Sustainability Manager

Job Purpose:

The Sustainability Manager will play a key role in developing and executing Diageo India’s Grain-to-Glass (G2G) sustainability strategy and communications. The role involves data analysis and insights generation for leadership, strategic roadmap development, ESG publications, stakeholder communication, and sustainability-related PR initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategy & Insights

• Develop and refine Diageo India’s

  G2G sustainability roadmap

  in alignment with corporate objectives.
• Conduct

  data analysis and generate insights

  to inform sustainability strategy and decision-making.
• Prepare sustainability performance reports and insights for

  management and board-level discussions

  .

2. Reporting & Publication

• Take responsibility for capturing

  G2G Sustainability initiatives

  and converting them into well-prepared stories within Diageo’s

  ESG reports

  .
• Work closely with the

  ESG reporting team

  to ensure impactful storytelling and alignment with sustainability disclosures.
• Develop compelling sustainability narratives for

  annual reports, BRSR, GRI disclosures, and stakeholder presentations

  .

3. Communication & Engagement

• Develop and execute

  internal and external sustainability communication plans

  .
• Monitor emerging sustainability policies, trends and engage with

  stakeholders, regulators, and industry bodies

  on sustainability priorities.
• Collaborate with Innovation, Regulatory Affairs, Corporate Relations, and external agencies to drive sustainability-led brand positioning.
• Manage sustainability-related

  PR and thought leadership articles

  , ensuring alignment with corporate messaging.
• Drive employee engagement programs to build a sustainability-focused culture within the organization.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Management/Master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Business, or related field.
• Experience in sustainability strategy, ESG reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong

  analytical and data interpretation skills

  for ESG performance tracking.
• Excellent written and verbal

  communication and storytelling skills

  .
• Experience in

  capturing sustainability initiatives and developing ESG narratives

  .
• Familiarity with

  global and India ESG frameworks

  (GRI, CSRD, SBTi, BRSR, etc.).
• Prior experience in FMCG, CPG, or related industries.
• Exposure to

  public policy advocacy and sustainability communications

  .
• Experience with sustainability

  data management tools and dashboards

  .

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.