Senior Manager, ESG Integration and Reporting

Loblaw Companies Limited is a purpose-led company, helping Canadians Live Life Well®. It operates food, drug, health and wellness, apparel and financial services that touch the lives of millions of Canadians each day.

It is Canada’s largest retailer and private sector employer a presence in thousands of communities nationwide.

Loblaw is a family company, started more than a century ago. For generations, the company has understood and acted upon the responsibility of business to have a positive impact on the communities where it operates.

Building on its 17-year Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, in 2022 the company initiated an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) program that is purpose-led and increasingly well recognized by the company’s many stakeholders.

Loblaw is looking for a Senior Manager of ESG Integration and Reporting to help deliver priority ESG initiatives across the company’s various divisions and businesses.

The ESG Integration and Reporting team provides a central hub, to ensure activities are well coordinated and tracked over multi-year project timelines to deliver against the company’s ambitious environmental, social and governance commitments, and ultimately disclose our results using industry best practice.

This role will report into the Vice President, ESG Integration and Reporting, working in close coordination with department peers responsible for environmental sustainability and social impact programs.

The ideal candidate will have experience in project management and subject matter knowledge relevant to ESG.

Key responsibilities :

• Demonstrate a passion for contributing to Loblaw’s purpose helping Canadians Live Life Well® and the company’s commitments to fight climate change and advance social equity.
• Contribute to a centre of excellence, relating to best-practice ESG activities, commitments, and reporting, as Loblaw’s ESG program evolves.
• Support the VP, ESG Integration and Reporting in advancing reporting and disclosure activities to meet global best practices in alignment with financial reporting standards.
• Ensure all ESG disclosures are accurate and complete with data validation to support.
• Support key working groups that embed and deliver ESG commitments in Loblaw’s various operations.
• Support project planning and delivery through information and resource coordination, problem and impact analysis, solution proposals, and more.
• Collaborate on working group performance management, including establishing commitments, metrics, stage gates, and tracking.
• Support reporting to company leadership and across business divisions and departments.
• Oversee a modern system for ESG management and reporting i.e. manage data and information gathering, audit, and disclosure processes, in close coordination with the company’s Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Controls, External Financial Reporting and Legal functions;

and, manage data and information reporting and disclosure in close coordination with the company’s Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations functions.

• Ensure Loblaw is disclosing ESG activities in a manner consistent with industry leadership, and that the company’s ESG performance is accurately reflected in third-party ESG-related scorecards, indices and reports.
• Support ESG-related company communication to a range of stakeholders, including customers, colleagues, policymakers, and investors.
• Drive continuous improvement, introducing new strategies and techniques.

Ideal candidates will offer the following :

• 5+ years of relevant progressive experience.
• Experience as a CPA or internal controls, assurance, and / or data analytics.
• Passion for environmental sustainability and social impact.
• Familiarity with ESG subject matter, measurement, reporting protocols, tools and best practices.
• Superior project management experience.
• Creative, innovative and strategic thinker.
• Highly developed judgment and problem-solving skills to analyze risk issues and assist with formulating solutions.
• Well-developed analytical and research skills.
• A strong relationship manager with exceptional communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster and develop relationships both internally and externally with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and proven ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience in the following will be an asset : major Canadian companies; retail; consumer packaged goods; management consulting; compliance.
30+ days ago