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Green Business Network™ Screening Intern

Two positions available

Green America (www.greenamericatoday.org) is a nonprofit, membership organization whose mission is to harness economic power – the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace – to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Green America's Green Business Network is the first and largest association of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in the nation. Working together, we combine social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and social justice in a way that builds each of our businesses, benefits everyone, and helps heal the planet.

The Screening Intern will work directly with the Screening Researcher to provide support, depth, efficiency and timeliness to Green America’s Screening team. The screening team investigates applicant companies to determine their familiarity with, commitment to and action toward social and environmental responsibility.

This internship is a wonderful opportunity for students interested in the intersection of sustainability and business, research and corporate social responsibility. This is a chance to learn about the exciting and growing field of certification, from an organization that has one of the oldest and most authentic Seals in the marketplace.

We are located in Washington, D.C., but some of the internship can be conducted remotely and on a flexible schedule.

Duties

Research duties include:

• Research specific topics relevant to individual applicants.
• Research topics of long-range interest to the screening team, such as life-cycle of fabrics or human health impacts of nanotechnology.
• Prepare and present research findings to the screening team.

Administrative duties include:

• Logging-in applications and preparation for screening meetings.
• Processing of approvals, including preparing mailings to new and prospective business members.
• Phonebank new and non-screened members to encourage and facilitate their application.

Qualifications

• Completion of at least one year of undergraduate studies desired, preferably in the Environmental Science, Business, or Public Policy fields.
• Must have a passion for social and environmental justice.  
• Must be comfortable working independently in an unstructured environment where creativity is encouraged. 
• Must be comfortable picking up the phone or sending an e-mail to existing or prospective member companies.
• Must be web savvy.
• Experience with online research. 
• Excellent writer.

To apply:
Send your resume and a cover letter to Rebecca Shaloff at rshaloff@GreenAmericaToday.org.  Or Fax to 202-822-8471. 

No calls please.

Due the volume of applications we receive, we will not respond to every application we receive. If we wish to contact you for an interview you will hear from us by phone or email.

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