Esg Research - Mumbai, India - Greenwich Associates

Greenwich Associates

Verified Company

Mumbai, India

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

beBee Recuiter

Description

Job DescriptionOpportunity for ESG analysts to work with a leading global research and analytics company with a strong ESG research and product development practice.

The project will involve exposure to working closely with the client team, a global investment bank and build proprietary ESG tearsheets for a set of portfolio companies.

The ask would also be able to engage well with the client and manage a small team with exposure to other org-level ESG initiatives.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about sustainable finance and are good with financial writing.

The role will help them in understanding different ESG trends and help in developing domain expertise in material ESG issues specific to different industry along with exposure to working with CRISIL management for product development.

Functional responsibilities:

Conduct comprehensive desk research into sustainability practices of companies across sectors and geographies
Understanding ESG policies and implementation of companies using their annual reports, CSR/sustainability reports, proxy statements and other company filings
Write commentary in ESG tearsheets assessing the ESG risks and opportunities of each company. Prior financial writing experience preferred
Quality review of projects executed by peers/juniors
Maintain high quality standards with regular ESG data quality checks
Keeping a track of sustainability trends, regulations and industryspecific challenges
Support CRISIL management in building ESG products and support in existing services
Engage with client on a regular basis. Prior client engagement experience preferred
Deliver on individual and team targets with quality and efficiency
Support Project lead on operational reporting
MIS, QC logs, etc.

Skills Required

Ability to understand the context for each task assigned
Strong decision making ability to help differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information and articulate analytical points
Ability to manage a small team and handle multiple adhoc research projects
Work as an independent contributor as well as projectlead capacity, as the case may be
Familiarity with company filings such as annual reports, CSR/ sustainability reports, proxy statements, etc. Accuracy and attention to detail
Good command of the English language both spoken and written
Strong MS word and excel skills
Ability to work towards strict deadlines, manage and prioritize tasksQualificationPost graduate, preferably in finance, environmental sciences, and economics with prior experience as an ESG analyst