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Vattenfall Work Placements

December 20, 2023

Vattenfall is proud to support Catalyse Change, a non-profit organisation with an ambition to inspire, empower and upskill young women as sustainability leaders and changemakers toward a greener society. After Sonya’s address at the Catalyse Change CIC Summit 2023, two interns chose to complete work experience at Vattenfall Heat UK. Here is what they had to say about their experience. What are the main highlights from your work experience at Vattenfall? Working at Vattenfall for these past few weeks has…

Your Green Career: An antidote to sustainability job hunt anxiety

December 19, 2023

Traci Lewis

Blog by Ruihan Zhu: “There has never been a better time to work in sustainability.” Yet, embarking on a sustainability career can be a thrilling yet daunting journey, especially for young women and non-binary individuals seeking to make a meaningful impact through their work. Your Green Career is an empowering course and community that recognises the need for guidance and support in this niche. Held over a month in November with sessions every Wednesday and Friday, this course aims to…

Our Impact in the Last 12 Months

March 22, 2023

Traci Lewis

Our 2023 Impact Report is now out, and we are delighted to share a few of the transformational stories of the young women – or catalysts – we have worked with over the past twelve months. We worked directly with over 150 catalysts and delivered three sustainability leadership & empowerment programmes. Green career online course Online training and upskilling course to prepare young women for careers in sustainability. Delivered in April 2022 with 32 catalysts. Catalyst Summit & Mentoring Our…

My Sustainability Career Journey

March 16, 2023

Traci Lewis

Vibhati Bhatia – who has just joined our Advisory Board – shares the story of her sustainability career journey. Were you always interested in sustainability issues? I studied Psychology BSc at the University of Southampton, graduating with First Class Honours in 2018. I always knew I didn’t want to specialise in the subject but, was fascinated by behavioural change theories and what drives and motivates us as humans. During my course, I had the opportunity to take on an optional…

What does a Head of Corporate Responsibility do?

March 16, 2023

Traci Lewis

Kirsty Green-Mann – Head of Corporate Responsibility at Burges-Salmon – shares some insights into her job and career. I’m Head of Corporate Responsibility with Burges Salmon, a UK independent commercial law firm. My role is pretty varied it involves: framing our approach to responsible business to drive performance across environmental, social, and governance issues; contributing to a number of internal committees; oversight of relevant benchmark and award submissions and using them to drive improvements, while building strategic partnerships across our…

My Top 3 Takeaways

February 3, 2023

Traci Lewis

Imogen Baines, 22, recent Psychology BSc (Hons) graduate from De Montfort University – shares with us her top 3 takeaways and other learning – from our Catalyst Summit and Mentoring Programme. I am currently working as a Project Coordinator. My dream green career would be to work within an organisation which cherishes our environment. To find purpose in my work and help bring about meaningful change and betterment for our planet & future My Top 3 takeaways 1. Mentoring has…

Dela shares her story

January 18, 2023

Traci Lewis

Dela – who has just completed our last Catalyst Programme – tells us a bit about herself and her experiences on it. What would your dream job be? When it comes to working in the sustainability sector, I would love to run my own charity that focuses on raising awareness around period poverty among houseless and low-income women. This ambition is inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which encourage me to look at sustainability from a human-centred approach.…

3 Short Films of our Catalyst Summit 22

November 10, 2022

Traci Lewis

Over three days in July our fabulous 2022 Catalyst Summit hosted over a hundred catalysts, speakers and facilitators. This year we wanted to capture some of the magic and learning so are delighted to share three short films made for us by Emma Askew and the Earth Minutes team. Email info@catalysechange.com to get on our mailing list and find out about our next Catalyst Summit & Mentoring programme. Follow us on INSTAGRAM for regular updates.