2025 Sustainable Finance Summer Analyst Programme (London)
Morgan Stanley
The 10 week Sustainable Finance Summer Placement provides students with the unique opportunity to design and implement efforts that seek to drive capital towards investments that promote sustainable economic growth and scalable solutions to global challenges. You will be placed in one of the following functional areas – Global Sustainability Office, Investment Management and Research – based on skillset and interest, working directly with the respective teams on projects and actual transactions.
With support from the Institute for Sustainable Investing, Morgan Stanley is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of sustainable investing, which seeks to deliver both competitive financial returns and positive environmental and social impact. The Institute partners across the Firm to pioneer scalable sustainable finance solutions, build new sustainable investing tools, and generate industry-leading insights that inform and empower investors.
Training Program
Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable Finance Summer Placement training programme consists of a curriculum that is designed to cultivate emerging leaders in sustainable finance and investing. You will attend both Firm wide and divisional training where you will learn the core skills required to be successful on the job. In addition, you will have the opportunity to network with Senior Management and other representatives across the business and in sustainable investing through lunches, seminars and social activities.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities depend on which of the following functional areas you are placed in:
EMEA Sustainability Office: a regional extension of Morgan Stanley’s Global Sustainability Office (GSO), which is led by our Chief Sustainability Officer and serves as a centre of thought leadership and innovation, driving the Firm’s sustainability strategy. Based in London, the EMEA Sustainability Office integrates sustainability into business practices, operations, and culture across Morgan Stanley’s presence in Europe, Middle East and Africa, while enabling innovative sustainable finance solutions for clients.
The EMEA Sustainability Office 2025 intern will have the opportunity to work on a variety of thought leadership, policy, ESG data/analytics and investment solution projects supporting Morgan Stanley’s sustainability strategy in the EMEA region. Projects will require interaction with a variety of internal functions/colleagues focused on the intersection of financial services and sustainability themes such as climate, sustainable consumption and inclusive growth.
Investment Management: the Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) intern will sit within MSIM’s Sustainable Investing Team and will have the opportunity to develop a good understanding of the evolving global stewardship environment including the reporting of key ESG trends to internal investment teams. The intern will support various projects including centralising stewardship functions across MSIM. This will include interaction with a range of functional areas within MSIM, including investment teams, marketing, and product development. An interest in sustainability and ESG themes would be beneficial.
EMEA Sustainability Research – the intern will have the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from some of the most successful research analysts in the industry. They will attend both Firmwide and divisional training where they learn the core skills required to be successful in Equity Research. This includes financial analysis and modelling overviews, as well as larger presentations from leading Analysts, on topics such as how to pitch a stock, how to think about equity valuation and how to develop proprietary insights. The EMEA Sustainability Research intern will work with our EMEA Sustainability Research team directly. The intern will gather and analyse sustainability data; collaborate with research analysts in connected sectors, such as our Utilities & Clean Energy team, to identify investment ideas; and learn how to communicate investment ideas to a sophisticated client base through a variety of medium including written reports.
Qualifications/ Skills/ Requirements
You have a strong academic background and are working towards a Masters or Sustainable Finance Masters or similar.
Corporate internship/insight experience in Consulting/Finance/Sustainability preferable.
You have a demonstrable and active interest in sustainability.
You articulate complex ideas simply and summarise them effectively.
You are a team player and a self-starter with the ability to work independently.
You have strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects efficiently.
You are fluent in English.
To include in your Cover Letter:
In no more than 300 words; please describe what sustainability means to you and how you best demonstrate your continued active interest.
Please state the primary function area that you would be interested in joining
Application Deadline
The application deadline for this position is 27 October 2024, we recruit on a rolling basis so application is encouraged as soon as possible.
We aim to review all applications within a timely manner, however our response times may vary due to high volumes. Please be assured that you will receive an update via email as soon as a decision on your application has been reached, and kindly note we are unable to accommodate any requests to accelerate the timelines of our application process.