267 Sustainability jobs in South Africa

At EY, we believe sustainability is the innovation opportunity of our lifetime. Enterprises and people are inspired now more than ever to do the right thing, to collaborate, innovate and accelerate to a more sustainable future. Our Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCASS) team is growing exponentially, and as a consultant within the team you’ll play a key role in that growth. Working in a dynamic and purpose-led team, you’ll develop your career through exceptional diverse experience advising our clients in a range of ESG risks and opportunities to create shared long-term value.

Qualifications

The nature of this role means no two projects will be the same. That means you’ll need to think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues. You’ll also be collaborating with colleagues across multiple service lines and disciplines to provide our clients with integrated solutions, so a key part of your role will be to build relationships and develop talent. In a modern hybrid working environment supported by cutting-edge technology, travel and on-site work will still be required from time to time as you will be meeting with key clients and overseeing engagement teams.

Skills and attributes for success

The successful candidate will have some experience in ESG advisory and ideally helping our clients to define strategies to address climate change as part of their corporate sustainability journeys.

1. Consulting experience with clients on sustainability and climate change related topics, spanning research and analysis of relevant matters, development of presentations and models to support decision making and communications and project management skills
2. Working as part of Engagement teams to understand our clients’ unique needs, ambitions and expectations and to deploy appropriate strategies and tools to meet these
3. Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless integrated service
4. Managing performance and identifying opportunities to improve our products and processes
5. An appetite to grow and develop as part of a networked and diverse organisation

To qualify for the role, you must have

1. A degree or postgraduate degree (preferably a Master’s-level degree) in a technical climate change field (e.g., environmental management, energy engineering, climate change), as well as experience and/or qualifications in a business management-related field (e.g., financial, legal, change management, strategy etc.) and 3 years of relevant experience
2. Strong technical writing skills and advanced analytical skills
3. Experience in climate change specific topics will be an advantage, such as:

• Ability to complete GHG assessments and carbon accounting in line with good international practice, e.g., ISO 14064 and the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
• Understanding of the South African regulatory regime for climate change, including carbon tax, pollution prevention plans, energy management plans, carbon offsets, carbon budgets and energy reporting
• Exposure to various climate change disclosures such as the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) or Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and potentially experience in assurance of climate change related sustainability data as part of company’s annual reporting in line with GRI/ SABS
• Other potential skills related to Life-cycle assessment (LCA) and related cradle to grave assessment tools, energy (resource) efficiency assessments and management systems in line with ISO 50001, Science Based Targets development, and Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC)

What we look for:

We’re interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. We’re not just looking for sustainability experience — we’re after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative new ways. If you’re a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognised for the value you bring to our business.

Plus, we offer

• A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world
• Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and on-the-job training
• The EY Sustainability MBA, offered in association with Hult International Business School, through its innovative virtual learning mode is available to all EY employees
• An excellent team of senior colleagues dedicated to managing and varying your work

Overview

Management Level: Associate

Job Description & Summary: At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls. In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

• Role: Sustainability is one of the most prominent topics in current political and economic discourse. Our Sustainability and Climate Change (S&CC) team provides assurance on key non-financial and sustainability performance indicators and assist clients and statutory audit teams on matters related to safety, health and environment (SHE), with a focus on decommissioning.
• Experience in auditing sustainable development, financial and non-financial data, providing assurance of sustainability reports, integrated reports, and other relevant related standards in accordance with ISAE 3000 and others will be to your advantage.
• As an associate, you will be required to have a basic understanding of environmental legislation and its application. You will be required to perform decommissioning, site restoration, mine rehabilitation and closure liability assessments reviews in support of the financial audit. You will be required to perform environmental license and permit condition compliance reviews that support the financial audit.

The role is a fixed-term contract for 3 years, with the possibility of becoming permanent after 3 years.

• We’re looking for:
• A BCom / BSc degree, preferably with Honours or Masters in:

• Social Science ( e.g. Sociology, Economics, Geography)
• Environmental Science ( e.g. Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Science/Management, Climate Science, Hydrogeology, Hydrology)

Our team includes people with a wide range of experience and qualifications (including environmental scientists, economists, social scientists and chartered accountants). You will be well-placed to learn from all of them and arm yourself with the skills and experience to forge an exciting career in sustainability.

Our five core values guide our actions and define who we are. To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader. We therefore look for candidates with behaviors that align with PwC Professional attributes.

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, energy, and an inquisitive mind. You should be prepared to learn a lot in a short space of time and apply yourself with commitment and determination to both clients and internal projects.

We emphasize building trust through professionalism, ethical behavior, and a commitment to quality in all our interactions, whether with clients, colleagues, or the broader community. We respect privacy and confidentiality, and we strive for transparency in our operations, demonstrating care and integrity in our relationships.

