Your Skills Might Be more Green than you Think!

• 2025-03-05

We talk to Lucy Piper from Work For Climate about how you can begin to develop green skills in the job that you're working in right now and accelerate your career transition into climate.

Your Skills Might Be More Green Than You Think

If you’re wondering how to make a climate impact without quitting your job, you’re not alone—and Lucy Piper from Work for Climate wants you to know it’s not only possible, it’s powerful.

In a recent session, Lucy shared how workplace climate activism is evolving beyond traditional roles. You don’t need to glue yourself to a painting or switch careers entirely. Instead, start where you are. Whether you're in marketing, finance, HR, or ops—your existing skills can be a lever for change inside your organisation.

The key? Organising from within. Lucy outlined four workplace “archetypes”—the Practitioner, the Influencer, the Protector, and the Organiser. Each plays a role in shifting corporate behaviour. Step one? Find just one other person who cares. Grab a coffee, swap ideas, and start building momentum. That’s how teams—and movements—start.

If your company is gearing up for mandatory ESG reporting, get involved. Join or start a sustainability committee. Learn the carbon accounting tools being used. Your current job can become your training ground for a future in sustainability—and a site of real impact today.

Success stories from the Work for Climate Academy include marketing managers who built sustainability teams from scratch and data analysts who led net-zero transitions. As Lucy says, “You already have power—you just need to use it.”


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