Are you passionate about sustainability, data, and driving real-world impact? At dsm-firmenich, we are looking for a motivated and curious intern to join us in bridging the gap between environmental performance and financial decision-making. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work on a meaningful project that supports our carbon reduction goals, while gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic, international corporate environment.

What You’ll Do
During this internship, you will support dsm-firmenich by helping to develop a robust, scalable framework for funding and integrating carbon reduction investments across the value chain into core financial decision-making and reporting processes.
You will help classify expenses related to carbon reduction in line with applicable green finance taxonomies, and explore ways to green-tag budgets and allocate sustainability-linked capital to carbon reduction projects. You will also support the development of methods to link non-financial carbon data with financial metrics, and contribute to creating dashboards and reporting templates that connect ESG KPIs to the P&L and balance sheet, in alignment with relevant reporting frameworks.

You will have the freedom and responsibility to conduct independent research, analyze data, and contribute to both practical and strategic applications of your findings within our organization. Your work will directly contribute to achieving our sustainability goals and strengthening the connection between environmental performance and financial steering.

Key Achievements
End Goals: 
- Deliver a robust, scalable framework for the funding and integration of carbon reduction investments into core financial decision-making and reporting processes.

Sub Goals:
- Help classify carbon reduction initiatives in alignment with applicable green finance taxonomies;
- Explore mechanisms to green-tag budgets and allocate sustainability-linked capital;
- Establish methods to integrate non-financial and financial metrics in alignment with applicable reporting standards.

What We Offer
- Hands-on experience: Opportunity to experience the field of sustainability in a multinational / corporate setting and the opportunity to work across functions, including procurement, legal and finance. 
- International environment: Gain insights into a dynamic, global organization focused on sustainability.
- Collaboration: You work in a team with experienced professionals.
- Skill building: Strengthen your analytical thinking, develop data analytics & data-driven decision making skills and develop corporate greenhouse gas accounting & reporting skills.
- Personalized guidance: Sub-goals will be defined based on your learning objectives.
- Hybrid working: 50% working from our Maastricht office and 50% working from home, with flexibility

What You Bring

- Field of Study: Sustainable Finance/ Accounting
- Experience: preferably some experience in sustainable finance / accounting
- Skills: Strong analytical and research skills, well-developed written and verbal communication skills, collaborative mindset, proactivity and ability to work independently.

Eligibility criteria and conditions: 
•    Language requirements: Fluent in English
•    Final Selection Day: 22.05.2025 in dsm-firmenich office in Maastricht
•    Start of the internship: 01.09.2025
•    Duration: 4 months
•    Studies: currently enrolled at a Dutch university or applied science university (hogeschool). Your university will cosign the internship agreement
•    Location: dsm-firmenich Maastricht office 
•    Compensation: Internship salary is €550 per month.

If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding internship, apply now by submitting your CV in English via our career page until the 10th of May 2025.