Corporate Affairs and Communications
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
ESG and Responsible Investment
Environmental
Energy and Cleantech
Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)
Not-For-Profit
Acre is the specialist Executive Search consultancy supporting the Corporate Affairs and Communications functions. We work with Boards and Executive Committees to identify, evaluate and secure the modern blend of skillsets required where performance, purpose and reputation meet.
Acre has been pioneering corporate responsibility and sustainability recruitment since 2003.
What we do:
We maintain the market's most expansive sustainability network, helping our clients catalyze the integration of corporate responsibility and sustainability in partnership with organizations globally. We are proud to bring the most extensive offering of sustainability jobs to the marketplace, which you can find here.
Helping find and hire talented professionals for all areas of investment, distribution, risk and research in banking and finance, and influential leaders to help push forward sustainable investment and corporate citizenship agendas.
Our environmental recruitment consultants, specialists in the environmental field, are trusted by leading corporates, NGOs, non-profits and consultancies to build impactful teams and drive cultural and environmental change. We look for purpose-driven, exceptional and talented individuals who can have an immediate impact on environmental agendas in executive-level roles.
We partner with forward thinking and world-leading corporates, power producers, consultancies and technology innovators in the energy ecosystems to attract, recruit and retain talented renewable energy and clean technology professionals.
We’re constantly searching for the best new talent in EHS, augmenting our already impressive network with leaders who can drive cultural change. Our expert and experienced consultants, backed by our unique Acre Frameworks assessments and objective non-technical data, have a strong track record of placing senior EHS executives at world-leading organisations.
Acre works with a range of non-profit organizations to help drive programs around sustainability related initiatives. This includes charities, foundations, membership bodies and multi-stakeholder-initiatives (MSIs).
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 were able to find a number of talented candidates which led to a successful appointment.
Global Technical Manager
Syngenta
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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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Frameworks is the kind of innovative and bold move we have come to expect from Acre. This initiative leads the way in driving a much needed change in the EHS profession and confirms Acre’s place as market leader. The feedback from assessing the entire Lendlease EHS team has allowed us to refocus, engage, and develop our people to drive our organizational goal of creating an incident and injury free workplace. Utilizing this tool as part of their recruitment offering, Acre support us in making informed hiring decisions and seamlessly transition new staff from recruitment into development.
Director of Environment, Health & Safety
Lendlease
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Catherine was excellent! She found great candidates and always responded promptly to our calls or emails. Plus she found us a great candidate whom we are very pleased with.
Robert Budway, President
Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI)
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Acre's service has been outstanding. I have worked with them on both sides (recruiter and recruited) and on both sides they have always been professional, helpful and effective.
Head of Sustainability
Bunzl
Latest Opportunities
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Acre operate globally from our offices in New York, London, and Amsterdam to fill a comprehensive range of jobs across Sustainability, Corporate Affairs, ESG, Health and Safety, Environment and Energy. We work to fill senior, influential positions, as well as a range of high impact mid-level roles.
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Ingenieur für Wärmenetzinfrastruktur
wettbewerbsfähiges Gehalt
Schwandorf in Bayern
Unser Kunde istbundesweitführend in der Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Lösungen im Bereich erneuerbare Energien. Das Unternehmen ist ganzheitlich tä...
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Area Sales Manager - Europe
€Competitive + 20%
Germany
Our client is a front-runner for manufacturing biogas plants, with a strong focus on long-term cooperation, independence and continuous training. T...
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Head of Biomass Sustainability Compliance
£Negotiable
North Yorkshire
Acre is delighted to be supporting Drax in their search for a Head of Biomass Sustainability Compliance for a fixed term contract of 12 months. Thi...
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Project Sustainability Manager
Negotiable
London
Acre is delighted to be supporting one of Europe's' leading property management firms, who are seeking an experienced Project Manager from the Sust...
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Energy Manager
£Competitive
London
Are you an experienced Energy Manager with a technical knowledge of Solar PV, Smart Metering, battery storage and reporting systems? I am supportin...
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Head of Environmental Sustainability
£Competitive
Berlin
As the Head of Environmental Sustainability (m/f/d) at Zalando you are responsible for leading Zalando's environmental sustainability strategy with...
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Spotlight Content
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The State of Diversity and Inclusion in Sustainability Survey: Now Live
The survey, run by Diversity in Sustainability, is the first look into identifying areas of improvement across the sector for diversity, equity and inclusion, is designed to develop a baseline understanding of today’s state of DEI in sustainability professions across multiple industries.
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Full Recording Available Now | Acre & John Elkington | Building Back Better: From Sustainability to the ‘Regenerative Economy' Webinar
In January, we live-streamed a fire-side chat with John Elkington, a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable capitalism, and the bestselling author of books including “Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism.”
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A COVID-19 Market Analysis For Sustainability & Safety Professionals
In the midst of the pandemic, society is evolving and adapting at an exponential pace. As recruitment and talent development specialists, we feel uniquely placed to provide insight into the direction that our core markets are taking as we work our way through this changed environment. The first instalment of our Rising Sun series will provide an informative platform to drive purpose-driven agendas forward and to support sustainability and EHS professionals to acclimatize.
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How Can Successful Stewardship be Meaningfully Reported?
On 3 March, Helen Pradas-Page convened a roundtable centred around the new UK Stewardship Code 2020; which is key to how investment can bring about a more sustainable future to benefit the economy and wider society. The event was attended by leading figures from across the capital market ecosystem; our whitepaper summarising the discussion is available here.
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Buying Our Way Into Trouble – Is Procurement Keeping Pace In The Modern World?
Acre's Tom Townsend, Senior Consultant | EMEA, spent time with two leading procurement experts, talking through different areas – he wanted to find out whether procurement is tackling these issues well and whether there was a more fundamental problem with how teams are focused on competing priorities. In order to get a balanced perspective, he spoke with Dave Howson, Procurement Risk & Sustainability Director at Coty and Angus McIntosh, former Chief Procurement Officer at Beiersdorf.
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What We're Learning: Navigating a Pandemic Through the Lens of an HSE Leader
Over the course of April, Acre convened a number of virtual round-tables to discuss business continuity and effective Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) leadership during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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