Consultant - ESG Reporting & Disclosures

ERM Global Services Private Limited; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking ESG reporting professionals to strengthen sustainability disclosures, ratings support and strategy for clients. The role covers materiality assessment, regulatory frameworks, data management and clear stakeholder communications.

You will deliver DMAs, prepare end-to-end sustainability reports and support ratings programs with evidence management and benchmarking. Strong communication and project coordination are essential.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of sustainability consulting experience.
• Hands-on with Double Materiality Assessments and disclosure projects.
• Working knowledge of CSRD-ESRS, ISSB (IFRS S1/S2), GRI and SASB.
• Experience supporting ESG ratings and external assessments.
• Ability to translate ESG data into client-ready deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver DMAs, stakeholder guides, IRO scoring and materiality outputs.
• Prepare end-to-end sustainability reports aligned with CSRD-ESRS, ISSB, GRI and SASB.
• Support ESG ratings and disclosure programs (CDP, EcoVadis, DJSI, MSCI).
• Conduct gap assessments and benchmark to improve external ESG performance.
• Support sustainability strategies, targets and implementation roadmaps.
• Manage ESG data quality and leverage sustainability tech like Workiva.
• Create content and narratives for disclosures and executive communications.

Skills

Sustainability consulting

Materiality assessment

ESG reporting

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Tools

Workiva

Job description

Role Overview

ERM is seeking ESG reporting professionals to support clients in strengthening sustainability reporting, regulatory disclosures, ESG performance and strategy. The role combines materiality assessment, reporting-framework application, ESG ratings support, sustainability data management and clear stakeholder communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and deliver Double Materiality Assessments (DMAs), including preparing stakeholder engagement guides, identification and assessment of impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs), IRO scoring, materiality prioritization, validation and developing materiality assessment output.
• Prepare end-to-end sustainability report and review sustainability disclosures aligned with applicable reporting frameworks, including CSRD-ESRS, ISSB (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2), GRI and SASB.
• Support clients with ESG ratings, assessments and disclosure programmes such as CDP, EcoVadis, DJSI and MSCI.
• Conduct ESG performance gap assessments and benchmarking, validate evidence collected and develop recommendations to improve external ESG performance and ratings.
• Support development of sustainability strategies, priorities, targets and implementation roadmaps aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and analyse ESG data, supporting data quality, controls and the use of sustainability technology solutions such as Workiva.
• Develop sustainability report content, disclosure narratives, case studies and executive messaging, translating technical ESG information into clear and accurate stakeholder communications.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 5-8 years of experience in sustainability consulting, Materiality assessment, preparing sustainability reports.
• Hands-on experience with Double Materiality Assessments, GRI and disclosure projects.
• Working knowledge of major sustainability reporting frameworks, particularly CSRD-ESRS, ISSB (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2), and SASB.
• Experience supporting ESG ratings and external assessments, including gap analysis, benchmarking and evidence management.
• Ability to interpret ESG data and convert findings into practical recommendations, reporting content and client-ready deliverables.
• Strong analytical, written communication, project coordination and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with ESG data management platforms or sustainability reporting technology, preferably Workiva.
• Experience developing sustainability strategies, targets and implementation roadmaps.

Typical Day-to-Day Activities

• Develop client-ready reports, recommendations, and executive communications
• Analyse, consolidate and validate sustainability data
• Prepare interview guide and provide support for stakeholder engagement
• Conduct double materiality assessments and gap assessments
• Prepare and review ESG disclosures
• Support ESG ratings and benchmark submissions
• Analyse sustainability reporting requirements and disclosure obligations

At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance.

ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.

With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).

Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM's purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a boots to boardroom leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.

We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists.

We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.