Sustainability Intern

Sustainability Intern

Sustainable Business Consulting (SBC) is a Seattle-based consulting firm that delivers improved profitability through sustainable business practices. We believe that business is the best way to solve the huge social, ecological, and climate challenges facing our world today.

We are looking for an independent, hard-working, and motivated intern to help us with the following:

Internship Job Responsibilities include:
• Conducting in-depth research and analyses on key sustainability issues within the global market
• Researching high level and regional public policy issues that may affect business around sustainability issues
• Performing research on various sustainability assessments
• Benchmarking industry GHG emissions and CSR reporting
• Managing new media such as assisting the CEO on articles, brainstorming creative ideas, research on articles and blogging
• Perform various administrative tasks as needed

Qualifications
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Excellent proven research experience
• Demonstrated interest in sustainability as it applies to business management
• Proficient in MS Office suite and Power point, advanced Excel skills preferred
• Quick learner, willingness to take on any task (i.e. data entry, research, whatever is needed)
• Solid work ethic, positive can-do attitude, high standard of professionalism

Timeframe and Compensation
This internship is intended for college seniors or graduates who will be with us 18-20 hours per week for 3 months. Hours and workdays are flexible to meet intern needs and we can work with you and your advisor to ensure you receive college credit for the internship.

Mid September flexible start date

The position is unpaid, but Sustainable Business Consulting is committed to teaching you about sustainable business and supporting your career development. Please do not apply if you are looking for a paid position.

Application Details
Please e-mail your resume, a short (1-3 pages) writing sample, 2 references and a cover letter to:
Ruth Lee at ruth[at]sustainablebizconsulting.com.

No phone calls please.

APPLICATION DEADLINE September 12th, 2010

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