Climate Change
Sustainable Finance
ESG
Sustainability
Corporate Affairs & Communications
Energy & Cleantech
Environmental
Health & Safety
Our dedicated climate change recruitment team is expert in connecting talented candidates who have the ability to make an impact with progressive organisations to drive sustainable change. Our network is unparalleled in tackling climate change, with a focus on decarbonisation, climate finance, meeting ambitious net-zero targets, and nature-based solutions.
We find impactful people to make your business ready for tomorrow.
As pioneers of search, recruitment and talent development in sustainable finance in 2003, Acre was the first recruitment consultancy with a global team specialising in responsible investment, sustainable finance, and impact investing. Our work has created the largest and most established global recruitment network for sustainable finance professionals.
We are proud to enable businesses to build resilience, manage risks and become more sustainable.
We work with talented professionals in all areas of ESG, from influential leaders to help push forward sustainable investment and corporate citizenship agendas, to analysts and reporting practitioners. Acre’s pioneering work in sustainability, ESG, responsible investment, sustainable finance and impact investing is paving the way for a more sustainable future, and has created the largest global recruitment network and the most comprehensive dataset in the market.
We enable organisations to manage risk, utilise ESG research and integration to become more sustainable, and outperform their markets.
At Acre, we work with aspirational businesses with the potential to make real impact; from those who are just beginning their transition to a more sustainable future, to those whose purpose is to make change happen. 20 years of experience in sustainability recruitment, combined with our extensive global network and our range of sustainability jobs, enables us to provide talent solutions that are designed to deliver this change.
We find talented sustainability professionals and develop their skills to make a true impact in ambitious, progressive organisations.
We have in-depth experience helping organisations take a pragmatic approach when connecting with society. Our dedicated corporate affairs and communications executive search team are always on hand to consult, advise and challenge boards and executive committees to identify, evaluate and secure the modern blend of skill sets required to enable better corporate decision-making.
We’ll meet you at the point where your business’s purpose, performance and reputation meet, bringing esteemed market leaders to your corporate affairs and communications jobs.
As one of the first and only firms specialising in energy and clean technology recruitment, we’ve been placing world-leading experts in energy and clean technology jobs with corporates, power producers, consultancies and technology innovators since 2003. If your business is aspirational to meet ambitious net-zero targets, regardless of what industry you’re in, we’re best placed to support.
Your business needs to invest in clean energy and prioritise energy-efficient carbon projects; our business knows the right people to help you drive this change.
Driving impactful environmental change starts with cultural change, and we understand the difference that the right people make. Our environmental recruitment consultants are trusted by leading corporates, NGOs, non-profits and consultancies to build high performing environmental teams and to place well-established professionals into a range of environmental jobs.
If your business is ambitious to drive meaningful environmental change, get in touch with our specialist environmental recruitment team today.
Since 2003, we’ve been connecting talented candidates who have the ability to make an impact with progressive organisations to ensure that their people get home safe and well, every day. Not only can our specialist health and safety recruitment team find the best candidates for your health and safety jobs, but we’ll also develop and nurture existing teams to ensure they have the skills required for your business to prosper and progress.
We find and develop the current and future leaders that your business needs to build a safer, more sustainable future.
What Our Clients Say...
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We had been looking to fill a difficult role for 2 years and had been through several rounds of interviewing without success. With their networking and specialist knowledge of the area, Acre was able to find a number of talented candidates which led to a successful appointment.
Global Technical Manager
Syngenta
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As trawlermen the world over will attest, you're going to get a better catch if someone knows where the fish are to be found. When it comes to recruitment, Acre appear to know not just where the fish are, but the specific type of fish you are searching for in particular. We were delighted with the recruitment process and the high-calibre candidates it produced. Great service as well.
Head of Community & Campaigns
The Co-Op
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Acre was the only specialist search firm able to assist with our CSR search requirement. They were professional and extremely knowledgeable and we would not have been able to hire the talent we did without their expert assistance.
Sustainability Manager
Bank of America
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I have worked with Acre, for several years, to secure sustainability experts. I have found their capacity to understand the assignments, rapidly identify and match potential candidates - and then smooth the way to successful appointments - to be outstanding.
Sustainability Manager
Jaguar Landrover
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When we needed to recruit a Sustainable Development Manager, we looked for an organisation that specialised in this discipline and could work to a high standard. Acre did not disappoint - and the level of service provided was first class. Despite a very focused and defined job role, they were efficient in providing a shortlist of qualified candidates from which we were able to select an applicant of quality.
Head of Human Resources
Euro Tunnel
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Operating globally from our offices in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, we live by our values, and we are driven by our shared vision; brighter futures for all.
This is what drives us – the knowledge that we are providing organisations with outstanding talent, with the right skills to make the biggest impact in progressive organisations, across sustainability, climate change, corporate affairs & communications, corporate responsibility,ESG, impact investing, health & safety, environment and energy & clean technology.
