Mar 9, 2007

‘Corporate Hippies’ in a New Environmental Economy

CHANGE once came slowly to the job market for people seeking careers focused on the environment. No more.

It is not just industrial concerns that are adding environmental jobs. In 1992, Shelley Billik started as a recycling coordinator at Warner Brothers. Now she is vice president for environmental projects. “When I started in 1992, it was just me,” she said. “Now we have a staff of four in the office and a recycling crew of seven.”

“The place where the department fits” has changed as well, she added, becoming part of corporate strategy.