Internship Group Sustainability Integration

Our Purpose

ING aims to put sustainability at the heart of what we do, defining new ways of doing business where planet and people are just as important as economic growth. It’s about making progress together, step by step. As a global bank with billions flowing through our books, we have an opportunity to make an impact for the better. Doing so by bringing aspects of climate, nature and protecting human rights into our dialogue with clients and financing decisions.

ING wants to be a pioneer in defining new ways to do business. We want to be a banking leader in building a sustainable future for our company, our customers, society and the environment.

Internships at the Global Sustainability Department

Our Global Sustainability Department reports directly to the CEO, and oversees the Sustainability Direction of ING Group globally, including strategies to support the sustainability journeys of our customers, our community, and our colleagues. ING has been recognised as one of the most sustainable banks in the world for our contributions to progressing action on key global challenges such as climate change and the impacts of technology on society.

The department consists of roughly 30 advisors with diverse perspectives stemming from a.o. nationalities, gender, work experience, education backgrounds, and age.

Internship opportunity

Within the Global Sustainability department there is a 6-month internship opportunity available within the Implementation and Integration team. Our team of sustainability consultants integrate sustainability within our banking operations worldwide, across the bank across the full range of ESG objectives.

The team is committed to setting the standard for ING’s sustainability performance, and raising the bar for our peers, the sectors we’re active in and other stakeholders. We collaborate with all ING business lines, domains and countries. We encourage and help educate our colleagues and actively engage with external stakeholders to create a ripple effect on sustainability impact.

The internship is on a full-time basis, with flexibility to ensure students are meeting ongoing study requirements.

What will your main tasks be?

• Support in the delivery of project activities related to climate action, nature, or human rights.
• Support in the general integration of sustainability priorities into business sectors and teams, including increasing awareness, setting and steering on targets, managing risks, and engaging teams on key priorities.
• Support in the collection and analysis of data related to Sustainability.
• Supporting employee engagement activities, including manage and develop the internal Global Sustainability Intranet community, working closely with communications to share news internally through the community.
• Support with information requests by investors, sustainability rating agencies, and other external and internal stakeholders.
• Provide administrative support to various events, meetings, calls, reporting, project coordination activities, and project reporting.