Good Intentions Network
Guide to Sustainable Living
CAREER WITH PURPOSE
There is always an opportunity to re-focus the roles of your career around achieving net positive impact and purpose. This might mean shifting priorities of your current role, or seeking out new roles/companies.
In addition to the general resources below, you can search by sector/industry:
Articles about Careers in Sustainability
Finding a Job with Purpose amid the COVID-19 crisis (Walk of Life Coaching) (click to read)
Sustainability Career Platforms
(Traditional)
Indeed
Glassdoor
LinkedIn (career coach)
The Muse (job search)
Idealist (job search)
(Sustainability-focused)
Climatebase (job postings) - focus on technology roles
BSR - Business for Social Responsibility (member job postings)
Shirley Parsons (EHS job postings)
Environmental Career (job postings)
Idealist (job postings)
Sustainable Business - Green Dream Jobs (job postings)
Net Impact (job search)
Climate Careers (job search)
Ed's Clean Energy & Sustainability Jobs List (sign-up for weekly email)(archived job postings)
Sustainability Career Recruiters & Coaches
Sustainable Career Pathways (resources)
Walk of Life Consulting (resources)
Careers for Social Impact (resources)
The Environmental Career Coach (resources)
Be Social Change (resources)
LinkedIn - request a career coach (submit request)
Traditional Career Resources
Jobscan (optimize resume, cover letter, LinkedIn)
Forbes (info about careers)
Networking Meet-up Groups & Events
Companies to Keep an Eye On
(Competitive Innovation & Change)
XPRIZE (careers page)
(Social Change)
Fenton (careers page)
(Media)
Fingerprint (careers page)
Titles of Careers with Impact
Communications, marketing and/or reporting
Management consulting
Startup/entrepreneur/nonprofit exec
Stakeholder engagement
Academic expert
Diversity & Inclusion
Supply chain management/auditing
Employee engagement/volunteering/events management
Philanthropy/community engagement
Technical environmental role
Jack of all trades: sustainability strategy/management
Activist/NGO
Program, project and/or grant management