10/09/2025: Green Building Initiative is Hiring!

October 09, 2025

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10/09/2025

Woke up today feeling like blessing your inbox…so we DID. Keep reading for the latest and greatest Impact Jobs on the market, plus some recent news in the social impact space. You’re welcome, besties.

Here's what we got on tap for you today

  • Meme of the Week

  • Article of the Week: Green Building Initiative is Hiring!

  • New Job Opportunities

  • Win of the Week: Green Energy Sources Overtake Coal

  • Bummer of the Week: 100 Million Buildings Threatened by Rising Sea Levels

Meme of the Week

Article of the Week

Green Building Initiative is Hiring!

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Heyo, Impact Jobbers! We’re back with a brand new organization feature this week. Allow us to introduce you to Green Building Initiative!

GBI is a nonprofit on a mission to improve the built environment’s impact on climate and society. They do so through assessments, certifications, and user-friendly tools built by industry experts.

If you think buildings are cool and want to be part of making them better for the planet, keep reading.

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Here’s everything you need to know about GBI:

  1. What they do: “GBI makes aspirational goals achievable through user-friendly tools built upon comprehensive standards and supported by dedicated staff and expert assessors. As a nonprofit community, we are educators and coaches first, supporting performance improvement of all buildings.” Read their full About page here.

  2. Org size: 11-50 employees

  3. Year founded: 2004

  4. Headquartered: Portland, OR (remote work available)

  5. Values: integrity, support, openness, education, collaboration, choice, responsibility & adaptability

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We love their latest initiatives, like the Journey to Net Zero certification for commercial real estate owners.

GBI is currently hiring an Advocacy Director! If that sounds like a fit for you, hit that link and send in your app ASAP.

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Win of the Week:

Solar and wind power have officially overtaken coal as the world’s biggest generator of electricity, proving that green energy source can not only keep up, but can wean the world off of polluting power sources.

Bummer of the Week:

A new report published in Urban Sustainability states that 100 million buildings across the Global South are currently threatened by rising sea levels. Catastrophic flooding can devastate neighborhoods, and fossil fuel emissions must be curbed quickly to prevent greater risks.