BALENCIAGA - Sustainability Impact Intern - February 2025 (F/H)

Your opportunity

Coordinating data collection, internal communication and activities related to Balenciaga’s environmental impact and for developing, implementing, and monitoring environmental actions on the ground that promote sustainable development.

How you will contribute

- Animate the network of in-store sustainability ambassadors worldwide, monitor the application of the Retail Green Rules in all our stores, and manage the Green Retail Questionnaire once a year.

- (Retail Green Rules) Support sustainability capacity building within the retail network, creating best practices challenges, and crafting and publishing training materials and information in the retail tools. Ensure deployment and monitoring of the topic by following up with HQ/regional teams (store managers and ambassadors) so that our retail population becomes positive impact ambassadors who deliver a controlled sustainability message to our clients when requested. Regular store visits in Paris.

- Specifically for Retail: Coordinate and prepare global internal sustainability communication to the Retail Sustainable Ambassador community via internal platforms, documents, briefs, and newsletters.

- Support on ad hoc employee engagement programs, together with associative or institutional stakeholders.

- Assist with various mandatory annual reports and data collections: Kering EP&L, Kering Philanthropic reporting, and Kering annual CSRD qualitative reporting for the Universal Registration Document (URD).

- Assist with annual EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) data collection and declaration.

- Support and coordination of internal sustainability events with the departments concerned and support for their international application in collaboration with the Regions.

Who you are :

- You are targeting a Master’s degree, ideally in combining communication and sustainable development/CSR.

- Robust awareness of the sustainability concepts and impacts specific to the fashion industry.

- First internship (consulting firm or company) with sustainability specialization

- Delivering high-quality outcomes through a structured, analytical and data-supported approach. Expert in Excel, full mastering of PowerPoint.

- Excellent work organization and project management skills

- Great rigor of synthesis and analysis.

- Excellent writing and speaking skills, both in French and English.

- High autonomy and a good team spirit who constantly strives to make a significant positive impact.

- Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills in writing and speaking.

- Confirmed networking and relational skills, numerous interactions with both internal and external stakeholders.

Why work with us?

Balenciaga is committed to fostering your professional development within the House and the Kering Group. We encourage our managers to create high-performance teams that strive for excellence. We support each of our employees so that they can express their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling work environment.

Diversity Commitment

Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms - gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation… - enriches the workplace and our client experience. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applications and select our talents based on competencies and in alignment with our brand behaviors. Setting people for success is what we live for. It is part of our interview process to discuss with you how to excel in our company.