[Hiring] Sustainability Consultant @Acne Studios

Role Description

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.

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:

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Requirements

• 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

Company 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.