“Shifting our economic paradigm through the lens of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental perspectives”
Katie Wood comes to the Vatican Youth Symposium focused on shifting economic paradigms via the lens of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental perspectives in Australia. Her studies, work experience, and passions lie in sustainable development and the pillars of environmental, economic, and social sustainability and cultural prosperity. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability and Australian Indigenous Studies and a Master’s in Business Economics. She has worked at organizations such as the United Nations Youth, Climate Reality, Engineers without Borders and Girringun Aboriginal Corporation, to name a few. Currently, she is an Environmental Consultant at Ernst & Young within their Climate Change and Sustainability Services Team. In this role she helps large companies, government agencies and NGOs become more sustainable.
Katie now aims to support indigenous communities in Australia through the sustainable development goals. Her innovative project involves bringing together business leaders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to work together and innovate projects that are sustainable, economically and socially prosperous. Aboriginal environmental philosophy understands the interconnectedness of all these spheres and Katie also recognizes that economic prosperity need not come at the expense of socio-cultural and environmental degradation. Katie’s solution contributes to the achievement of SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth.
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