GREEN GEN

School of Sustainability

Project promoted by Aliados Consulting and the Polytechnic of Porto, co-financed by Portugal Inovação Social and with Social Investment from the Municipality of Porto and the “la Caixa” Foundation.

The market demands it. The planet begs for it.

The future needs you.

Green Gen is the first school of sustainability in Portugal designed for young people who want to explore their place in the world and have a say about the future.

🌱 I want to join

Green Gen Manifesto

You feel you don’t fit in. That you don’t know what your talent really is. That stability and purpose seem incompatible. That the world’s problems are too big for you.

But we know that in that dissatisfaction you gain strength. And that’s where you think, create, ask: where can I be useful?

Here is the place you were looking for, Right in the heart of Porto’s university area. A place that needs your curiosity, And your creativity, drive, for sustainability.

All the solutions are waiting for you to invent them. All the organizations are waiting for you to help them evolve. We need you. Will you come?

Why Green Gen was born

Green talent hiring is accelerating faster than global hiring (Global Green Skills Report 2024, LinkedIn)
Yet, there is a shortage of professionals specialized in sustainability (Jornal de Notícias, 2025)
At the same time, thousands of young people in Portugal remain in NEET situations (not in employment, education or training) (PORDATA, 2024)

→ Green Gen was created to reverse this reality: to reduce the green skills gap by engaging young people in learning focused on employability and the sustainable transition.

What you will learn

At Green Gen you will develop two essential dimensions:

Green Skills

🌱 Fundamentals of Environmental and Social Sustainability
🐝 Biodiversity, Biomimicry & Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)
💹 Sustainable Finance & Incentives
🔋 Decarbonization, Mobility & Renewable Energy
♻️ Resource Management, Waste & Circular Economy

Future Skills

💬 Responsible Communication & Digital Literacy
📚 Systems Thinking, Critical Thinking & Imagination
🧩 Project Management & Design Thinking
🎙️ Green Careers & Lifelong Learning
🧫 Future Lab: Regeneration & Impact

🚀 I want to apply

The Green Gen magic

Green Gen is not a traditional school: it was designed to be an immersive and transformative educational experience.

You won’t have:

Classes or modules, but missions
Teachers or trainers, but mentors
Formal assessment, but you will go through a game with stages and a final project

Here you will:

Gain the basics, but quickly jump into real challenges
Have access to professionals, but also learn from your peers
Learn in a classroom, but be encouraged to explore your community
Evolve within a structure, but experience a surprise dynamic every week

Who your mentors will be

Meet some of the mentors already confirmed:

Margarida Natal Mendes | Head of Sustainability Consultancy @ Aliados Consulting
Diogo Teixeira | Sustainability Project Manager @ Aliados Consulting
Catarina Teixeira | Head of Tax & Grants @ Aliados Consulting
Sónia Ferreira | Sustainability Consultant @ Aliados Consulting
Mafalda Sousa | Sustainability Consultant @ Aliados Consulting
Diana Soto | Sustainability Consultant @ Aliados Consulting
Gabriela Maciel | Sustainability Marketer & Green Gen Project Manager @ Aliados Consulting