Requirements
Open to:
- Cornell Undergraduate Students
(Important: applicants must return to continue their studies at Cornell in Fall 2025 in order to qualify. May 2025 graduates cannot apply.)
Key Responsibilities:
Tasks will include but are not limited to:
- Research and extract data and case studies from corporate sustainability reports.
- Analyze data from corporate emissions reporting, energy data, or other data sources that may provide insights into private-sector action on climate.
- Perform desk research on companies that are working on environmental and climate justice, pulling out case studies and metrics that can help make the case for more companies to integrate justice into their climate strategy.
- Work with the net zero team to determine what insights would be valuable to support the current priorities, and collaborate with other EDF teams as needed to support the projects.
- Contribute to developing thought leadership, tools, or reports related to corporate climate action.
- Participate in advancing EDF Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals in which people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address the environmental and organizational challenges in alignment with EDF values.
Qualifications:
- Enrolled in a degree program and/or demonstrated interest in environmental issues, and/or corporate sustainability.
- Excellent understanding of climate change at the global level and international climate change frameworks, greenhouse gas protocols and/or reporting frameworks is a bonus.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to produce data-driven insights using Excel or other applications.
- Must be well organized, motivated, and detail-oriented.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, meet deadlines and have the ability to work independently when projects are due.
- Ability to work in a team setting and collaborate virtually with a geographically dispersed team in a fast-paced, professional environment.
- Demonstrate self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures and backgrounds.
- Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills.
Location: Hybrid out of an EDF office in Austin, TX, Boulder, CO, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Raleigh, NC, San Francisco, CA, or Washington D.C., with option to be U.S. Remote. Intern supervisor is in Boston and many team members are in New York. (Hybrid means must be physically present in location throughout internship, coming into the office an agreed number of days/week. US Remote means must be physically located in the US while working for the majority of the internship.)
Term: Summer 2025
Hours: Full-time (35 hr/week)
$7,000 stipend is provided.
Application Materials: Interested applicants should attach their cover letter and resume to the EDF application. (Please access the application by clicking the green "Apply" button on the Overview page. You will be directed to an external application form.)
All proposal materials MUST be received by 11:59 PM ET on Monday, January 27th, 2025.