Fancy a sustainability summer camp? It’s a stressful time for anyone who cares about the future of our people and planet. The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there are only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people. It can be hard as an individual to know how to…
Ruby Dixon, who attended the 2018 Catalyst Bootcamp in Bristol, tells us all about her experience of it and her journey as a changemaker. I am 17 and currently completing my A-levels in: government and politics, sociology, and French. Alongside this I’m completing an Extended Project Qualification on the subject of fast fashion and doing my Duke of Edinburgh Silver award. Outside of school I enjoy reading, art, and cycling. I also take part in a young ambassador’s group at…
Interview by Sophie Harvey-Rich, a member of our Young Women’s Advisory Board who attended our first ever Catalyst Bootcamp in 2017 Following the wave of consciousness that was Blue Planet II, the world has well and truly woken up to the realities of our plastic-ridden oceans. According to a poll by the Earthwatch Institute, 91% of the public now aim to reduce their personal plastic use to help tackle the issue. However, important as this behaviour change is, it’s only…
Kirsty Green-Mann, Head of CR, at Burges Salmon, tells us all about her career journey and experiences in the world of corporate social responsibility. Why did you become an environment/sustainability professional? I’ve been working in the area of Corporate Responsibility / Sustainability for the last 12-years or so. This has been internationally and now with a more local remit as Head of CR for the law firm Burges Salmon. There are a number of things I really enjoy about this…
It’s been a Good Year! We have had a good year at Catalyse Change, highlights being our summer Catalyst Bootcamp, and new mentoring programme, with professional women who work in sustainability supporting 25 young women on their learning journey. We are now busy making plans for next year, building on the learning from this one. In order to help make this happen – we have just launched a fundraising appeal for our Bursary fund – to provide free places for…
So How can we Empower more Changemakers in 2019? Can you Help? We have just launched a fundraiser to provide bursaries for girls and young women, from disadvantaged backgrounds, for our 2019 Catalyst Bootcamp and mentoring programme. To help inspire, empower and skill them as confident, resilient changemakers. For healthy, happy and green careers, communities and planet. Any donation will be a massive help towards enabling us to run this programme again next year. Donations can start from as little as…
Sara is a Catalyse Change mentor, supporting a young woman on her journey as a confident, resilient changemaker. We asked Sara about her own Green Career, what motivates her and what she has learnt along the way. Sara Telahoun, Senior Technical Officer – Cities, CDP Provide a brief overview of the path that took you to this job. Following my Master’s in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, I found it very difficult to find a job in the sustainability sector.…
Article from Sophie Harvey-Rich from Bristol 247 magazine You might have thought that the shockwaves of #MeToo, felt everywhere across the globe, would have led to some kind of concrete government action. Not so. A report by the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, published on October 23, showed street harassment of young women to still be very much alive and kicking. Surveys showed a huge 85 per cent of women aged 18-24 have experienced unwanted sexual attention in…
