Sustainability Research Intern
Location: Leeuwarden (Hybrid options available but we expect office attendance in Leeuwarden on a weekly basis and preference will accordingly be given to applicants living and studying in Friesland/Fryslan).
Duration: 3+months (Part-time or Full-time)
Department: Sustainability ResearchMultiple Internship Opportunities Available, with opportunity to start early/immediately
Internship Commitment: 24 to 32 hours per week part-time or 40 hours per week full-time, ideally distributed across all five working days (e.g., a few hours each weekday) with at least 1 day per week being in our Leeuwarden Hub
Eligibility: student studying at a university in the Netherlands for the academic year 2025/26
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
In this role you will support our ESG intelligence platform by helping to track and analyse corporate disclosures. Your work will involve:
- Searching corporate websites for financial and sustainability reports
- Uploading and organising reports in our database
- Identifying key report sections (e.g. strategy, risk, governance)
- Reviewing AI-assisted extractions of Impacts, Risks, and Opportunities (IROs) from CSRD-aligned reports
- Ensuring accuracy through manual review and annotation
The role is ideal for someone who enjoys structured tasks, close reading, and contributing to high-impact sustainability analysis. It involves detailed and repetitive work, but plays a crucial part in powering ESG insights for leading companies worldwide.
Your profile
- Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to digest and summarise complex information
- Interest in corporate sustainability and ESG regulations (knowledge of CSRD is a plus)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); familiarity with data analysis tools is a plus
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented, with a passion for sustainability and technology
- University student (academic year 2026/26), living in the Netherlands (for example our local partner Campus Fryslùn, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)