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Investment Manager
£Competitive
London
We are delighted to be supporting The Stone Family Foundation in hiring an Investment Manager. The Stone Family Foundation The Stone Family Found...
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Climate Data Analyst
£Competitive
City of London
Acre has partnered with a global asset manager who are looking to grow their London-based climate solutions team. This team is focused on the int...
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Head of Fund Operations
$Competitive
Stamford
We are proud to be supporting Mobilize Capital Partners in the hiring of a Head of Fund Operations. Head of Fund Operations and Accounting Role: ...
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Senior Responsible Investment Manager
£Competitive
London
We are currently working with a leading pension provider seeking a Senior Responsible Investment Manager to join the business. Our client is an a...
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Director of Responsible Business
£130,000 - £150,000
London
Acre is working with a leading professional services business looking for a Director of Responsible Business for a fixed-term contract covering 12 ...
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Sustainability Communications Manager
£Competitive
Milton Keynes
Are you excited about the power of communication for influencing real change? Acre has partnered with a strategic change consultancy on a mission...
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Senior Business Development Manager - Denmark
€Competitive
Denmark
About Schneider Electric As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrat...
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Inside Sales Manager - Benelux
€Competitive
Netherlands
Schneider Electric's Sustainability Business addresses clients' diverse energy and sustainability management needs. Experts within the division pro...
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Program Manager Environmental Permitting
$Competitive
Cleveland
Are you a technical whiz when it comes to environmental standards, especially for air quality and air permitting? Are you equally as talented in fo...
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ESG Senior Manager - REIT
£Competitive
London
Are you an experienced ESG professional with a proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders across the built environment? We are lookin...
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Associate Director of Carbon Finance
£Competitive
London
We are currently supporting an innovative emerging markets private credit investor to launch a new strategy centred around decarbonisation in globa...
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Interim Carbon Engagement Manager
£500 - £600 Per Day
London
Acre is partnering with an established client in the transportation landscape to help organise their strategic success. This forward-thinking organ...
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Client Manager
£450 - £650 Per Day
London
Acre is partnered with an ESG consultancy looking for a Client (Account) Manager to join their growing organisation. Using your experience, you wil...
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Investment Principal - Deeptech/ClimateTech VC
£Competitive Salary + Bonus
London
We are currently supporting a leading multistage VC seeking a new Investment Principal to join its deep tech fund (AuM £400m+). Our client has be...
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ESG Lead - Value Creation - Private Equity
£Competitive
London
Do you want to work within a private equity investment fund that sees sustainability as key to its long-term value creation plan? Are you intereste...
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VP, Origination & International Growth - LDES
$Competitive + Bonus + Equity + Benefits
North America
Acre is partnered with a prominent Long Duration Energy Storage business looking to identify a seasoned Originator. Reporting directly into the CCO...
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Sustainability Manager
$Competitive
Ontario
Are you an ESG and Sustainability whiz, passionate about environmental impact? Is your dream job getting to work on a long-term sustainability + ES...
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General Manager - Principal Consultant (CSRD + Sustainability)
€Competitive
Paris
Acre is partnering with a leading Sustainability Consultancy to recruit an established leader with sustainability, supply chain advisory and/or non...
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Senior Manager, Sustainability - CSRD Programme
£Competitive + Benefits
London
Are you interested in playing an integral role in the sustainable transformation of one of the world's most iconic luxury goods brands? As Chanel...
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Carbon Verification Lead
$110,000 - $140,000
United States of America
The future of the carbon solutions space lies within new innovative solutions which are scalable, measurable, and completely verifiable. Our clie...
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Partnership Director
€Competitive
Amsterdam
Do you want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our planet? Acre is supporting the Organic Cotton Accelerator in recruiting a...
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Energy Manager - Commercial Real Estate
£Competitive
London
Are you a charismatic Energy Manager with a track record of influencing occupiers and engineers to effectively drive change? Acre is working with...
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Director of Sustainability
$Competitive
Chicago
Location: Downtown Chicago, IL Work Type: In-office role, not open to remote Company Overview: Bridge Industrial is a leading and innovative comm...
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Senior Business Development Manager, The Netherlands
£120,000
Netherlands
The Organisation Acre is working with a global impact investment manager seeking to hire a Senior Sales Manager to join its capital raising and pro...
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Technical Director
$Competitive
Denver
Acre is currently partnered with a global reforestation and conservation company looking to onboard a skilled Technical Director to lead their tech...
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Head of Programmes
€Competitive
Paris
Are you an experienced sustainability leader in the fashion industry who's led large-scale transformation projects with a passion for driving impac...
