Internship Sustainability & BSCI

Help us improve conditions in our supply chains by implementing BSCI 
As a wholesaler in packaging for Food and Horticulture we source from suppliers all over the world. We feel a responsibility for the working conditions in our supply chains, especially for those in high-risk countries such as Vietnam, China, India and Turkey. Thus we have set ourselves the 2025 target for high-risk countries to only source from suppliers that score a minimum of C on BSCI. We have been working with Amfori BSCI for years, but as we haven’t steered on this we have some catching up to do. 

Paardekooper wants to lead the European field in sustainable packaging 
We're keen to be a part of the solution to a worldwide problem. Paardekooper intends to make a difference in the world of packaging, and to lead the European field in sustainable packaging. We aim to do this by offering and developing more sustainable alternatives and by embracing reuse. We stand alongside our people, customers and partners to face up to this challenge and mobilize the packaging industry. That's how we'll help make a better world for generations to come.?If you want to know more about our sustainability strategy RESPECT, check our website. 
Our question: 
To enroll all our suppliers in high-risk countries in the BSCI platform we need your help! Together with our sustainability advisors you will be the contact for our suppliers assisting them in enrolling with Amfori BSCI. After our procurement colleagues inform our suppliers that they will be invited for BSCI, we need to add them to our Platform, make sure they sign the participation agreement, answer the questionnaire and have their production locations audited. Next to this project you will be able to take part in some of our other current sustainability projects. Of course this depends on the projects we will be working on at the time, you can expect anything from collecting data for the upcoming sustainability report to answering colleagues’ sustainability questions and thinking of new ways to improve on different sustainability aspects.  

Who are we looking for? 
If you are a student in a sustainability, business and or supply chain focused study program we might be looking for you. We need someone who is pragmatic, a good communicator and understands the complexity of supplier engagement. You will be working from our office location Den Hoorn (next to Delft). You have to be fluent in English, Dutch is a plus but not necessary.  

What we offer

• Become a member of our Sustainability Team, consisting of our Group Manager and three Sustainability Advisors
• Internship fee of € 300,- (before taxes) per month (full time) plus travel expenses
• Experience in Amfori BSCI and supplier sustainability management to add to your resume

About Amfori BSCI 
The Amfori BSCI platform assists companies to map their supply chains, monitor their audits and results and thus drive improvements with their suppliers. 
About Koninklijke Paardekooper Group 
In 1919, JC Paardekooper opens a book and paper shop in Rotterdam. And with some success. After four generations and a string of acquisitions, the family business has become a world player in the packaging market. Much has changed in a hundred years, but not our attitude. Personal care and attention, full engagement with every packaging query and good ‘old-fashioned’ hard work. Just like Paardekooper senior used to do it. It's what made us big today. These days we deliver to some 75 countries and generate sales in the region of 400 million euro. We have a good 750 employees in Europe. But we also have colleagues in Colombia, the USA (Miami), China and Vietnam. In 2019 we were awarded the Royal designation to mark our centenary. Recognition for our hard work, of which we are immensely proud.