SUSTAINABILITY GROUP
At Temasek, sustainability is at the core of everything we do – from our mandate to deliver sustainable value over the long term, to our strategy of how we operate as an institution, shape over portfolio, and engage our portfolio companies to build sustainable businesses.
In partnership with various teams across Temasek and our broader ecosystem, the Sustainability Group initiates, develops and implements strategies to build a climate-resilient, net zero portfolio to enable nature positive and inclusive growth; catalyses new business opportunities and solutions that contribute to sustainable development; advances thought leadership and engagement on sustainability topics; and supports our growth as a sustainable organisation to create shared value aligned with our mandate of generating sustainable returns over the long term.
The Sustainability Group comprises the following sub-teams and partners with the investment group and functional teams to strengthen our sustainability capabilities and ecosystem.
- Sustainability Strategy: advance our strategy and policy towards net zero, nature positive, and inclusive growth and drive institutional and community-related sustainability initiatives
- Sustainable Solutions: drive decarbonisation in portfolio companies and unlock new investment opportunities in Sustainable Living trends by identifying emerging thematics and catalysing innovative solutions
- ESG Investment Management: advance ESG integration across our investment process including portfolio engagement to help strengthen long-term portfolio resiliency and value creation
- Ecosperity: accelerate systems-change by harnessing our Ecosperity platform to drive year-round engagements, thought leadership, and advocacy
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
Within the Sustainability Group, the Sustainability Strategy team is responsible for setting Temasek’s strategy in driving total impact across the institution, portfolio and ecosystem. This involves:
- Advancing strategy and policy towards net zero, nature positive and inclusive growth;
- Understanding and keeping abreast with the broader sustainability context, evolving regulatory and market expectations, as well as resulting implications for Temasek as an investor;
- Partnering internal functional teams to advance our sustainability practices as a firm, and raising awareness of sustainability issues through our staff engagement activities; and
- Engaging our portfolio companies on top-of-mind sustainability topics to build capacity and resiliency.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead the curation and implementation of our internal staff engagement programme on sustainability
- Lead the curation of our internal monthly sustainability newsletter
- Support the planning and execution of key internal and external engagement platforms for our management, portfolio companies and sustainability advisors
- Support research relating to topical trends, standards or global conferences, e.g. climate, nature, social, taxonomy, blended finance, PRI, UNFCCC COP, etc.
- Other institutional sustainability and research projects, as required
Qualifications / Requirements
- Pursuing a degree in environmental science, sustainability management, finance, business or a related field
- Genuine passion for sustainability, environmental and social issues, demonstrated through coursework, internships, projects or volunteer experiences
- Strategic thinking and strong analytical, project management and presentation skills
- Ability to work with sustainability data and metrics
- Problem-solving mindset to help identify practical solutions
- Good communicator in both written and oral communication, with an eye for detail
- Creative, forward-looking and results-oriented, with a focus on execution
- Adaptability and eagerness to learn and thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Application Requirements
- Interested candidates must submit both a cover letter and resume/CV
- 1-page cover letter should indicate clearly motivation in applying, how past experience applies, as well as candidate’s availability (start and end date)
- Resume/CV submitted may be no longer than 2 pages. 1 page is preferred.
- Where required, candidates will be given a short case study to complete as part of the application process.
