Sustainability Internship : Water and Reporting

Overview

Water Footprint Implementation is looking for an intern to join the reporting team. In this position you will help develop and apply a method to translate Life Cycle Assessment data into water footprint data, put water-related risks into financial terms, build Excel-based models and business cases, and support clients with their water related reporting. You will therefore participate in client projects and take ownership on your own projects. For this internship we are looking for a final year Master student specialised on sustainability, data analysis, econometrics or related field with an interest in sustainability reporting.

About the company

Water Footprint Implementation (WFI) is a scale-up that helps organisations assess, understand, and implement response measures to reduce and offset their water footprints. We developed the Water Footprint Assessment Tool that enables clients to use the water footprint method for ESG reporting purposes (CSRD, LEAP, GRI, SBTN, ISSB…). With two offices, in the Hague and Cape Town, you will be able to join an international team, this position will be based in the Dutch office. We work in partnership with the University of Twente and the Water Footprint Network, this opportunity therefore lies at the intersection of academic data and business needs.

Your role

You will be supporting the work of the reporting team, working on both your own projects and on client projects with a clear focus on the sustainable use of freshwater resources and how companies report on it. The two main projects you will work on are:

• The translation of Life Cycle Assessment data towards water footprint data; the scoring of the quality of this data; and the use corporates can make of it.
• The valuation of the financial effects of the water related risks working against method such as the LEAP Approach developed by TNFD to complete a sustainability reporting compatible with the ESRS/CSRD and Nature-related disclosures under IFRS standards; develop a business case around it and a tool to replicate this work.

Next to these you’ll also:

• Deliver Water Footprint Assessment and calculations to clients;
• Research how the market around water disclosure evolves;
• Support the team in developing client-ready roadmaps and improvement plans;
• Produce well-structured reports, presentations, and data visualisations that translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.