Td Environmental, Social - Toronto, Canada - TD Bank

TD Bank

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

All companies are not the same. What makes TD special as a business is also, what makes us special as an employer.

Why TD?

TD's Colleague Promise:
A better you. A better us.
A more confident you means a stronger us. We empower you to grow your skills, gain new perspectives, and create impact at work and in your community. That's our unique and inclusive culture.

Department Overview

The Global Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship Group brings together TD's business, philanthropy and human capital to deliver on the bank's purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

The team's aspiration is to link our business, products, services, and community investments, under one single narrative for greater focus, intent, and impact.

The team is focused on finding and enabling opportunities that differentiate the brand and enhance reputation, strengthen the employee value proposition, drive social and environmental impact and create shared value.

TD's ESG strategy includes focus areas on climate change and responsible resources use, social and economic inclusions, and business integration.

TD's Climate Action Plan, announced in November 2020, aims for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Meeting this goal involves executing initiatives focused on sustainable finance, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, identifying climate issues and solutions in carbon intensive sectors, and developing a TD perspective on the transition to the low carbon economy.

This is a high priority commitment for the Bank, with engagement from executives across the enterprise.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Enterprise Sustainable Finance, the ESG Intern will work with the

Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship team and key internal business partners to support strategic initiatives as it relates to the enterprise Climate Action Plan and transition to the low-carbon economy.

The intern will also monitor key market developments and technologies across various sectors and share key takeaways to identify new opportunities for the Bank.

Co-op and Internship opportunities allow you to gain valuable work experience across a number of the businesses at TD.

You will work with experienced colleagues, receive world class training, and be part of a community of students across TD, where you will have an impact, grow as individual and experience our culture of care.

Our
Co-op/Intern Programming is offered with select Co-op and Internship roles and is designed to help you better understand the TD business, build on critical career capabilities, and broaden your professional network.

This program is designed to complement your on-the job experience and features:

Leadership talks with key Leaders from across the organization
Lunch and Learns on topics such as Innovation
Diversity and Inclusion and Personal Branding and so much more
Work with internal stakeholders to ensure execution of project deliverables, including preparing briefs, decks and summaries for executive audiences
Manage the research, tracking and communication of key developments in the ESG/climate space, specifically for sustainable finance
Conduct data analysis to identify business/sector trends relating to lowcarbon growth
Understanding of ESG, cleantech and sustainable finance within a financial institution
Exposure to multiple areas of TD's business, including wholesale banking, personal banking product, asset management, and insurance
Understanding of how new initiatives are developed within a financial institution

Job Requirements

Must be currently enrolled in an Environment or ESG related degree (Technical: Business, Accounting, Engineering)
Experience and/or education in an Environmental, ESG field, or business field
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, specifically PowerPoint and Excel
Strong analytical and data management skills and experience with the ability to collect, organize, and analyze significant amounts of data
Strong relationship building skills a good "people person"
Strong project management skills and commitment to meeting deadlines
Ability to work independently, think critically, multitask, and make decisions in a fastpaced environment
Strong critical thinking, research and analysis skills, with the ability to uncover and synthesize findings and results based on complex technical information and data
Experience in the financial services industry is an asset

Additional Information

This position is a 4month work term and will commence
May 1st
August 25th
2023.
Applications must include a transcript, cover letter (one lettersized page or less) and a resume (maximum of 2 pages).
TD requires employees to reside in the country where the role is located, irrespective of remote working arrangements

Inclusiveness
At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respe