By Christina Ameln, CSR | Sustainability Advisor –
My first thought was that he was too young to be a managing director. But then, perhaps, maybe I am the one showing my age…
We call them millennials – people between x and z – and give them a range of attributes, not always the glowing kind. My comments sound alarmingly similar to what my parents might say about my generation. It seems to be a normal process of generational shifts. Those coming after me, however, are having to deal with a whole set of problems that I never imagined.
When it comes to their planet and home, these are students and young professionals eager to solve the sustainability problems plaguing the world that they will be left with. And they do not want to do it the same old way. On the contrary, they are seeking innovative ways to have an accelerated impact.