Trainee ESG

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Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets services to corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors and sovereign and supranational organizations worldwide.

Our teams of experts in close to 30 countries advise clients on their strategic development, helping them to grow and transform their businesses, and maximize their positive impact. Natixis CIB is committed to aligning its financing portfolio with a carbon neutrality path by 2050 while helping its clients reduce the environmental impact of their business.

As part of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne retail networks, Natixis CIB benefits from the Group's financial strength and solid financial ratings (Standard & Poor's: A+, Moody's: A1, Fitch Ratings: A+, R&I: A+).

Since 2017, the Natixis ESR team has been managed by a dedicated department, reporting to Corporate Secretary. The department is supported by a network of close to 200 correspondents across all our business lines and support functions worldwide. Moves to take on board environmental and social risks are a real performance and growth driver for our business lines, as we support our clients in staging their own transition to a more sustainable business model and offer them innovative solutions.

Main Responsibilities:

• Advise Local Risk & Compliance teams during the local risk approval process on compliance with the group ESR Policies requirements, ensuring that risks are properly identified, assessed, and mitigated. Analyze the client and transaction which in combination provides the overall ESR profile associated with the business engagement.
• Support the ESR Team in tracking and monitoring the APAC portfolio on conditions set in ESR opinions. Coordinate and provide input from APAC into the Group Annual Reports (e.g. TCFD) and other ESR reporting and public disclosures.
• Support the ESR team in the promotion of ESR Policy Framework, including providing local training to Front Office, Risk and Compliance colleagues, and developing ESR guidance documentation relevant to the APAC region when needed. Regularly liaise with ESR team in Head Office on ESR market development and trends that need to be considered for the development and update of the ESR Policy Framework.
• Help represent Natixis in local ESR initiatives and working groups, meetings with local industry associations (e.g. ASIFMA), and engage in discussion with local regulators (HKMA, MAS, etc.).
• Participate in or coordinate regional initiatives that limit & reduce our direct impact on the environment and do good for society and our employees.

Required Skills:

• Green Finance internship experience

• Internship

• Internship

• Other