# Working in sustainability: What does the job involve and do you need a science degree? (Spoiler: no)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals-19096/working-in-sustainability-what-does-the-job-involve-and-do-you-need-a-science-degree-spoiler-no
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals-19096/working-in-sustainability-what-does-the-job-involve-and-do-you-need-a-science-degree-spoiler-no.md
Podcast: [Future You: achieve your career goals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals-19096)
Published: 2026-01-21T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://prospectsfutureyou.podbean.com/e/sustainability-analyst/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qzjkq987ib9sazvg/Sustainability_Spotifyyy.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals-19096/episodes/working-in-sustainability-what-does-the-job-involve-and-do-you-need-a-science-degree-spoiler-no
Duration seconds: 615

## Resource

Catherine joins us this week to talk us through what the role involves, how she got there despite studying ancient history at university, and the key skills that make her successful in the job. Read more from Catherine: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/case-studies/sustainability-analyst-catherine-barker/ Explore being a sustainability consultant: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/sustainability-consultant How to get a job in sustainability: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/environment-and-agriculture/how-to-get-a-job-in-sustainability/ Leave us a review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals/id1477627168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uXOufxy2nDl7BvnuAt655?si=68bf143ae52b4309 📝 Take the job match quiz: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-match 📩 Follow Future You on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futureyou_pod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@futureyou_pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futureyoupod 📜 Episode transcripts: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/podcasts/future-you-podcast-transcripts

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals-19096/episodes/working-in-sustainability-what-does-the-job-involve-and-do-you-need-a-science-degree-spoiler-no/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals-19096/working-in-sustainability-what-does-the-job-involve-and-do-you-need-a-science-degree-spoiler-no.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.