2025 Summer Analyst – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Group’

RBC is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance and creating value for our clients and communities. We understand that the first steps in any career are critical. With that in mind, we provide the opportunities and professional development you need to turn those first steps into a rewarding career. You'll be part of a global company with a superior financial track record, credit rating, and reputation. Our success is defined by the long-term well-being of the people we serve, the places in which we operate, and the planet we will leave to future generations.

Interns will gain hands-on experience within our European ESG Group and receive career-building mentorship. Every year, we recruit successful applicants into our London-based teams within areas suited to the interests of driven and focused students. We are committed to hiring the best students as we understand the value of growing talent from within the Summer Intern Programme and the significance that this diversity brings to our workforce.

As a Summer Intern, you will be working within RBC’s ESG Group in Europe. The internship will primarily focus on nature and biodiversity and the integration of associated risks and opportunities for RBC’s Capital Markets and Wealth Management businesses. You will gain valuable exposure to the ESG operations of a global bank, as well as the hands-on experience you need to kick-start your career.

During the programme, Summer Interns are given various projects to complete, which may include:

• Developing and editing ESG reports and presentations for senior management.
• In-depth review of peer banks' approaches and position statements on various ESG topics.
• Developing case studies for nature-related risks and opportunities for priority corporate banking clients.
• Creating materials to raise internal awareness of nature-related risks and opportunities.
• Supporting the incorporation of nature-related risks into internal business processes.
• Assisting in the rollout and development of projects with nature partners.
• Supporting the hosting of employee and client events.

You will be supported and developed in numerous ways throughout the programme, including:

• Classroom-based training on banking and related topics.
• Speaker Series – regular, cross-platform information sessions delivered by leading market professionals.
• On-the-job training.
• Buddy programme.
• Networking and shadowing opportunities.
• Social events with the wider 2025 internship cohort.

We are interested in candidates in a post-secondary program (e.g., MSc.) studying in the fields of nature, climate change, sustainability, environmental policy, or other related subjects. We are not prescriptive about your degree; whether you’re a science student or an engineer, we’re more interested in an agile intellect, an awareness of global ESG issues, and a genuine interest in driving positive change and impact. Creativity, logic, interpersonal skills, and inner drive all come into the equation.