Sustainability Internships: May 18th - May 24th, 2025
- Molly Sneddon
- 1 day ago
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Week 5 is upon us! Check out our 10+ sustainable business internships below.
ACCOUNTING, MARKETING
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
Applications due: 6/27/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
"The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is looking for non-engineering college students for employment during the summer months for the 2025 Summer Employment Program! This internship will allow you to develop your technical skills, apply classroom knowledge to real-world projects, and work alongside professionals who are passionate about innovation and excellence. If you enjoy working in an active, fast-paced environment while performing a public service, check out this opportunity and apply today!"
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, MARKETING
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - PennDOT District 11
Applications due: 6/27/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
"As a Press Office Intern, you will have the chance to acquire essential knowledge and experience regarding the functions and operations of a PennDOT Communications Office. This internship will allow you to apply your background in Graphic Design, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Business Administration and Management, Web Design, and Digital Media Marketing/Communication during the summer of the 2025 Summer Employment Program."
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, DATA ANALYTICS, ECONOMICS, FINANCE, REAL ESTATE
Crow Holdings
"Crow Holdings seeks a highly motivated Sustainability Intern to join the team in Dallas, TX. This position will involve cross-functional collaboration with sustainability, investment management, and investor relation teams, providing valuable insights to guide decisions related to strategy, operations, and ongoing initiatives for asset-level value creation. Additionally, the intern will apply AI-driven insights to enhance operational efficiencies and ESG reporting across the real estate portfolio."
CORPORATE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Seaworthy Collective
Applications due: 6/01/2025
"Seaworthy Collective is seeking a Summer Intern to support our Startup Studio and Incubator, as well as other programs. Our Startup Studio and Incubator is our flagship program – a twelve-week deep dive intentionally built around Seaworthy founders. We embrace human-centered design, placing the needs, experiences, and aspirations of entrepreneurs at the core. We support and develop founders as people, as much as their solutions."
CORPORATE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MARKETING
The Continuum
"This role will focus on two areas:
Marketing: creating an evergreen content library, engaging on our different channels, and assisting with execution of our marketing strategy.
Startup Support: introducing startups to the Continuum, providing access to resources and tools, and assisting the Ecosystem Navigator in executing our project plan for support to the various accelerators."
CORPORATE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MARKETING
The Continuum
"To be successful, The Continuum: WOC Intern will expand our partner network, create content, compile research, and assist with program delivery, in particular matching startups and innovators to corporate/industry leads and supporting preparation for Fall 2025 pitching and presentations. The NOAA Ocean Enterprise program encompasses public and private sector entities that provide infrastructure or capacity for collecting or delivering operational ocean information products and services. The program focuses on fostering the development, commercialization, and adoption of relevant technologies to generate economic and societal benefits for the U.S. and its growing blue economy."
FINANCE, ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Finance for Biodiversity Foundation
"We are looking for a motivated and proactive Intern to support the Foundation’s activities in advancing biodiversity within the financial sector. As an intern, you will contribute to a range of projects, from research, working group coordination and communications. This role is ideal for someone passionate about sustainability, nature, and the role finance can play in protecting biodiversity."
MARKETING
Carpenter Nature Center
"Interns receive training to communicate effectively and professionally with the Nature Center’s target audiences. Interns will assist with the Visitor Center operations which includes staffing the greeter desk, providing customer service, producing print and e-newsletters, posting on social media, event planning, and performing basic maintenance tasks. Oral and written communication skills are essential."
MARKETING
American Public Gardens Association
"The Story Collecting & Celebration Intern will play a key role in preparing for and supporting Seed Savers Exchange’s 50th-anniversary celebration on August 8–9, 2025. Their primary responsibilities will focus on collecting and documenting stories of seed stewardship, coordinating personal outreach to supporters, supporting visitor readiness efforts, and contributing to post-event archiving and communications."
American Public Gardens Association
"The Marketing & Events Intern splits their time between two closely related functions at Bloedel Reserve: marketing and events. This is an entry level position open to recent graduates, early career individuals, college students, and those seeking a career transition into marketing, communications, and event management at public gardens. The main duties of this position are administrative support, building social media campaigns, updating the Bloedel website, and helping with event setup and take down. This is an opportunity to work and learn at a world class public garden. In addition to working directly with staff, the Marketing & Events Intern will have opportunities to attend field trips and workshops with the Horticulture & Design interns."
VARIOUS MAJORS
Braid Theory
"To be successful, The Continuum; Braid Theory Intern will expand our partner network, create content, compile research, and assist with program delivery. The NOAA Ocean Enterprise program encompasses public and private sector entities that provide infrastructure or capacity for collecting or delivering operational ocean information products and services. The program focuses on fostering the development, commercialization, and adoption of relevant technologies to generate economic and societal benefits for the U.S. and its growing blue economy."
VARIOUS MAJORS
World Resources Institute
"You will be responsible for integrating equity into your work. In this role, you will support research dissemination on impactful behavior change strategies across food, transport and energy sectors. You will help design a Climate Week event connecting policymakers with evidence-based interventions, while contributing to ongoing data analysis and proposal writing in key technical areas. You will be supported by WRI's interdisciplinary team of researchers, policy experts, and communications specialists who work at the intersection of environmental sustainability and behavioral science."
VARIOUS MAJORS
Bucks County Housing Group
"Still looking for a summer internship? BCHG is hiring PAID interns to work with our food programs, marketing & development team, and more! If you or someone you know is interested in an internship in the nonprofit space, send a resume and cover letter to mfriend@bchg.org."