Science Based Targets initiative

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is hiring a new Managing Director to lead SBTi Services.

The SBTi has been incredibly successful in recent years, with over 12,000 companies worldwide having set or committed to set emissions reductions targets using its framework. It has particularly extensive corporate networks in the United States, the UK, Europe and Asia. In the next phase, the SBTi will evolve its approach, designing standards which translate climate science to actions which companies should be taking to reduce their carbon footprint as well as working with companies, individually and at a system level, on the implementation journey. The aim will be to build the SBTi’s community of companies, with particular growth opportunities in emissions intensive sectors, in Asia, and through supply chains of companies that it already works with. The SBTi will play a leading role in the ecosystem for corporate net-zero transition, working with partner organizations to ensure that there is a coherent collective approach.

SBTi Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of the SBTi. It registers companies, processes their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and validates their emissions reduction targets. It charges fees for validation of targets, providing revenues that are used to cover the costs of Services and fund the parent organization.

The postholder will have full P&L responsibility for SBTi Services, leading an international team of around 50 people who validate in the region of 2,500 targets each year.

They will work closely with the SBTi CEO, David Kennedy, and report to the independent board of SBTi Services, which is chaired by Umberto Malesci. In addition, they will be a key member of the SBTi’s Executive Leadership Team.

The role is based in London, or requires frequent travel to London.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the SBTi on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference NBXLA. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com. Applications should be received by midnight (GMT) on Saturday 24 January.