Sustainable Futures Competition 2025
Sustainable Futures Competition 2025
Do you have innovative ideas to help people in different careers connect with nature?
Whether it’s bringing environmental themes into gaming, designing nature-inspired projects, or exploring how nature benefits health and well-being—we want to hear from you!
No matter your background or interests, if you have a creative way to strengthen the human-nature connection, this competition is for you.
Find out more and submit your entry here
Watch Our FREE Career Webinars
Between Monday 3rd and Thursday 6th March 2025, during National Careers Week, WWF hosted five free webinars exploring various careers and their links to sustainability. Guests included TV presenter and architect Kevin McCloud, TV pharmacist Thorrun Govind, representatives from the John Lewis Partnership, and a range of WWF staff.
Each webinar lasted 45 minutes, giving students the opportunity to ask our guests questions about their careers.
Aimed at 13–18-year-olds, the webinars were delivered via Zoom and recorded for later viewing
See below for all the webinar recordings.
Health and Wellbeing Careers
Health and Wellbeing Careers
Join our guest speakers and industry experts to hear about their career journeys and how they got to where they are now. Learn more about their job roles and how sustainability plays a part.
Guest speakers:
Thorrun Govind, Pharmacist, TV Health Expert
William Baldwin-Cantello, Director of Nature Based Solutions, WWF-UK
Adele New, Art Room Team Lead, Place2Be
Conservation Careers
Conservation Careers
Join our guest speakers and industry experts to hear about their career journeys and how they got to where they are now. Learn more about their job roles, how sustainability plays a part and ask your burning career questions.
Guest speakers:
Naomi Arnold, Restoration Forth Project Manager, WWF Scotland
Charlie Cutt, UK Wholescape Senior Programme Manager, WWF-UK
Rebecca May, Senior Programme Advisor Asian Big Cats, WWF-UK
Business - 3pm, Tuesday 4th March 2025
Business - 3pm, Tuesday 4th March 2025
Join our guest speakers and industry experts to hear about their career journeys and how they got to where they are now. Learn more about their job roles, how sustainability plays a part and ask your burning career questions.
Guest speakers:
Camilla Lawson, Ethics and Sustainability Specialist - Environment and Food Waste, John Lewis Partnership
Ben Thomas, Senior Environment Manager, John Lewis Partnership
Gwilym Pugh, Founder, Planet Protection
Education and Science Communication - 3pm, Wednesday 5th March 2025
Education and Science Communication - 3pm, Wednesday 5th March 2025
Join our guest speakers and industry experts to hear about their career journeys and how they got to where they are now. Learn more about their job roles, how sustainability plays a part and ask your burning career questions.
Guest speakers:
Jacqui Sellers, Science Teacher and Mental Health Lead, Weydon School
Marc Tench, Sustainable Schools Manager, Leicester City Council
Construction and Eco Architecture - 3pm, Thursday 6th March 2025
Construction and Eco Architecture - 3pm, Thursday 6th March 2025
Join our guest speakers and industry experts to hear about their career journeys and how they got to where they are now. Learn more about their job roles, how sustainability plays a part and ask your burning career questions.
Guest speakers:
Kevin McCloud, TV Presenter, Architect and Writer
Jenny Colville, Head of Sustainability, LandSec
Finn Harries, Designer and Researcher
Sustainable futures 2024
Take a look back at last years sustainable futures showcase, for inspiration and to learn from previous webinars and winners!
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