EP 38: Life lessons from a former lobbyist, becoming a sustainability consultant, and designing a more diverse and inclusive sustainability field with...

In this episode, we talk to Heather Mak, Principal Advisor of Heather Mak Consulting and one of the co-founders of Diversity in Sustainability, a network initiated by diverse sustainability professionals aimed at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the field of sustainability.

This episode covers:

✨How working in a number of different sustainability capacities, from retail industry lobbyist to practitioner in Canada and the UK, prepares you to run your own company.

✨How behavior change is related to sustainability progress.

✨The most impactful things sustainability practitioners can do to help move the

industry forward when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

✨How solving for the most vulnerable helps us all and ways we can put this into practice.

You can learn more about Heather and Diversity in Sustainability below:

Heather’s Twitter

Heather Mak Consulting Website

Diversity in Sustainability Website (with a link to download The State of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Sustainability Survey and Summary)

Diversity in Sustainability Google Group

Ready to spend more time together? Connect with our community here:

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