Duygu Ozcan

Duygu is a senior at the University of Connecticut studying Business Management and minoring in Global Studies and Economics. Her experience interning at a sustainable consumer goods product company in London sparked her interest in researching corporate sustainability. She is the head of the Sustainability Committee in UConn’s Global Ambassador program where she presents on initiatives companies can take to contribute to tackling climate change. As the President of the International Business Association at UConn, she helps organize events featuring global organizations and corporate social responsibility leaders. She believes that companies hold a lot of power in creating meaningful change and protecting our planet; so as a prospective business leader, she takes part in organizations that allow her to learn about being a decision maker who puts forth the environment and people who live in it. Being a volunteer and the Vice President of Unicef Campus Initiative, she contributes to fundraising efforts and presents about key global human rights issues around the world to create awareness amongst students on campus. By attending COP26, she wants to hear about the perspectives of all; those who are directly affected by climate change, young leaders/activists and the decision makers. Through observing sustainable business models, she wants to find solutions for existing problems within mass consumer goods production and fast fashion. Coming back home, she wants to spread this knowledge to current and future workspaces she is a part of so they can create collective action.