Why Hitachi Energy Is Supporting the Next Generation of Changemakers

At Founders4Schools (F4S), sustainability is more than a single topic—it’s a mindset. It helps young people understand the world, envision their future careers, and appreciate their role in shaping a society that works for everyone.

This March, we are proud to launch Sustainability Month, sponsored by Hitachi Energy. Through this partnership, students will engage with a company actively responding to global challenges through innovation, technology, and people. Hitachi Energy’s support allows young people to see how sustainability drives real-world decision-making and career opportunities.

Why Sustainability Education Matters

Today’s students are growing up in a world defined by rapid technological change, climate pressures, and increasing expectations around social responsibility. Sustainability is no longer just an environmental issue—it spans leadership, wellbeing, governance, diversity, technology, and economic growth.

For educators, sustainability provides a powerful context for learning. It allows students to apply classroom knowledge to real-world challenges while supporting careers education by highlighting how sustainability intersects across sectors and roles.

Sustainability Month helps schools and colleges by:

• Linking curriculum learning to practical applications
  
• Supporting Gatsby Benchmarks through meaningful encounters with employers
  
• Helping students understand how sustainability connects to future career pathways

Why Hitachi Energy Is Supporting Sustainability Month

Hitachi Energy has a long-standing commitment to contributing to society through original technology and innovative products. For more than 115 years, this philosophy has guided the company’s approach to innovation, growth, and social responsibility.

Sponsoring Sustainability Month reflects Hitachi Energy’s structured approach to sustainability, which is central to its business strategy. Under the Inspire 2027 management plan, the company aims to build a harmonised society where environmental stewardship, wellbeing, and economic growth are balanced while achieving sustainable business growth.

Through Sustainability Month, Hitachi Energy shares these insights with students and educators, showing how sustainability is systematically planned, measured, and delivered within a global organisation.

Connecting Sustainability to the Curriculum

Sustainability Month is designed with educators in mind. Activities and virtual assemblies connect classroom learning in science, geography, design and technology, computing, and citizenship to real-world sustainability themes.

The programme also supports careers education and Gatsby Benchmarks, offering students:

• Meaningful encounters with employers
  
• Insight into labour market trends
  
• Understanding of how classroom knowledge applies to future careers

Engaging with professionals from Hitachi Energy allows students to see how sustainability shapes decision-making in real workplaces, helping them connect curriculum learning with practical outcomes.

What Students Will Gain

Through Sustainability Month and direct engagement with Hitachi Energy, students will:

• See how sustainability appears in real jobs
  
• Learn how organisations measure and manage social and environmental impact
  
• Explore the intersection of technology, leadership, and ethics
  
• Discover careers linked to sustainability and innovation
  
• Understand how businesses contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  

These experiences help students build knowledge, raise aspirations, and make informed decisions about their future pathways.

A Shared Commitment to the Future

Hitachi Energy’s sponsorship reflects a shared commitment with F4S to education, opportunity, and long-term social impact. By connecting students with employers addressing global challenges, Sustainability Month demonstrates that sustainability is not an abstract concept—it is a practical and achievable part of their future careers.

Together, F4S and Hitachi Energy are showing the next generation that sustainability is not only the future of work—it is the foundation of it.

🔗 Read the Hitachi Energy Sustainability Report 2025