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Sustainability Professionals

For those working in the broad field of sustainability- agriculture, green building, CSR, responsible and ethical sourcing.

Network Leader: Rebecca Graham

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Bernard Ferret New Study Concludes Renewable Energy Will Create More Jobs Than Fossil Fuels in Virginia: http://www.thegreenjobbank.com/stories/virginia-renewable-energy-to-crea...

2 weeks ago from Sustainability Professionals

Bernard Ferret Hundreds of Internships listed on The Green Job Bank: http://tinyurl.com/c2j3bet

5 weeks ago from Sustainability Professionals

Bernard Ferret 2012 will a be record year for green jobs! 28,000 new jobs found already, which is 40% of last year's total in less than 3 months! http://www.thegreenjobbank.com/green-blog/28000-green-jobs-indexed-since...

8 weeks ago from Sustainability Professionals

Bernard Ferret New Green VC Fund Gets US Government Backing... hopefully creating more sustainability companies! http://www.thegreenjobbank.com/stories/new-green-vc-fund-gets-us-governm...

9 weeks ago from Sustainability Professionals

Bernard Ferret More green jobs every month! http://www.thegreenjobbank.com/green-blog/february-another-record-month-...

10 weeks ago from Sustainability Professionals

Bernard Ferret Are you looking for a "green" job? I just completed 3 studies about green job creation by green companies funded by venture capital. I looked at GE's Ecomagination Challenge winners (http://tinyurl.com/3jxqas3), and startups funded by Khosla Ventures (http://tinyurl.com/4y337gn), and Kleiner-Perkins (http://tinyurl.com/3o7t4ac). Theses startups are the "hot" ones that attract major venture capitalists, and some of them will be the big winners in the green economy.

43 weeks ago from Green Jobs, Green Technology, Green and Environmental industries and Sustainability Professionals 2 more

Edward Antrobus This is, in fact, a rant. So feel free to ignore it. But what am I doing wrong here? After checking every day over a dozen company job boards, job search aggregators, and specialty job boards, I find about 1-2 mediocre-fitting listings a week, and a good fitting listing about every 2 months. Applying and even following up produces 0 results 90% of time. Networking over 2 years has dug up 3 people in my field who have all refused to meet in person and provided a total of 1 referral. *End rant*

46 weeks ago from Rocky Mountain Networking, Entry-Level Young Professionals, Green and Environmental industries and Sustainability Professionals 2 more

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Regina Richardson: Edward, I'm getting in touch with the TEK folks I know to see if they have any ideas...the company is worldwide, so there should be other points ...MoreEdward, I'm getting in touch with the TEK folks I know to see if they have any ideas...the company is worldwide, so there should be other points of contact I can dig up. :)
45 weeks ago

Ty Unglebower: You assume the fact that nothing happens means you are doing anything wrong. It is a combination of bad luck and a terrible job economy that each ...MoreYou assume the fact that nothing happens means you are doing anything wrong. It is a combination of bad luck and a terrible job economy that each year is slanted more and more against the average worker.
45 weeks ago

TOP IDEA: Becky Benishek Where does CSR--corporate social responsibility--rank when you’re researching a company or organization? Is it a deal-breaker if the company doesn't get involved? Or do you see it as an opportunity to start your own programs? http://bit.ly/e0nqb5

69 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals and Sustainability Professionals

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Michael Dvorscak: hmmm...sounds like a business idea. Start a company that helps organizations design a CSR strategy and implement it. Any takers?
68 weeks ago

Alyssa Maas: @Michael - interesting idea. However a lot of big companies hire CSR experts to align their culture and philosophies with a CSR stance. For me a ...More@Michael - interesting idea. However a lot of big companies hire CSR experts to align their culture and philosophies with a CSR stance. For me a company's mission statement should clearly outline their CSR position and I often look to this statement when researching future employers. If you can't say in a few sentences what corporate responsibility means to your company, then you probably aren't going to be able to uphold any type of commitment. At the end of the day it comes down to accountability - those organizations that put more effort into a CSR campaign should hold themselves accountable for all the commitments they make. This is when CSR becomes a way of life - rather than a marketing ploy.
68 weeks ago

Valentina Thörner da Cruz Good morning everybody, I was just wondering if you are working in the field of sustainability, or if you are interested in doing so?

118 weeks ago from Sustainability Professionals

Claire Veuthey: Hi Valentina, as said below I work for a company that provides research on other companies' sustainability activities (or lack thereof.) What ...MoreHi Valentina, as said below I work for a company that provides research on other companies' sustainability activities (or lack thereof.) What about you?
118 weeks ago

Valentina Thörner da Cruz: I would like to work in that field (my Spanish blog is all about sustainability in companies), but at this moment I work in an internet marketing ...MoreI would like to work in that field (my Spanish blog is all about sustainability in companies), but at this moment I work in an internet marketing company as inventory manager. It is interesting, but nothing I want to do for the rest of my life ;) I have been looking into further education in the sustainability field, but as I have already a Master in Innovation and another one in Quality for now I will go for meeting with people, getting contacts etc ;)
118 weeks ago

Claire Veuthey Rebecca, what was your intent in creating this network? And what's your role specifically in this field? I'll start: I'm a researcher for a responsible investment research provider; our clients are mostly institutional investors. Looking forward to your reply!

123 weeks ago from Sustainability Professionals