TM Environment

Job Description - Job Purpose: - To work with Head Environment on agreed goals with the objective that the units across businesses enhance their environmental performance in line with the ABG Sustainability Framework and identified material issues specific to businesses and ABG as a whole. - To work with Head Environment on identified working groups/ platforms, through technical assessments, coordination with businesses and cross functional. - To work on external engagements with think tanks, experts, regulators, service/ technology providers 4. Others such as Departmental review meetings and other meeting presentations/ collating details and info and analysis. 5. To work with Enablon/ Assurance, functional and other teams - Job Context & Major Challenges: Job Context: The Group's footprint has expanded to 36 countries, more then 200 operational Sites around the world with differing legislations and stakeholder awareness around sustainability issues. All the Group's manufacturing businesses have a large environmental and social impact with significant reputational risks in the event of any incident, accidents or failure to lead their segment as required by the Chairman's Sustainability Vision and targets on Environment (carbon emissions/ water use/ wastewater treatment) announced in 2022. There is a need to work with businesses on projects, initiatives to implement the Group Sustainability framework of policies and standards aligned to international standards of sustainability management to help improve business standards and to protect and build the Aditya Birla brand as a progressive, environmentally and socially sensitive corporate institution hence the Group Sustainability Cell was created to lead this change process. Job Challenges: Geographical spread and diverse culture of the business; deeper understanding of business processes and the complexity of the group to create a common framework on environmental management at a Group level and provide advice to the group and businesses on issues related to environment and their performance. The job holder will be responsible for supporting Head Environment for strengthening environmental and sustainability benchmarking practices across the businesses and functions. Develop excellent relationships with the businesses and units and lateral functional teams by influencing them on account of updated knowledge on technical and environmental issues such as air emissions, water and waste water, waste management, circularity, climate change related issues, biodiversity etc. Assist in the environmental efficiency projects with businesses, development of theme based platforms or forums - Key Result Areas/Accountabilities: Key Result Areas/Accountabilities Supporting Actions Assist Head Environment to work with businesses on improvement of environmental management systems: to meet global best practice and to reduce impact to as low as reasonably practical. Development of management roadmaps for environmental aspects based on ABG's Sustainability Business framework documents and Self Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) in Sustainability online System. Support assurance team in development / enhancement of assessment framework. Support in reviews and update of framework documents. Working in the projects concerning waste, circularity, water, wastewater and biodiversity management and pollution abatement. Collection of inventory/ KPIs, coordination with business SPOCs and site teams. Support businesses and site teams in managing environmental data on Enablon and other digital platforms. Convening meetings, for solutioning, knowledge sharing, technology introduction, competence development, performance assessment and advocacy in env aspects. Facilitate improvement projects at site to improve env efficiency. Assist and support in development of digital tools & dashboards related to env management at ABG Group level. Assist in Learning & Development programs Facilitate in developing and convening training and awareness programs across businesses External Stakeholders Need based support in collation of data/ info for regulatory compliances and policy matters MoEFCC/ CPCB/ CGWA SPCBs, Court Cases related Circulars to update Sites/ Businesses periodically. Support in developing communication material with Env related data, information, and case study development for internal & external reporting. Cross Functional Teams- Innovation/ CIBD/ R&D/ ABSTC/ GDNA For new Initiatives/ project specific interactions Providing support to major environmental incident investigations. Through site visit, meetings - Relationships: Relationship Type (Internal or External) Frequency & Nature Unit Heads, Environment & Sustainability Managers of business and Sites Assist in supporting businesses on environmental & sustainability issues at a strategic level. Collection of requisite data/ information on regular basis. Stakeholders- MoEFCC /CPCB / CII/ FICCI/ TERI/ WBCSD/ WWF etc. On various regulatory issues, best practices - Regular