Director of Sustainability Reporting & Engagement (m/f/d)
Location: Berlin, DE, 10117
Company: Corning
Requisition Number: 66187
Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share. We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.
Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. Corning’s businesses are ever evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, and automotive markets.
For our location in Berlin, Germany, we are looking for a Director of Global Sustainability Reporting & Engagement (m/f/d).
Scope of position:
As the Director of Global Sustainability Reporting & Engagement, you will lead the development and production of Corning’s regulatory and voluntary sustainability reporting worldwide. You will build new processes and systems to address newly applicable reporting regulations (e.g., CSRD, CSDDD, California, etc.), collaborating with various departments including the Corporate Sustainability Controller, Corporate Sustainability Group, Law Department, Human Resources, and Global Supply Management.
You will also develop and execute a strategy for voluntary sustainability reporting (e.g., ISSB1 and ISSB2 standards, CDP, EcoVadis, Sustainalytics, etc.). This role involves interaction with Corning’s global business, including our manufacturing network, research and development labs, and sales professionals across various industries.
Requirements:
* Ability and experience in leading diverse teams effectively, including in situations with significant ambiguity.
* Concrete examples of personal initiative and diplomatically resolving issues through understanding conflicting views, achieving alignment, and proposing solutions.
* Intellectual curiosity and an action-oriented drive to create continuous improvement.
* Strong knowledge of ESG frameworks, reporting standards, and regulatory requirements (in particular CSRD/ESRS, the EU Taxonomy, TCFD/IFRS and GHG Protocol – preferably also ISSB, CSDDD).
* Familiarity with ESG rating methodologies, benchmarking, and third-party raters/rankers.
* Proficiency in data analysis; prefer proficiency with sustainability management software (like Workiva) and ESG data platforms (like Persefoni or Gensuite).
* Understanding and experience with stakeholder engagement, impact, risk and opportunity identification, and materiality assessments.
* Excellent project management skills to handle multiple reporting initiatives, meet deadlines, and ensure data accuracy and integrity.
* Clear and concise communication skills to convey complex sustainability information to various audiences.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request an accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.
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