The Career of Young Environmental Campaigner | Salisa Traipipitsiriwat

In this episode, we speak with Salisa Traipipitsiriwat about her work as Senior Campaigner to rid the ocean of plastic waste, and the early lessons she has learned in campaigning, managing teams, and the importance of being aligned with the organization's mission.
Lessons that will serve her well throughout her career, and one's we hope will help you as well!
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Timestamps:
00:14 - Welcome to the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast
00:55 - Salisa Introduction
01:25 - Mission to Solve Plastic Waste
02:10 - Plastic Waste in Thailand
03:00 - Figuring Out Passion & Finding Path to Mission
04:20 - Opening Doors into Sector
05:15 - Importance of Internships
06:25 - Working in Non-Profit Sector
07:30 - Realities of Working in Non-Profits
09:10 - The Work of a Campaigner
10:30 - Campaign Tactics & Being Heard
11:10 - Early Lessons in Campaigning
12:20 - Practical Tools Developed Through First Job
13:00 - Overcoming Being Seen as "Too Young"
13:55 - Knowing Your Audience and Preparing for Meetings
15:15 - The Importance of Passion
16:00 - Next Steps (in Career)
17:00 - Advice to Students & Aspiring Professionals
About Salisa
Salisa is a Senior Campaigner/SEA Plastics Project Manager at Environmental Justice Foundation.
Her work involves inspiring decision makers to act for the benefit of people and planet and to ensure that the voices of environmental defenders on the ground are heard and added to the decision making to end plastic pollution.
The Net Free Seas project aims to provide participating communities a secondary source of income that can provide tangible financial benefits for the collection and selling of discarded fishing nets as well as prevent end-of-life fishing nets from entering oceans and damaging precious marine ecosystems.
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About Collective Responsibility
Based in Shanghai, Collective Responsibility is a strategic advisory firm founded by Richard Brubaker, one of Asia’s most recognized authorities on sustainability, innovation and responsible leadership.
Founded with the fundamental belief that a sustainable world can only be achieved through awareness of issues, finding tangibility in business cases, and development of cross-sector collaboration, Collective Responsibility acts as a knowledge base, catalyst, and facilitator between stakeholders.
Our mission is to:
- Create a knowledge base and catalyze discussion of issues related to the development of civil society, business sustainability and social development in Asia.
- Develop tangible interests, engagement, and action on issues of sustainability (economic, environmental and societal).
- Develop organizational capacity with the aim to help create stable and profitable enterprises.
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