It is one of the pioneers in France of “sustainable purchasing”. At the beginning of the years 2000, Olivier Menuet, now president of SNCF Energy, a subsidiary of the public company, déchantait. It is realized that the purchaser was to make a maximum of economy without any consideration of social or environmental. “I fell violently out of my chair,” he says. It didn’t correspond to my values, nor to the person I was.” He then left the company with the idea to find a job more in line with its aspirations.
“In 2003, I started in the hard, he said, but I was convinced by what I wanted to do.” His perseverance paid off when he began to intervene as a professor in a master’s degree in sustainable development at HEC and then joined the SNCF, which wanted to then set environmental goals. Its purpose was to convince the buyers, the suppliers and even sub-contractors “do not do less saving,” says Olivier Menuet, but to make it better these economies.”
“get values extra-financial performance is extremely complicated,” said Olivier Menuet. But we need to be ambitious and change mentalities in order to become creators of values in the plural: financial but also human and environment-friendly.” Today, he can have the satisfaction of seeing that the profession to be among the most requested.
In search of meaning
The business link to sustainable development are exploding in the past three years, explains Caroline Renoux, founder of recruitment firm Birdeo. It is the conjunction of several elements. On the one hand, the executives, in a quest for meaning, want to exercise a profession that will have a positive impact both in their professional lives and on the environment. “Many young people no longer want to work for polluting industries,” says t-it. On the other hand, companies are increasingly being confronted with new laws such as the law for the energy transition of 2015. Birdeo has determined the TOP 5 of these new jobs “impact” recruitment in 2019:
1. Analyst ESG – It is responsible for the good taking into account by enterprises of the criteria of environmental, social and governance (ESG). He has to put ESG analysis available to the management teams and fostering interactions between financial analysts and extra-financial.
2. Responsible for the sustainable purchasing – It takes environmental issues into account, in addition to the duties of the buyer classic. It must ensure that three criteria – respect for the environment, commitment to the community and under economic – or integrated in the purchasing policy of the company, both for itself and for its stakeholders.
3. Consultant in CSR & sustainable development – , He accompanied the definition of the strategy of the management in the area of social and environmental responsibility (CSR) in accordance with the legislation in force and set the goals of the managers. It designs a range of products and services, their production and marketing, and manages the negotiation of contacts with strategic customers.
4. Innovation manager – It directs and controls the policy of research and development (R&D) and control the different parameters (costs, investments, staffing, strategy, priorities). It supports growth and contributes to the improvement of the competitiveness of the company.
5. Responsible for communication in sustainable development – It is tasked to assist firms to adjust their content and strategies according to their commitments in terms of sustainable development. It enhances the image of the overall company positioning in line with these commitments.