As part of our human-led, tech-powered approach, we empower our people through technology and foster an environment were speaking up is encouraged, and diverse perspectives are celebrated. By embodying these principles in our daily work, we can collectively drive impactful outcomes that resonate with our clients and society as a whole. Together, let's embrace our purpose and values to create meaningful change.

• Travel Requirements: Up to 20%
• Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

September 9, 2025

Overview

Management Level: Associate

Job Description & Summary At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls. In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. As we navigate an increasingly complex world, we are dedicated to ensuring that the systems on which communities and economies depend can adapt and thrive. Each role within our organization contributes to this mission, reinforcing our commitment to high ethical standards and the importance of trust. Our strategy, the Next Era for PwC Africa, is all about generating and sustaining momentum. PwC brings together unique combinations of people, powered by technology, galvanizing ourselves as a community of solvers to outthink, outpace and outperform. The foundation of the strategy is our multidisciplinary model, which allows us to help clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes by bringing together deep expertise across a broad range of capabilities. It is this combination of capabilities and the ability to look at things from different perspectives that is so essential to delivering high quality and real impacts for clients, stakeholders and society at large in Africa and globally.

Role: Sustainability is one of the most prominent topics in current political and economic discourse. Our Sustainability and Climate Change (S&CC) team provides assurance on key non-financial and sustainability performance indicators and assist clients and statutory audit teams on matters related to safety, health and environment (SHE), with a focus on decommissioning. Experience in auditing sustainable development, financial and non-financial data, providing assurance of sustainability reports, integrated reports, and other relevant related standards in accordance with ISAE 3000 and others will be to your advantage. As an associate, you will be required to have a basic understanding of environmental legislation and its application. You will be required to perform decommissioning, site restoration, mine rehabilitation and closure liability assessments reviews in support of the financial audit. You will be required to perform environmental license and permit condition compliance reviews that support the financial audit.

The role is a fixed-term contract for 3 years, with the possibility of becoming permanent after 3 years.

We’re looking for:

• A BCom / BSc degree, preferably with Honours or Masters in:
• Social Science (e.g. Sociology, Economics, Geography)
• Environmental Science (e.g. Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Science/Management, Climate Science, Hydrogeology, Hydrology)
• Our team includes people with a wide range of experience and qualifications (including environmental scientists, economists, social scientists and chartered accountants). You will be well-placed to learn from all of them and arm yourself with the skills and experience to forge an exciting career in sustainability.

PwC Values: Our five core values guide our actions and define who we are. To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader. We therefore look for candidates with behaviors that align with PwC Professional attributes. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, energy, and an inquisitive mind. You should be prepared to learn a lot in a short space of time and apply yourself with commitment and determination to both clients and internal projects. We emphasize building trust through professionalism, ethical behavior, and a commitment to quality in all our interactions, whether with clients, colleagues, or the broader community. We respect privacy and confidentiality, and we strive for transparency in our operations, demonstrating care and integrity in our relationships. As part of our human-led, tech-powered approach, we empower our people through technology and foster an environment where speaking up is encouraged, and diverse perspectives are celebrated. By embodying these principles in our daily work, we can collectively drive impactful outcomes that resonate with our clients and society as a whole. Together, let’s embrace our purpose and values to create meaningful change.

Travel Requirements Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Job Posting End Date October 31, 2025

Management Level

Job Description & Summary

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. As we navigate an increasingly complex world, we are dedicated to ensuring that the systems on which communities and economies depend can adapt and thrive. Each role within our organization contributes to this mission, reinforcing our commitment to high ethical standards and the importance of trust.

Our strategy, the Next Era for PwC Africa, is all about generating and sustaining momentum. PwC brings together unique combinations of people, powered by technology, galvanizing ourselves as a community of solvers to outthink, outpace and outperform. The foundation of the strategy is our multidisciplinary model, which allows us to help clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes by bringing together deep expertise across a broad range of capabilities. It is this combination of capabilities and the ability to look at things from different perspectives that is so essential to delivering high quality and real impacts for clients, stakeholders and society at large in Africa and globally.

Role: Sustainability is one of the most prominent topics in current political and economic discourse. Our Sustainability and Climate Change (S&CC) team provides assurance on key non-financial and sustainability performance indicators and assist clients and statutory audit teams on matters related to safety, health and environment (SHE), with a focus on decommissioning.

Experience in auditing sustainable development, financial and non-financial data, providing assurance of sustainability reports, integrated reports, and other relevant related standards in accordance with ISAE 3000 and others will be to your advantage.

As an associate, you will be required to have a basic understanding of environmental legislation and its application. You will be required to perform decommissioning, site restoration, mine rehabilitation and closure liability assessments reviews in support of the financial audit. You will be required to perform environmental license and permit condition compliance reviews that support the financial audit.

