Department/Section: Sustainable Solutions
Position Type: Project Intern, Sustainable Solutions
Period: January 2025 to June 2025 or July 2025 to December 2025 (min. Full-Time 6 Months)
Overview of Sustainability Group
The Sustainability Group leads our overarching strategy and initiatives on sustainability, spanning across how we operate as an institution, shape our portfolio, and engage our portfolio companies to build sustainable businesses. We prioritise five key levers for change as part of our sustainability strategy:
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We deploy capital to catalyse solutions that can enable companies to transition to a more sustainable future, and continuously increase our investments that are aligned to the Sustainable Living trend.
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We embed an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework throughout the investment lifecycle. This allows us to systematically evaluate sustainability-related risks and opportunities.
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We engage our portfolio companies to drive ESG value creation and support their transition towards a more sustainable future.
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We “walk the talk” by implementing sustainable practices and develop a company culture that embraces sustainability.
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We seek out opportunities for collaboration with like-minded partners to contribute to the systemic changes required to solve sustainability challenges.
Details of Temasek’s sustainability journey can be found on our website (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/sustainability) and within the Temasek Sustainability Report (https://www.temasek.com.sg/content/dam/temasek-corporate/sustainability/temasek-sustainability-report-2024.pdf).
The Sustainability Group is looking to fill internship roles on the Sustainable Solutions team for the first half of 2025. The deadline for application is 30 Sept 2024, after which the application review will commence and roles will be filled on a rolling basis. First round interviews are expected to occur between October 10th and 15th. Offers are expected to be made by end-October 2024.
Sustainable Solutions Team
The Sustainable Solutions team within the Sustainability Group is responsible for catalysing new business opportunities and solutions that contribute to sustainable development and create positive impact for our communities.
This involves:
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Catalysing decarbonisation solutions that will accelerate the decarbonisation of Temasek’s portfolio in alignment with Temasek 2030 and 2050 portfolio decarbonisation targets, and
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Focusing on technology sectors that have an outsize impact on Temasek’s total portfolio emissions, including low-carbon energy solutions – such as hydrogen, fusion and fission energy, and advanced geothermal energy – advanced biofuels and e-fuels for applications in maritime and aviation, electrification of heavy industry, and data centres and cooling efficiency improvements.
The Sustainable Solutions team seeks interns that are highly passionate about decarbonization, knowledgeable about clean energy technologies and/or markets, and driven by a strong work ethic. Successful candidates will support this small, nimble team in a variety of job functions and can expect to gain exposure to cutting edge technology development while working with a global set of stakeholders.
Roles and Responsibilities
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Support the team to catalyse solutions to decarbonise the Temasek portfolio in multiple clean energy sectors. Solutions will largely focus on technology innovation, but may also include ecosystem enabling initiatives, and/or policy and regulation proposals.
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Research and analyse new technology areas focusing on decarbonisation trends, policy and regulatory developments, market and commercial drivers to distill actionable insights for the wider Temasek Ecosystem
Qualifications / Requirements
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Creative, forward-looking, organised, with good attention to detail, and results-oriented
Application Requirements
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Why do you want to work in the Sustainability Group at Temasek?
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How will your existing experience support you in your role here?
