ESG Consultant - 2026 Graduate Position Winter Intake

Avista Risk Advisory Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

5-day work week

Career prospects

Job summary

Avista Risk Advisory Limited is expanding its ESG advisory team in Hong Kong and inviting fresh graduates to join. You will work on sustainability and climate-related advisory projects across diverse sectors, including property, tech, financial services, healthcare, and more.

The role offers exposure to ESG disclosure, governance, data analytics, and green finance, with a team-focused environment and opportunities to contribute to new services.

Qualifications

• Degree in sustainability/environmental management/environmental engineering/climate change/energy/translation or related disciplines
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
• Strong team player with ability to work independently
• Excellent research and analytical skills with attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to articulate ideas into infographics/presentation materials
• Short business trips to PRC may be required
• Knowledge/experience in carbon and sustainability reporting preferred

Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews on clients' value chain to identify ESG and climate risk drivers
• Benchmarking, stakeholder engagement, site investigations, megatrend analysis, and data analytics for project delivery
• Collaborate with clients to establish data collection and governance for ESG reporting and KPIs
• Coordinate with sponsors, legal advisers, auditors and industry experts for IPO ESG disclosures
• Produce draft ESG reports and sustainability consulting materials
• Assist in developing new ESG services and business opportunities
• Promote sustainability advancement through awards, events and campaigns
• Perform ad hoc tasks as required by the team

Skills

English & Chinese bilingual

Team player

Research & analytics

Interpersonal skills

Infographics & presentations

Willing to travel to PRC

Attention to detail

Education

Sustainability/ environmental degree

Job description

Service: Sustainability and Climate Solutions, ESG Advisory

Location: Hong Kong

Scope:

We are looking for fresh graduates to join our expanding ESG advisory team in the Hong Kong office. Our ESG consultants will gain valuable exposure to diverse industries across our listed and unlisted clients, addressing various ESG advisory needs. These industries include property development and management, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), financial services, healthcare, retail, education, environmental protection, logistics, hospitality, and more.

Our ESG advisory services include:

Assisting listed and non-listed companies in sustainability and climate-related advisory projects, including ESG disclosure and report assurance, sustainability risk assessment, climate scenario analysis, carbon trajectory projection and target setting, sustainability strategy and roadmap formulation, ESG governance, ESG data analytics, and green finance

Advising companies and stakeholders in relation to ESG-related mattersESG

Consultants will work as a team in general, with our partner, managers, and other senior consultants. You are expected to:

Responsibilities

• Conduct consultancy reviews on clients' business value chain, identifying key value drivers and areas of concern to address risks, including ESG and climate risks
• Perform benchmarking analysis, stakeholder engagement, site investigations, megatrend analysis, and data analytics to support project delivery
• Work closely with clients in establishing data collection and internal policies for ESG reporting, developing related governance structures, strategies, and KPIs
• Collaborate closely with other professional parties including sponsors, legal advisers, auditors, industry experts for ESG disclosure in IPO projects
• Produce draft ESG reports, sustainability consultancy reports, and presentation materials
• Assist in development of new services and new business opportunities
• Drive the advancement of sustainability in the industry and wider community through ESG awards, events, campaigns and more
• Perform ad hoc tasks assigned by the team

Requirements

• Degree holder in sustainability/ environmental management/ environmental engineering / climate change/ energy / translation / language studies or other relevant disciplines
• Excellent command in written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
• Good team player with the ability to work independently
• Excellent research and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with flexibility
• Ability to articulate ideas into infographics and presentation materials will be a plus
• Short business trip to PRC may be required
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience key areas, such as in carbon and/or sustainability reporting preferred.

Benefits: We offer attractive remuneration package including a 5-day work week, medical insurance, and good career prospect to the suitable candidate.

AVISTA Group is founded by a group of enthusiastic valuation, accounting, and finance professionals. We are specialized to provide a full range of valuation, risk advisory, corporate advisory and property consultancy services to address the various needs of our corporate clients.

What AVISTA values the most is our young and bright professionals. Thus, AVISTA dedicates to provide our employees with the most energetic and comfortable working atmosphere. We believe that the environment and culture in AVISTA are most suitable for one who is young and aspirant and strive for success. At every stage of your career, you will have the support you need to progress and the opportunities you need.