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Impact Associate
£Competitive + Bonus & Benefits
London
Acre is excited to announce our partnership with EQT. We have partnered to appoint an Impact Associate to work across their impact and mainstream f...
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CEO/President
$Competitive
Washington D.C.
Copper is critical to a sustainable future, thus enabling the clean energy transition and global decarbonization efforts. The International Copper ...
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Interim TCFD Manager
£60,000 - £70,000
London
Acre is thrilled to collaborate with a renowned industry frontrunner in the technology sector, celebrated for their dedication to research and inno...
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Senior Manager - ESG Programmes
£Competitive
London
Starbucks is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world, and they want to become known sustainability leaders too. With ambi...
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Senior Manager - ESG Supply Chain Operations Programmes
£Competitive
London
Starbucks is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Starbucks has an exceptionally complex supply chain: from coffee, m...
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Data Manager
£60,000 - £65,000 + Benefits
Norway
*Please note that the role can be based in a wide range of locations across Europe, with a preference for Norway-based candidates. This could be a ...
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AVP - Environmental Sustainability
£65,000 - £75,000
London
Acre is working with a leading bank to help them hire an AVP of Environmental Sustainability. They are one of the leading banks in the UK with a ...
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Sustainability Project Manager
£Competitive
City of London
We are currently working with a global financial institution looking to build out their London-based project management team on a permanent basis t...
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African Managing Director
£Competitive
Nairobi
Acre is delighted to be supporting the global leadership at New Forests to identify a Managing Director for their African business based in Nairobi...
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Director, Renewable Energy
€Competitive
Paris
Are you a seasoned investment professional passionate about the energy transition? Here is an opportunity to join a well-established and purpose-...
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Environment Manager
£Competitive
England
Stagecoach is part of the fabric of daily life in the UK and has served communities across the UK for more than 40 years. Today, around 2.5 million...
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Senior Investment Officer - EM Private Credit Fund
£Competitive Salary + Bonus
London
We are currently supporting an innovative emerging markets private credit investor to launch a new strategy centred around decarbonisation in globa...
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Senior Sustainability Capability Manager
£Competitive
London
Acre is working with a renowned property management company looking for a Senior Sustainability Capability Manager to work as an integral part of t...
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Co-Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Fixed Income
£Competitive
City of London
We are currently supporting a leading global investment management group in their search for a fixed-income portfolio manager to join their high-pe...
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Senior Consultant, Sustainable Finance - Paris
€Competitive
Paris
Acre has partnered with a leading strategy advisory for the investment management business. Pioneers in advising asset managers, private equity, an...
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Board Trustees - Ocean Generation
Voluntary Basis
United Kingdom
Introducing Ocean Generation Ocean Generation is on a mission to empower 50 million young people to take Ocean action by 2030. In just 1 minute, th...
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Interim Carbon Accountant
£500 - £700 Per Day
London
We are working with a specialist sustainability consultancy looking for an interim carbon accountant. In this role, you will be joining the team ...
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Interim Reporting Consultant
£450 - £550 Per Day
England
Acre is working with an ESG-targeted consultancy, looking for an experienced reporting candidate to support and advise their clients on frameworks ...
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Climate & Net Zero Implementation Specialist
$130,000 + $150,000 + Base
New York
Acre is proud to partner with Morgan Stanley in hiring a Climate & Net Zero Implementation Specialist. The team is seeking an ambitious person with...
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Director of Sustainable Finance - Germany
£Competitive
Frankfurt am Main
Acre is working with a leading global bank to help them hire a Director of Sustainable Finance in Germany. Reporting to the Head of Sustainable Fin...
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VP Sustainable Finance
£Competitive
Dubai
Acre is working with a leading global bank to help them hire a VP of Sustainable Finance for their Dubai team. Reporting to the Head of Sustainable...
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Consultant
£Competitive
City of London
Acre has partnered with an award-winning boutique consultancy, specialising in ESG for over 25 years, who are looking for a consultant to join thei...
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Senior Sustainability Client Services Manager
£Competitive
City of London
Acre has partnered with a high-profile organisation in the global luxury industry who are looking for a passionate and driven Senior Sustainability...
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Group Sustainability Manager
£Competitive + Comprehensive Benefits Package
Burton-on-Trent
Briggs of Burton plc is a leading engineering and manufacturing company, designing and building process engineering solutions that serve the clean ...
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Senior Sales Manager - Carbon Offsetting
€Competitive
Paris
We are pleased to be partnered with Removall Carbon in their search for a Senior Sales Manager. Removall Carbon Removall supports companies and o...
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Project Manager - Sustainability
£Competitive
London
Are you motivated to work for a fast-growth, purpose-led company, accelerating progress towards carbon reduction targets needed to tackle the bigge...
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President / Managing Director - Carbon Solutions
$200,000 - $300,000 + Equity
New York
Acre has been retained by one of the most established names in the North American Carbon Solutions market to recruit a Managing Director - Carbon S...
