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Denis Schäfer

Sustainability Management Consultant

€1,200/day
Hannover, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Denis

  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Turkish

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Hannover (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 50km), Lübeck (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 10km)

Experience

  • BNWD Consulting GmbH
    Sustainability Management Consultant
    March 2025 - Today (1 year and 3 months)
    • Development of a concept/project roadmap for the establishment and implementation of compliantSustainability Reporting
    • Coordination and execution of theMateriality Analysisaccording toESRS
    • Identification of material ESRS topic areas and derivation of relevant reportable data points
    • Coordination of data acquisition and preparation
    • Ensuring compliant documentation of all relevant process steps
    • Leading cross-departmental teams for data collection and management
    • Expertise in sustainability ratings (esp.Ecovadis)
    • Identification of company-specific normative sustainability-related requirements ofEUTR & EUDR
    • Expertise in the area of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
    • Registration in the CBAM register and assumption of CBAM reporting
    • Development of data collection and preparation structures for the determination ofGHG Emissions
    • Identification of the normative sustainability-related requirements of theLkSG

    • Execution of opportunity and risk analyses
    • Definition ofSustainability Strategies
    • Definition of climate targets in line withSBTi
    • Answering sustainability-related customer inquiries
    • Support in the sustainability-related optimization of existing processes (e.g., in the operation of the EnMS according toISO 50001, conducting audits)
    • Support in the expansion of renewable energies in the field of photovoltaics
    • Establishment and operation of compliance reporting systems
    • Preparation of greenhouse gas inventories forScope 1, 2, and 3according toGHG ProtocolCorporate Standard, GHG Protocol Product Carbon Footprint and ISO 14064 as well as product-specific CO2 inventories
    • Leading cross-departmental teams for the implementation of sustainability-related requirements
  • sequa
    Team Leader/ Project Manager
    May 2020 - November 2024 (4 years and 6 months)
    Team and project leader at Prevent Plastics, an EU co-financed project focusing on sustainability as well as waste and circular economy
    Recruitment, leadership, and coordination of a project team of 9 internal and 15 external consultants for the successful implementation of an EU co-financed project
    Development and implementation of programs for sustainable consumption and production as well as circular economy
    Consulting for SMEs, focusing on the food (FMCG) and apparel industries; on circular economy initiatives and sustainable packaging alternatives
    Reporting to project stakeholders and the European Commission, project acquisition, budget planning and control
    Moderation of discussion panels & speaker at numerous events
  • Simex MM Limited
    Managing Director
    January 2019 - May 2020 (1 year and 4 months)
    Comprehensive management in the areas of accounting, legal, human resources, and operations management
    Consulting apparel manufacturers on sustainable production as well as social and safety standards to meet EU market requirements
    Business development, quality assurance, production monitoring with a focus on the textile and apparel industry

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Education

  • Master of Business Administration
    European International University
    2024
  • Bachelor of Arts
    EMBA/Hochschule Mittweida
    2014
    In Angewandte Medien mit Schwerpunkt auf PR und Kommunikation

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