Just as we are an active player in responsible investment with ESG integration embedded across our investment platforms and RI experts, we recognise our role as a business and employer, to hold ourselves to the same high standards that we ask of others.
In Corporate Responsibility, we are guided by three commitments:
- People - we strive for an inclusive work environment built on fairness, equality and wellbeing in which performance and long-term employability can be nurtured.
- Environment – as a leading asset manager, we recognise our responsibility and crucial role we can play as an investor in leading the transition to a low carbon economy. Climate change is our key priority and focus.
- Business resilience – we seek to produce a long-term profit in a responsible, resilient and sustainable manner. Our decision making processes, policies and day to day operations need to made with responsibility at the core.
The role of the Corporate Responsibility team is therefore to demonstrate how AXA IM walks the talk as a business and employer, acting in a responsible and sustainable manner with all key audiences. The team leverages the research, insight, activity and commitments of both AXA Group and AXA IM to develop a roadmap and calendar of activity to define priorities, track progress and measure our impact as an organization. The team is split between France and the UK.
Key Accountabilities
- Transparency: reportings and communications
A key role for the intern is working on the annual reports we perform as a company. There are multiple of these which are focused across our ESG framework. This largely involves data analysis and communicating with relevant data suppliers globally. Manage data collection and analysis (under CR Manager supervision) on key reportings:
- Sustainability Index.
- Environmental report – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Study.
- Philanthropy and Vonlunteering report
The intern will also contribute to the storyline of the CSR roadmap working with the communication teams representatives and identifying new opportunities of communications to give external visibility of the company CSR commitment as well as increasing internal engagement and interest.
Market intelligence
- To be on top of the latest information and support the development of the team:
- Undertaking research projects and literature on sustainability topics.
- Monitor and understand new regulations (CS3D, CSRD etc…).
- Collect press review to see latest ESG market information.
- Work on competitors review
- Environment topics:
CO2 reduction strategies
We partner with an external consultant in order to further refine our net zero roadmap. A key project within this is the development and implementation of office ‘best practices’ to be distributed to all our local offices. This holds the aim of decreasing our remaining scope 1&2 emissions.
- Best practice on reducing emissions - support our different offices by implementing ‘best practice’ guidance sheets on how to reduce key emissions.. Working with the support our consultant, ensure our offices have these available to them. Support local offices with advice and guidance on measures to reduce emissions.
Sustainability commitments disclosure
- Contribute to design awareness campaign about our sustainability commitments and actions in collaboration with communication teams and any other relevant stakeholders.
- Provide benchmarks and analysis on key environmental topics.
- Social topics
Philanthropy and volunteering programme
Supporting the day to day management of the programme as part of an effort to improve company culture and further incorporate employees into this initiative.
- To support the CR manager on managing the day to day relationship with the impact partners
- Support on the renewal of grant agreements when applicable
- Review regular reportings sent by partners
- Contribute to the development of internal engagement through volunteering initiatives – manage relationship with our partner in the UK.
Modern slavery and human rights
This topic is critical for us as a company to display our values and truly walk the talk. Supporting the team in this topic is central to the role.
- To review local regulatory requirements by company and ensure that AXA IM works to best practice standards.
- To prepare local reporting for submission where required
- To work alongside compliance in order to address processes and advance on any recommendations (increased training for staff, revised processes).
- To work on trainings for several teams within AXA IM
- ESG Development:
Managing a community of internal practitioners working on sustainability across all AXA IM Business Units
- Support the team in AXA IM ESG network management.
- Contribute to developing a program to foster a culture of sustainability withing the company.
- Support the organisation of digital, hybrid or in-person event to bring together the ESG community around main sustainability topics.
Day to day management of CR office
- Manage team governance (meetings and discussions, minutes)
- Be up to date on CSR current affairs
- Management of the team’s work in progress tracker
- Supporting the business on client RFPs, with metrics and information on progress
- Maintenance of ESG SharePoint
- Support the team with writing/updating educational presentations to Teams
Your Profile
Role Requirements
- Have strong numerical capability, particularly data analysis and strong attention to detail
- Strong project management and organisational skills – ability to maintain material/plans and presentations with updated information and data.
- An interest in responsible investment, corporate responsibility and sustainability topics – engagement and curiosity in these areas is important
- Teamworking capabilities
- Ability to work in an international context. You will work with people based across Europe, US and Asia
- Good knowledge of IT tools – Microsoft Office in particular (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Multi tasking – a need to work on many activities simultaneously and be aware of multiple deadlines
- A positive and confident personality, happy to work with senior stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. French is a plus but not mandatory
- An interest and knowledge of financial services / asset management
About AXA
The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.
We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives, offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, savings and asset management.
Our mission: To act for human progress by protecting what matters
Our values: Customer first, Integrity, Courage and One AXA
About The Entity
At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose – to make the world a better place. We act for human progress by investing for what matters. Our conviction-led approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and core asset classes. We are already entrusted by our clients with more than €887 billion in assets.
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What We Offer
We are committed to offer you an environment where you can:
Grow your potential: Be part of a forward-thinking business with internal opportunities and personalized learning paths available to help constantly develop your skills and abilities
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Shape the way you work: Work for a company which is highly committed to providing flexibility & balance to its employees, offering you a large range of benefits (hybrid working, competitive health benefits, among many others.).
Thrive within a diverse community: Play a role within a responsible company that actively recognizes and values individual differences in a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Move the world forward: Join a responsible employer that acts in favor of societal and environmental causes as an investor, insurer and company, notably through the
AXA Heart in Action association. As part of our commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, we will celebrate your arrival by planting a tree.
