Day: October 31, 2018

Zero Waste Manager, Boston University (Boston, MA)

October 31, 2018 / / 29 Comments

Zero Waste Manager, Sustainability, Facilities Management & Planning, Sustainability

Job Description

Be a part of the solution. Help Boston University achieve its commitment to carbon neutrality by 2040. sustainability@BU, Boston University’s award-winning sustainability office is building capacity to support the Climate Action Plan recently approved by the Board of Trustees. This is an unparalleled opportunity to build a Zero Waste program from the ground up. You will report to the Sustainability Director, and collaborate closely with the Associate Vice President for University Sustainability and the sustainability team, Campus Planning and Operations, Dining Services, and many other departments across the University. In support of the University’s Climate Action Plan, this position will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of a Zero Waste program for the University. The successful candidate will be a strong collaborator with considerable knowledge of waste minimization and supply chain. This candidate will have experience with waste management processes, regulations, methods and procedures and be passionate about waste minimization and diversion.

Visit us to learn more at https://www.bu.edu/sustainability/ and http://www.bu.edu/climateactionplan/

If you’re a data-driven, tenacious collaborator and passionate about waste reduction, this position is for you!

Required Skills

This position requires high proficiency with Microsoft Office and advanced knowledge of Excel. This candidate will have the ability to collaborate and function effectively as part of a dynamic team and across departments. This position requires three to five years of related experience. Qualifications: A TRUE Advisor, trained on and experienced in the TRUE Zero Waste Rating System preferred. A strong understanding of sustainability, specifically waste and waste diversion issues. Exceptional problem-solving and organizational skills. Exceptional communications skills, especially written and verbal. A self-starter and collaborator who can get results.

Must include cover letter.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

 

 

Application Deadline: rolling
Apply online here. Application must include a resume and cover letter.

Distinguished Speaker: Bill McKibben

October 31, 2018 / / 29 Comments

Last night, Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org and driver of the first global grassroots climate change movement, spoke to more than 200 Tufts community members about the outlook for the environmental movement. The conversation was engaging and a little disheartening, but it was a pleasure to learn from the author, activist and environmentalist about his work and perspectives.

The tone of the conversation was not all together up-lifting. McKibben spoke about his reaction to the recently released IPCC report and acknowledged that we have reason to be scared. He’s not overly hopeful about what the future holds, or about our ability to make it over this hurdle.

As far as practical solutions, he said the individual actions we take may not ultimately achieve that much; the most important thing for an individual to do is be less of an individual. He urged us to join and grow the movement, noting that civil disobedience is one of the few truly effective ways to mobilize action. Civil disobedience was an important part of every 21st century movement that changed the zeitgeist, and that’s what we need to do today.

He emphasized that connecting social justice and climate change is critical: Climate justice isn’t just a way of thinking about this problem, it is what we are going to need to win this fight. We must recognize that the ones who are most affected by climate change, and those who are out in front of the movement, are not the ones who caused the problem – and yet they are the one’s engaged in addressing it.

Divestment was a key message too, recognizing that big business can have big impact. Our investments can be profitable without financing the fossil fuel industry, he explains, and divestment is a way to speak the language that politicians and corporations will understand.

Finally, McKibben urged everyone to stay committed, and take action that can have real impact. Most relevant today? Vote! Make sure our elected leaders represent the interests that are most important to us and to the future of our planet.

McKibben was invited as part of Tufts’ Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series. He is currently the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College. Previously, McKibben founded 350.org, the online mobilization platform that has organized more than 20,000 rallies around the world (in nearly every country!), and which spearheaded the resistance to the Keystone Pipeline and launched the fossil fuel divestment movement.

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