Sustainability Specialist - Sustainability Section, Sustainability Promotion Department (SUSD)

Description

Business Overview

Rakuten was founded in 1997 with the e-commerce platform Ichiba, aiming to revitalize local economies in Japan through the power of the internet. As we turned into a Global Innovation Company, this will to address social challenges remained unchanged and now ranges over multiple industries : fintech, mobile, travel…

The Sustainability Promotion Department has for mission to maximize corporate value by improving the sustainability of the Rakuten Group.

For more information on Rakuten's sustainability initiatives :

Department Overview

Since 2018, Rakuten has been accelerating its sustainability-related activities : improvement of governance (establishment of Sustainability Committee, adoption of group-wide sustainability policies), participation in international initiatives (SDGs, RE100), renewal of social initiative strategy (partnership with JICA), transparent non-financial disclosure (Corporate Report and website redesign)…

Our Sustainability Promotion Department consists of talented members with diverse backgrounds, fulfilling the following functions.

ESG communication

Improvement of corporate communication and ESG (Environment, Society, Governance) ratings through the disclosure of non-financial information.

Sustainability strategy

Identification of Rakuten’s materiality, environmental and human rights impact assessments, sustainable procurement activities, international initiative memberships, collaboration with Group companies, etc.

Internal communication

Provision of information – e-learning, seminars, etc. - for employees to have a greater understanding and ownership of sustainability-related matters.

Social impact

Planning and implementation of social contribution activities. Creation of social impact by leveraging Rakuten’s assets and culture.

This time, we are especially looking for someone who can join the team in charge of the "Sustainability Strategy". Depending on one’s capacity, the candidate may also contribute to “ESG communication”.

Please click here to see our past activities :

Position :

Why We Hire

For the past few years, Rakuten has been striving to better address its sustainability and expectations from stakeholders, which has notably resulted in an increase of its ESG ratings. However, improving the social and environmental impact of our business portfolio of over 70 services, including e-commerce, Fintech, Mobile, is a never-ending challenge, and strengthening our leadership requires further efforts.

We are looking for candidates motivated to take on this challenge. In charge of the “Sustainability Strategy” function, their strong passion for sustainability should drive their will to learn, to proactively take actions, and to set and achieve ambitious goals for Rakuten and society.

Position Details

• Planning and organizing the Group Sustainability Committee and Subcommittees
• Set targets and KPIs for material issues, and monitor progress
• Promote internal projects such as sustainable procurement, human rights due diligence, and natural resource management
• Propose and support sustainability-related projects for the Group, or respond to consultations from Group companies
• Review of sustainability related communication materials
• Research and report on case studies of leading companies
• Sustainability education to employees, business partners and suppliers

Also engage in the following task depending on one’s capacity :

Work Environment

The entire department currently has about 20 full-time employees, including new graduates and mid-career workers.

Mandatory Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

corporate #strategyplanning #operationdiv

Languages :

English (Overall - 3 - Advanced), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)