Sustainability Europe Intern

The L'OCCITANE Group is a global, natural and organic ingredient-based cosmetics and well-being products maker, producer and retailer. The Group is built on strong values of entrepreneurship, team work, respect and authenticity. It is committed to developing products that are environmentally friendly and sustainable.

The Group has eight brands: L'OCCITANE en Provence, Melvita, Erborian, L'OCCITANE au Brésil, LimeLife, Elemis, Sol de Janeiro and Grown Alchemist.
With a presence in 90 countries, our products are distributing in more than 3,000 stores in the world.

L’OCCITANE Group’s mission is to “empower entrepreneurs and communities to cultivate natural beauty and well-being 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.

**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**: September 2024 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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