The Job
An internship at adidas provides you with a unique opportunity to apply what you have learned at university, use your knowledge in practice and live your passion for sports. JOIN OUR SUSTAINABILITY FINANCE TEAM: Overall purpose of the team is to act as the major Finance business partner for the Global Operations sustainability team throughout strategy creation, planning and execution. We are accountable for: Cost controlling & performance management, ensuring reliability, robustness, auditability and tracking of Environmental, Social and Governance(ESG) KPIs, building necessary processes and capabilities to comply with new ESG reporting requirements (e.g. EU Taxonomy) as well as supporting business plan/case development. YOUR TASKS: Support the team in setting up the company to comply with upcoming regulations and requirements related to EU Taxonomy Work on robust understanding of such requirements and implications for adidas as well as communicating to and upskilling relevant stakeholders and senior management Help to set up necessary processes and capabilities to enable company to comply with EU Taxonomy Support team in defining, tracking, reporting and analyzing internal and external ESG KPIs Support team in tracking and monitoring own the game related sustainability investments to enable senior management decisions. YOUR PROFILE: Student of Business Administration, Economics, Financial Management or similar Enrolled as full-time student for the complete duration of the internship. Or in the so-called gap year between Bachelor and Master’s degree (gap year regulation only applicable to EU citizens due to working permit regulations) Candidates in penultimate year of study preferred (following the internship, students should have maximum one year to graduate) Self-motivated with a keen interest to learn Ability to work in a highly dynamic environment and meet critical deadlines with outstanding planning and organization skills Good interpersonal and analytical skills Strong written & verbal communication skills Passion for sports & sustainability topics KEY FACTS: Application Deadline: March 15th, 2023 Start Date: September 15th, 2023 Duration: 6months Location: adidas Headquarters in Herzogenaurach (near Nuremberg) YOUR APPLICATION: At adidas we believe that “Impossible is Nothing”. As part of your application, we’d like you to tell us what this phrase means to you. Think of what makes you passionate about joining the brand and why you want this role. The format is totally up to you! If you are creative minded, show us. If you're analytical, share more! If you prefer to simply put pen to paper, go for it. Your '1 pager' can be submitted as print, visual, written, digital or a link. The only requirement is that the 1 pager is submitted as a PDF. Please apply in the same language as the job description Be aware that incomplete applications will not be considered Make your move to the World of Sports.