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DESCRIPTION:Whatever your future career—whether you plan to devote your wor
 king life to climate and the environment\, or just want to have a positive 
 impact in your chosen field—sustainability skills and knowledge can help yo
 u get ahead in the 21st century workforce. Join the MIT Environmental Solut
 ions Initiative and two distinguished speakers to discuss how students can 
 prepare themselves today to bring an environmental perspective to their car
 eers tomorrow.\n\nBill Weihl is the former "green energy czar" at Google an
 d director of sustainability at Facebook\, and today serves as Executive Di
 rector of ClimateVoice\, a non-profit he founded to mobilize the workforce 
 to push companies to go "all in" on climate. Desiree Plata is a professor o
 f civil engineering at MIT CEE whose work is dedicated to designing novel c
 hemical and material products from the ground up to minimize environmental 
 impacts. Together\, they will discuss:\n\nhow companies in tech\, consumer 
 goods\, manufacturing and other scientific and engneering fields are incorp
 orating sustainability goals into their employee recruitingthe most highly 
 sought-after skills and training for students to pursueeffective advocacy f
 or sustainability within the workplaceand anything else you want to know ab
 out climate\, sustainability\, and your future career.This event is concurr
 ent with the MIT Sustainability Midway. Drop in while you're learning about
  MIT's many sustainability clubs\, organizations and centers in Lobby 13.
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LOCATION:Bush Room\, 10-105
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SUMMARY:Educating Students for Sustainability in the Workforce
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