Just Transition Intern

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Just Transition Summer Intern in our Boston location.

This intern will have the opportunity to gain exposure to the corporate sustainability world with research projects on the most pressing environmental and social issues, and resume boosting experience within a Fortune 500 company that was awarded the title of most sustainable company by Time Magazine in 2024 and again by Corporate Knights in 2025.

Schneider Electric works in the energy transition, with digital solutions that aid in electrification and efficiency.

Our company creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives.

Our 153,000+ employees thrive in more than 100 countries.

From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations.

Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.

Great people make Schneider Electric a great company.

What will you do?

The intern will be positioned in the small research team at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) of Schneider Electric.

The SRI creates sustainability thought-leadership from an international business perspective.

The intern's research project will focus on the concept the just transition, with the aim to answer two main thematic questions:


* how do we make sure that the energy transition reduces, instead of acerbates inequalities?


* Next to the necessary (international) policies, what can businesses do in particular to aid in this, even when such conducive policies are lacking?

The project envisioned outcome is publish-worthy research, which will be written up for publication together with the intern's manager.

Tasks:


* Desktop research


* Meetings with colleagues in the company working in the energy transition around the world, including Operations, our consultants in Sustainability Business, and Corporate Citizenship).


* Drafting paper, including references (with structure laid out by intern manager).


* Topic of a just energy transition may be further finetuned according to the intern's interests, as there are still many aspects within this large subject.

What qualifications will make you successful?

This job might be for you if you are:


* A masters student in Sustainability, Economics (any school, from ecological to neoclassical), Environmental Studies, or related fields.


* Combine a passion for social and environmental sustainability with a penchant for thorough analysis and a focus on economic and practical business solutions.


* Well-trained in academic writing, which leans towards the concise, rather than elaborative, and demands proper formatting of citations.


* Clear communicator

Who will you report to?

Vice President Sustainability Research Gaya Herrington.

Gaya Herrington is an internationally known sustainability researcher, ...