Sustainability compliance and reporting Manager

Permanent employee, Full-time · Belgium (HQ)

Mission

In our journey towards excellence in Sustainability, this role reporting to the Head of Sustainability will develop and define the path forward in terms of sustainability compliance, reporting and content for communication starting with understanding and sharing regulations requirements, supporting customers through their compliance needs and developing precise and comprehensive reporting in line with CSRD or other local and global legislation.

Main responsibilities

Know, understand and share internally the different EU, US and other relevant national legislation influencing the promotional textile industry, mostly for related matters to sustainability.-
Translate the legislations requirements into business needs and take leadership to develop transversal action plans not only to comply with the legislative requirements, but also to consolidate Stanley Stella sustainability leadership in the promotional textile industry
Lead CSRD requirements towards 2026 reporting, including involving the relevant stakeholders, developing the double materiality matrix, supporting the development of the sustainability strategy and action plan and reporting according to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
Develop proposals and follow up implementation of the action plan including policies setting per material topic, reflecting the opportunities identified and translating them into concrete targets, actions, responsibilities and key milestones
Understand, review and propose the best approach for Stanley Stella in terms of labels and memberships or partnerships
Support customers in their needs to comply with legislations including knowledge sharing, responding to requests and questionnaires or clarifying special requests
Support sustainability communication content in line with Green Claims Directive while reflecting Stanley Stella sustainability leadership, including supporting the communication team with relevant and concrete actions related to all areas of sustainability at all steps of the value chain

Your profile

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the textile/fashion industry
Master’s degree in a business related domain
Excellent communication skills
Entrepreneur mindset in a fast-changing, rapidly growing company
Fluent in English, French or Dutch is a plus
A good practical knowledge and strong interest in EU and other legislation, mainly those impacting the textile industry
A strong understanding and expertise in CSRD reporting, including double materiality process and policies building, ideally in the textile industry
Strong professional skills and able to bring various departments and interests together into transversal projects
Project management and organisational skills, sound business understanding with good ability in prioritizing, organizing & motivating
Customer mindset, able to understand and react to specific needs and requests as well as to represent the sustainability team on specific requests
High level of flexibility and adaptation to any changing needs and other requirements and/or tasks in a growing environment
Good understanding of sustainability topics in the textile industry including knowledge of the certifications and memberships environment as well as appropriate acquaintance to communication sensitivity for sustainability related topics

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About us

Stanley/Stella is the European leader in premium, sustainable blank apparel. Over the past decade, we’ve built the strongest brand in our industry — driven by a deep sense of purpose and a clear vision for the future of fashion.

As a global company with multiple entities worldwide, we operate with integrity and care at every level. Sustainability is embedded in every decision we make — from the way we design our products to the long-term partnerships we build across our supply chain. We hold ourselves accountable not only for what we create, but how we create it.

Excellence is our standard — from product quality to customer experience. We are uncompromising when it comes to detail, consistency, and delivering on our promises. And as the world evolves, so do we. Innovation fuels our ambition, inspiring us to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and keep moving forward.

At Stanley/Stella, we’re not just shaping the future of responsible fashion — we’re doing it together, with intention and heart.

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