The role is a fixed-term contract for 3 years, with the possibility of becoming permanent after 3 years.

We’re looking for:

A BCom / BSc degree, preferably with Honours or Masters in:

● Social Science ( e.g. Sociology, Economics, Geography)

● Environmental Science ( e.g. Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Environmental Science/Management, Climate Science, Hydrogeology, Hydrology)

Our team includes people with a wide range of experience and qualifications (including environmental scientists, economists, social scientists and chartered accountants). You will be well-placed to learn from all of them and arm yourself with the skills and experience to forge an exciting career in sustainability.

PwC Values: Our five core values guide our actions and define who we are. To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader. We therefore look for candidates with behaviors that align with PwC Professional attributes.

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, energy, and an inquisitive mind. You should be prepared to learn a lot in a short space of time and apply yourself with commitment and determination to both clients and internal projects.

We emphasize building trust through professionalism, ethical behavior, and a commitment to quality in all our interactions, whether with clients, colleagues, or the broader community. We respect privacy and confidentiality, and we strive for transparency in our operations, demonstrating care and integrity in our relationships.

As part of our human-led, tech-powered approach, we empower our people through technology and foster an environment were speaking up is encouraged, and diverse perspectives are celebrated. By embodying these principles in our daily work, we can collectively drive impactful outcomes that resonate with our clients and society as a whole. Together, let's embrace our purpose and values to create meaningful change.

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Job Posting End Date

To keep pace with Forvis Mazars' international sustainability success, evolving regulation and market sentiment, Forvis Mazars in South Africa is seeking an experienced sustainability manager to join our team. This role presents an excellent opportunity to grow your career whilst helping our clients navigate and positively contribute to the sustainability agenda. We are looking for an experienced manager, specifically with a strong and proven record focus on ESG Due Diligences.

This role offers a great opportunity for an experienced manager to build the business, train the team, manage sustainability projects and extend their expertise to our broader offering.

• The team lead for ESG DD service offering
• Providing technical consultation support to reporting and assurance teams
• Delivery of high-quality client and internal reports on the DD value chain
• Understand the investment cycle for ESG integration.
• Develop proposals and take an active role in the business development activities including prospect meetings, preparation of proposals and project plans.
• Support in the further development of our advisory/consulting offering
• Facilitate strategy sessions at C-Suite level.
• Research and project management essential
• Team and project management essential
• Conduct in-depth research and analysis on ESG standards, data, and trends.
• Analyse ESG data, evaluating its quality and performance to draw insight useful for investors and decision-makers as an authority on the subject.
• Create thought leadership and engagement tools, presentations, and documents for private market investors and other stakeholders.
• Engage with clients and partners in the financial sector to help them understand ESG.
• Ensure policy and regulations compliance and play a key role in advisory projects.
• Be creative in generating ideas and recommendations in pursuit of new and improved products and services.
• Be proactive and independent in task management and contributing to the objective sector and decision-maker as an authority on the subject.
• Ensure policy and regulation compliance and play a key role in advisory projects.

Candidate requirements:

• 5+ years of relevant sustainability consulting experience
• University Degree with a relevant environment, social science or sustainability-related major
• Professional certifications in sustainable finance and or climate risk are considered as an asset (e.g., SCR, CCI, ESG Investing)
• Knowledge of the universal frameworks on sustainability and integrated reporting frameworks and standards highly advantageous
• Confidently hold C-Level client engagements
• Commercially focused and adept in applying your sustainability knowledge to differing client situations.
• Good business developer with a good network within the ESG value chain
• Ambition to grow withing Forvis Mazars and participate in working groups

Essential competencies:

• Self-Starter and pragmatic leader
• Project management and time management skills.
• Emotional intelligence is key.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to discuss complex ideas, present innovative approaches to implementing project deliverables, and present in a coherent manner.
• Prepare client proposals.
• Mentor, coach, and develop more junior staff.

Purpose of the job

The Internship programme offers exposure to the integration of ESG principles within property investments, asset management and reporting frameworks, while developing understanding of sustainability within a REIT.

The purpose of the role is to provide administrative and research support through data collection, reporting and sustainability project coordination deliverables aligned with the ESG strategy. There will also be a great focus of responsibilities towards the business' Green Building objectives, underpinned by strong integration and collaboration with the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).

The positions will be available in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Key Performance Areas

• Data collection and management
• Assisting in gathering and consolidating ESG-related information from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring the integrity of the information on ESG reporting platform/s through data validation processes.

