Paid Internship in Cooperate Sustainability Research and Analysis at Ceres in the US 2019

Ceres is looking for a cooperate sustainability research and analysis intern to work with the Company Network team in Boston office. The Company Network team engages with the 40+ members of the Ceres Company Network to help them develop sustainable business strategies that address key challenges such as climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses throughout the value chain. Ceres’ advocacy is rooted in the expectations for corporate sustainability outlined in The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability. These expectations address four critical dimensions of a company’s approach to sustainability: governance, stakeholder engagement, disclosure, and performance as it relates to company operations, supply chains and products.

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The Company Network seeks an intern who will support the corporate engagement work by:

1. Using publicly available information to research and analyze the sustainability performance of individual companies and sectors through the lens of the Ceres Roadmap expectations.
2. Providing in-depth research support for ad hoc projects on key topics such as the link between sustainability performance and executive compensation, sustainable supply chains, or modes of stakeholder engagement.
3. Researching, compiling and presenting industry trends and leading practices.
4. Developing research briefs for potential member companies, including analyzing performance against the Ceres Roadmap expectations and identifying opportunities for engagement.

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They are looking for candidates with:

1. Solid research skills (preferably with experience reviewing corporate sustainability reports).
2. An ability to work independently.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
4. Familiarity with key environmental and social sustainability issues that influence, and are influenced by, the private sector.
5. Graduate students preferred, but all will be considered.

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Funding and working hours:

The Summer Intern Program is held during the months of June, July, half of August, and runs for a 10-week period. The work hours are Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm. They pay a stipend of $5,500 for the ten weeks. They also provide for Boston interns an option of (1) a pass on the MBTA systems for June, July and August, or (2) $75 per month for those who walk, cycle or run to the office. They typically hire 10-15 interns, who are a mix of undergraduate and graduate students. This year, the program will begin on Monday, June 3, and run through Friday, August 9. In addition, interns need to be available for a lunch orientation one week prior to start date, to take place the week of May 27th (in the Boston & San Francisco offices).

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