Sustainability practitioners are grappling with high levels of emotional overwhelm and burnout, according to new research conducted by Oxford Brookes Business School in partnership with the Climate Change Coaches, a company that helps people take action on climate change by providing coaching and training.
Titled ‘Holding Back Climate Progress: Sustainability’s Critical Skills Gap’, the research report reveals that sustainability practitioners often experience significant emotional strain in roles that can be isolating and uniquely challenging, and that support training is often limited.
