Margaret Howell Sustainability Assistant

Margaret Howell is a contemporary British clothing designer who has worked successfully in men’s and women’s clothing for over five decades. Today, Margaret Howell clothes are sold worldwide with 12 own shops in Europe, over 70 outlets in Japan and an established online business.

We are looking for a Sustainability Assistant to join our team! The role will support the development of the Company’s sustainability strategy across environmental, ethical, product and circularity. Responsibilities include raw material certification management, carbon footprint data collection, supplier engagement including for traceability and ethical trade, Sedex administration, and general support for sustainability projects.

Main Duties

• Support with the collection of data for scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emission calculations, and learn and support use of CarbonFact platform to assist with data analysis and decarbonisation strategy to meet SBTi targets on net zero emissions.
• Collate and support the analysis of data for annual raw material reporting, including traceability data for contribution to carbon footprint, biodiversity strategy, social compliance and product development strategy.
• Liaising with product and design teams, and with suppliers, assist with product sustainability compliance, including the management of product certifications and initiatives such as GOTS, GRS, RWS and for textiles EPR.
• Liaise with Margaret Howell’s supply chain to ensure compliance with the standards above, and to request data for our ethical trade and environment pillars.
• Process supply chain and social compliance data such as audits, supply chain mapping and subcontractors, using Sedex to monitor supplier performance.
• Support work on ethical trade projects, and in line with identified salient issues, such as Living Wage, freedom of association, and grievance mechanisms.
• Produce B2C and B2B packaging baselines, in support of packaging EPR and PPWR submissions.
• Attend industry events and webinars as required, communicating key takeaways back to rest of team.
• Support in meetings, taking and circulating concise minutes.
• Support in the production of internal and external communications, including options papers, presentations, and published annual reports.
• Assist with circular economy initiatives, capturing relevant data and monitoring project timelines.
• Support on evolving sustainability legislation research and administration.
• Work to ensure sustainability is embedded as a core value throughout the Company, including coordinating between departments to ensure follow-through of initiatives and best practice.
• Work on other sustainability initiatives as required by Sustainability Manager.