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Fancy a career in Corporate Responsibility?

January 18, 2019

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…

From Zero to Heroes: how two women transformed their green dream into reality

October 5, 2018

Traci Lewis

This month we’re in…Zero Green! Check out Sophie’s latest interview, this time with pioneers of Bristol’s zero-waste movement, Stacey Fordham and Lidia Rueda Losada. Sophie Harvey-Rich is a member of our Young Women’s Advisory Board. Nestled into the welcoming community of North Street in Bedminster, the zero-waste shop of Zero Green was the first of its kind to come to Bristol when it opened in February earlier this year. Six months on, other waste-focussed outlets are popping up – from…

Catalyst Bootcamp Blog

August 30, 2018

Traci Lewis

Catalyst Bootcamp Blog by Polly Wells, Catalyse Change CIC intern. This year’s Catalyst Bootcamp consisted of 3 days of being inspired, informed, and integrated into a powerful network of women. I was fortunate enough to attend the Bootcamp as a Catalyse Change (CC) intern, having helped out with some of the preparations for the event. However, sending emails and printing handouts hardly prepared me for the real event: the openness of everyone’s minds, their willingness to share and to learn,…

Negotiating Gender Challenges in the Workplace

July 24, 2018

Traci Lewis

Gorse Burrett – Head of HR at Triodos Bank – who will be speaking at our Catalyst Bootcamp, tells us here about her own experiences negotiating gender challenges in the workplace. Provide a brief overview of the path that took you to this job – including education, training, internships, any positions that were particularly significant; any shifts in direction. I studied at Drama School which taught me some skills around understanding people and human motivation. Whilst studying I worked in…

My Green Career: Environment & Sustainability Consultant

June 26, 2018

Traci Lewis

Name: Jenny Hughes Job title: Environment and Sustainability Consultant Qualifications: MA Hons Geography and Politics (Edinburgh University), MSc (Ongoing) Environmental Management (Open University) Why did you become an environment/sustainability professional? At school I got interested in climate change and global systems through studying Geography. I really enjoyed the combination of human/ physical geography and the understanding it gives of the worlds systems. At university, I got very interested in the concept of sustainability and my favourite modules were about renewable…

Would you like to mentor a young woman?

May 14, 2018

Traci Lewis

At Catalyse Change we are excited to launch our new mentoring programme – in partnership with ERM a global sustainability consultancy – which will connect young women (16 – 24 years) with a mentor and professional female role model. To support her to be inspired and informed about sustainability and it’s career opportunities, supporting her own education and career pathway. Who are we? Catalyse Change CIC is a Bristol-based social enterprise supporting girls and young women (GYW) aged 14- 24…

Fancy effecting social change through a career in politics?

May 8, 2018

Traci Lewis

Name: Laurie Davies Job title: Senior Caseworker for Member of Parliament and Councillor, Stroud Town Council Qualifications: MSc Marketing and Communications, BA Joint Honours in English Literature and Education Why did you become an environment/sustainability professional? From my initial experiences of volunteering with a social action charity I was inspired by the ability of people and myself to make positive change on many issues, along with the importance of engaging with young people and communities in general to enable change to happen,…

What does it take to run a Successful Sustainable Restaurant?

April 17, 2018

Traci Lewis

Name: Jennifer Best Job title: Director of Poco Qualifications: B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy Politics and Economics What was your first environment/sustainability job? When I was Manchester University I spent the summer after my first year doing an internship in Beijing with the EU-China Information Society Project. That was the summer of the Beijing Olympics, so perfect timing! My main responsibility was organising Chinese delegates to travel to Europe to learn about emergency response systems in leading areas of development. I…