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Chippenham-based energy firm , Good Energy , is recruiting school pupils to join its board and advise it on how to tackle climate change .
The move comes in a year that has seen young people face unprecedented uncertainty with regard to their future career prospects , with more young people looking to green sectors for a sustainable career .
Nearly half ( 46 per cent ) of young people in the South West of England say that the Covid-19 pandemic has made them worry about their future career chances , new research from Good Energy can reveal .
The research , which polled 18-34 year olds from across the UK , found that young people are looking for the chance to protect
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the planet as they enter the job market . 33 % per cent of 18-34 year olds across the South West think that green and sustainable sectors offer a more secure career path than those that pollute the planet , while 59 per cent would prefer to work for an environmentally sustainable business .
In contrast , the average non-executive board director for a FTSE 150 company is over 60 years old . So Good Energy , a green electricity company , is taking the extraordinary step of recruiting secondary school-aged young people from the South West to apply to be ‘ shadow ’ board directors .
With 41 per cent of 18-34 year olds in the South West describing themselves as active eco-warriors , Good Energy is aiming
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to harness the enthusiasm , passion and ideas of the younger generation , ensuring that the company delivers on its promise to contribute to a more sustainable future .
Juliet Davenport , CEO and Founder of Good Energy , said , “ Grown-ups have had decades to act on climate change , but have blown-it . That ’ s why we are taking the radical step of appointing a youth board . They have a
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better grasp of climate change and the best ideas on how can save the planet .”
For more info : www . goodenergy . co . uk
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