Food Initiatives Data Intern

About the Program:
Coolfood – World Resources Institute’s initiative for curbing diet-related emissions – provides the food service industry with the tools and expertise to reduce emissions by 25% by 2030, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Food providers serving 8 billion meals annually rely on Coolfood to step up their climate action, and thereby help build a food system that benefits people and the planet. Coolfood uniquely combines deep environmental research with expertise in behavioral science and consumer marketing techniques, all in a one stop shop that allows the food service industry to turn its ambition into action. 10x20x30 - The groundbreaking 10x20x30 initiative, coordinated by WRI, brings together 10+ of the world’s largest food retailers and providers, each engaging at least 20 suppliers to halve food loss and waste by 2030. The effort catalyzes a “whole chain” approach to fighting food loss and waste and supports upstream food loss and waste reduction. Each of the food retailers, providers, and suppliers has committed to the \"Target-Measure-Act\" approach: set a target of reducing food loss and waste in their own operations by 50%, measure and publish their food loss and waste inventories, and take action to reduce their waste. These exciting and dynamic initiatives support WRI’s Food, Land, and Water Program, which identifies and develops solutions to the world’s food production and consumption problems, with a view to sustainably feeding nearly 10 billion people by 2050. We identify ways to reduce food loss and waste, enable consumers to make more sustainable food choices, and advance strategies to sustainably increase food production, such as restoring degraded lands back into productivity, increasing pastureland yields, and improving land and water management. This position is hybrid and will require a few days per week in our Washington DC office. What you will do: In this role, you will work closely with the Coolfood Data Analyst and a Food Program Associate to provide support on data-related tasks for the Coolfood Pledge and Food Loss and Waste initiatives. For the Coolfood data support, you will assist with Coolfood data analysis and data organization and become familiar with food-related greenhouse gas emissions calculations, particularly through the Coolfood Pledge Calculator Excel tool. You will also gain insights into greenhouse gas emissions reporting initiatives, including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and Science Based Targets Initiative. For the Food Loss and Waste initiatives, you will assist with data collection and analysis relating to the 10x20x30 initiative. You will gain insights into how companies address food loss and waste within their operations, as well as learn about how those companies gather relevant data and report that data publicly. You will be supported by the Food Initiatives team, which leads WRI's work on Coolfood and the 10x20x30 initiative. You will report to the Coolfood Data Analyst. Internship Learning Outcomes: Support Coolfood Pledge data management, analysis, and presentation (50% of time).