Posts about careers in energy and the environmental sector.
GalleryCorporate Social Responsibility careers resources
A question many students and graduates looking to work in corporate responsibility and sustainability ask is, ‘where is the best place to look for news and find out about opportunities?’ We asked representatives on our ‘Corporate careers with a conscience’ panel earlier this year for their job hunting advice. Below is a summary of their suggestions and some resources to use:
Don’t limit […]
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GalleryA new era for Corporate Social Responsibility as we know it?
In Lent Term we welcomed a range of Corporate Responsibility (CR) and sustainability specialists (including LSE alumni) onto campus to talk about their career paths, what their day-to-day jobs involve, and what the future holds for people interested in CR as a career.
Thanks to Isabella from Sancroft, Yogesh from TCS, Lisa from AIM, Stephanie from the JP Morgan Foundation, […]
GalleryTata Social Internships – 2016 project update
Through the Tata Social Internship Scheme, LSE has been awarded a total of nine projects working on social entrepreneurship, environmental development, and corporate social responsibility community-based projects. Projects run for eight weeks and interns are based in India during this period.
In 2016 we have some really interesting projects covering the following areas:
Projects
Tata Chemicals, Mithapur
Livelihood (non-farm based): Understanding women’s collective and its […]
GalleryGetting started in your career in Development – common sense advice from LSE alumni
One of the main questions people looking to get into a particular career area is ‘How do I get started’? Of course there are so many answers to this question, depending on the sector and career area you are wanting to move into. However, whatever career you are thinking about, one of the first things a Careers Consultant would […]
GalleryTata Social Internship scheme – reflections on India
LSE takes part in the Tata Social Internship scheme where undergraduate and postgraduate students from LSE spend two months in India undertaking a social internship project with a development, social enterprise, environmental, sustainability or CSR focus. Each year some of the interns write short essays reflecting on their cultural experiences of India.
Here’s an essay written by Chau Nguyen, a BSc Geography with […]
GalleryLearning about mining companies in Sierra Leone
Bella Mosselmans is a third year undergraduate studying government. Last summer, she spent three months in Sierra Leone volunteering for Restless Development. Since returning to the UK, she has started a campaign to stop British mining companies’ exploitation of Sierra Leone. Here are her thoughts on what she learnt while volunteering and what she’s campaigning for now she’s back in the UK. This blog was originally written […]
Sustainability Careers: A New “Traditional” Path? Guest post from an LSE alumna
MSc Environmental Policy and Regulation graduate, Meaghan Krohn, writes about her experience working at Syniverse as an EDF Climate Corps Fellow and about the integral role of CSR in business. One of the biggest hurdles I face in my transition from graduate school into my career is that my chosen career path – corporate sustainability – is not a traditional profession. […]
Insight into corporate social responsibility (CSR) careers
Corporate responsibility, CSR, inclusive business! One thing graduates looking to carve a career in CR can find quite confusing is the jargon. Here is some collective wisdom from the Career Consultant team into what a career in CSR involves and how to get started.
