Consultant in the Climate Change and Sustainability Services team Geneva or Lausanne (Graduate)

The opportunity

At EY youll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with the global scale support inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And were counting on your voice and perspective to help EY become even better too.

We are expanding our team and looking for Consultants to join the Climate Change and Sustainability Services team to be based in several of our Swiss office locations: Zürich Geneva Lausanne and Bern.

At EY the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) team seeks to shape the future with confidence by helping businesses respond to societal environmental and economic challenges. We help businesses understand and evaluate the broader value impacts and outcomes associated with their organizations operations programs and projects.

Our global team is multidisciplinary and combines our core knowledge in accounting and reporting with knowledge in technical and regulatory sustainability issues. Our teams help clients improve the credibility of their ESG (environmental social governance) reporting and integrate sustainability aspects in business processes including supplier management climate & nature strategies and labor rights.

Your key responsibilities

• You will support and advise our clients on sustainability strategies and sustainability reporting.
• You help to provide assurance over sustainability/non-financial information using our sustainability assurance methodology.
• You will support in developing climate strategies (e.g. GHG footprint & trajectories development target setting and climate related risks & opportunities assessment) supplier engagement approaches and Human Rights Risks and Due Diligence Assessments.
• You will support clients in the digital enablement of sustainability reporting & strategy by contributing to ESG data & IT strategy digital system implementation (e.g. requirements gathering vendor benchmarking process/solution blueprinting data model design calculation configuration data integration UAT and training) and by leveraging automation/AI to improve data management stakeholder engagement and insights for reporting and decision-making.
• You follow relevant evolving regulatory landscape market trends and developments to take them into account in our approaches and to communicate them to our internal and external contacts.
• You also support market development by conducting studies benchmarks and building customer relationships and internal training.
• You analyze various sustainability topics by independently evaluating data and preparing the results for presentations and reports.
• Furthermore you support the preparation of client proposals meetings and events.

Skills and attributes for success
To qualify for the role you must have

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in economics/business environmental sciences/engineering computer science data science sustainability or related fields of study is a prerequisite
• Interest in topics such as sustainability climate change human rights biodiversity digital technology implementation and non-financial reporting & assurance as well as training in these areas
• Experience in climate change nature responsible sourcing packaging circular economy water management human rights or in financial or non-financial audit are a plus
• Ability to work independently across multiple engagements with overlapping deadlines are a must
• Agility to learn and adapt on the job ask the right questions and strive for the best solutions for clientsare a must
• Familiarity with sustainability disclosure standards frameworks and questionnaires such as ESRS GRI TCFD TNFD ISSB SASB CDP UNPRI SBTi GHG Protocol etc are a plus
• Familiarity with emerging sustainability regulations worldwide such as the Swiss Code of Obligation 964a-c EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) are a plus
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is a requirement additional proficiency in German and/or French is a plus

What we look for

• Ability to work closely with large teams and in an international environment
• Capacity to take initiative overcome challenges and work collaboratively as demonstrated by prior relevant working or project experience
• Available to start in September or October 2026

What we offer

• International multi-cultural team of highly motivated professionals
• Constant personal development with a steep learning curve a system of trainings mentoring counselling and on-the-job learning
• Modern working environment and equipment fostering mobile working flexibility
• Transparent performance-based recognition and progression system
• Acquire a fully accredited corporate MBA (EY Tech MBA) or a Masters in Sustainability from Hult International Business School whilst working with EY completely free*

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible. Make the next step and apply for this position online. For further information please contact our recruitment team ( /).


* with the exception of EY contractors interns and alumni.