Apple

Sustainability Reporting Specialist, Global Regulatory Disclosure

Apple$90K — $130K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Accounting, Finance, or Environmental Science.
  • 7+ years of experience in sustainability or environmental reporting.
  • Proven ability to lead complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience in engaging and presenting to senior leadership on regulatory topics.
  • Familiarity with reporting software like Workiva and XBRL disclosure frameworks.
  • In-depth knowledge of global sustainability and financial regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the central program owner for environmental and social regulatory disclosures.
  • Coordinate contributions from global teams to ensure effective project management.
  • Drive process improvements and enhance data structures for reporting.
  • Engage with subject matter experts to discuss complex technical topics.
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and ensure accountability in disclosure processes.
  • Ensure disclosures accurately reflect Apple's progress on key environmental and social issues.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a high-impact team focused on sustainability.
  • Engagement with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Potential for professional development in sustainability practices.
  • Contribution to Apple's corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Full Job Description
Description

Apple's Environment and Supply Chain Innovation team is seeking a Sustainability Reporting Specialist, Global Regulatory Disclosure, to support a growing portfolio of sustainability-focused regulations - spanning climate and energy, human rights and labor, circularity, water use, and waste management.

In this role, you will serve as the central program owner for environmental and social regulatory disclosures, coordinating inputs from global functions and ensuring clear ownership, timelines, risk escalation, and executive-ready reporting updates. You will drive process improvements and enhance data structures while engaging subject matter experts across the organization in deeper technical conversations. You will build new processes, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, and ensure our disclosures reflect Apple's progress on key environmental and social issues - all within structured work streams with clear owners, milestones, and accountability.

The ideal candidate is as comfortable reviewing controls and planning disclosure processes as presenting to senior leaders on complex regulatory topics. This role collaborates across Operations, Legal, Finance, Government Affairs, Environmental Technologies, and other internal teams, as well as with external partners and consultants.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Legal, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related field.

7+ years of experience in sustainability, environmental reporting, labor and human rights, regulatory compliance, or a related field.

Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects with cross-functional teams.

Experience engaging with and presenting to senior leaders on regulatory and reporting topics, with proficiency in Keynote or equivalent tools.

Experience with reporting software and disclosure frameworks such as Workiva and XBRL.

Extensive knowledge of global sustainability and financial regulations, including ISSB, CSDDD, CSRD, and ESRS frameworks.

Strong data management, analysis, and report writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) or legal/regulatory background.

Experience spanning financial reporting, internal controls, audit, risk management, and sustainability reporting.

Experience leading climate scenario analysis or other risk-focused frameworks.

Experience managing project planning, timeline estimation, issue tracking, and cross-functional documentation.

Experience conducting audits and working with third-party auditors or regulatory bodies.

Proven track record developing and implementing sustainability disclosure strategies in compliance with environmental regulations.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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