NTU Sustainability Summit 2023
The Climate Crisis and environmental issues continue to put pressure on all organisations which must respond with a prepared workforce and skills to adapt.
Attendees of this year’s Sustainability Summit will learn about the importance of sustainability in various businesses and the skills that will prepare them fora career tasked with social responsibility regardless of sector.
The event will see representatives from NTU and external organisations provide updates on their actions toward sustainability. NTU Careers Consultant Julia Bristow will also chair a panel of representatives from external organizations, who will detail how they followed a sustainable career path.
This Sustainability Summit is the flagship event of NTU Green Week 2023
Happening on Thursday 16 November, 9 am–4 pm at Conference Centre, Newton Building on our City Campus, this brilliant event will see NTU Employability and external companies update you on their sustainable actions and how to apply ‘values-based job hunting’.
There will be a vegan lunch provided to attendees. Students, recent graduates and staff are welcome.
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Schedule of day
Time | Event | Delivered By |
09.00-09.30am | Arrival and Refreshments | |
09.30-09.40am | Welcome | Laura Mayhew-Manchon, NTU Head of Sustainability |
09.40-10:15am | NTU and NTSU Sustainability Updates | Lucy Yates, NTU Sustainability Engagement Officer and Hettie Bawden, NTSU Sustainability Officer |
10:15- 12:15pm | Values Based Job Hunting and Systems Thinking Workshop | |
12:15- 1:00pm | Sustainable Lunch: NTU Vegan and Plastic Free Catering | |
1:00- 2:00pm | A choice of 3 workshops covering Business, Fashion, or Nature Based skills | Vicky Harvey (NTU Employability), Tamsin Johnson (Art and Design PhD Student), and Jemma Maguire (NTU Sustainability) |
2:00- 2:15 pm | Refreshment Break |
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2:15- 3:30pm | Sustainability in the Working World Panel –Local Sustainability professionals discuss their career paths | Hosted by NTU Careers Consultant, Julia Bristow |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm | Feedback and reflections of day | Lucy Yates (NTU Sustainability) |
4:00pm | Close of day and invitation to group photograph | Laura Mayhew-Manchon, NTU Head of Sustainability |