Want to join the world's No. 2 in wines & spirits and work among convivial teams? Pernod Ricard is looking for a Social Sustainability Intern for 6 months from July to December 2025. You will be based at the Island, our office in central Paris (Saint Lazare Train Station, Paris 8).
As “Créateurs de convivialité”, we are committed to creating a safe, fair, and socially inclusive environment. Social sustainability focuses on caring for every life we impact and driving better outcomes for our people, workers and communities in our value chain so that everyone can thrive.
As a Social Sustainability & Human Rights Intern, your role will be to assist the Social Sustainability & Human Rights Manager and subject matter experts in developing and advancing strategies that improve the lives of workers and affected communities in our value chain. You will contribute to the “Valuing People" Pillar of our roadmap by engaging in competitive monitoring, benchmarking and cross-functional strategic projects to move our human rights strategy forward.
Your key mission?
Mission 1: Human rights competitive monitoring
Monitor and track human rights trends and best practices including peer commitments; official reports, the legal & regulatory and policy environment; and NGO and activist activity.
Participate in conferences and webinars and elaborate notes to share with relevant internal stakeholders.
Topics: community livelihoods, engagement & development, grievance mechanisms, decent working conditions and living wages & income
Mission 2: Social Sustainability integration
Contribute to the development of the "Valuing People" pillar, focusing on workers and affected communities in line with: EU CS3D (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive), CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Directive), Devoir de Vigilance, and the UNGPs (United Nations Guiding Principles).
Provide support on events, workshops, communication, trainings and other materials.
Mission 3: Social and human rights reporting, ratings and benchmarks
Contribute to reporting for the “Social sustainability” and “vigilance plan” sections of our Universal Registration Document
Assist in responses to ESG ratings and rankings (CHRB, WBA, Equileap, Ecovadis etc.) and review performances to inform opportunities for improvement.
If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply!
You are a student in a relevant field of study in Human Rights, Law & Business Ethics, Social Sciences, Sociology, Public Policy or International Relations
You have previous experience in human rights or social sustainability within an international organization or NGO
You have good knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel and Word
You are passionate about human rights and social sustainability
You are rigorous, collaborative, adaptable and have the ability to prioritize concurrent projects with the big picture
You speak English and French fluently, Spanish is a plus
And you'll benefit from these advantages:
Gross salary from 1410€ (Bac +4 and gap year) to 1550€ (Bac +5) per month
Possibility to work from home up to 2 days a week.
Company restaurant
Unlimited access to the Coursera training platform to enhance your experience.
Employee events (Masterclasses, conferences, etc.)
All in a friendly, supportive environment that will help you to progress and build a solid professional network: 90.4% of our interns and alternates recommend us as an employer (Happy Trainees 2024)!
Pernod Ricard is committed to diversity and inclusion: we are a disability-friendly company, one of France's Top 10 companies for gender equality, and we work with associations to promote social inclusion. Our recruitment methods focus on competencies to ensure equal opportunities.
Job Posting End Date:
Target Hire Date:
2025-07-01Target End Date:
2025-12-19
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