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Empowering the workforce for a sustainable future

The People & Careers Hub at Reset Connect London 2025 allowed visitors to explore how the green transition is reshaping the workforce and the skills you need to build a sustainable economy. Bringing together sustainability leaders, business executives and green recruiters to share actionable strategies for embedding sustainability into the workforce and board-level decisions.

Whether you’re looking to start a career in sustainability, upskill for the green economy or attract top talent to your organisation, the People & Careers Hub is the place to connect, learn and grow.

Key focus areas:

  • The future of green jobs and skills: Explore the key skills and expertise needed for careers in sustainability, clean energy and climate tech
  • Upskilling and workforce transition: Learn how professionals can transition into sustainability roles and how businesses can support workforce reskilling
  • Diversity and inclusion in the green economy: Discuss strategies to create a more inclusive and equitable workforce 
  • Talent attraction and retention: Understand what businesses can do to attract and retain top talent in the growing green job market
  • The role of education and training: Gain insights into the programmes, certifications and initiatives preparing the next generation of sustainability professionals

Reset Connect London will return to Excel London on 23-24 June 2026. Sign up to our newsletter to hear more.

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People & Careers Hub - Day 1

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    Join us to rethink sustainability as a cultural movement, not just a compliance exercise – and discover how effective communication and upskilling can unlock your workforce’s potential to drive meanin ...
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    In this session, Rajeev Peshawaria will explain the vital role of personal happiness in great leadership. He argues that unhappy people can never be good leaders; happiness is less about the absence o ...
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    Josh Cleall, CEO of Jump, the personalised sustainability engagement companion, talks through their best practice guide to sustainable behaviour change, learned from over ten years in the field and th ...
12:00
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    Insights into the current jobs and skills market, what is changing, how this is impacting candidate and hiring companies behaviours and what you can do about it.
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    This discussion will highlight how the fully funded, award-winning and nationally recognised Research, Innovate and Emerge (RIEm) Programme of Brunel University of London supports SMEs with the specif ...
13:30
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    Alex will share Peak PEO's journey of implementing and thriving with a 4-day work week and fully remote model - moving beyond theory to real-world application. This talk challenges traditional notions ...
14:00
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    In the face of climate chaos, it’s easy to spiral; we stay glued to our phones, passively consuming bad news, feeling worse, and doing… nothing.  What if your next scroll sparked action instead of anx ...
14:30
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    Get a new perspective on how small businesses with sustainability in their DNA can achieve meaningful growth. Let's challenge the conventional wisdom of relying heavily on paid advertising and talk ab ...
15:00
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    As the sustainability sector accelerates, the pressure on those leading the charge is intensifying. Over 55% of sustainability professionals report burnout symptoms, and nearly 1 in 3 purpose-driven e ...
15:30
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    This session will explore the latest challenges and opportunities in greening the UK's workforce to deliver our long-term environmental and net zero targets, including the policy interventions require ...
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    We know it can be a challenge to engage and activate your colleagues on seemingly “boring topics” like the latest waste segregation guidance or best practices for sustainable electricity use. Much of ...
16:30
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    Consulting for an Equitable Future: Gender, International Organisations and Impact Business session explores the transformative role of consulting in driving systemic change at the intersection of gen ...

People & Careers Hub - Day 2

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  1. People & Careers Hub
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    Find out what is driving behaviours in the workforce, why they are choosing to move (or not), and what you can do to attract and retain the best people in a competitive market.
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    In the urgent race to meet climate targets and deliver on ESG commitments, the pressure is on for organisations to scale their sustainability efforts. But the key to success isn’t just strategy or inn ...
11:00
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    At 18, I left university and spent a year interviewing over 500 climate founders, investors, and leaders while building my company, Apexion. I wasn’t just collecting opinions - I was trying to underst ...
11:30
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    30 mins
    Have you wondered why people just do not engage with the climate crisis, when evidence is all around them? The missing piece is understanding the role trauma responses play here.  Find out what trauma ...
12:00
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    In this insightful talk, Vicky will inspire you to bring sustainability to life within your organisation using your existing roles and skills. Discover how various positions in your company can adopt ...
12:30
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    The way of being that generated the global issues and environmental destruction that we face today is not the way we need to be to create a more sustainable and thriving future. At the root of what is ...
13:00
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    This session, led by Natalie Sarabia-Johnston, co-founder of Constructive Futures CIC and Southgate Sarabia Architects, explores how targeted social value initiatives can tackle the construction secto ...
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    Using work experience and apprenticeships to transform young people, businesses and the construction and real estate industry. As a well established industry, real estate and construction has struggle ...
14:00
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    30 mins
    When people talk about ESG, the "E" often steals the spotlight—but it's the "S" that can truly set your organisation apart. In this dynamic 30-minute session, we'll demystify the Social pillar of ESG: ...