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From Movements to Managers: Crossing Organizational Boundaries in the Field of Sustainability
- Northwestern University (IL)
- University of Bath
This study investigates a route to occupational activism whereby individuals with significant experience in a social movement enter organizational positions that have been established to address those same movement's ...
- Posted June 15, 2023
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What can Sustainability Schools Learn from the Career Services Offered at Business Schools?
- University of Michigan (MI)
Increasingly, the importance of sustainability as a goal for different sectors in society is becoming paramount. Given the importance and urgency of this, the objective of this paper is to ...
- Posted June 15, 2023
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The Future of Work and Implications for Sustainability in TVET
- Colleges and Institutes Canada (ON)
According to many reports on sustainability, ambitious net-zero goals will require millions of workers to learn new job skills over the next decade. The world’s transportation, energy, and manufacturing ...
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Student Fellowship Programs in Sustainability
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NM)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
- Antioch University (OH)
This live networking and discussion session will be led by current National Wildlife Federation student fellows and program staff and will explore opportunities for meaningful fellowship programs and provide a ...
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Stay Rad, Post Grad
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
Are you graduating? Are you panicking? Or maybe you know exactly what you want to do, but it’s just a matter of making it happen. Join the PLAN staff ...
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Sustainability based careers and graduate prospects
- University of West London
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aim to create a sustainable global future through seventeen inter-related objectives that encompass the environment, social justice, and good governance. Countries are deploying national ...
- Posted May 20, 2022
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Sustainability & Environmental Career Exploration Series
- Tulane University (LA)
This presentation will share a new approach to career exploration developed for the spring of 2021 by the Tulane Office of Sustainability. The series brought together a number of existing ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Sustainability Job Descriptions & Details
- AASHE (PA)
This spreadsheet is designed to capture key information about sustainability staff (non-teaching) positions in higher education.
Anyone can add positions and details to the file. Please add position information in ...
- Posted Nov. 16, 2021
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Green Career Planning Workshop with the National Wildlife Federation
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
A goal without a plan is merely a wish - start writing your green career plan today in this interactive workshop, utilizing the National Wildlife Federation's Career Center resources and ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Sustainability Professionals: Helping Students Prepare for Sustainability Related Careers
- Denison University (OH)
In 2019, Denison's Office of Sustainability launched a new program called the Sustainability Professionals Initiative. Today's organizations, big and small, public and private, are being required to take ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Sustainability in Higher Education as a Career Path
- American University (DC)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Southwestern University (TX)
- University of Mississippi (MS)
Are you a student, graduate student, or young professional with a passion for sustainability in higher education? Are you unsure how to turn your passion into a collegiate career? You ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Villanova University 2020 Sustainable Career Panel Series: Under 30
- Villanova University (PA)
This panel series highlights the amazing work Villanova alumni are doing to create a sustainable future for all of us. The Under 30 panel features: Kevin Corbusier a Sustainability Project ...
- Posted June 10, 2021
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2020 Sustainable Career Panel Series: Public Service
- Villanova University (PA)
This panel series highlights the amazing work Villanova alumni are doing to create a sustainable future for all of us. The Public Service panel features: Mike Garland, Director of Environmental ...
- Posted June 10, 2021
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Increasing University Competitiveness through Assessment of Green Content in Curriculum and Eco-Labeling in Higher Education
- University of Novi Sad
- Educons University
Growing environmental problems and increasing requirements of green jobs force universities around the world not only to transform their curricula but also to enrich existing ones with contents related to ...
- Posted May 28, 2021
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Green Economy Marketing in Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Kenya
- Technical University of Mombasa
Green skills are relevant for Sustainable Development for the modern economy. To adapt green economy, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) are important in the contribution towards its success ...
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Priming the Sustainability Talent Pipeline: Indiana Sustainability Development Program
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- Indiana University Kokomo (IN)
- Indiana University South Bend (IN)
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) (IN)
The Indiana Sustainability Development Program (ISDP) is a privately funded sustainability workforce development initiative led by Sustain IU (the Office of Sustainability at Indiana University), which pairs students with organizations ...
