Jobs For Good is launched to create jobs in sustainable industries

A unique website for job seekers, Jobs for Good, has just gone live and is perfectly equipped to help meet the challenge of getting more people into work in sustainable industries, with over 1,200 roles already live on the website.

Only jobs in companies that ‘do good’ are featured on the Jobs For Good website. Companies ‘For Good’ are those that make an impact on people and/or the planet and are run responsibly. The impact areas and companies range from areas like renewable energy, and food production companies to health and wellbeing solutions.

Purpose of Jobs For Good

The website was originally built in response to rising demand for jobs ‘for good’:

· Just last month, PWC’s latest report finds that 1 in 5 people are likely to change jobs this year, with 68% of respondents wanting a more fulfilling role.

· Over 70% of millennials would be more likely to choose an employer who has a strong environmental agenda.

· More than 10% of workers say they’d take a pay cut to work for a company that’s environmentally responsible.

· 52% of employees came out of the pandemic wanting a more flexible working model.

· The UK ‘impact industry’ is worth £50 billion, employs 35,000 people and has grown 127% since 2018.

Easy to Search for a Range of Jobs, across a Range of Impact Areas

Job seekers can easily search by job type and impact area and then read about the companies’ ‘do good’ credentials, before applying for the job online, without needing to sign in. Job sectors include IT, marketing, product, sales and admin roles. Companies are vetted for their ‘For Good’ credentials before being added to the website.

The venture is being run by Olivia Spaethe who’s worked in the sector for nearly 3 years

Olivia Spaethe, the CEO, says “Originally we built Jobs For Good in response to the ‘Great Resignation’ and people looking for more fulfilling roles in sustainable companies. We’re really encouraged to see the UK Government and OECD agreeing to invest and focus more on this area too. We’re here to plug an important gap between sustainable start-ups looking for new workers, and those workers looking for the right do-good company to work for.”