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!

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.

Follow Salisa

Environmental Justice Foundation: https://ejfoundation.org/

Net Free Seas Project: https://ejfoundation.org/films/net-free-seas

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCymOLQE4_vBQBzUKXTBfYwQ

LinkedIn: https://th.linkedin.com/in/salisa-traipipitsiriwat-07b013a3

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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Website: http://www.coresponsibility.com

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