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Finding a Career that Aligns with Your Values
- Atrius (CA)
One of the most challenging things after college is not just finding a career, but finding a career that aligns with what you believe in, one that helps you grow ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Talent Talks: Bringing Your Environmental Values to Work
- Environmental Defense Fund (DC)
With corporate recruiting season just around the corner, you might be spending time thinking about what might make you stand out in a crowded marketplace. What you may not know ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Does the knowledge economy advance the green economy? An evaluation of green jobs in the 100 largest metropolitan regions in the United States
- Australian National University
- Wageningen University
Institutions of higher education are significant economic engines and innovative places in local economies: they directly employ large numbers of people, often with well-paying jobs; they are magnets for businesses ...
- Posted March 15, 2019
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Engaging Students and Low-Income Community Members: Successes in Conservation and Social Equity
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
The FLOWS program (Foundation for Leaders Organizing for Water and Sustainability), is made up of diverse CU Boulder Environmental Center student staff and historically marginalized community members that team up ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Professional Skills in Sustainability
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- AASHE (PA)
There is often a mismatch between the learning outcomes of higher education programs and the professional skills required for sustainability jobs. This webinar provides an overview of professional skills in ...
- Posted Sept. 6, 2018
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Boot Camp Trainees Pitch Ideas to Potential Employer
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Virginia Tech students Tyneshia Griffin and Virginia Pellington pitch their ideas to the Sustainability Boot Camp's Founding Partner, Trane, during an on-site Think Tank Challenge in Ashland, VA. The ...
- Posted July 30, 2018
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Career Paths in Sustainability
- Duke University (NC)
The Managing Director of the Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment at Duke University provides guidance for students on exploring careers in sustainability. She emphasizes the connections between ...
- Posted May 8, 2018
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Green Industries Career Fair!
- Suffolk County Community College (NY)
During the Month of April Career Services and Office of Sustainability joined together to host a Career specific Job Fair, called “Green Industries Job Fair”. Our goal was to connect ...
- Posted April 30, 2018
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2016 National Solar Jobs Census
The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2016 is the seventh annual update on employment, trends, and projected growth in the U.S. solar industry. The Solar Jobs Census ...
- Posted Feb. 5, 2018
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sustainability Education for Public Two-Year Colleges
- Seminole State College of Florida (FL)
Even as an increasing number of employers seek personnel skilled in renewable energy technologies and sustainable design, companies overwhelmingly hire individuals for 'green jobs' who possess that knowledge within the ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Energizing Campuses & Communities Through More Meaningful and Applied Learning
- Skyline College (CA)
- Strategic Energy Innovations (CA)
This networking meeting is open to all campus stakeholders interested in the Energize Colleges program. Current and potential future campus partners are invited to discuss year one successes and challenges ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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How a New Learning Lab Becomes a Continuous Career Fair and Sustainability Jobs Hub
- Sacramento City College (CA)
- Trane (TX)
The Sacramento City College Mechanical Electrical Technology (MET) Program has been in place for decades. In recent years, enrollment has leveled off but local industry still has a relative high ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Market Data: Building Energy Management Systems
This report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for building energy management systems (BEMSs), examining technology trends, and providing forecasts, segmented by region, offering type, and customer type, through ...
- Posted Oct. 25, 2017
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Green Chemistry Research Report
This market assessment by Pike Research estimates the current size of the green chemical industry - which includes waste minimization in the chemical production process; replacement of existing products with less ...
