How to build a career in sustainability

Building a career in sustainability
Are you interested in using your skills to help build a greener, fairer future? Join us for this special Sustainability Week event, hosted by Energy Futures Lab, to hear from Imperial alumni who have built their careers in sustainability. Our panel will be sharing their insights and experience of working in a wide range of sectors both in the UK and internationally as well as their advice for current students wishing to take their first steps towards a rewarding and meaningful career. The event is open to students of all faculties and departments at Imperial and will be followed by a networking reception from 5-6pm.

This event will be chaired by Julian Waas, a masters student on the Sustainable Energy Futures MSc

Speakers
Sebastian Dunnett is a nature scientist and IPBES biodiversity expert with a PhD in global environmental change and ten years' experience helping organisations deliver sustainability objectives. He is currently a Senior Programme Officer at UNEP-WCMC, working to ensure businesses contribute to global biodiversity goals.

Kristin Marin is an Energy Transition and Sustainability Associare at Ampersand Partners who started her career at the age of 17 with her small business in Belize retailing specialty coffee. After graduating from the LSE with a MSc in Social Policy and Development in 2015, Kristin supported several UK charities, international social enterprises, and government institutions on assessing and managing social and environmental impact. She later obtained a MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance from Imperial College Business School in 2020 after which she joined the Ampersand team to support a range of businesses, from tech startups to real estate, on sustainability and net zero.

Uzoamaka Nwamarah, is an Adviser on Climate Change at the Commonwealth Secretariat where she is responsible for providing strategic leadership and technical oversight for supporting the implementation of the Commonwealth Climate Change Programme, including its flagship Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH).

Uzoamaka's international experience spans across the globe where she has worked with national governments, regional bodies and international financial institutions, advising and supporting them in designing and implementing low-carbon and climate-resilient policies, strategies, and projects, together with climate finance resource mobilisation and capacity building.

In August 2021, Uzoamaka was announced as a finalist in the 2021 Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards) in the STEM (science, tech, engineering and maths) Senior Leader category. She is a member of The Court of Imperial College London.

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