4/19/2011

ASK Networking Breakfast:

The Green Movement
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Gina Sian
•Program Director, DePaul ASK
Chris Happ
•CEO, Goby LLC

DePaul ASK: A network of DePaul alumni and friends

offering:
•career guidance
•informational interviews
•practice interviews
•resume reviews
•job shadows

Connect with professionals

who were DePaul students
just like you! 312.362.8281 | ask@depaul.edu
http://ask.depaul.edu

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Sustainable Development:
“Meeting the needs of the present without
compromising ability of future generations to meet
their own needs”

•Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)
•Corporate Citizenship
•Triple Bottom Line Image by Johann Dréo

(People, Planet, Profit)

This morning’s focus:

Careers that support the environment:

“Green Careers”

Image by Johann Dréo

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Impact of Green Movement on Employment

•Job openings
•New jobs
•Modified jobs
•Declining jobs

•Skills needed
•Opportunities for science & non-science professionals
•Science knowledge + Business skills
• Strategic planning, analysis, ROI
• Collaboration, innovation
• Passion for environmental issues

Visit: http://www.mynextmove.org/find/green

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Where do you start?

•What’s working now that you can help support,

strengthen, or improve?

•What’s missing that you can help create?

•What’s present that you can help eliminate?

Where can you help?

By Issue:

•Food & Water

•Land Management
•Consumption
•Renewable Energy
•Ecosystems & Endangered Species
•Climate Change
•Forestry
•Public Health
•Waste

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Where can you help?

By Business Activity:
•Research & Development
•Manufacturing
•Distribution/Transportation
•Marketing/Sales
•Public Relations/Communication
•Legal/Compliance/Auditing
•Technology
•Facilities/Operations
•Education/Training/Advocacy
•Preservation

Where can you help?

By Sector:
•Public
•Federal/State/Local Gov’t
•Policy/Administration/Regulation
•Private
•Corp/Small Business/Entrepreneur
•B2B, B2C, B2G
•Nonprofit
•Advocacy/Watchdog
•Education/Training/Employment
•Professional Association
•Foundation/Philanthropy

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Sample Science-Related Jobs:

Air Quality Engineer, Ecology & Environment, Inc.
Responsible for providing leadership and engineering support on air quality
projects and ensuring compliance with regulatory policies and professional
standards.

Environmental/Restoration Technician
Assist project managers, staff scientists and senior scientists with the collection
of field and written/tabular data for various types of tasks. Ecological
restoration includes carrying out tasks related to prairie, wetland, and other
natural community restoration and management.

Environmental Engineer, Environmental Protection Agency

Provide advice and assistance to tribes, federal, state, and local government on
matters relating to the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL),
environmental protection or remediation plans and related policies and
regulations.

Sample Non-Science Jobs:

Mathematical Statistician, Consumer Product Safety Commission
Serves as the Commission's expert and authoritative source of
knowledge in numerous statistical/mathematical product safety study
areas.
Web Associate, Public Interest Network
Assist the Web Developer to build, maintain and increase the impact of our
large network of Web sites. Help build base of support, raise critical funds, and
mobilize online activists to make a difference on environmental and public
interest issues.
Program Officer, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Pursue grant-making strategies to reduce transportation-related air pollution
and greenhouse gas emissions in the US, China, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, & the
EU.

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The Green Movement

Guest Speaker

Chris Happ
CEO of Goby, LLC
http://www.gobyllc.com

Pragmatic Green. Dramatic Value.

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Green is Everywhere

The Goby Story

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Representative Goby Clients

Sustainability Value Drivers

remain.

recruit.

review.

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Cap 6% Practical Example

$/ft $425
sq.ft. 1M

Value

$6/ft NOI $25.5M

OPEX $250k
Rent $400k
$4/ft

Operational Social Strategic

Driver

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Pragmatic Green. Dramatic Value.

Additional Information
•DePaul Sustainability Initiative – sustainability.depaul.edu
•Environment America – environmentamerica.org
•Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Initiative –
greencollarchicago.org
•Green Careers Journal – environmentalcareer.com
•Green Dream Jobs – sustainablebusiness.com
•Env. Career Opportunities – ecojobs.com
•National Association of Environmental Professionals
(NAEP)
•Assoc. for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Ed
(AASHE) – aashe.org
•Government jobs – usajobs.gov

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Getting started
•Read – do your research
•Meet – network, join
•Ask – personalize the conversation
•Reflect – start w/ your strengths

Establishing yourself
•Learn – take a workshop, seminar, course
•Contribute – share your experiences
•Practice – get your feet wet (paid, unpaid)
•Promote – market your skills

Upcoming events!

Futures in Green Careers & Sustainability

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 5pm – 7pm
Lincoln Park Campus, Student Center 120
Register via http://depaul.experience.com

ASK May Networking Breakfast:

Launching & Building Your Career
Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 8am – 9am
Loop & Naperville campus
Register by email to ask@depaul.edu

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