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Regulatory Affairs - Sustainable Packaging and Green Claims
€Competitive
Italy
Are you a regulatory affairs professional who wants to have an impact at the global level? Unwrap your full potential at Perfetti Van Melle. Perf...
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Chief People Officer
€120,000 - €140,000
Amsterdam
GRI: The global leader for impact reporting GRI envisions a sustainable future enabled by transparency and open dialogue about impacts. GRI helps o...
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VP / Principal, Renewable Energy
€Competitive
Paris
Are you a seasoned investment professional passionate about the energy transition? Here is an opportunity to join a well-established and purpose-...
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ESG Reporting Specialist
£Competitive
City of London
Are you an experienced sustainability/ESG professional with a strong understanding of non-financial sustainability/ESG reporting? Are you looking t...
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Interim Carbon Data Lead
£500 - £700 Per Day
London
Acre is working with a large infrastructural organisation on their strategic success. They have curated a strategy for sustainable growth which a...
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ESG Manager
£Competitive
London
Acre is delighted to partner with Fastmarkets to help them hire an ESG Manager. Fastmarkets is the most trusted Price Reporting Agency (PRA) in the...
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Group Financial Director
£Competitive
Exeter
Are you an aspiring CFO who is passionate about combining finance strategy, reporting and risk management with reducing climate impact? Are you kee...
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Director, Organizational and Project Finance
$120,000 - $140,000
Washington
Acre is thrilled to partner with Groundswell as they hire a Director, Organizational and Project Finance. The Director is responsible for managin...
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VP, Marketing
$Competitive
Toronto
Join Us in the Climate Change Revolution: Vice President of Marketing at Carbon Streaming Are you ready to make a monumental impact on the fight ...
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Interim Reporting and Disclosures Lead
£Competitive
England
Acre is working with a leading UK financial services business, which is looking for an Interim ESG Reporting and Disclosures Lead to play a pivotal...
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Sustainability Manager
£Competitive
London
Are you a sustainability professional that is motivated to have a positive impact on a global scale and enable companies to deliver with purpose? A...
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Commercial Finance Lead - Sustainability
S$Competitive
Singapore
Are you passionate about using financial insights to drive sustainable investment whilst positively impacting supply chains? We are looking for a...
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Sustainability Program Manager
€Competitive
Eindhoven
Are you experienced in project management and seeking a role in sustainability? Our client is a global leader when it comes to agri-food commodit...
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Partner
£Competitive
Berlin
Demand for blue foods - food from aquatic sources - is expected to double by 2050. Innovation in this sector is desperately needed, and Hatch has b...
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Senior Director, Climate and Environment
$Competitive
Vancouver
Are you a sustainability executive who'd like to design and implement the climate and environmental strategy for a high-growth, globally recognized...
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Decarbonisation Lead
£Competitive + Excellent Benefits +Bonus
London
Do you want to make a significant impact by driving a large-scale decarbonisation programme? Are you able to influence a wide range of stakeholde...
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Manager, Standards
€Competitive
Amsterdam
Acre is supporting GRI in the recruitment of a (Senior) Manager within the Standards team to work either hybrid from Amsterdam or remotely (+/-2 ho...
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Senior External Alignment Manager, Standards
€Competitive
Amsterdam
Acre is supporting GRI in the recruitment of a Senior External Alignment Manager, Standards Division, to work either hybrid from Amsterdam or remot...
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Senior Technical Content Manager, Standards
€Competitive
Nederland
Acre is supporting GRI in the recruitment of a Senior External Alignment Manager, Standards Division, to work either hybrid from Amsterdam or remot...
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Director of Sector Standards
€Competitive
Amsterdam
Acre is supporting GRI in the recruitment of a Director of Sector Standards to work either hybrid from Amsterdam or remotely (+/-2 hours CET) with ...
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The Sustainability Census has closed!
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The Sustainability Census Survey has officially closed, and we are gathering insights on the global sustainability employment landscape.
The survey will produce the largest and most global report of its kind with datasets from sustainability experts in North America, Europe and the UK, and Asia.
Stay tuned for the results.
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Faces of Acre - Protecting our Oceans
In our ongoing 'Faces of Acre' series, we sat down with Jack Mulloy, Principal Consultant, Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing, to discuss his pro bono work as a business developer for the marine conservation charity Sea Shepherd. Jack shared with us the passion he has had for marine conservation since childhood, the incredible work he has already done to contribute to the protection of our oceans and how his role at Acre aligns with his work at Sea Shepherd.
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To achieve brighter futures for all, we must act now.We work with your people, the leaders of today and tomorrow, taking the time to understand the skills your business needs to achieve your ambitions and create impact.And, with our in-house leadership assessments, we can advise on the talent solutions that are designed to deliver this change.