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SUSTAINABILITY INTER.
SUSTAINABILITY

As the world prioritizes sustainability, the sector's potential in Vietnam and ASEAN continues to grow, making it an appealing and impactful
choice for professionals and job seekers alike. As an interdisciplinary professional in sustainability, you navigate the intersections of
environmental science, economics, social equity, and technological innovation. This career journey is a dynamic exploration, where the
synthesis of diverse perspectives converges to create sustainable solutions for a resilient and harmonious future.

AVAILABLE ROLES (WHERE) AVAILABLE ROLES (WHAT)

Government and Public Sector (including Urban Planner: Creating efficient land use plans
Nonprofit Organizations and NGOs): Engaged in for sustainable communities, road systems, and
sustainability policy, environmental conservation, city layouts while adhering to environmental
and community development, with a focus on regulations.
addressing societal and environmental Environmental Consultant: Offering advice on
challenges.
environmental issues like pollution, partnering
Consulting Firms: Offer expertise to businesses with clients to ensure compliance with
and organizations, guiding them in enhancing regulations, and providing sustainable strategies.
sustainability practices, reducing environmental
Environmental Engineer: Applying engineering
impact, and achieving sustainability objectives.
principles to address environmental issues,
Energy, Utility, and Manufacturing Companies: improve public health, and develop waste
These entities integrate energy solutions and disposal and pollution control plans.
sustainability practices into their operations, Energy Manager: Developing resource-efficient
aiming to reduce their environmental footprint strategies, conducting audits, and researching
and promote clean energy alternatives.
clean energy technologies to reduce
Academic and Research Institutions: Universities consumption and costs.
and research organizations contribute to
Sustainability Engineer: Designing renewable
sustainability through research, education, and energy projects, assessing sites, and using
program development, fostering innovation and computer-aided design to increase energy
knowledge in the field.
efficiency in both office and field settings.
Environmental Geologist: Studying Earth's
history, ecosystems, and supporting
sustainability initiatives by contributing to
alternative energy discoveries and advising
energy companies.

Ecologist: Using expertise in biology and ecology
to analyze human impacts on the environment,
develop sustainable solutions, and work across
various sectors.

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