Thinking about a career in sustainability but not sure where to start?
Join us for a hands-on, career-planning workshop designed for students keen to explore corporate pathways into sustainability. Hear directly from professionals working across ethical sourcing, carbon offsets, sustainable textiles, and corporate sustainability consulting.

The session will kick off with a fireside chat featuring guest speakers in different sectors of sustainability, followed by breakout sessions to map out your sustainability career journey with expert guidance.

Hear from industry leaders:

Elizabeth Park - Fashion True Futures (Ethical Sourcing & ESG Strategy)
Gemma Clement - ACXargyle (Carbon Offsetting)
Liliana Munoz Rodriguez - B Corp Sustainability Consulting
Ellen Hosking - CIS Control Union Australia (Textile Supply Chain Auditing)

Whether you're studying sustainability or just interested to learn more about what a career in this space involved, this is your chance to connect with professionals and plan your future in the green economy.

This event has been organised by Aaron Fraser, an academic tutor in the Department of Management and Marketing at The University of Melbourne and also works as a program coordinator at The Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship.

Having also graduated from the Master of Entrepreneurship at The University of Melbourne, he has been involved in founding numerous startups in the sustainability sector, including Grapevine, Australia’s first social marketplace for sustainably and ethically made products, and The Conscious Collective, a not-for-profit running interactive educational workshops on responsible consumerism that empower consumers to make better purchasing choices.

During his founder journey, Aaron has also been recognised as the 2024 JCI Australia Emerging Young Entrepreneur.

This event is supported by the Graduate Student Association.

Participating in Green Impact? Complete these toolkit actions by attending (teams/individuals):

Sustainability Week 2025: You have attended an event as part of Sustainability Week (30 points!)
UOM019/UOM-I75: You have completed either a sustainability-focused internship or volunteered with an environmental/sustainability/social justice-focused charity, non-profit organisation, or the Sustainability Team at least partially within the 2025 Green Impact program period.
UOM011 & S019/UOM-I02 & UOM-I03: You have shared your involvement in Sustainability Week via social media and/or interacted with one of the Sustainability Delivery Team's communication channels
UOM018/UOM-I07: You have written an article for the Green Impact newsletter based on your participation in Sustainability Week.

Contact the host of Sustainability Week: Corporate Careers in Sustainability