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Consulting and
Recruitment for sustainability

Flexible recruiting and consulting solutions for the green transformation

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400.000 skilled worker

are expected to be needed in Germany by 2030 to implement the energy transition.1

81% of all companies

have integrated sustainability goals into their strategic corporate goals. (To the Hays study ►)

30 million workers

with green skills and expertise will be needed worldwide by 2030.2

Sustainability recruiting and consulting
for your company 

How to master the green transformation with experienced experts at your side

As a full-service partner and market leader in personnel services, we offer you flexible sustainability recruiting and individual consulting solutions from a single source. With our expertise in the field of sustainability and an extensive network of partner companies and experienced specialists, we are ideally equipped to support you in your green transformation.
 
Companies consider sustainability to be “very important” for business success and are therefore looking for experienced sustainability experts. At the same time, the shortage of green experts is one of the biggest obstacles to achieving Germany's climate targets and companies' strategic sustainability goals. With our network of experienced sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) professionals, we can support you with the skills and expertise you need to achieve your goals. 
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ESG: Your challenges - our expertise

We support you across all sectors in addressing the current sustainability opportunities and challenges and sector-specific implementation in the key industries of the energy transition.
Sector-specific green business solutions
Green Energy
Renewables - Grid - Storage - E-Efficiency
Green Mobility Automotive
E-car - Battery - Charging infrastructure
Green Mobility Railmotive
E-, battery-, H2 railcar – infrastructure
Sustainable Buildings
Sustainable Design - EPD - Smart Building
Green Manufacturing
Low Carbon Technologies - P2X - CCUS
Green Banking & Insurance
ESG - SFDR - MaRisk - EUGBS
Green business solutions across all sectors
Sustainability Management
Strategy - CSRD - EU Taxonomy – SDG
Carbon Management
Net-Zero Strategy - SBT - PCF - CCF
Sustainable Supply Chain
LkSG - CS3D - Supplier-Mgmt. & Audit
Sustainable Workforce
HSE - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Circular Economy
Circular products & business models
Energy and environmental management
EMAS - ISO 14001 - LCA - Audits

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We support you with first-class ESG sourcing and consulting services from experienced experts.
Sustainability as business opportunity
Realizing cost benefits
Meeting compliance
Minimize risks

Your benefits of working with Hays Green Business

Experience and expertise

With over 80,000 registered candidates, we can offer the largest pool of specialists for green experts in Germany.

Cost efficiency

By working with qualified freelancers and partner companies, we are more cost-effective than well-known consulting firms without compromising on quality. You get excellent value for money.

Pragmatic implementation

We provide you with pragmatic and targeted support by concentrating on the essentials and only implementing what your company really needs. This saves time and resources.

Everything from a single source

On the basis of a free initial consultation, we as a recruitment agency for sustainability work together to identify which support solution is best suited to you - whether it's a one-off workshop, comprehensive advice or the placement of suitable specialists.

Our services in the area of sustainability

As a full-service partner with a green pool of specialists and 360° services, we offer you exactly the support you currently need. Based on a free initial consultation with a specialist expert, we identify the specific challenges and develop a tailor-made solution - from the placement of permanent or freelance specialists to sustainability consulting. Our focus is always on finding a pragmatic and targeted solution to your challenges, making Hays more efficient and cost-effective than other providers.

Sustainability recruitment

Specialists for your green transformation
Experienced experts are crucial to achieving your sustainability goals. As a leading personnel service provider, we support you in filling your vacancies and projects and find the right talent for you. We have specifically aligned our green specialist pool with the current and future requirements of our clients. In it, we find candidates for you who will support you for individual projects or in permanent positions. We are also happy to provide you with highly specialized teams for project peaks.
The types of contract we offer for sustainability recruiting:
  • Permanent employment
  • contracting
  • Temporary employment
  • Contract for work

Sustainability consulting

Achieve your sustainability goals with Hays
Our comprehensive consulting services in the areas of sustainability strategy and regulation, carbon consulting, supply chains, circular economy and environmental management help you to make your company future-proof, compliant and resource-efficient. Benefit from our experience, pragmatic implementation and cost-effective solutions.
The consulting services we offer include:
Sustainability consulting
Sustainable Workforce Consulting  
Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting
Circular Econonomy Consulting
Net Zero Consulting
Environmental Management

Our team for your sustainable recruiting

  • Green Business
  • Corporate Sustainability
  • Green Energy
  • Green Mobility Automotive
  • Green Mobility Railmotive
  • Sustainable Buildings
Paul Endres
Head of Channel Green Business
Central contact person for Green Business
Benjamin Seibel
Senior Head of Department, Sociologist
Contact for Corporate Sustainability
Lars Janßen
Managing Expert
Contact for Green Energy
Dominik Strohhäcker
Senior Head of Department
Contact for Green Mobility Automotive
Ingo Sauer
Senior Head of Department
Contact for Green Mobility Railmotive
Nicolas Nannen
Team Leader Sustainability & Green Business
Contact for Sustainable Buildings

