Change by Degrees

🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at Change by Degrees! Wishing you and your loved ones a season filled with joy, love, and wonderful memories. Thank you for being part of our journey this year. ✨ Dr Tara Shine Madeleine Murray Per-Fredrik Hagermark Linda Gash Tor McIntosh Sarah Buckley John Haverty 🎶 John Haverty

🎧 Tis the Season for Sustainable Laughs! Join environmental comedian Jon Long and our very own Dr Tara Shine for the Carbon Lifeforms Christmas Special! 🎄 This 2023 festive episode is packed with laughs, fun facts, and practical advice to help you tackle the most wonderful (and wasteful) time of the year. ✨ Get clever with leftovers, rethink traditions, and learn easy ways to cut back on waste this Christmas. 🎙 Relisten now on BBC Sounds: https://lnkd.in/d5CjFurB Let’s make this Christmas merry, bright, and a little greener. 🌱 #Sustainability #SustainableChristmas #GiftWrapping #EcoFriendly #GreenGifting #CarbonLifeforms #JonLong #BBC #BBCSounds Dr Tara Shine Madeleine Murray Per-Fredrik Hagermark Tor McIntosh Linda Gash Sarah Buckley John Haverty

Sustainability is about kindness and care, for people and our planetary home. In our work we emphasise a focus on people and social sustainability, as much as we focus on the environment and business ethics.✨   This year, instead of giving corporate gifts we are focusing on kindness to people. We're supporting the Good Shepherd Cork - GSC, which looks after women, girls and children who find themselves homeless and in need of love, care and support.     Happy Christmas and a safe, happy and sustainable New Year to you all!🎄✨   The Change by Degrees Team Dr Tara Shine Madeleine Murray Linda Gash Tor McIntosh Per-Fredrik Hagermark John Haverty Sarah Buckley #Sustainability #SustainableChristmas #MerryChristmas #Christmas #GreenGifting #CorporateGifting #GoodShepherdCork

🎄 Welcome to Regional Skills West December Issue 2 🎅 🔥 Hot Off the Press: If you missed our latest Sales Professionals Network TikTok event watch here the video and photos 👉 https://lnkd.in/dFf7ktR2 🧬 New Biopharma Industry Group: A Biopharma Industry Skills Roundtable was recently held in Galway where academic and leading industry representatives had the opportunity to explore collaboration and partnership with each other and Regional Skills West 📊 💡 Funded Training Opportunities: ✔️ Elevate your organisation’s sustainability capabilities with Change by Degrees’ theme- and function-specific courses ✔️Galway and Roscommon ETB eCollege Online Learning Platform ✔️Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board leitrim Employer Information Sessions every Wednesday. Link to register: https://lnkd.in/efhzuTPi ✔️ 2025 MicroCreds Courses 🎉 Upcoming Events: itag & itag Skillnet's Cyber Forum Event Future-Proofing Your Business: NIS2, Cyber Insurance and Threat Preparedness  Register here: https://lnkd.in/d9U3Sfyb   Stay in the loop and ahead of the curve with our curated content, designed to keep you informed and inspired. Don't miss out on the latest happenings and valuable insights from [Your Company/Organization]! Happy reading! Happy Reading! https://lnkd.in/dFf7ktR2

🌍 Dr Tara Shine's latest article for The Currency, 'A Turning Point in the Politics of Climate Change', explores how national and global elections in 2024 shaped climate action. 🗳️📉   This year’s elections were a mixed bag for climate: setbacks with Trump’s re-election in the US and the rise of the far right in Europe contrast with hopeful developments like the UK Labour Party’s strong climate agenda and Mexico electing an energy scientist as president. ✨   In the article, Tara dives into the ripple effects these political shifts have on international cooperation, particularly at COP29 in Azerbaijan. She highlights the critical connection between national politics and international climate negotiations, where ambitious progress often meets resistance from fossil-fuel economies.   🇮🇪 Closer to home, she examines Ireland’s recent elections, where climate change was barely mentioned despite its ties to housing, cost-of-living, and healthcare crises. With major parties receiving poor ratings on climate action, the road to 2030 targets looks challenging.   🖋️ As Tara writes: “The next five years will make or break our collective future. If we fail to act, the costs will be much more than EU fines—extreme weather, competitive disadvantages, and missed economic opportunities await.”   She calls for bold leadership, better communication, and stronger coalition commitments to deliver on renewable energy, greener homes, sustainable transport, and nature restoration—all while ensuring fairness and inclusivity. 🌱💪   📰 Read Tara’s full insights on The Currency website: https://lnkd.in/euj_9BWY Dr Tara Shine Madeleine Murray Per-Fredrik Hagermark Tor McIntosh Linda Gash John Haverty Linda Gash

