When you hear the word sustainability, what comes to mind? Maybe recycling bins, electric cars or reusable water bottles. In the science industries, sustainability goes beyond that. It’s about building a future where innovation and responsibility work side by side.
Sustainability means meeting today’s needs without harming tomorrow’s opportunities. In the science industries, that involves finding cleaner ways to make materials, reducing waste, cutting emissions and improving how products are designed and used. Every experiment, process and project has the potential to help the planet and people.
At Not Just Lab Coats, our Science Industry Ambassadors show how many different ways you can build a career that makes a real difference. These ambassadors work with schools, colleges and young people to share what it’s really like to work in science. They challenge stereotypes and highlight how science is powered by curiosity and a drive to solve real problems.
Georgia Thomas
Georgia is the Sustainability and ESG Manager at Victrex. Her role focuses on creating a lasting impact inside and outside the company. From supporting community sustainability projects to helping customers and investors understand their environmental data, Georgia’s work is about making sustainability part of everyday business.
Her journey shows that your career path doesn’t have to be straight. Georgia began in Human Resources before following her passion for the planet and joining the sustainability team. Today she leads recycling projects that change how polymers, which are the building blocks of many modern materials, are reused and repurposed.
To download Georgia’s bio card, click here.
Charlotte Wilson
As a Laboratory Technician at Victrex, Charlotte proves that sustainability can start small and grow quickly. Her first project looked at how to make a laboratory process more efficient, cutting down on waste and conserving resources. That project encouraged others to rethink how they use materials, energy and water. Charlotte also helped set up recycling for materials such as foil and brass brushes that were previously thrown away in large quantities.
To download Charlotte’s bio card, click here.
Laura Bond
Laboratory Technician Apprentice Laura is also putting sustainability into practice. As part of her apprenticeship, she’s learned to apply green skills, which are habits and techniques that make science more environmentally responsible.
Laura’s current project focuses on recycling solvents used in polymer purification. The goal is to reuse what is already available to reduce waste and energy use. This supports Victrex’s wider goal of achieving net zero emissions.
To download Laura’s bio card, click here.
Harry Holt
For Harry, a graduate focusing on Sustainability Research and Development at Victrex, sustainability is about innovation. Using his background in biochemistry, he’s helping to develop new ways to recycle materials and reduce waste in polymer production.
One of his projects explores how scrap materials can be added back into new compounds, creating a circular process where nothing is wasted. This reduces landfill, cuts costs and opens the door to more sustainable products.
To download Harry’s bio card, click here.
Alice Marsden
Few careers show the versatility of science like Alice’s. Starting as a Polymer Scientist at Victrex, Alice has worked across research, marketing and innovation management, each time using science to create practical impact.
Today, as Project Management Office Manager for the Innovation Portfolio, she helps deliver technologies that improve patient care, make aircraft and vehicles lighter and more efficient, and extend product performance.
Alice knows that working in sustainability within the chemical industry can raise challenging questions, but she’s confident that innovation and sustainability can work together.
To download Alice’s bio card, click here.
The science industries are changing, and sustainability is at the heart of that change. From rethinking how materials are made to finding smarter ways to reduce waste, the work being done today is shaping a cleaner tomorrow.
If you care about the planet and want a career that makes a difference, there’s never been a better time to explore your options. Discover more sustainable careers in the science industries here.