An excerpt from our
Concrete sustainability services

CSRD consulting
 
We support you in the compliant implementation of the CSRD Directive, from the initial analysis to the preparation of a comprehensive CSRD report.
Sustainability consulting
 
Our sustainability consulting ensures that your company is fit for the future in the long term and maintains a clear focus on sustainability.
Recruitment:
Sustainability
As a leading personnel service provider, we take care of your sustainability recruiting and support you in filling your vacancies and projects with our pool of specialists.

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We support you with first-class ESG sourcing and consulting services from experienced experts.
Sustainability as business opportunity
Realizing cost benefits
Meeting compliance
Minimize risks

Sustainability at Hays

Establishing sustainable thinking and action at all levels of the company is also our own aspiration. To this end, we have developed a sustainability strategy and issued a declaration of compliance with the German Sustainability Code (DNK). Since the end of 2021, Hays has officially been a climate-neutral organization. We received the HR Excellence Award 2023 in the Sustainability Management & Social Engagement category for our corporate volunteering program Helping for your tomorrow.
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Study – Green Business

How ready are companies for the green transformation?
An empirical study by Hays

Sustainability recruiting and consulting:
What happens after your request

Make an appointment
We will contact you to arrange an appointment for a non-binding consultation.
Free initial consultation
In an initial consultation, we discuss your sustainability challenges and develop individual solutions. In addition to advice on content, this also includes identifying a suitable solution.
Start of implementation
We are ready when you are! We can start implementing sustainability recruiting or consulting within a few days.

These customers trust our Green Business Services

In the past, we have already been able to support clients such as Deutsche Bahn, BMW and Siemens with recruiting in the area of sustainability and the environment, thus contributing to a greener future.

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FAQ - PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT SUSTAINABILITY

What is recruiting for sustainability?

Finding environmental specialists is not easy for many companies, which is why they rely on recruitment professionals like Hays for this task. We have a unique pool of professionals with expertise in sustainability, environment, CSRD and ESG.  We support our clients, regardless of whether they are looking for staff on a permanent, project or contract basis.

What is recruiting for sustainability?

Finding environmental specialists is not easy for many companies, which is why they rely on recruitment professionals like Hays for this task. We have a unique pool of professionals with expertise in sustainability, environment, CSRD and ESG.  We support our clients, regardless of whether they are looking for staff on a permanent, project or contract basis.


Why is ESG Staffing important now?

One of the biggest bottlenecks in the green transformation is the lack of skilled labour to implement the projects in the key industries and relevant specialist areas of companies. German companies rate sustainability as ‘very important’ for their success across all sectors. With the Green Business division, we are therefore pooling our expertise to support you with your specific sustainability opportunities and challenges.

Why is ESG Staffing important now?

One of the biggest bottlenecks in the green transformation is the lack of skilled labour to implement the projects in the key industries and relevant specialist areas of companies. German companies rate sustainability as ‘very important’ for their success across all sectors. With the Green Business division, we are therefore pooling our expertise to support you with your specific sustainability opportunities and challenges.


In which different specialist areas are there environmental jobs?

Green jobs can be divided into sector-specific and cross-sector specialisms. On the one hand, we support the key industries of the energy transition in the green transformation (Green Energy, Green Mobility Automotive and Green Mobility Railmotive, Sustainable Buildings, Green Manufacturing and Green Banking & Insurance). On the other hand, we help companies across all sectors to solve their sustainability challenges in the green specialist areas (Sustainability Management, Carbon Management, Sustainable Supply Chain, Sustainable Workforce, Circular Economy, Environmental Management).

In which different specialist areas are there environmental jobs?

Green jobs can be divided into sector-specific and cross-sector specialisms. On the one hand, we support the key industries of the energy transition in the green transformation (Green Energy, Green Mobility Automotive and Green Mobility Railmotive, Sustainable Buildings, Green Manufacturing and Green Banking & Insurance). On the other hand, we help companies across all sectors to solve their sustainability challenges in the green specialist areas (Sustainability Management, Carbon Management, Sustainable Supply Chain, Sustainable Workforce, Circular Economy, Environmental Management).


Sources

  1. https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/studie-von-bcg-fachkraeftemangel-gefaehrdet-erreichen-von-klimazielen-a-a9fc1469-dc06-46f4-8c1d-828e893d243f
  2. https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-importance-of-focusing-on-jobs-and-fairness-in-clean-energy-transitions