Sustainability Internship - Astorg (Paris) - September 2025 at Astorg
Astorg · Paris, France · Hybrid
- Junior
- Office in Paris
Astorg is one of Europe’s top private equity firms, with €22bn in assets under management and offices in Paris, London, New York, Milan, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. The firm deploys capital across Europe and the US within the healthcare, software, business services and industrials sectors. Since 2018, Astorg is considered as having a best-in-class approach on sustainability and responsible investment. In 2020, Astorg became a Carbon Neutral company and in 2021 Astorg announced that all its future funds will be Article 8 funds under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (promoting environmental and social characteristics of their investments).
Since 2021, Astorg has set science-based targets to reduce its emissions and the ones of its portfolio (“SBT” initiative).
You will contribute to Astorg’s sustainability programme which covers a wide range of challenging sustainability-related projects at company and portfolio company level, including circular economy, climate action, diversity & inclusion.
Since 2021, Astorg has set science-based targets to reduce its emissions and the ones of its portfolio (“SBT” initiative).
You will contribute to Astorg’s sustainability programme which covers a wide range of challenging sustainability-related projects at company and portfolio company level, including circular economy, climate action, diversity & inclusion.
- Start date: ASAP
- Duration: 6 months
- Location: Paris 16e, France
- Compensation: In line with market standards
Day-to-day responsibilities
At Astorg, you will support the Sustainability team in
- Elaborating our 2025/2026 Sustainability report
- Preparing reporting on portfolio companies for investment teams and regulatory purposes
- Replying to investors’ requests on ESG due diligences and on ESG reporting
- Preparing fundraising material on Sustainability for potential investors
- Engaging with portfolio companies via ESG programme website and meetings
- Making research on sustainability trends, guidelines and policies in a fast-evolving environment
- Organizing the annual ESG events for portfolio companies' part of our ESG Community
Ideal Candidate Profile
Profile requirements:
We are looking for a candidate:
- Attending a Top Tier University, SciencesPo or Grande Ecole de Commerce who would like to take a very practical approach of Sustainability in Private Equity
- Having an initial experience in the finance industry and a strong interest in sustainable development issues
- Enjoying working in a diverse and international environment
- Competencies :
- Fluency in English and French required, other European languages considered a plus
- Writing, communication and synthesis skills
- Analytical skills
- Rigor and strong organizational skills
- Flexibility to quickly transition between projects and priorities
- MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Cultural fit:
- Entrepreneurship: we make things happen
- Fairness: we aim to be fair in everything we do
- Humility: we believe in the power of listening
- Substance: we focus on what matters
- Diversity:
- Astorg is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diverse profiles in terms of gender, background, and nationality.
Other benefits:
- Lunch vouchers
- 50% pass Navigo support
- 50% pass Navigo support
