(UNDATED) As thousands of college graduates try to enter the labor force this summer, it may help some candidates to have a background in environmental sustainability.
Home Depot is one of the companies that says itâ??s now taking a long view of the environment and following some sustainable policies and practices. Unless the corporations are engaging in false environmental image- making, known as â??greenwashing,â? the switch could be good news for college grads with experience in energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture and certain other fields.
Tom Eggert teaches classes on business and sustainability at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He says the green building movement is another area seeking educated workers. This is not something coming from the industry itself, he says, but rather comes from the people who are having these buildings built or deciding to go in a way that would be aligned with being energy efficient or aligned with indoor air quality. (Final item.)