by Greensider Foundation
By sharing green career stories, we hope to inspire more people to work for a greener future. Greensider Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a mission to grow and empower the green workforce. To achieve this, we are building a green career platform where you can find green jobs, discover like-minded people and organisations, listen to career stories and come together in our online community and book club. Visit us at https://greensider.org for more sustainability events and content!
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February 13, 2025
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/constanza-mso/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Constanza Moreno-Sánchez</a> is a Student Entreprise Officer at the University of Edinburgh, supporting student entrepreneurship and skill building, including implementing sustainability in their businesses. In our conversation, we discussed her work in detail, but we also touched on intrapreneurship, her dealing with a challenging period because of visa, networking tips for introverts, her source of inspiration and of course, food. Now, let’s dive in. </p><p>Chapters:</p><p>(00:00) Introduction</p><p>(00:57) Moving from Mexico to Edinburgh</p><p>(03:14) Supporting startups and daily work routine</p><p>(07:29) Implement sustainability in every business</p><p>(13:05) AI as a trend and its impact</p><p>(16:07) Being an intrapreneur and future ambition</p><p>(22:33) A challenging period </p><p>(29:01) Networking tips for introverts</p><p>(31:49) Role models</p><p>(37:00) Book recommendations on sustainability</p><p>(39:21) Climate-friendly food</p>
September 9, 2024
<p>In this episode, our guest <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-chua-29b1195/">Grace Chua</a> talks us through her work as the Head of Writing and Storytelling at <a href="https://kiteinsights.com/">Kite Insights</a>, as well as her previous experience as an environmental journalist. We discuss our perceptions of using AI, strategies to avoid greenwashing for clients, issues of misinterpreting scientific findings etc. For readings on sustainability, Grace recommends <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/144421737-what-if-we-get-it-right">What If We Get It Right?</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202169072-climate-action-for-busy-people?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=vQAP7jmvu7&rank=1">Climate Action for Busy People</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17465709-braiding-sweetgrass?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15">Braiding Sweetgrass</a>, <a href="https://sinkingcity.as.miami.edu/esther-vincent-xueming/">The Field</a> and an essay on <a href="https://www.thejaymo.net/long-form/solarpunk-rusted-chrome/">Solarpunk</a>. When it comes to climate-friendly food, she enjoys recipes from <a href="https://pameliachia.com/shopplantasia/p/plantasia">Plantasia</a>. Tune in to learn more!</p> <p>Chapters</p> <p>(00:00) Introduction</p> <p>(00:47) About Kite Insights where Grace works</p> <p>(03:43) Grace's job as the Head of Storytelling</p> <p>(04:46) Favourite part of the job: ongoing learning</p> <p>(05:20) Previous experience in journalism</p> <p>(07:42) Transition from journalism to Kite</p> <p>(08:59) Transferrable skills: ethos of trying to serve people and curiosity</p> <p>(10:59) AI's impact on Grace's work</p> <p>(15:09) How can storytelling bring us to a more sustainable future?</p> <p>(16:42) Example of climate messages and how to avoid greenwashing for clients</p> <p>(20:04) What was it like to be an environmental journalist</p> <p>(22:08) Misinterpretation in reporting science</p> <p>(25:36) Technical background and tips for asking questions</p> <p>(27:48) Books recommendation: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/144421737-what-if-we-get-it-right">What If We Get It Right?</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202169072-climate-action-for-busy-people?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=vQAP7jmvu7&rank=1">Climate Action for Busy People</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17465709-braiding-sweetgrass?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15">Braiding Sweetgrass</a>, <a href="https://sinkingcity.as.miami.edu/esther-vincent-xueming/">The Field</a>, <a href="https://www.thejaymo.net/long-form/solarpunk-rusted-chrome/">an essay on solarpunk</a></p> <p>(31:09) Grace's favourite climate-friendly food: recipes from <a href="https://pameliachia.com/shopplantasia/p/plantasia">Plantasia</a></p>
August 19, 2024
<p>This episode features <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-michael-gray/">Ben Gray</a>, a Sustainability Initiatives Coordinator at <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/sustainability/">Imperial College London</a>. Since his work focuses on lab sustainability, we discuss what it means and why it’s important - even funders are demanding it! For books on sustainability, Ben recommends <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61153762-the-climate-book?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=UszJbApvfL&rank=1">The Climate Book</a>. When it comes to climate-friendly food, Ben enjoys the vegetarian version of butter ‘chicken’. Tune in to learn more about Ben’s career journey and yummy curry recipes!</p> <p>For transcript and related links, please visit: https://greensider.org/stories </p> <p>Chapters</p> <p>(00:00) Introduction</p> <p>(00:32) Rowing and coordination</p> <p>(02:43) Ben's job as a Sustainability Initiatives Coordinator at Imperial College</p> <p>(03:21) Challenges in lab sustainability: plastic and energy</p> <p>(06:18) Striking a balance between sustainability and safety</p> <p>(09:06) Ben's typical week at work</p> <p>(12:04) Lab Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF)</p> <p>(13:30) Funders demanding labs to be more sustainable</p> <p>(15:50) Beyond the climate narrative</p> <p>(17:57) Partnership in the higher education sector</p> <p>(19:14) Ben's background in Chemistry and lab experience</p> <p>(26:00) Essential quality in promote sustainability initiatives</p> <p>(28:48) Book recommendation</p> <p>(31:42) Climate-friendly curry recipes</p>
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By sharing green career stories, we hope to inspire more people to work for a greener future.
Greensider Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a mission to grow and empower the green workforce. To achieve this, we are building a green career platform where you can find green jobs, discover like-minded people and organisations, listen to career stories and come together in our online community and book club.
Visit us at https://greensider.org for more sustainability events and content!
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