Internship - Group Decarbonization & Project Coordination

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

YOUR ROLE 

You will join the Group Decarb team, responsible for driving CMA CGM Group's decarbonization strategy. Working closely with the operational decarbonization teams across the Group's business activities, including shipping, logistics and terminal operations, the team ensures the implementation of a consistent decarbonization pathway aligned with the Group's Net Zero 2050 ambition.

You will play a key role in developing, monitoring and optimizing decarbonization pathways across the Group's business activities, continuously improving the Group's carbon footprint assessment, and supporting operational teams in their transition to a low-carbon economy.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ? 

• Decarbonization Pathways
  
  
  • Contribute to updating decarbonization pathways across the Group's business activities, covering both CO2e emissions and financial data. This includes conducting interviews with CSR and operational teams, performing desk research, developing Excel models, and reviewing the consistency of assumptions and results across business activities
  • Support business units in adopting and using the Group-wide decarbonization pathway modeling tool
  • Assist business units in defining and monitoring their five-year decarbonization budgets, including reviewing planned initiatives, assessing their CO2e and financial impacts, prioritizing actions and conducting semi-annual budget implementation reviews
  • Contribute to strategic analysis and research on financing the Group's decarbonization pathway

• Carbon Footprint Assessment
  
  
  • Contribute to continuously improving the reliability of the Group's carbon footprint assessment by ensuring comprehensive emissions reporting, updating and refining emission factors, and documenting existing and target processes

• Cross-Functional Projects
   
  • Monitor developments that may impact the Group's decarbonization pathways, including regulatory changes and low-carbon energy prices across different regions
  • Support the preparation and coordination of cross-business decarbonization task forces, providing expertise on shared challenges such as low-carbon electricity procurement
  • Monitor developments in carbon accounting standards, including SBTi and the GHG Protocol, and contribute to related public consultations
  • Develop digital tools to improve productivity, particularly through the automation of monitoring and research activities

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ? 

• You are currently pursuing a Master's degree (Bac+5) in Engineering, Business or a related field, with a specialization in environmental or sustainability issues. You are looking for a second gap-year internship or a final-year internship
• You have a solid understanding of carbon accounting methodologies and related environmental challenges
• You demonstrate strong analytical abilities and can clearly present and communicate your findings
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (advanced formulas and functions) and PowerPoint
• You have strong project management skills and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge of financial analysis is a plus
• You are fluent in both French and English, written and spoken
• You are a rigorous, autonomous and adaptable team player, with strong collaboration skills

Find out more about CMA CGM Group's Sustainable Development approach and net zero carbon emissions by 2050 ambition.
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