Sustainability Consultant

Job Description

Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.

As Sustainability Consultant for Social Responsibility & Supplier Engagement, based remotely in Italy, you will play a key role in strengthening working conditions and advancing social sustainability across our Italian supplier network.

This is a part-time consultancy assignment equivalent to two days per week.

CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As Sustainability Consultant, your main contribution will be to drive social responsibility initiatives and foster continuous improvement across our Italian supply chain. Reporting to the Senior Sustainability Manager, you will play a vital role in strengthening supplier engagement, ensuring compliance with social standards, and supporting responsible business practices throughout the production network by:

• Representing the Sustainability team in Italy and ensuring continuous alignment with our Stockholm HQ
• Onboarding suppliers and subcontractors through audits, factory visits, and training initiatives
• Participating in social audits and validating corrective action plans
• Delivering training and guidance on topics such as grievance mechanisms, living wages, and gender equality
• Supporting supplier performance evaluations
• Monitoring and benchmarking social sustainability developments in Italy
• Contributing to Fair Wear activities and industry working groups
• Verifying production set-ups, subcontracting structures, and traceability

WHO YOU ARE

You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.

Specific personal qualities for this role:

• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
• Passionate about improving working conditions and social impact
• Structured, detail-oriented, and self-motivated
• Proactive with a hands-on, problem-solving approach

Specific experience and knowledge for this role:

• Degree or equivalent experience in sustainability, social responsibility, or supply chain management
• Strong knowledge of social compliance and fashion supply chains
• Experience conducting social audits or working within a sustainability function
• Proven project management skills
• Fluent in Italian and English, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment

What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone's individual expression of their own identity.