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Changemakers of the green generation are playing important roles in all challenge areas to achieve environmental sustainability. Changemakers work in government, business and industry, non‐profit organisations and research and education institutions.

What Changemaker Role Most Interests You?

 Policymaker – Guide people to make decisions and take action to do the right thing.

 Innovator – Work with ideas, research facts and develop new methods, products or designs.

 Communicator – Educate and inform others about issues, solutions and products.

 Implementer – Get the job done and make solutions a reality.

Fundamentally, if your career path is to pursue a green career, you may have a reasonable idea as to the type of jobs you would like to seek. However, the confusion over definitions means that the targeting of ‘green funding’ by governments can often miss the target in terms of driving green career development and the number of truly ‘green’ jobs.