Associate - Sustainability Projects

Azelis Group; Maharashtra; Sur place; INR 201 000 - 234 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Azelis Group is seeking a Sustainability Accounting & PCF Project intern to support carbon KPI tracking across Scopes 1-3, data governance, and reporting.

You will assist in decarbonization initiatives, Product Carbon Footprint methodologies, supplier data enrichment, and PSA assessments, collaborating with the Sustainability CoE and cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Sciences or related field.
• Freshers welcome; exposure to carbon accounting/ESG projects is a plus.
• Foundational understanding of GHG accounting (Scope 1-3) and decarbonization concepts.

Responsabilités

• Support monthly tracking and analysis of carbon KPIs across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
• Assist in maintaining carbon data governance protocols and calculation frameworks.
• Support decarbonization initiatives through impact assessment and action tracking.
• Assist with development and application of Product Carbon Footprint methodologies.
• Assist with sourcing, validating, and enriching supplier PCF data in PIM.

Connaissances

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Documentation

Communication skills

Project coordination

Learning agility

Formation

Master’s degree in Sustainability or related field

Outils

Excel

PowerPoint

Lisam ExESS

PIM

Description du poste

Sustainability Accounting & PCF Project

Carbon Accounting, Governance & Decarbonization

Responsibilities

• Support monthly tracking and analysis of carbon KPIs across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, ensuring data completeness, accuracy, traceability, and timely reporting.
• Assist in maintaining carbon data governance protocols, calculation frameworks, emission-factor records, modelling assumptions, and reconciliation between financial and non-financial information.
• Support decarbonization initiatives through impact assessment, action tracking, carbon re-baselining, Marginal Abatement Cost Curves, and preparation of decision-support materials.
• Support the development and application of Product Carbon Footprint methodologies, calculation models, data-quality classifications, maturity levels, assumptions, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with sourcing, validating, matching, and enriching supplier and secondary PCF data in PIM, including document-quality checks, evidence retention, and maintenance of relevant tracking records.
• Support standardized PCF document creation in Lisam ExESS, including data validation, document review, system enhancements, and delivery of accurate PCF outputs.
• Support the development, refinement, and documentation of the Product Sustainability Assessment methodology using harmonized approaches and relevant WBCSD guidance.
• Execute product and component-level assessments using defined signal categories, assessment criteria, decision logic, regulatory screening, sustainability evidence, and supporting product data.
• Work closely with the AI Questionnaire Tool to test and improve document review, data extraction, response consistency, assessment scalability, and evidence-based PSA execution.
• Gather and analyse product, ingredient, SDS, regulatory, certification, market, sales, and volume information required for PSA assessments and portfolio reviews.
• Support business validation meetings by preparing results, documenting stakeholder feedback, resolving information gaps, and updating assessments before wider scale-up.
• Assist with PSA system testing, reporting, dashboard maintenance, product database updates, project tracking, and change adoption as the methodology progresses from pilot execution to broader implementation.
• Undertake ad-hoc sustainability projects, data and document cleansing, supplier or stakeholder data collection, training-content development, process documentation, presentation preparation, system testing, and other project-support activities based on Sustainability CoE priorities.

Qualification & Skills

Education & Sustainability Knowledge

• Master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Sciences or a related discipline.
• Freshers are welcome; relevant academic projects, internships, research, or practical exposure to carbon accounting, PCF, PSA, ESG, or sustainability projects will be an advantage.
• Foundational understanding of greenhouse gas accounting, Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, decarbonization, Product Carbon Footprints, and portfolio sustainability assessment concepts.

Analytical, Methodology & Quality Skills

• Strong analytical capability with attention to data completeness, consistency, traceability, evidence quality, and documentation accuracy.
• Ability to work with structured datasets, apply defined methodologies, identify gaps or trends, and support carbon and portfolio assessments.
• Awareness of sustainability risks, regulatory considerations, certifications, emission factors, and environmental or social performance indicators is an advantage.

Communication, Collaboration & Project Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in a foreign language is an added advantage.
• Ability to collaborate with Sustainability CoE colleagues, regional teams, business stakeholders, technology teams, and cross-functional partners.
• Good project coordination and time management skills, with the ability to maintain trackers, monitor actions, prepare content, and support project milestones.

Digital Capability & Mindset

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with confidence in analysing data and preparing reports, presentations, and training materials.
• Comfortable working with sustainability databases, PIM, Lisam ExESS, assessment tools, calculation models, trackers, document repositories, and digital collaboration platforms.
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, learning agility, attention to detail, and openness to digital, automation, and AI-enabled ways of working.