Associate Consultant – Sustainability & ESG Reporting (Implant)

Sattva Consulting; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sattva Consulting is looking for an Associate Consultant for their Sustainability & Business Advisory unit in Bengaluru. The role demands 2-3 years of experience in sustainability or ESG fields, focusing on ESG reporting and communication. Candidates should have strong research and communication skills and familiarity with reporting frameworks like GRI or BRSR. Proficiency in Kannada is preferred. This position offers an opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders to influence sustainability practices.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of relevant experience in sustainability or ESG domains.
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks like GRI, BRSR.
• Ability to develop clear, structured communication materials for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop sustainability and ESG reports aligned with GRI and BRSR standards.
• Create stakeholder-specific ESG messaging and communication assets.
• Coordinate ESG data collection and validation processes.

Skills

Experience in sustainability

Strong communication skills

Research and analytical skills

ESG data handling

Tools

Excel

Job description

Position: Associate Consultant – Sustainability & ESG Reporting

Business Unit: Sustainability & Business Advisory

Location: Bidadi, Ramnagara, Karnataka

About Sattva

Sattva Consulting is a global impact consulting firm from India. Since 2009 we have been engaging with communities, business, and government to achieve societal impact at scale. We believe that Civil society, Business, and Government all have a critical role to play in building an equitable and sustainable world, and we actively partner with all stakeholders to enable impact through our advisory & orchestration services, knowledge, and data platforms which we have built as public goods for the ecosystem and collaborative solutions and partnerships.

About Sustainability and Business Advisory

Our Sustainability and Business Advisory unit partners with Corporates and Funders to design and implement strategic interventions that support their sustainability goals. We craft focused strategies and forward-looking action plans, grounded in rigorous research and data‑driven insights, to enable a meaningful transition towards net zero.

About the role

This role focuses on supporting organizations in strengthening their sustainability positioning through end‑to‑end sustainability reporting, ESG research, strategic communication, and capacity‑building initiatives. The selected candidate will contribute to the development of GRI and BRSR‑aligned sustainability reports, translate ESG insights into stakeholder‑facing communication assets, support customized training module design, and advance research frameworks for leadership‑level decision‑making. The role requires a blend of ESG understanding, structured content development, and project coordination skills, with opportunities to work closely with client teams and senior stakeholders across sectors.

Key Responsibilities

1. Sustainability Report Development

• Work closely with senior client stakeholders (e.g., sustainability leaders, strategy and leadership teams) to define reporting objectives, scope, structure, and disclosure priorities based on organizational context and maturity.

• Support the development of sustainability and ESG reports aligned with applicable frameworks such as GRI, BRSR, and other relevant standards, including narratives, key indicators, disclosures, and supporting documentation.

• Manage and coordinate ESG data collection and validation processes, working across functions to interpret data and support credible, consistent disclosures.

• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners (including design and assurance stakeholders where relevant) to enable timely, accurate, and high‑quality reporting outcomes across the reporting lifecycle.

2. ESG Communication & Content Development

• Support the development of stakeholder‑specific ESG messaging and communication approaches, ensuring alignment with sustainability goals, reporting disclosures, and overall organizational positioning.

• Translate sustainability report outputs and broader ESG insights into clear and engaging communication assets across digital and offline platforms, including web content, presentations, social media, newsletters, and other formats as required.

• Provide strategic input and execution support to ensure ESG communication initiatives are coherent, effective, and aligned with organizational commitments and timelines.

Role Requirements

• 2–3 years of relevant professional experience in sustainability, ESG, corporate reporting, advisory, research, or allied domains, preferably in client‑facing or cross‑functional environments.

• Demonstrated experience supporting sustainability reporting and ESG disclosures, with working familiarity of frameworks such as GRI, BRSR, or comparable standards.

• Experience contributing to or developing ESG training and capacity‑building modules, with the ability to adapt content for different stakeholder groups and organizational contexts.

• Strong research, analytical, and data‑handling skills, including comfort working with ESG data, indicators, and qualitative narratives, supported by working knowledge of Excel.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience creating clear, structured outputs such as reports, presentations, training material, and other ESG‑related content for diverse audiences; preference for experience developing multi‑platform ESG communication assets.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, demonstrating ownership, attention to detail, and adaptability.

• Speaking proficiency in the Kannada language is preferred.