Nestle Waters/Poland Spring (through Clean Air - Cool Planet Fellows Program)
At Poland Spring Bottling, a Nestle Waters North America company, Christina Bosch completed three projects.
The first consisted of pilot product life cycle assessments at each of the company's three Maine plants. The second two related to the water tankering truck fleet. For these, Christina drafted an environmental and safety management system that assesses and documents risks to inform improvements and that can be audited under ISO standards; and she wrote case studies of fuel efficiency projects that to date have saved the company thousands of dollars, thousands of gallons of fuel and avoided tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
As a Clean Air - Cool Planet climate fellow, Christina had the opportunity to participate in professional development sessions organized by CA-CP, and to collaborate and network with other fellows.
Internship Details
| Organization | Nestle Waters/Poland Spring (through Clean Air - Cool Planet Fellows Program) - Hollis, ME |
| Employment Sector |
Non-Governmental Organization/Non-Profit |
| Student's Field of Study |
Sustainable Systems |
| Dual Degree Student? | Business |
| Topic Areas of Internship |
Environmental Impact, Climate Change/Global Warming, and Water Resources |
| Duration & Dates | 11 weeks, starting 6/1/2009 |
| Skills Gained |
Analytical Skills, Strong Interpersonal Skills, and Problem Solving |
| Duties Performed |
Conduct Studies/Research, Create Reports, and Data Analysis |
| How Student Obtained Internship | Family/Friend Referral |
| Paid or Unpaid? |
Paid and the student received Erb Institute Funding |