- Posted Oct. 25, 2017
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Careers in Sustainability: Current Job Trends and Future Growth
This report, based on interviews with 658 Canadian organizations, provides insight on key sustainability employment trends in Canada. It finds that over 50,000 professionals spend 50% or more of ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2017
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Careers in organic food production
This article describes the workers who are involved in producing organic food, certifying it, and bringing it to consumers. Although the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does not ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2017
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2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
The 2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) finds that the Traditional Energy and Energy Efficiency sectors today employ approximately 6.4 million Americans. These sectors increased in 2016 ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2017
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Now Hiring: The Growth of America’s Clean Energy & Sustainability Jobs
- Environmental Defense Fund (DC)
This report examines the growth of sustainability jobs in the United States. Key findings include:
- Sustainability jobs represent a large and growing portion of the U.S. workforce across multiple ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2017
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Solar Training and Hiring Insights 2017
This report aims to increase understanding of U.S. solar training, hiring practices, and market trends to help the industry make better, more informed decisions. It aggregates and analyzes data ...
- Posted Sept. 11, 2017
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Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2017
Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2017 presents the status of renewable energy employment, both by technology and in selected countries, over the past year. In this fourth edition, the ...
- Posted Sept. 11, 2017
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Students see promise in careers in the business of sustainability
- Colby College (ME)
- College of the Atlantic (ME)
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
- AASHE (PA)
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) (OR)
Two small, isolated Maine colleges that focus on sustainability and the environment know they aren’t for everyone.
Students have to work in the local community, where they experience the ...
- Posted April 20, 2017
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Sustainability Career Resources List
- U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
This Google sheet lists job boards focused on sustainability as well as related resources.
- Posted March 3, 2017
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2015 National Solar Jobs Census
- George Washington University (DC)
The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2015 is the sixth annual update of current employment, trends, and projected growth in the U.S. solar industry. It found that ...
- Posted Feb. 1, 2017
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Energy Efficiency Jobs in America
This report finds that energy efficiency is a massive employer with 1.9 million jobs nationwide and thousands of jobs in each and every state. The report, based on U ...
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Clean Jobs America: A comprehensive analysis of clean energy jobs in America
In this comprehensive analysis of clean energy and clean transportation jobs, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) finds that more than 2.5 million Americans now work in clean energy at businesses across ...
- Posted Jan. 27, 2017
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The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America
- The Pew Charitable Trusts (DC)
Despite a lack of sustained policy attention and investment, the emerging clean energy economy has grown considerably - extending to all 50 states, engaging a wide variety of workers and generating ...
- Posted Jan. 27, 2017
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Sustainability is everyone's job, but some get paid for it
- Macalester College (MN)
- University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
Employees whose sole job is to improve "ecofriendliness" are popping up at colleges and businesses in Minnesota and elsewhere.
- Posted May 3, 2016
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Job Market Sees Growing Demand For Sustainability Managers
Way back before the turn of the century (when we partied like it was 1999), I could count the number of real "sustainability managers" on my fingers and toes and ...
- Posted April 15, 2016
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POWER Careers in Sustainability: Inviting the Next Generation to be Agents of Change
- University of Virginia (VA)
Interest in sustainability in government, industry, and higher education has led to a rapid expansion of employment opportunities for sustainability professionals. Yet many young people, who may be considering their ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Achieving Sustainability-related Employment- How School of Sustainability at ASU achieves success in employment for graduates.
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The desired end result is career employment for graduates with degrees in sustainability. Yet we continually hear that green jobs and opportunities are limited and stagnant at best. At the ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Educating Energy Professionals of the Future
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Xcel Energy
What's needed in our programs to educate future energy leaders? How will the gap of 50% of the utility workforce retiring in the next decade be filled? How can ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Student Summit Closing - Leading an Impact Life: Landing a Green Job and Speaking Truth to Power
- Bard College (NY)
- AASHE (PA)
How can I get a job saving the planet? Keynote speaker Dr. Eban Goodstein will detail a strategy on how to build the sustainability career you want, in the place ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Aligning sustainability education with the needs of business
- Global Council Science and the Environment (DC)
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) (OR)
How is higher education preparing students to be sustainability professionals? What sustainability skills do businesses look for? How can professional certification help businesses, academics and most importantly, the students themselves ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building Self-Care, Resiliency and Emotional Intelligence Into Your Sustainability Career and Advocacy
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Sustainability issues have reached a critical peak of importance. We need all hands on deck to address the urgent goals of environmental justice by utilizing the best political and personal ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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