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7 trends set to shape corporate sustainability in 2024

From the landmark deal struck at COP28 to the green light given for new global reporting requirements and the steady emergence of a new ‘green-collar’ workforce, 2023 proved a big year for corporate sustainability.

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What does it take to be CSO? Top skills

A great CSO is someone who can think like a combination of CMO, CFO, early stage entrepreneur, politician, and top strategy consultant, and very specifically understand and apply that to the culture at hand....

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Five Steps to Landing a Board Role

With ESG insight in high demand across global boards, there's rarely been a better time to consider taking a seat at an organisation's top table. But how should you go about it? Seeking out a spot on a company’s board of directors is a solid career development move....

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Do you have what it takes to be a sustainability leader? job market insights

Today’s business school graduates are tomorrow’s leaders, but do they have the skills necessary to l...

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5 Ways Sustainability Consulting Differs From In-House Roles career change

Many candidates wanting to break into the sustainability field struggle to focus on the type of role...

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Translate your Skills for Sustainability 2.0 career change job search resources personal branding & networking

We have come a long way from non-strategic philanthropic cheque writing and simple energy initiative...

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Walking the Talk – 3 ways that strategic volunteering can help advance your career career change personal branding & networking

When asked why they want to work in sustainability, 98% of my career coaching clients say “to make a...

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3 reasons to keep cover letters short and sweet, like tweets resume & cover letter

Cover letters, as we know them, are obsolete. We are in the age of Twitter and blogs and text messag...

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2 things every hiring manager wants to know career change interview prep resume & cover letter

My clients often wonder how they can stand out in a large sea of job applicants. The secret is to pu...

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Workplace Equality - It's Not Just About Gender press

This panel on DE&I was diverse in and of itself — with a Korean American, a Quebequois, a Canadian A...

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10 Ways to Practice Mindfulness at Work press

Center yourself in 3 minutes or less

Autumn seems busier every year, doesn’t it? There’s no shortag...

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How social entrepreneur Safia Minney is designing responsible sourcing into the fashion industry greenbiz press

Safia Minney, consultant and founder of People Tree, has pioneered sustainable and ethical sourcing ...

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How to network better than you flirt career change job search resources leadership personal branding & networking

Walking up to a potential new contact at a conference, or cold calling someone on the phone, is ofte...

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