CAPGEMINI INVENT
“ As a society , we ' ve been too focused on resiliency ; we need to pivot towards adaptation ”
COURTNEY HOLM VICE PRESIDENT FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES , CAPGEMINI INVENT
“ Lo and behold , I couldn ' t get a job ,” Holm admits . “ So , I started working in horticulture , studied it formally , earned a certificate and then continued working in nursery and greenhouse production .”
This was in 2000 and was Holm ’ s first commercial encounter with technology and software for production management . “ Technology was just starting to evolve , especially in the agriculture and horticultural space . By the end of it , I was managing quite a lot of the greenhouses and the fields from a rudimentary smartphone .”
After taking a year long break to travel , Holm moved to the UK to complete an MBA as she wanted to gain a broader understanding of corporate thinking around sustainable development . As such , she joined 2degrees – at the time , the world ’ s largest online community of sustainability practitioners – where under the direction
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