Purpose & Impact · 16 min · Ages 16–24 (suggested)
How to Build a Career That Saves the Planet
Sian Sutherland
Entrepreneur and environmental campaigner Sian Sutherland explores how a career can make a positive difference. Drawing on her experience of building businesses and campaigning against plastic pollution, she encourages young people to show up, say yes to opportunities and think differently about big problems.
Key moments
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An unexpected career can combine commercial experience with climate purpose
- 02
A successful business can make money without doing harm
- 03
Young people have a voice in solving environmental problems
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Possible Gatsby Benchmark links
- BM4
Suggested alignment only. Watching this talk does not on its own meet a benchmark; use it within a planned careers activity. BM4 requires a planned subject-to-career link, not video viewing alone. BM2 needs current credible labour-market information; BM7 needs actual exploration of pathways. These are potential supporting links, not evidence of benchmark completion.
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