Sustainability Strategy Intern, Summer/Fall 2024

About the Role & Program

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!

What You Will Do

• Support refinement of 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

• Evaluate data sets or sources that can be leveraged to develop a preliminary scope 3 inventory of the transportation packaging, also know as secondary packaging, associated with vertically developed global products

• 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

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Pursuit of a 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 for data analysis & PowerPoint for communication of results and conclusions

• An ability to simplify complex problems, synthesize data, and build 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

Education

• Currently enrolled in an Undergraduate degree program in Environmental Studies or Environmental Sustainability with an emphasis on GHG emissions /carbon footprint

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

• Be enrolled in a college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR have graduated from a college/university within the past six (6) months OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program

• Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

• Be aligned with The Disney Look appearance guidelines

• Ability to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

• This internship is a hybrid position and requires a working, reliable internet connection as well as a quiet, dedicated workspace

• The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through January 2025

• Ability to work full time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) Monday - Friday, for the duration of the internship with possible evenings and weekends if necessary

• Must provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Orlando, FL area

• Must have reliable transportation to/from work

• Housing: We can possibly assist with housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities, for more information click here

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