Green Jobs

LSE, 6th March 2009

LEAD International

People, Planet, ProfitWhy Green is the new pink...

• Fast growing sector

• Sustainability becoming key aspect in all business models (financial crisis)

• Change in social norms towards environmentalism

What does a Green Job look like?

Alex Fowler, Energy and Environment Specialist Advisor, One North East

Maria Spyridonos, Qualified Primary School Teacher, Ministry of Education and Culture

Tom Dodd, Policy Officer CSR, European Commission, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry

Green Jobs = Thinking outside the box

• The world needs innovation to bring about sustainability.

• How can you make sustainability happen everywhere?

Social Entrepreneurship

• Danny Carnegie http://www.ukaware.com/

• Jamie Andrewshttp://www.loco2travel.com/

The Hub http://the-hub.net/

•People who see and do things differently •Places for working, meeting, innovating, learning and relaxing •Ideas that might just change the world a little

Networks and Networking

• Meet the right people

• Keep up with what's going on

• Volunteer in action campaigning

Where to find out what's happening...

• http://www.justmeans.com/

• http://www.charitypeople.com/

• http://www.environmentjob.co.uk/

• http://www.mladiinfo.com/

• http://www.eldis.org/

• http://www.meetup.com/21stCenturyNetwork/

Develop a Vision

• If you have a vision for how a sustainable future will look then you will be able to make it happen anywhere

• To work in the green sector is easy, to make a difference to the planet takes vision and strong leadership