Job Details
Sustainability Strategy Graduate Intern, Spring 2024
Summary
This individual will support the essential processes, systems, and tools that will equip The Walt Disney Company to unlock its next wave of short-term and long-term growth in products, while delivering against our sustainability goals.
Category
Project Manager
Location
Orlando, Florida Area
Time Period
6 Months
Posted Date
Sep 25, 2023
Start Date
Jan 08, 2024
End Date
N/A
Job Description
Reporting to the Senior Manager - Sustainability Strategy for Global Products in Consumer Products, Games & Publishing (CPGP). This individual will develop and deploy key processes, systems, and tools to enable more accurate and efficient measurement of our scope 3 GHG (Green House Gas) emissions and more general sustainability goals.
This individual will support the essential processes, systems, and tools that will equip The Walt Disney Company to unlock its next wave of short-term and long-term growth in products, while delivering against our sustainability goals.
A day in the life…
This individual will support the essential processes, systems, and tools that will equip The Walt Disney Company to unlock its next wave of short-term and long-term growth in products, while delivering against our sustainability goals.
A day in the life…
- Refine existing product classifications (product archetypes) used for calculating our annual scope 3 emissions inventory. This may include recommending new archetypes that will enable a more accurate scope 3 emissions inventory.
- Develop a preliminary scope 3 inventory of the transportation packaging, also know as secondary packaging, associated with vertically developed global products.
- Provide technical guidance on emissions factors development associated with new product archetypes and secondary packaging.
- Support development of capability building content for vendor engagement related to reduction of their scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions.
- Foster use of data and external information to estimate scope 3 impact for our product archetypes and secondary packaging.
- Provide line-of-sight to Senior Manager on daily business issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional business partners and the corporate sustainability team to unlock areas of intersection / interdependency (“connect the dots”) as it relates to sustainability and scope 3 emissions.
- Contribute to a culture that fosters teamwork, creativity, and innovation while driving accountability to results.
What we are looking for…
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Sustainability or related field of study with an emphasis on GHG emissions/carbon footprint.
- Experience using key digital tools such as Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.
- An ability to simplify complex problems, synthesize data, and create compelling narratives to inform decision making.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with individuals and teams (both small and large, technical and non-technical)
- Excellent organizational skills
Required Education:
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program, Environmental Studies or Environmental Sustainability, with an emphasis on GHG emissions /carbon footprint
- Must be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship.
Additional Details:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
- Must possess unrestricted work authorization
- Must provide full work availability
- All candidates must be able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the session
- All candidates must have a consistent, reliable home internet and WiFi connection
- Program Length: The approximate dates of this internship are January 2024 – June 2024
Job Type
Intern
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
N/A