Internship: Sustainable Sourcing and Forest Engagement

Internship: Sustainable Sourcing and Forest Engagement

About the Job

Are you passionate about sustainability? Would you like to contribute to a global company’s sustainability strategy? Then apply now and join us as our new Sustainable Sourcing and Forest Engagement Intern in our Hoofddorp, NL office starting February 2024!

At Danone, we recognize the urgent need to continue and amplify our effort in protecting and restoring natural ecosystems. This has been a central element of our Sustainable sourcing strategy, especially through the lens of Danone Forest Policy, published in 2022.

Danone has been taking strong commitments on deforestation and land conversion for key supply chains, in line with its engagement to the 1.5C SBTI FLAG target. Category action plans are being implemented and monitored across Danone Procurement organization (also called Cycles & Procurement), and we have the ambition to strengthen even more our internal and external engagement on this topic to maximize impact and awareness and prepare the next phases of our strategy.

As our new Intern in Sustainable Sourcing and Forest Engagement, you will join our Sustainable Sourcing team (part of Cycles & Procurement) to support in making Forest and Sustainable Sourcing topics understood and shining across our organization. We expect you to do it your way and bring something special to support our different teams in monitoring their achievements and celebrating our progress towards Nature-positive.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Structuring and animating our community of stakeholders around Sustainable Sourcing, including for Forest/Nature (e.g., co-organizing inspiring sessions to take a step back on our progress and prepare the next phases of our strategy);
• Reinforcing our knowledge base (e.g., consolidating our learnings within the Sustainable Sourcing website);
• Supporting the consolidation of the progress on forest targets (e.g., developing a monitoring dashboard) and answering external reporting as CDP Forests. This includes updating the Danone Annual Forest report publicly available.
• Supporting the preparation of our strategy 2025-2030, including benchmarking and external inspiration.

To thrive in your missions, you will be accompanied by the Global Head of Forest & Biodiversity of Danone. You will join a small and close-knit international team with people who are eager to guide you through this experience. You will have the opportunity to gain practical insights on how sustainability is implemented in an international company.

About You

You are a student pursuing a degree in Business, Political Sciences, or Sustainability. You demonstrate strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and have the ability to engage with people from different backgrounds. Your passion and curiosity about sustainability are evident, and you have the ability to manage projects autonomously. You are proactive and not afraid to take initiative, bringing forth new ideas. You are skilled in presentation and MS Office, and other tools to engage with people.

There are some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a student during the entire internship period (if you are a non-EU citizen, you need to be enrolled at a Dutch university);
• Ideally available to start in February 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;
• Fluent in English - spoken and written;
• Able to work from Hoofddorp, NL, at least 2 days per week;
• Relocation to the Netherlands is required for this internship, including obtaining a BSN.

About Danone

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced, complex, and offers numerous opportunities to learn and grow while working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia, and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions, and entrepreneurial ideas to the table, and the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company, meaning we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements, and business needs.

We Offer

We offer a gross monthly internship allowance of 650 euros per month and a home working allowance and/or contribution towards travel. Please note that we do not offer relocation and/or accommodation benefits for students coming from abroad.

In the Netherlands, we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables teams to meet people's desire for flexibility. Across our three office hubs in Hoofddorp, Rijswijk, and Utrecht, this arrangement helps create better opportunities for connection and synergies across our entities, teams, functions, and categories.

What’s Next

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 30th November 2024. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Contact Eugenia Bouzas via eugenia.bouzas@danone.com

* All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.