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Sustainability Assistant
Hybrid in Asda House·Full-time·Added today (last checked 13 Nov)
Our summary
- Work mode
- Hybrid, Asda House
- Contract
- Full-time
- Pension
- Pension matched up to 7%
Skills
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
Competitive salary plus benefits.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
Discretionary company bonus
Company pension up to 7% matched
15% colleague discount in store and online
Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
The role
The Sustainability Assistant supports the Sustainability Manager and Co-Ordinator to collate and present raw data required for our Sustainability reporting. They work with our Suppliers and Sourcing agents to gather documentation and information as required.
They work with the Sustainability managers to keep up to speed with legislation, and industry developments and prepare for upcoming changes.
What you'll do
EUDR - ensure compliance with EUDR across George and GM supplier base, track supplier information submitted and support with supplier engagement to gather required information
PPWR - track and monitor packaging compliance documentation for PPWR across George and GM
EPR- Packaging - track supplier data submissions, support with supplier engagement for data and review uploaded data
EPR - Textiles - Support with data gathering and EPR calculations for Textiles across European Geographies.
ESPR - support with regulatory compliance requirements that fall under ESPR and data requirements/reporting
Net Zero - support with the submission of supplier data to the central ESG team and external GHG inventory consultants
ESG reporting - support with ESG reporting requirements across George and GM, data processing and summarising data appropriately
Liaise with trading teams to ensure accuracy of data in range plans
EAF's - Textiles- Check documentation from suppliers ensuring compliance with our policies
How you'll work
37.5
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
Job Title
Sustainability Assistant
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Category
Buying
Closing Date
26 November 2026
Lets find out about you
Organisation and data handling.
Interest in sustainability and understanding of commitments.
Pro- active approach to supporting trading teams.
Exceptional stakeholder engagement, internally and externally.
Excellent communication skills.
Everything you'll love
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
Hiring process
Apply online
Online assessments
Online test · Not every role
An online assessment for certain roles, to help you understand more about the role.
Interview and assessment
With a hiring manager
Getting to know how you align with Asda's values and the key skills for the role, in person or virtual depending on location and timescales; some roles go to an assessment centre, in one or two stages.
Offer or feedback · With a hiring manager
- Expect an update on your application within 10 days.
- Asda aims to interview 1-2 weeks after the closing date.
- Asda aims to give feedback within one week of your interview.
About Asda
Asda is a large retail business that describes itself as "Reimagining Retail", operating in the retail industry with a validated focus on retail, technology and head-office roles.
According to its careers site, it is "a big business" offering far more role types than the familiar customer-facing ones, and it says that "because our business is changing we're creating new roles all the time".
- Industry
- Retail, technology and head-office roles
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