The number of business school grads taking jobs in the oil and gas industry has fallen by 16% since 2019 and 40% since 2006.
"There has been a 20 per cent increase in students recruited into the renewable and environmental industries — taking the total to a new record," according to an article in the Financial Times. "Most have joined employers such as Vestas, Alstom Power and Siemens Gamesa. At the same time, there has been a shift away from Shell, Exxon, Chevron and other energy groups whose businesses are based in fossil fuels."