Climate Investor Coordinator Fellow

Climate Investor Coordinator Fellow

About the Organization:

Canopy is a solutions-oriented environmental NGO dedicated to protecting the world’s forests, species and climate and advancing communities’ rights by harnessing the purchasing influence of the global marketplace. Since our inception in 1999, Canopy’s unique model of change has been based on building transformational partnerships with hundreds of the world’s largest brands including Zara/Inditex, Amazon, LVMH, Scholastic, The Guardian, Walmart and H&M. We leverage our brand partners’ purchasing clout to transform unsustainable supply chains, catalyze Next Gen Solutions, and secure landscape-level forest conservation and community rights. We are dedicated to protecting 30–50% of the world’s forests by 2030.

http://canopyplanet.org

Fellowship Description:

Support Canopy's Next Gen team in developing and coordinating online events for Global VCs and private equity investors to introduce the opportunities for investment in the renewable fibers space (innovative tech, ag-fiber, and recycled textiles mills).

Qualifications:

- Background in both business and environmental studies or material science

- Strong written and oral communication skills

Time Commitment:   15 hours / week