and audit processes related to sustainability disclosures.
• Monitor emerging sustainability disclosure trends, regulatory changes, and stakeholder expectations to proactively adapt reporting practices.
• Assist in sustainability performance tracking, benchmarking, and data-driven decision-making to support corporate sustainability goals.
• Provide training and guidance on sustainability data management and disclosure requirements to internal teams.

Net Zero

• Introduce internal Scope 3 measurement systems
• Review and implement suitable Software solutions for Scope 1-3 measurement and reporting, internally and externally.
• Product Carbon Footprinting – work with Net Zero Sustainability Manager to ensure footprinting methods are suitably robust to meet evolving best-practice
• Produce data for Corporate Carbon Transition Plans
• Evaluation of Carbon Pricing methodologies

Packaging

• Ensure compliant reporting with all packaging legislative requirements i.e EPRT

Tender Returns and Company Marketing Materials

• Work with Marketing/PR to educate and communicate our progress to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure our Tenders responses are compliant with PPN 06/20, 06/21, TOMS Social Value framework and other frameworks as appropriate.

Group Work

• Support Group Sustainability Director with Group reporting requirements (CSRD, Ecovadis and others)

 Stakeholder Management

• Work with key industry stakeholders and represent apetito

 General

• Represent the company as and when required at external events and conferences.
• Work closely with Director of Corporate Affairs/Public Relations/Marketing to ensure our internal and external communications shares our progress/successes
• Best-Practice – Engage with the wider industry to understand new and emerging concepts in disclosure and reporting

Essential

• Experience using data to effect change, with a results-orientated focus
• Excellent analytical skills with high attention to detail
• Proficiency with data management and analysis tools (Excel, databases, or ESG software).
• Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Experience of producing high quality reports to communicate both key messages and data.
• Effective communicator with the ability to clearly convey complex data insights to diverse audiences
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Ability to think strategically and challenge business strategy

 Desirable

• Proven experience in managing sustainability or ESG data and disclosures.
• Strong understanding of key sustainability reporting frameworks and standards (GRI, CSRD, TCFD, CDP, B-Corp).
• Experience with sustainability assurance processes or audit.
• Familiarity with climate-related risk assessment and scenario analysis.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks impacting sustainability disclosures (e.g.,EU CSRD).
• Proficiency in data visualization and reporting software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

Personal Qualities

• High level of intellectual ability
• Integrity and commitment to transparency and accuracy.
• Strong influencer who inspires and motivates.
• Thrives in cultivating strong, cross-functional partnerships to deliver through others
• Passionate about ethical and sustainable issues – with real life experience

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

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