What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sustainability Intern position at Aurora Sustainable Lands?
General Summary: Aurora Sustainable Lands (Aurora) is seeking a Sustainability Intern to support the company’s Forest and Carbon Operations team. This intern will form a strategy for completing an evaluative assessment of Aurora’s portfolio for reporting under the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) using the LEAP framework and will create a roadmap for public disclosure of key sustainability metrics under this framework for Aurora’s 2025 sustainability reporting. A successful candidate will have a unique mix of technical and practical skills including familiarity with financial reporting standards, knowledge of forestry and nature-based climate solutions, and exposure to geospatial analysis. Success will require strong project management and interpersonal skills. This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate student seeking experience in corporate sustainability and exposure to forest carbon markets and large-tract management. All applications will ideally be submitted by March 10th.
Primary Responsibilities and Competencies:
- Scoping Aurora’s portfolio-wide interactions with nature and biodiversity.
- Locating and Evaluating Aurora’s material interactions with and dependencies on nature.
- Creating a roadmap for assessing and reporting these interactions for 2025 sustainability reporting.
- Developing SMART indicators/tracking metrics for other ongoing sustainability reporting needs.
- Developing data collection methodologies for biodiversity indicators.
- Producing a capstone presentation to be shared with executive team detailing internship experience.
Required Education, Experience and Certification:
- In pursuit of or having completed bachelor's program or in a master's program with studies focused on business, capital markets, ESG, environmental and/or sustainability.
- Strong skill set and experience in independent research and analysis.
- Experience with GIS and/or remote sensing.
- An enthusiasm for using environmental markets to address critical climate challenges.
- Strong communication and organization skills.
Preferred Education, Qualifications & Experience:
- In pursuit of or having completed a graduate degree relevant to forestry and/or environmental management (e.g., Master of Forestry, Master of
- Environmental Management, or Master of Science with a Forestry focus).
- Awareness of regulatory reporting trends regarding climate change risk & ESG
- Awareness of GHG quantification, net zero modeling, and Science Based Target initiative (SBTi)
- A demonstrated strong background, keen interest, or past work experience in ESG and sustainability-related reporting.