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96% of young workers want their company do to more about sustainability Research consistently shows that younger workers want their companies to prioritize sustainability. Here’s what leaders can do

A strong sustainability strategy makes employers more appealing. For those looking for jobs, a company's sustainability credentials matter. A Deloitte study found 40% of Gen Z and Millennials have or plan to change jobs due to sustainability concerns. Even more are pressuring businesses to take action. So, climate action has become an important tool for employers to attract and retain talent. Our new partnership with Magnit enables employers to involve their teams in their sustainability efforts. Our tools allow teams to measure, reduce and offset their carbon footprint. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3QAWsEw

If your Spring clean-up includes finding a different job, learning more about sustainability is crucial to increase your chances of landing a role. Click here to learn some ways to increase your sustainability knowledge. https://lnkd.in/e7dg_B_f #BSIUSA #Sustainability

If your Spring clean-up includes finding a different job, learning more about sustainability is crucial to increase your chances of landing a role. Click here to learn some ways to increase your sustainability knowledge. https://lnkd.in/e7dg_B_f #BSIUSA #Sustainability

I've been diving into Deloitte’s 2024 CxO Sustainability Report, which surveyed over 2,100 executives across 27 countries about their changing views on sustainability. What I found is incredibly encouraging! Here are some standout stats: 💰 85% of CxOs have increased their sustainability investments over the past year, up from 75% in 2023. 🧑💼 70% of executives expect climate change to significantly impact their business strategies in the next three years, rising from 61% last year. 🔥 And here’s the best part: 92% of CxOs believe they can grow while reducing greenhouse gas emissions! It’s clear that sustainability is becoming a key focus for businesses, and many are recognizing the opportunities it presents. This excites me deeply! For years, I’ve been advocating that businesses can be both profitable and sustainable. It’s fantastic to see so many CxOs embracing this potential. I’d love to hear your thoughts! Has your business made noticeable strides toward more sustainable practices? Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/efJfrHwM

Ambition just hits different in sustainability. The next promotion and a bigger pay packet, just don’t cut it. Just like GDP is an over-simplified measure of national success in desperate of an update, it’s well past due that we updated our cultural understanding of what ‘ambition’ is professionally too. Sustainability professionals are often on the bleeding edge of redefining exactly what it means to be ‘ambitious’. We’re asking ourselves the tough questions about what the future needs to look like if it’s going to bring about not just a bigger bank balance, but a better world for us all. And yet, too often, I’ve noticed the question, “Is it OK to want this?” holding amazing people back from doing incredible things. It’s what makes me want to shout from the rooftops, that YES it does count as ambitious to want: 💪 To be free to challenge the status quo, without editing your voice 💪 Ownership of decisions about where you focus your work and therefore the impact it has 💪 To finish work at a time that means you can be with family, friends, your community and nature 💪 To work in an environment where people share your values - for people, purpose and planet over profit 💪 To work hands-on, on a local scale where you can see and feel the impact you’re making 💪 To collaborate rather than compete with the people in your industry 💪 To slow down and work at a pace that allows us to think creatively, listen to ourselves and travel consciously 💪 To be able to talk openly about your wellbeing, global injustice and climate without fearing losing professional opportunities By being ambitious about creating those things in your own work, you are paving the way for others to follow. That absolutely IS part of the work of creating a society that’s truly shaped up to tackle the challenges we face. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. So, what do you reckon? What needs to be included in an updated definition of ‘ambition’ in this critical decade? -- I help sustainability specialists figure out ‘where next?’ in their careers... so they can have more impact and joy. 🙌 If that sounds like something you want, come join me for the next Sustainability Leadership Boost webinar on 18th April where I’ll be diving into tools and techniques to help you do just that! 👇 https://lnkd.in/emY3MDis

What stands out in this Trellis Group article from Joel Makower is that #sustainability is an inherently optimistic profession, one where we focus on solutions & the ability to create a better future. Despite challenges, the story underscores that most sustainability professionals remain optimistic about their work.   As we look ahead to 2025, I share this sense of optimism. As long as we stay focused on the tangible business benefits that sustainability initiatives can and do deliver for companies, we’ll continue to drive progress.   #CorporateSustainability #EnvironmentalLeadership

Sustainability professionals should not have to struggle alone with these issues, their care and motivation to 'do good' cannot be what sustains and keeps them in their roles. There needs to be more acknowledgement of the real challenges sustainability professionals face and more support for them to overcome them. Here's a clip from the end of Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs, PhD and I's presentation on our research findings about the 'Support Needed for Sustainability Professionals to Thrive' where we interviewed 28 sustainability professionals about the highs and lows of their role and what skills and support they need. The 5 common challenges we found in the interviews were: 💠 Imposter syndrome - the feeling of not knowing 'enough' 💠 Eco-anxiety - feeling strong emotions about the state of the world which exacerbated the stress felt in the role, and feeling the need to hide or mask these emotions at work 💠 Loneliness - feeling like an outsider, feeling a lack of belonging and that you aren't being listened to, heard or appreciated 💠Internal greenwashing - witnessing a lack of action or investment in sustainability initiatives from the organisation, despite verbal commitment 💠Lack of career progression - lack of opportunities to progress or be appropriately compensation for the role We compared these challenges with the existing competency frameworks for sustainability professionals. And found 2 core skills that are being under-recognised: ⚪ Personal Resilience: emotional intelligence, self-care, setting boundaries, and seeking support to manage the emotional demands of work. ⚪ Persuasion & Comfort with Conflict: balancing truth-telling with motivation, building trust through collaboration, valuing diverse perspectives, and skillfully navigating conflicts and power dynamics. I share more in the video about what we hope to do with these research findings. If you are interested in talking about the findings of our research or can share these findings with organisations that are employing, managing and supporting sustainability professionals, who might be able to use or share our research, we would appreciate it. The links to the full presentation video, the research results and the other documents I mention are linked below.

When you work in sustainability, it feels to me that ambition isn’t a measure of personal success, climbing a ladder or achieving the next CPD badge. The goal is bigger than yourself, you’re committed to an ambition that eclipses your career, and you’re part of a cross organisation, cross industry ‘team’ working to shift the agenda and deliver an impact far greater than your next promotion. You choose sustainability because you believe humans and businesses have a role to play in securing the future for our planet. Surely these are values and priorities that could be an important part of everyone’s definition of ambition and success? Not just those who choose to wear the sustainability badge. Love this post below, let’s challenge the status quo and change the future of ambition. #sustainability #business #goals #ambition

What comes in 5’s, gets your people talking about sustainability, and informs and delights? If you’re planning your sustainability events for 2025, or want to finish this year on an energetic high, we might have something for you. Our 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 in a nutshell: • 5 x popular topics that attract the greenies and non-greenies too (scroll the carousel to view) • Designed to mix and match, or have them all. • 60 mins on Teams or Zooms. We can deliver certain sessions in person too. We’re proud to have run the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 with companies including Virgin Media O2, Clarke Willmott, Immediate Media, GoCardless, Gamma and many more. And 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 for companies of all shapes and sizes. Here’s some of the things they say: “𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 10 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 10!!” Michelle Whitehead - Sustainability Lead. Immediate Media ‘𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘡𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺.’ Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer Virgin Media O2. We’re confident your people will enjoy them too. Like to know more? DM me and I’ll send the details over to you _____________________________________________________________ I’m co-founder of Couch to Carbon Zero. We make smart climate action easy for busy people. We work with organisations to engage their workforces on sustainability and to make it aspirational and fun. If you like the sound of that…follow or DM me Or visit our website to find out how we could help you (see link in my profile)