Aspen: Environmental Sciences Internship 2024

Reporting to the Group Sustainability Manager, the Group Sustainability graduate will provide technical and administrative support in the development, execution and reporting in the Group Sustainability and Environmental strategies and projects.

Position Title: Group Sustainability Graduate

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Responsibilities:

• Perform research on evolving stakeholder requirements, global sustainability and ESG trends and tools, metrics and KPI’s
• Perform research to routinely benchmark Aspen relative to our industry competitors on sustainability performance.
• Assist in the development of the sustainability strategy KPI reporting scorecard.
• Support the review and tracking of climate-related risks (physical, transition and liability risks) and opportunities across the Group
• Understand sustainability and ESG disclosure requirements relating to climate and environmental performance (e.g. CDP and TCFD) and assist in the processes and data collection to support these.
• Assist in the projects relating to greenhouse gas emissions, methodology on Science Based Targets and calculations of carbon footprints across supply chain (scope 1, 2 and 3),
• life cycle assessment (LCA) studies of various ingredients and packaging materials to establish their carbon footprint.
• Assist in the review and benchmarking of evolving environmental sustainability imperatives for the Group.
• Assist in the development of sustainability-related KPI measurement criteria, data collection processes and baseline performance determination.
• Assist in the preparation of qualitative and quantitative data for all manufacturing facilities across the Group and consolidate for public disclosure in Corporate Governance Reporting requirements, e.g. Carbon Disclosure Project, Water Security Project.

Required Education:

• 3 year tertiary Degree/ Diploma in: Environmental Sciences / Engineering. 

Advantageous:

• 1 to 2 years’ experience within the fields of Sustainability, ESG, SHE and/or Environmental Sustainability would be advantageous.
• Technical knowledge of sustainability reporting.
• Environmental management, climate change strategies and resource conservation initiatives would be advantageous
• Sustainability and integrated reporting.

Skills and Competencies:

• A passion for sustainability and the ability to champion and drive change
• Ability to think independently and strategically, link sustainability objectives to overall corporate strategy
• Communication skills, both verbal and written
• Assertiveness, diplomacy and tact
• Ability to work collaboratively and foster positive relations across functional areas within the business
• Exceptional organisational and attention to detail
• Able to withstand pressure
• Financial and analytical skills and business acumen
• Effective project management to achieve deadlines
• Good ability to work with data