Young entrepreneurs need to able to care for their mental health and learn from others who've gone before them if they are to tackle global issues such as sustainability, a forum hosted by Unilever has found.
"Increased intergenerational collaboration" was also said to be vital for young people tackling social and environmental issues, said experts who gathered last week at the ‘Creating a More Sustainable World’ forum.
Hosted in Sydney by Unilever and the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA), the forum addressed the role young people can play in developing sustainable and inclusive business models.
CEO of Unilever Australia and New Zealand Clive Stiff said the forum addressed the need for better education around mental health for entrepreneurs, who often feel the weight of solving the world’s issues.
Leaders said assistance was needed to scale up, facilitating greater collaboration between young people and organisations as well as support to manage their own mental and physical resilience for the long-term.
Participants included founder of the Institute for Global Women Leaders Rosie O’Halloran, and CEO of the Youth Food Movement Alexandra Iljadica.
Representatives from NGOs such as WWF and Sustainable Business Australia were also present.
The event aimed to start a conversation about how business, government and the non-profit sector can work together with entrepreneurial young people to deliver a fairer, more inclusive, more sustainable world.
