The trip to Allied Irish Bank was not only extremely insightful, but it was very inspiring in a way. The crucialness of sustainability is apparent within the world of business, and immediate attention and thoughtfulness needs to be practiced and acted upon urgently from all companies around the world. My limited experience of being educated in the realm of sustainability; plus, my even more limited experience with being in such a professional setting as the meeting we attended, made for a unique morning of apprehensive learning.
Going from not really knowing what CSR even meant two weeks ago, to being in a polished business setting learning from accomplished sustainability professionals, I feel extremely fortunate for being apart this program. Being reassured about some of the things we covered during online classes last week was my big takeaway of this meeting. Such as Katie Heston going over the importance of sticking to your business mission and your consumer wants and needs when taking sustainability actions into consideration. Or when John McGeown stressed the notion of creating and publicizing achievable sustainability goals. I alike Professor Ryan, found that the rugby slide that John McGeown shared was very interesting. Those moments of reassurance made me feel like I am truly now understanding the fundamentals of ethical sustainability and make me feel more comfortable sharing my modest knowledge of the subject.