At Vestas, we integrate sustainability into everything we do. This means we take a holistic approach to sustainability, beyond manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines. We want to improve our environmental performance across the entire value chain while creating value for local communities, promoting a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace, and developing the transition to a world powered by sustainable energy. Sustainability sits at the core of our corporate strategy. In January 2025, we were for the fourth consecutive year, ranked among the top three most sustainable companies in the world by the Corporate Knights Global 100 ranking.
You will be part of the Global Sustainability department residing within Vestas' Global Sales; however, the department is working across the different EVP areas. In the Sustainability department, we are responsible for directing, proposing, and updating Vestas' sustainability strategy, as well as overseeing and coordinating the implementation of the strategy and the key initiatives identified to deliver on the company's sustainability commitments. In this regard, we work closely with a large number of functional areas, including Health, Safety & Environment, Power Solutions, Procurement, Finance, Global Supply Chain, Facility Management, Service, People & Culture, Corporate Social Responsibility, Investor Relations, and Sales. In the department, we are also responsible for sustainability reporting compliance, sustainability commercialization, sales enablement, and sustainability communication. In our day-to-day work, we engage with various external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, investors, and industry associations. Embedded in the department's responsibilities is also employee engagement linked to sustainability.
We have the responsibility to deliver a high standard of future-proofed sustainability reporting and are working closely with the Finance ESG Reporting team, which is responsible for data consolidation, data controlling, processes, and consolidation systems.
We report to the Executive Management, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors on the company's sustainability performance and key sustainability KPIs.
Responsibilities
Reporting to Vestas’ Head of Sustainability Reporting Compliance you have the opportunity to shape Vestas' future competitiveness and value offerings by contributing with your skills, business understanding, and sharp mind to a team responsible for the formulation and implementation of Vestas' sustainability strategy, delivering high-standard sustainability reporting, and ensuring we are on top of emerging sustainability regulations and rating platforms. In addition, your responsibilities will cover:
- Manage and deliver the Vestas sustainability statement in line with CSRD requirements in close collaboration with internal key stakeholders
- Manage and write narratives for selected sustainability disclosures in close collaboration with internal key stakeholders
- Oversee sustainability progress reporting such as, but not exclusively, quarterly reporting, sustainability-linked bonds and loans progress reports. In close collaboration with the Reporting team in Group Finance as well as Treasury and Investor Relations
- Manage Vestas ESG Rating platforms
- Provide support for limited assurance
- Contribute to the continuous review and update of the company's sustainability goals and commitments
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working with high-standard sustainability disclosures, communications, and integrated reporting
- A relevant academic background at the Master's level where sustainability has been an integrated part
- Experience in transforming sustainability disclosures into a compelling narrative
- Profound knowledge of existing, new, and emerging sustainability reporting regulations, standards, and guidelines
- Experience from above, including experience managing larger projects involving many internal stakeholders
- Experience from working in a complex, international corporate culture
- Fluent in verbal and written English
Competencies
- Organized working style and are good at prioritizing
- Possess great quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
- Great ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and persuasively
- Ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders across multiple business areas
- Pragmatic, able to adjust to diverse situations, and capable of actively promoting problem-solving
- Collaborative mindset and high ethical and compliance standards
- Effective stakeholder manager with significant interpersonal skills, cultural affinity, and an open, straightforward, and unpretentious style
What we offer
In this position, you will be able to put your experience to the test in a creative, global, and culturally diverse team interacting at the highest levels. You will have the opportunity to support Vestas' position in the fast-changing energy sector with strong perspectives on personal and professional development. We value personal initiative, the desire to contribute meaningfully, and the right balance between creativity, quality, and risk in all solutions.
Additional information
The primary work location is Copenhagen, Denmark. To be considered for this role, you must apply online before April 21, 2025. We will review applications on an ongoing basis. We can withdraw from the job and reserve the right to do so at any time, including before the advertised closing date.
For more information, please get in touch with recruiter Amanuel Gebremairam at alege@vestas.com
