Look at careers where you can make a difference and save the planet.

1. TEACH GREEN
WITH
JANICE MCLACHLAN
By Suzanne Johnson
CAREERS THAT SAVE THE PLANET
In this lesson, students survey careers that support
a clean environment that might interest them.

2. If you have a DREAM, you have GOALS.
If you have GOALS, you have PURPOSE.
If you have PURPOSE, you are DRIVEN.
If you are DRIVEN….YOU GO PLACES!!!!
WHERE
DO YOU
WANT TO
GO????

3. Geotourism/ecotourism
According to the National Geographic Society, “geotourism” means tourism
that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place — its
environment, culture, aesthetics and heritage as well as the well-being of its
residents.
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This is a great option for people interested in the tourism and the hospitality
business. Check out Ecotourjob to find job positions from a conservationist to
an ecotourism coordinator.

4. SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Always loved playing with LEGOs? Perhaps you’re an
architect major searching for your specialty. Build
structures that are functional and don’t have a negative
impact on the environment.
Green building is
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the practice of
creating structures
and using processes
that are
environmentally
responsible and
resource-efficient
throughout the
execution process.
Go ahead and
design the ultimate
self-sufficient office
building or
community.

5. Green lawyers
Someone has to speak for the trees besides
the Lorax, right? Our environment needs a
lawyer too. Earth Justice has made a lot of
legislative progress for the environment in the
last 10 years. Check out their website to see
how you can make a difference.
CLICK HERE

6. Eco-cosmetics
For you beauty fanatics, there are many cosmetic brands that
have started organic and green lines. Use these products and
others in whatever career in cosmetics you choose.
Cargo makes PaintLove, a
natural and organic line sold
at Sephora. For a more
affordable option, Physicians
Formula has a line called
Organic Wear sold at various
drug stores. There is also
Burt’s Bees, which has
continuously made
environmentally friendly
products.
AND NO TESTING
ON
ANIMALS

7. Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
When considering all of the paper and plastic
bottles used in corporate offices, it’s important that
each company contributes to recycling and
conserving resources.
CLICK HERE NIKE SUSTAINABILITY
A company that practices good
CSR would be essentially
adhering to the triple bottom
line of reaching goals that
equally value “people, planet
and profit.” Nike has a great
CSR program.

8. Eco-friendly dining
Think about all of the trash
that accumulates from the
food we eat everyday, from
our leftovers to the plastic
containers and sandwich
wrappers used for food
packaging. By working in
this industry, you can
ensure the food we eat is
organic and that
restaurants are using eco-
friendly means of
distributing foods.
Check out the Green Restaurant Association CLICK HERE for available jobs in
this field. If you are interested in the culinary arts, you can also start cooking
organic or looking into organic farming. Get acquainted with your roots, literally.

9. Organic food
merchandising
Customers want to know
what they’re
consuming, and the
demand for
healthy, organic food is on
the rise. Many local
farmers markets, as well
as grocery stores, are
selling organic goods.
The grocery store Whole Foods provides high-quality organic food and believes in
the importance of giving back to the earth. From the packaging to the food itself,
everything is environmentally friendly.

10. Eco-friendly clothing
If your ambitions include a career in
the fashion industry, you can
become involved in
creating, promoting or
merchandising clothes that not only
look great, but help the
environment as well. Many
companies are looking for
innovative ways to set them apart
from competitors, and being green
is key to making the clothes of the
future.
Check out Patagonia, CLICK HERE to see
what this company does to assure that
its clothing is environmentally friendly.

11. Conservation
Help preserve what is left of the Amazon and
discover the effect of invasive species in your
own backyard. A conservation biologist
focuses on preserving and researching
biodiversity. There is a range of jobs, from
field biologist/ecologist to water resources
analyst.

12. YOU CAN STUDY AT A COLLEGE….

13. Now that you have gone through this as
a class, go back and search out the sites
that interest you. What other job areas
can you think of where you could work
to protect the environment?
Now, Where do you want to go??
(writing assignment)