After a year of absence, the oil and gas giants Shell and TotalEnergies will again have stands ‘as usual’ at the next Delft Career Days. This was announced by the student Board of the Delft Career Days job market in a press release.
“We want every sector to be represented to meet the demand from students,” explained the Chair Matthijs Roos. “We want students to have the opportunity to find out everything they can and to support a culture of open discussion.” The job market where students can meet future employers will be held from 17 to 19 February 2025.
Roos does emphasize, however, that his board has not selected companies that do nothing about sustainability. In doing so, he says, their decisions are in line with the results of last summer’s consultations on collaborations with the fossil industry.
Mandatory presentation
For these fossil-based companies, the normally optional presentation during the job fair is mandatory, Roos says when asked. “In this presentation, they have to give an honest picture of the company, highlighting both the more and less sustainable sides – without greenwashing, but with extensive space to be able to have an honest and open conversation.”
The previous Board of the Delft Career Days 2024 opted otherwise for the first time when companies like Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, Total and Tata Steel were not welcome. At the time, the board decided that sustainability should play a bigger role in the range of companies after questionnaires had shown that students preferred to see fewer fossil fuel companies at the job market.
To Delta, the then Chair emphasized that the succeeding board had the freedom to invite the companies that were rejected again. Since the interest for a stand at the fair is greater than the space available, it is it is not unusual for not every company to attend every year.
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