EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 1H 5M
Beyond Compliance: Sustainability Careers in Crisis Mode | 038
from The Social Regeneration Podcast · host Pia Hillebrecht
🎉 The SOCIAL REGENERATION Podcast is celebrating its 1 YEAR Anniversary! 🎊 ✨ Thank you all for your presence and contribution on this journey 🤍 Wellbeing and Mental Health seem to be "Hot Topic" No.1 on this Show and something we need to tend to for Social Regeneration and working as Change Agents. Hence my lovely colleague Asya and I are inviting you on a 8-week-Positive-Intelligence® journey, starting on March 9th! 🛎️ As a collective Birthday Gift 🎁 all TSR listeners get a 100€ Discount! 🤗 💝 👉 Sign up now for one of the few spots in this mini-group programme with this CODE: TSR100PQ Would love to meet some of you online and in-person in the coming weeks and regenerate together - deeply! 💕 ✨ Episode SUMMARY From Green Deal to Omnibus - What's Next for Sustainability Professionals In today's episode, Juliana Webel, an experienced sustainability manager, and I talk openly about the current turbulence in the sustainability sector and what it feels like to work in this space right now. We reflect on how the market has shifted from growing demand and strong regulatory drivers to hiring freezes, paused projects and uncertainty. We share how regulations like CSRD, ESG and the omnibus discussions shaped corporate priorities and sometimes reduced sustainability to reporting and compliance. At the same time, we saw that these rules also opened doors for innovation, culture change and employee engagement around sustainability. We explore the disappointment many professionals feel as programmes are scaled back and skilled people are let go. But we don't get stuck in doom and gloom. We also discuss a different perspective that less regulation can reveal which organisations are truly committed to sustainable transformation. We encourage people to look beyond formal job titles and to drive change from within their current roles. We talk about mentoring, networks and coffee chats as ways to stay connected and hopeful. 🫶 This episode is for sustainability professionals, impact job seekers and anyone wanting to align their work with their values. 🔑 A key lesson is that meaningful change still depends on people, courage and relationships, even when the market is tough. 💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode ✨ Volatile sustainability job market ✨ Compliance versus real impact ✨ Regulations as door openers for innovation ✨ Change from within organisations ✨ Power of networks and mentoring 👋 ABOUT Juliana Webel (she/her) Juliana is a cross-sector sustainability professional with a 15-year international journey in this space. Originally from Brazil, she has been living and working in Germany for 8 years, bringing over 10 years of experience as a consultant in the built environment and cross-sector corporate sustainability, complemented by additional years of climate-related advocacy and academic study. Juliana is a stakeholder engagement and network enabler who believes in the power of meaningful connections and collaborative work. She is a regenerative economy enthusiast, focused on working with purpose toward change. 🔗 CONNECT & follow Juliana's work 👉 LinkedIn 📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper ➡ BOOK - Net Positive by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston ➡ r3.0 - Not-for-profit platform that promotes Redesign for Resilience and Regeneration ➡ Podcast - Frankly Speaking **** 💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗 If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓⚖ For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓 🔔 If you are an #impactjobseeker and wondering what your role in sustainability could be those days, let's have an Exploration Call and I will tell you everything about the Mentoring Programme 😇 👉 Apply for Exploration Call ☎️ Take care of yourself and others! Pia 🤍 P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 🙂 #sustainability #impactcareers #regeneration #climateaction #esg #careerpivot #impactjobs #greendeal #omnibus #sustainabilitymanagement #reporting #csrd #sdg #greentransition #purposefulwork #sustainabilitycareers #systemschange #socialimpact
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🎉 The SOCIAL REGENERATION Podcast is celebrating its 1 YEAR Anniversary! 🎊✨ Thank you all for your presence and contribution on this journey 🤍Wellbeing and Mental Health seem to be "Hot Topic" No.1 on this Show and something we need to tend to for Social Regeneration and working as Change Agents. Hence my lovely colleague Asya and I are inviting you on a 8-week-Positive-Intelligence® journey, starting on March 9th! 🛎️As a collective Birthday Gift 🎁all TSR listeners get a 100€ Discount! 🤗 💝👉 Sign up now for one of the few spots in this mini-group programme with this CODE: TSR100PQWould love to meet some of you online and in-person in the coming weeks and regenerate together - deeply! 💕✨ Episode SUMMARY From Green Deal to Omnibus - What's Next for Sustainability Professionals In today's episode, Juliana Webel, an experienced sustainability manager, and I talk openly about the current turbulence in the sustainability sector and what it feels like to work in this space right now. We reflect on how the market has shifted from growing demand and strong regulatory drivers to hiring freezes, paused projects and uncertainty. We share how regulations like CSRD, ESG and the omnibus discussions shaped corporate priorities and sometimes reduced sustainability to reporting and compliance. At the same time, we saw that these rules also opened doors for innovation, culture change and employee engagement around sustainability. We explore the disappointment many professionals feel as programmes are scaled back and skilled people are let go. But we don't get stuck in doom and gloom. We also discuss a different perspective that less regulation can reveal which organisations are truly committed to sustainable transformation. We encourage people to look beyond formal job titles and to drive change from within their current roles. We talk about mentoring, networks and coffee chats as ways to stay connected and hopeful.🫶 This episode is for sustainability professionals, impact job seekers and anyone wanting to align their work with their values.🔑 A key lesson is that meaningful change still depends on people, courage and relationships, even when the market is tough.💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ Volatile sustainability job market✨ Compliance versus real impact✨ Regulations as door openers for innovation✨ Change from within organisations✨ Power of networks and mentoring👋 ABOUT Juliana Webel (she/her)Juliana is a cross-sector sustainability professional with a 15-year international journey in this space. Originally from Brazil, she has been living and working in Germany for 8 years, bringing over 10 years of experience as a consultant in the built environment and cross-sector corporate sustainability, complemented by additional years of climate-related advocacy and academic study. Juliana is a stakeholder engagement and network enabler who believes in the power of meaningful connections and collaborative work. She is a regenerative economy enthusiast, focused on working with purpose toward change.🔗 CONNECT & follow Juliana's work 👉 LinkedIn📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ BOOK - Net Positive by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston➡ r3.0 - Not-for-profit platform that promotes Redesign for Resilience and Regeneration➡ Podcast - Frankly Speaking **** 💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓⚖For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓🔔 If you are an #impactjobseeker and wondering what your role in sustainability could be those days, let's have an Exploration Call and I will tell you everything about the Mentoring Programm
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