Climate Impact Analyst Internship — Greentown Labs’ Community
The Bekenstein intern at Greentown Labs for the summer of 2025 will be tasked with developing—and ideally, launching—a data management system and platform that will centralize the information about Greentown Labs’ member companies’ collective climate impact and success. The role involves identifying key impact metrics, designing data collection methodologies, analyzing trends, and presenting actionable insights to effectively communicate the collective impact of the Greentown Labs startup community since its inception in 2011.
Greentown Labs is the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America and has supported more than 575 startups—now it’s time to more effectively communicate how these startups have mitigated greenhouse gas emissions and therefore the climate impact of the Greentown community. The incubators’ startup member companies are generally categorized by the largest greenhouse gas emitting sectors including agriculture and water, transportation, electricity and energy, manufacturing and heavy industry, the built environment, and resiliency and adaptation. Given the breadth of technologies that have been developed and are being developed at Greentown’s two incubators in Somerville, MA and Houston, TX, and the stage of these technologies, it is time for the incubator to establish a more standardized approach to communicating its community’s measurable climate impact.
The intern will serve in a largely independent role but will be expected to collaborate with many of the departments across the Greentown Labs team. Their work will be closely tied to and informed by the efforts of the memberships, community, operations, and investor program teams.
Qualifications
Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, data-savvy, and passionate about quantifying climate solutions’ impact. Proficiency in data analysis and experience with analytical software is preferred. This internship offers hands-on experience in supporting climate innovation and contributing to a sustainable future.
Timeline
While subject to change, we anticipate the 12 weeks of work will feature:
Weeks 1-2: Orientation and Planning [2] – June 2 & 9 weeks
- Introduction and orientation to Greentown Labs, goals of the internship, and meeting some member companies.
- Review existing data, tools, and frameworks.
- Collaborate with the team to define key climate impact metrics.
- Begin to outline the data platform’s goals and project plan.
Weeks 3-7: Data Collection Framework Development [4] – June 16, 23, 30, July 7 weeks
- Design data collection methodologies and tools.
- Develop surveys, templates, and workflows for member companies.
- Pilot initial data collection with a small subset of companies.
- Solicit feedback from team members and refine the platform.
Weeks 8-9: Platform Development and Integration [2] – July 14 & 21 weeks
- Build and test the data platform for tracking and measuring impact.
- Integrate collected data into the platform and ensure functionality.
- Incorporate data visualization tools to highlight key insights, as available.
Weeks 9-10: Analysis and Reporting [2] – July 28 and August 4 weeks
- Analyze trends and metrics from the collected data.
- Draft initial reports/outline of reports summarizing climate impact findings.
- Solicit feedback from team members and refine the analysis.
Weeks 11-12: Final Presentation and Handoff [2] – August 11 & 18 weeks
- Prepare and present a final report and demo of the data platform.
- Develop documentation and training materials for ongoing use.
- Share recommendations for future improvements.
Background
Greentown Labs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit accelerating climatetech innovation and commercialization by empowering entrepreneurs and enabling collaboration. As the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America—with locations in Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas—Greentown convenes the climatetech ecosystem to provide entrepreneurs the community, connections, and resources they need to thrive. Greentown is home to more than 200 startups and has supported more than 575 since its founding in 2011; these startups have collectively created more than 13,500 jobs and raised more than $8.2 billion in funding. For more information, visit www.greentownlabs.com.
