Sustainability Europe Intern

The L’OCCITANE Group is a leading international manufacturer and retailer of premium and sustainable beauty and wellness products. The Group operates in 90 countries worldwide and has 3,000 retail outlets, including over 1,300 of its own stores. Within its portfolio of premium beauty brands that champion organic and natural ingredients are: L’OCCITANE en Provence, Melvita, Erborian, L’OCCITANE au Brésil, LimeLife by Alcone, ELEMIS, Sol de Janeiro and Dr. Vranjes Firenze.

With its nature-positive vision and entrepreneurial ethos, L’OCCITANE Group is committed to investing in communities, biodiversity, reducing waste and to finding sustainable solutions to create a better and healthier planet. The mission statement of the Group is: With empowerment we positively impact people and regenerate nature.

L’OCCITANE is also committed to sustainability for business, people & the planet, as well as respect of human rights, ethics principles and labour protection. All employees at L’OCCITANE must therefore implement the company’s mission and integrate the social, environmental, economic and legal effects of their actions in their day-to-day job. In practice, this means that any employee at L’OCCITANE shall contribute to growing sales, regenerating nature, caring for our consumers & partners and supporting our employees. The L'OCCITANE Group is a certified B CorporationTM.

CONTEXT & MISSION:

The Regional Sustainability Europe Intern will support the Head of Sustainability Europe in the development and implementation of the Europe L’Occitane sustainability strategy. Primary areas of responsibility will include: consolidate sustainability metrics for ESG, EMS, and Carbon Assessment reports, in support of B Corp recertification, coordinate waste reduction projects, work with internal partners to advance sustainability projects; and create content for internal Sustainability communication channels. 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support impact measurement and reporting: coordination and data accuracy check on environmental metrics for all european markets
  • Support the coordination of the Environmental Management System quarterly tracking with key topic leaders; update file and check for accuracy for quarterly updates with key topic leaders
  • Coordinate with internal teams to consolidate and submit required data for the annual Carbon Assessment and ESG report
  • Identify and propose actions to meet annual sustainability targets

• Support circularity engagement programs in Europe (waste reduction & in-store recycling program)
  • Track and report on quarterly returns data; communicate with key topic leaders and identify improvement areas
  • Partner with Business to track, prioritize refills sales
  • Support marketing and retail teams with the ongoing communication needs
  • Coordinate with other departments as-needed to support increased engagement and growth of the in-store recycling program and refill sales

• Co-build internal engagement plan for Europe
  • Manage Sustainability Europe newsletter by providing updates for the region on People and Planet roadmaps
  • Support Head Of  in organizing and leading sustainability information sessions and educational activities with various internal teams
  • Partner with Retail Performance and Customer Experience team  to engage with store and field leadership teams on key sustainability actions

HOW YOU CAN FIT:

• Bachelor or Master student, with an internship agreement provided by your current school (mandatory)
• Passionate about sustainability
• Excellent presentation and communication skills in both written and spoken English
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Team spirit to collaborate with diverse and international teams

STARTING DATE: ASAP, for 6 months (full-time position)

LOCATION: Geneva (Plan-les-Ouates), Switzerland

L’OCCITANE is an equal opportunities employer. This means that, when making decisions about our employees’ careers with us, our main considerations are their ability to do their jobs and develop in their roles. One way we cultivate change is by creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and organizational culture. As part of this, we are committed to building an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment where everyone feels respected and valued. We recruit positive-minded people who share our core values - entrepreneurship, team spirit, leading by example and authenticity – and our commitment to sustainability.

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