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M&S unveils 100 new bold ambitious sustainability goals #PlanA2025
M&S unveils 100 new bold ambitious sustainability goals #PlanA2025
By Adam Elman
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Who are the Twitterati that inspire the Plan A Team?
Who are the Twitterati that inspire the Plan A Team?
By Adam Elman
Contributions
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Here's how you can explore upcoming roles and job prospects in Sustainability for career growth.
There are lots of great roles out there. Here's just a sample of current opportunities across the 🌍 Head of Sustainability @ Imperial College London https://bit.ly/4cBMWdg Head of Sustainability & ESG @ SEGA https://bit.ly/3WodJ7m 🌍 Director of Sustainability @ SharkNinja https://bit.ly/3zR9fwW Sustainability Analyst @ Samsonite https://bit.ly/3Y4aDGQ Global Head of Climate @ Pernod Ricard https://bit.ly/3zFl0Xw Sustainability Manager @ Red Bull https://win.gs/3zBuwdZ Sustainability Manager @ Pandora https://bit.ly/4d5Zt8N ESG Controller @ Netflix https://bit.ly/3zHtfSJ Internship: Sustainability Analyst @ Philips https://bit.ly/3zFzTZL ESG Intern @ Knight Frank https://bit.ly/4bN0Yrj
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You're balancing sustainability and shareholder interests. How can you advocate for both?
When done correctly, sustainability and shareholder interest should be aligned... it's about delivering (and demonstrating) how sustainability creates long-term value. Whether that's increasing efficiency, reducing cost, protecting or increasing reputation, reducing risk, opening new markets, retaining and recruiting talent... this list goes on
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Good news as the LEGO Group plans to make half the plastic in bricks from renewable materials by 2026 https://lnkd.in/eAfHXtvY
Good news as the LEGO Group plans to make half the plastic in bricks from renewable materials by 2026 https://lnkd.in/eAfHXtvY
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Wow.. Australia has just broken another record with temperatures hitting 41.6C.... IN WINTER!!! #ClimateChange…
Wow.. Australia has just broken another record with temperatures hitting 41.6C.... IN WINTER!!! #ClimateChange…
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I'm all-in on the all-electric future! I've joined General Motors as Head of Sustainability and Privacy Communications. The chance to shape strategy…
I'm all-in on the all-electric future! I've joined General Motors as Head of Sustainability and Privacy Communications. The chance to shape strategy…
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Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Mission Committee Member
Back Market
- Present 1 year 11 months
Back Market is the leading online marketplace dedicated to refurbished devices, with a mission to make restored devices mainstream. Making old the 'new new' so to speak. The Mission Committee acts as an advisory board for Back Market’s Executive Committee, supporting the company’s development, notably on sustainability topics.
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Advisory Board, MSc Programme in Climate Change Management and Finance (CCMF)
Imperial College Business School
- Present 10 months
Environment
Grounded in an interdisciplinary problem-solving approach, CCMF programme blends business with
climate science and policy to equip students to lead the transition to a net positive economy. The
collaboration between the Business School and the Grantham Institute makes this joint Master's
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Climate Council Member
techUK
- Present 1 year 3 months
Environment
The techUK Climate Council is the elected body of members that decides what techUK thinks, does and says on climate
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Board Member: Impact Leaders Board
King's College London
- Present 8 months
Environment
Founding Member of King´s College London´s Impact Leaders Board. Initiative aims to address:
(i) A thriving and sustainable planet,
(ii) Advancing equality and Social Mobility,
(iii) Whole-life health for mind and body,
(iv) Technology for good, and
(v) Peace and Justice in a turbulent world.
Projects
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The Business Case for Sustainability
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The lessons learnt from Plan A on the business case for sustainability
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Accelerating Climate Action with AI
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Written by Google+BCG, this report aims to provide policymakers, corporate decision makers, and climate leaders with a clear and concise understanding of the role that artificial intelligence (AI) can play in climate action.
Honors & Awards
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Top 50 B2B Thought Leaders, Analysts & Influencers 2024 (EMEA)
Thinkers 360
Top 50 B2B Thought Leaders, Analysts & Influencers You Should Work With In 2024 (EMEA)
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Ends Power List 2023: The UK's 100 most influential environmental professionals
Ends Report
The 2023 ENDS Power List names the 100 UK environmental professionals who have made the greatest impact in the past two years – as nominated by their colleagues, clients and competitors.
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Top 50 Sustainability Influencers to Follow
Onalytica
Who’s Who in Sustainability highlights the top 50 thought leaders and influencers who drove the most engagement across LinkedIn & Twitter over a 6 month period on the topic of Sustainability
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Environment+Energy Leader 2021
Environmental Leader
The annual Environment+Energy Leader 100 recognizes those environment and energy “doers” who break trail in creating new solutions, programs, platforms, best practices and products to help their companies – or other companies – achieve greater success in commercial and industrial environment and energy management.
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BITC Game Changer Award
Business in the Community (BITC)
The Game Changers is a one-off Award to recognise individuals who have made a demonstrable contribution to integrating responsible business policy and practice within their organisation.
Each Game Changer is an advocate of responsible business who, by helping to shift corporate responsibility from niche to mainstream, has played a significant part in advancing the movement.
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