Research and benchmarking

• Conducting desktop research on ESG trends, regulatory updates and peer benchmarking
• Researching and gathering information to inform the documentation for Green Building recertification process.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement across all portfolios and recommend adjustments that need to be made to achieve and/or improve building performance areas which will allow for, amongst others, Green Building certification credits improvement.

Reporting support

• Providing support for ESG-related reporting requirements.
• Assisting in the collation of relevant information to inform ESG disclosure frameworks.

Project support

• Assisting in the coordination of ESG initiatives, which may include, viz, energy and water efficiency projects, waste reduction initiatives, green building certification, and social investment activities.
• Providing administrative support for ESG-related projects.
• Managing project timelines and deliverables.

General administrative tasks

• Organizing and maintaining ESG documentation across the relevant platforms.
• Assisting in the scheduling of meetings, preparing of minutes and monitoring action trackers.
• Assisting with capturing of payments and working with the accounts department to ensure that payments are processed as per standard operating procedures.

Stakeholder engagement

• Contributing to ESG awareness communication plans and messaging across various stakeholder groups
• Liaising with internal teams as either creating awareness and/or following up on project updates.

Experience and Qualifications

• Relevant building environment and/or environmental tertiary qualification is essential.
• Professional accreditation would be desirable.
• ESG experience would be desirable

Skills

• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Good data management skills
• Data analysis skills
• Research skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Report writing skills

Knowledge

• Basic understanding of ESG concepts and their relevance to the real estate sector.
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks and Standards (e.g. CSRD, ISSB, GRESB, GRI, ).
• Interest in climate change, social impact, and governance in a Real Estate Investment Trust

Learning opportunities

• Successful completion of all company-identified academic and/or short courses
• Practical exposure to ESG data management and reporting in a REIT
• Insight into how ESG factors are integrated into property investment and asset management.
• Experience working on sustainability initiatives in the built environment.
• Networking opportunities with ESG, property, and finance professionals

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

To perform below Sustainability activities in the region using an efficient and consistent application of sustainability guidelines and policies in order to guarantee the achievement of Sustainability goals. To coordinate, assist in developing, implementing and monitoring a Sustainability Management system with all key stakeholders to ensure sustainability of the SGS business and long-term competitive advantage.

Specific Responsibilities

Sustainability Management System – Environment - People – Business

• Support affiliate and assists in developing, implementing, communicating and managing Sustainability Management Systems and related projects at country or/and regional levels
• Programmes and Projects
• Develop projects based on programmes outlined by HQ. Develop affiliate and/or regional specific projects in line with HQ targets and country or/and regionalneeds.
• Based on Corporate Sustainability factsheets identify strength, weaknesses and gaps of affiliate and/or region. Develop improvement measures and set targets in line with HQ targets.
• Identify opportunities
• Draft project proposals
• Take the lead and involve MD, Business Managers, line managers, staff as appropriate
• Support functions in project delivery, e.g. meetings, research, drafting of findings, analysis and reports
• Develop and implement project management plans for all projects
• Take responsibility for the day-to-day management of project budgets
• Oversee other team members' contributions to projects, both superiors and subordinates
• Contribute to corporate database of best practices in Sustainability
• Arrange company volunteering activities
• Key performance indicators and reporting
• Coordinate, support, assist and guide affiliate and/or region, business and respective contact people to gather critical data and KPI's to run sustainability management systems and reach targets
• Enable and ensure on time delivery of critical data for annual sustainability report
• Ensure materiality and accuracy of data
• Issue bi-annual and annual reports of all sustainability activities
• Collaborate with Finance on findings and deliverables to affiliate and or regional management
• Demonstrate care and responsibility in the quality and timelines of deliverables
• Support and drive the 2030 sustainability ambitions & targets, at country level
• Collaborate with regional sustainability, with focus on energy efficiency and science-based target initiatives
• Internal Audit and Report Assurance
• Manage and support the internal audit system
• Assure documentation traceability for Corporate Sustainability Audit and Corporate Sustainability Report Assurance at country or/and regional level
• Communication
  • Assist in establishing annual Corporate Sustainability report based on progress reports on Corporate Sustainability key performance indicators
  • Raising awareness and disseminating information on Sustainability to core team members, staff and customers as appropriate
  • Regular communication with Corporate Sustainability team in HQ

Qualifications

Education

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• University-level qualification, with an emphasis on Sustainability (or equivalent)

Additional Information

Experience

• 3 years of exposure and collaboration with corporate sustainability
• Strong project management experience

Required Skills

• Self-starter with excellent business/financial acumen, proficient working with cross-functional teams, including demonstrated motivation, influence, and the ability to drive change across all levels of the organisation and geographical boundaries
• Possess solid computer skills (proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Office) and experience with an ERP system (Oracle is preferred).
• Able to manage a multitude of projects simultaneously.