🎁 Sustainable Wrapping, Made Easy! Gift-giving doesn’t have to come with a mountain of waste. By rethinking how we wrap presents, we can give gifts that are kinder to the planet. 🌍 ✨ Skip shiny, glittery paper—it’s often plastic-based and non-recyclable. Opt for natural, recyclable paper instead. ✨ Swap tape for string—natural string is a stylish, eco-friendly alternative to sticky tape. ✨ Get creative—use reusable items like tea towels or decorate bottles with cinnamon sticks and herbs. ✨ Reuse gift bags—they’re perfect for passing on the joy without the waste! 🎥 Watch our YouTube video for more easy tips to wrap sustainably this Christmas: https://lnkd.in/gcBvzqy8 Let’s wrap up a greener holiday season together. 🎄✨ #Sustainability #SustainableChristmas #GiftWrapping #EcoFriendly #GreenGifting Dr Tara Shine Madeleine Murray Per-Fredrik Hagermark Sarah Buckley Linda Gash Tor McIntosh John Haverty

We’re thrilled to welcome Dublin Port to the Change by Degrees learning community! 🌍✨   They’ve kicked things off by upskilling their executive management team with our Sustainability and Climate Leadership course. The team worked through the course both independently and together as a leadership team, where they regularly met up to discuss and work through the modules and exercises – a process that everyone found highly valuable. Well done to the whole team for completing the course, including Eamonn O'Leary, Dublin Port's CFO, who proudly showed us his certificate of completion! Over the coming months we’ll be working together to build sustainability skills across the organisation.   At Change by Degrees, we know that sustainability is all about action – and action starts with people 🚀   Find out more about our Sustainability and Climate Leadership course here: https://lnkd.in/eV2CGqei Dr Tara Shine Madeleine Murray Per-Fredrik Hagermark Sarah Buckley Linda Gash John Haverty Tor McIntosh Marie Porter Barry O Connell Clare Anderson John Fairley Cormac Kennedy Seán Loughman CAPT MIKE MCKENNA Eamonn O'Leary Claire Percy Ken Rooney   #sustainability #leadership #newclient

Well done Tom Kilburn on completing our Sustainability 101 course! 👏

Change by Degrees is thrilled to join the Learnovate Centre, Trinity College Dublin network, becoming part of an esteemed community of over 70 global companies united by a shared passion for the future of work and learning. Funded by Enterprise Ireland and the IDA, Learnovate leads the way in cutting-edge research and thought leadership for the global learning and development community, with a focus on innovative learning technologies. Our digital learning team is excited to collaborate, learn, and grow within this incredible network. This partnership will help us further align our learning platform, products, and community of practice with our vision: empowering every individual on the planet to make sustainability their superpower. A heartfelt thanks to David Farrelly, Louise Keegan, and Janet Benson for the warm welcome! 🌱  Dr Tara Shine Madeleine Murray Per-Fredrik Hagermark Sarah Buckley Linda Gash Tor McIntosh John Haverty

🎄 Sustainable Christmas, made simple! The choice of Christmas trees and decorations can feel overwhelming, but small changes can make a big impact. Whether it’s picking the right tree or rethinking your décor, sustainability is easier than you think! 🌱 ✨Choose real trees—buy locally to reduce carbon emissions & mulch them to reduce methane gas. ✨Opt for living trees in pots—reuse them year after year. ✨Make your artificial tree last—it’s plastic and non-recyclable, so give it a long life! ✨ Skip the new theme every year—use decorations that tell a story and pass them down through generations. 🎥 Watch our YouTube video for simple tips to make sustainable choices this Christmas: https://lnkd.in/d3WvB-wE Let’s make this a Christmas to remember—for all the right reasons. 🌱 #Sustainability #SustainableChristmas #ChristmasTrees #ChristmasDecorations #ClimateChange #GreenChristmas Dr Tara Shine Madeleine Murray Per-Fredrik Hagermark Tor McIntosh Linda Gash Sarah Buckley John Haverty