 Of this, 40% is sent to landfill and 32% is discarded on land or in waterways.
There is mounting pressure from both regulators and environmentally conscious consumers, who are calling for businesses to eliminate unnecessary plastics.
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For companies [, CMC Solutions] means high productivity, quality of service and cost reduction. They no longer have to store multiple-sized boxes, resulting in less warehouse space, no risk of not having the correct size box, the shipping labelling system is integrated, high productivity (makes up to 1,000 boxes in 1 hour). Not to mention the positive image perceived by customers, who care about a lower environmental impact linked to their purchases, fast deliveries, easy-to-open packaging, ease in the return process.
You may or may not know it, but if you are in the trenches of volunteer leadership in Young Life, you are gaining marketable skills for future jobs. When I came out of college I applied for entry-level jobs and was quickly passed up the line for management positions. In fact, I never had an entry-level position (except when I quit to go on YL staff as an intern!). In one particular company I was the only person in my job without an MBA and I did just fine. I give much of the credit to the leadership I was taught and learned as a Young Life volunteer.
You just graduated from college, and the inner desires of your heart (or your parents, and area director) are passionate about you finding a job/career/internship that uses the talents and gifts that God’s so uniquely gifted you with. Your wisdom and instinct tells you that a resume is necessary. As you start listing out your degree, your previous job experience and your volunteer work, Young Life comes to mind. You’ve been a volunteer leader or a team leader in Young Life for any amount of years while you were in college, and now you’re trying to turn those years of leading high school, middle school, teen moms, or special needs kids into some notes on your resume. Here’s where you are, and here’s where I hope I’m able to chime in and give some advice.
I recently found myself in this exact position. In 2007 I moved from Texas to attend school at Arizona State University. I was a volunteer leader in Cave Creek, Arizona at Cactus Shadows High School for 1-½ years, and the volunteer team leader for 3-½ years.
– Don’t ever forget that you’re on a Young Life “team.” Companies & organizations appreciate when someone can be self-motivated and able to work independently, but they hold the ability to work on a team for the greater good at a much higher level.
– Are you the “organizer” on your team? Young Life gives leaders numerous opportunities to organize varying types of events. Think about where you have stepped up to lead whether it is at club or, campaigners, at banquet events, on summer staff or an internship, or maybe you’ve had the opportunity to be on a weekend or summer long assignment team. You have to an organizational or event planner mindset to move and lead 50-500 people and these moments translate into skills on your resume that others might not have.
– Take a moment and think about the kind of kids you mentor. I think a lot of leaders don’t realize that God has specifically given us unique gifts to reach those kids. Do you reach the kids that are creative and artsy? Maybe you reach the kids that come from broken homes, or maybe you’ve reached out to kids that are addicted to drugs. The type of kids you reach says a lot about who God’s put in your life, but also about the kind of qualities God’s given you specifically. If you’re reaching the kids with rough families, drug issues, and identity issues, you often have to be a patient leader, one with strong wisdom and guidance, someone that can communicate well in tough, and urgent situations. If you’re reaching the creative types, the drama kids, the musicians, the art kids, that might mean you yourself are gifted or at least passionate about some of those very things as well. Not just anyone can listen to a song written by a high school kid’s band, enjoy it or kindly critique it (haha, sometimes honesty is a good thing). Likewise, kids more and more are passionate about photography or graphic design, and being gifted and passionate about those areas of art translate into marketing skills, and non-verbal communication skills.
– Where have you used your wisdom? Early on in being a team leader I started taking notes after clubs, camps and campaigners that went particularly great or particularly bad. In the long run those notes turned into tangible knowledge and would guide my decisions as a team leader to try and make the wisest decisions I could for my team and my Young Life kids. Things like, how many spots to reserve for camp, how to get more kids at club hearing about Christ, how to train volunteer leaders, and how to create a strong unity on your team are all guided by the decisions team leaders make. Team Leaders make decisions with wisdom and prayer in both urgent and patient situations, this kind of skill sets don’t come naturally, as it’s something we grow into and comes with experience, that means you are viable to the job world that needs a person with experienced leadership.
– Cast some vision and take some chances. As a team leader it’s in the inner desires of our heart to see a stronger Young Life team, a clubroom that has kids packed into every corner, a campaigners that has kids ready and willing to learn more about the God that loves them and gives them life, taking the most kids in your area to camp, and having more and more opportunities to share our relationship with God with the kids God’s put on our heart. All of those things require some vision casting. Casting vision is probably the wisest thing you can do as a team leader, and it easily translates into some great job skills. Start-up companies are incredibly popular right now. Companies both in their early stages and old companies in their reinvention stages need someone that can cast the vision for success and chase that vision. When companies are attempting to be unique, competitive and successful they need someone that can be passionate about those the things and cast the vision that puts them in that direction.
– Communication is key. Companies and organizations these days can’t waste time because of poor communication skills. You the Young Life leader live and breathe communication. We are a part of an organization that teaches us about the “right to be heard.” As we reach out and try to meet kids and be apart of their lives we have to gauge when we really have the right to speak into their life and have some great conversation. I’ve seen this skill translate into the strong friendships I’ve built over the years, in my family, and in my work environment as well. Being able to wisely determine when communication is key and being able to clearly convey what is needed in a situation at work on a project or even just with co-workers is a valuable talent that comes from years leading Young Life.
– We are great relationally. Young Life is a relational ministry, we are gifted with the ability to be apart of people’s lives, care for them, and speak into their lives. The culture that companies create in the work place is becoming more and more an important feature to companies.
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In our latest webinar, Kate Leppard discusses recent developments in energy markets with Schroders specialists.
Energy markets have been a regular feature of our conversations with clients over the last few months. This comes against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, soaring energy prices and the ongoing climate emergency.
It is clear that the world is facing an energy crisis, currently centred on a shortage of conventional energy. Ultimately, we think recent developments will accelerate the energy transition, providing us with greater energy security as well as a more sustainable energy system. We think that energy companies that have historically been focused on fossil fuels have an important role to play on this journey.
Over the long term, demand for petrol will inevitably decline as governments restrict the purchase of petrol-powered vehicles. This could eventually reduce global oil demand by 20% from today’s level. This weak demand outlook is one of the main reasons why energy companies continue to restrict investment in new oil projects, despite current high prices. Demand for gas is likely to prove more resilient as it is seen as a “bridging” fuel. It generates 60% fewer emissions than coal.
In the near term, however, both oil and gas markets face supply shortages. There has been little new investment in oil production and inventories are being run down. There is also huge global demand for LNG (Liquified Natural Gas). In a short space of time, China has quickly become one of the world’s largest buyers as it transitions away from coal.
We believe that “conventional” energy companies can create value for shareholders while also playing an important role in the energy transition. Today’s high prices are allowing many companies to “future proof”