Intern – Corporate Sustainability Strategy

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.

We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.

• Assist in delivering consulting projects, in particular in the areas of carbon accounting, decarbonization, climate disclosure, and related field;
• Analyze corporate ESG data;
• Assist in the development of supporting material such reports and presentations
• Desktop research on several topics related to corporate sustainability
• Working with Excel (or other data formats) to manage comprehensive data and data structures
• Collaborating with various members of the global Sustainability Consulting team

• Working toward degree in sustainability, environmental science, engineering, energy management, or related field.
• A positive attitude and willing to take on new challenges
• Knowledge of and passion for sustainability, environmental systems, life cycle thinking, and working to slow down the impacts of climate change
• Excellent aptitude for analytical thinking. Natural curiosity to investigate issues, conduct research, design solutions and translate results into business practices.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Initiative-taking and organized; able to simultaneously work on multiple assignments and to work both independently as well as on teams.
• Proficiency with MS Office, particularly Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

Sphera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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