Amsterdam, Netherlands
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As part of our team, you’ll work in a dynamic, international environment where you learn at a fast pace and are hands-on from the start. Our ambition is to help build a healthy and sustainable society worldwide. A central part of our mission is providing end-to-end sustainable operations services while reducing our own operational carbon footprint. You’ll be part of the team continuously improving our carbon footprint reporting structure. It’s an opportunity to learn about sustainability in fields such as tech, procurement and net-zero. An internship at ING is the ideal opportunity to meet a wide variety of people, start to build your own network, and learn about many different aspects of business – all of which adds up to a great start for the rest of your career! The Team The Own footprint team within the WB COO domain contributes to ING’s global sustainability strategy, which is at the core of what we do and how we do it. Our main purpose is to become net-zero well before 2050. We achieve this by implementing the most effective methodology to assess and improve our core banking operations processes through sustainability, as well as creating a knowledge-sharing platform across the world to ensure we share best practices and learn from each other to accelerate our contribution to planet Earth. Our interns are key players in designing and implementing our Own footprint strategy both locally and globally. Internship Opportunity: Own Footprint Currently, there is an opportunity for a six-month internship within our team, supporting the activities of Sustainability in ING’s operations. We focus on applying climate action to our banking operations processes. The team also contributes to ING’s own operational footprint reduction by providing support to all countries the company operates at in reducing their CO2e emissions and accelerating local prioritization and actions. This will in part be done through quarterly reporting, survey collection and collaborating with third parties. The internship is on a full-time basis, with flexibility to ensure students are meeting ongoing study requirements. What will your main tasks be? We are specifically looking for an intern who is excited to support project management and help strengthen the visibility of our Own Footprint team globally — through internal communications, presentations, and community engagement. Ideally, the intern would be working on a thesis in relation to sustainability in businesses. Support in the collection and analysis of environmental footprint data. Analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement in our CO2 footprint. Engage colleagues to improve our environmental footprint, including through campaigns. Manage and develop the internal COO Own Footprint Intranet community and support other countries in developing their own communities. Work closely with communications to share news internally through the community. Provide administrative support to Green Guild meetings (functional domain which consists of country representatives across the globe), various events, meetings, calls, reporting, project coordination activities, and project reporting.
