Sustainability and Social Innovation Apprentice
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Company: RICOH UK LIMITED
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Location: Northampton, NN4 7RG
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,600.00 per year
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000022914
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Application Deadline Date: 30/04/2026
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Start Date: 06/07/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Ricoh has a flexible working requirement. Hours must be completed in working time between 8am and 6pm, but working day hours are up to the employee and line manager's agreement. Working days are Monday to Friday.
Brief Description
The apprenticeship involves working within our ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Team to champion activities across RUK. This will include Environmental Sustainability, Social Innovation and Governance.
Training to be Provided
Training will take place predominantly remotely via a mixture of workshops, lectures and coaching sessions.
Apprentices will require regular learning time, at least every two weeks although delivered sessions will be monthly.
The programme is delivered as a cohort, so you will be able to network with other apprentices completing the same role in a variety of employers and industries.
Future Prospects
Apprentices will be able to join the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability as a member, which will continue after EPA to allow for lifelong CSR learning.
Option to progress into ESG Management, Project Management, Volunteer Management and more
Vacancy Detail
- Compile environmental data on companies' impacts and report to internal and external stakeholders
- Support the team on developing, promoting and delivering projects around reducing RUK's carbon footprint and offsetting initiatives
- Champion, coordinate and promote both internally and externally Community Investment throughout RUK, including employee led volunteering and fundraising, as well as corporate donations
- Support CR strategic partnerships with community and business groups/organisations e.g. Business in the Community and the Kings Trust
- Annually report on RUK's social input, output and impacts that we contribute towards our communities
- Facilitate internal and external audits of our ISO Management Systems
- Coordinate, support and advise a virtual team of regional ESG Taskforce Members to deliver ESG Strategy
- Creation and submission of written responses regarding Ricoh's ESG initiatives in support of bid/tender responses and/or stakeholder queries