Working in Sustainability: Challenges, Realities & Co-Creating What Comes Next

Join us for an insightful gathering where we explore the realities of working in sustainability. 🌱 Many professionals in this field aspire to create positive change, but they often encounter significant challenges like:

• Balancing idealism with practicality
• Navigating complex organizational structures
• Coping with uncertainty and burnout
• Communicating diverse perspectives

In this pilot event, we delve into these concerns and work together to identify actionable solutions. Through a community survey, we've highlighted key issues and now it's time to discuss how peer support, skill-sharing, mentoring, and collective action can help us overcome these hurdles.

What to Expect:

• Engaging discussions over drinks🍹
• Sharing experiences to identify common themes
• Ideas for future community support and initiatives

Potential Questions to Explore:

• What challenges do professionals face in sustainability?
• Which challenges can we address collaboratively?
• What types of future initiatives would benefit our community?

Agenda:

1. Introductions
2. Key insights from our community survey
3. Experience-sharing & clustering challenges
4. Ideation for future support and activities
5. Next steps

Event Details:

• 📍 Location: SUBCULT, Amsterdam
  (Just a 3 min bike ride or 12 min walk from Centraal Station, and 1 min bike or 7 min walk from Ijplein ferry stop)
• 🕕 Format: Informal discussion over drinks (order your own drinks)
• 🎟️ Admission: Free event; secure your spot via registration link

This event is more than just a discussion; it's a crucial step towards building a supportive community! Come share your experiences and co-create solutions with us! ✨

If you haven't yet, please consider completing our survey to help shape our future events. Thank you!
— Matty & Seunghye from Circular Amsterdam