In no particular order, here are the women and organisations you should be following on Twitter for interesting commentary and useful links on a range of sustainability issues.
As a result of your recommendations last year, you’ll see some new faces among the familiar. That said, we’re sure we’ve missed off some important people, so please use the comments section below to share them.
Amy Westervelt
A writer on environment, technology, health and business, Westervelt can be found tweeting at the intersection of all these
Sascha Gabizon
Executive director of the international network Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) Gabizon mainly retweets interesting links to articles on environment, development and women’s rights
Pilar Consea
Smart city pioneer and CEO of Anteverti, Consea shares interesting articles on cities and technology and live tweets from events
Women’s Environment and Development Organization
Mainly live tweeting from events on women’s rights, gender equality and sustainable development
Ida Auken
Politician and former minister for the environment in Denmark, Auken (who tweets mainly in Danish) shares circular economy updates and pictures from events
Julie’s Bicycle
A global charity made up of a mostly female team, Julie’s Bicycle aims to advance environmental sustainability in the creative industries. It shares links to good reads and information on events and sustainability jobs in the arts
Julie Hill
Author of The Secret Life of Stuff, Hill tweets mostly on the circular economy
Bridget Jackson
Director of corporate sustainability PricewaterhouseCoopers UK, Jackson shares links to reports and articles on sustainability issues ranging from urbanisation to waste and technology
Kate Sheppard
A reporter and environment editor for the Huffington Post, Sheppard brings her sense of humour when sharing reads on environmental issues
Vicki Hird
A researcher, author and campaigner, Hird shares insights and links to interesting reads on environment, food and farming
Dilys Williams
Director of Centre for Sustainable Fashion at London College of Fashion, Williams mainly retweets others, but hers is a useful feed to follow for those interested in sustainable fashion and student issues
Women’s Major Group
This feed live tweets from events and retweets others on issues of human rights, gender equality, climate change and development
Suzanne Fallender
Director of Intel’s Global Girls and Women Initiative, Fallender tweets mainly about how to empower girls and women through education and technology
Lucy Siegle
Siegle is a journalist for the Observer and book author who tweets on environmental and ethical-living issues
Shiza Shahid
Co-founder and global ambassador of The Malala Fund, Shahid tweets on gender inequality, women in the workplace and the role of business in empowering women
Marina Silva
For those fluent in Portuguese, environmentalist and politician Silva is one to follow. Silva finished third in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election last year
Christiana Figueres
Executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Figueres tweets pictures from events and shares links to blogs
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