{"id":8055,"date":"2025-07-29T12:09:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=8055"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:09:20","slug":"student-case-study-question-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/07\/29\/student-case-study-question-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Case Study:\u00a0Question ZERO\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Name of Student:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Alfie\u00a0Kottler\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Green Consumer Behaviour Analyst&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Company Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Question ZERO&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Organisation:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Question ZERO is a UK based sustainability benchmarking platform that empowers consumers to make informed choices by providing verified environmental ratings for brands. Aligned with the UN Global Compact, it helps companies demonstrate accountability while enabling billions of consumers to drive collective climate action through transparency and data-driven decision-making.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your biggest achievement on your internship?<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining engagement in meetings and always trying to ask thoughtful questions. The field work was successful and I gained useful data for the company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Were there any challenges and how did you overcome these?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While consulting with certain shops, I faced challenges such as low footfall and poor signal. 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