Jennifer Okafor, BSc.

Jennifer delivers core aspects of TRVST’s content and editorial vision, connecting highly engaging and expert editorial with our growing audience of environmentally conscious global citizens.

Since our early inception and through to the current day, Jen’s role involves researching some of our planet's most significant challenges. Jen’s built her expertise in all things sustainable by widely reading and researching expert studies and thought leadership from some of the world’s most influential scientists, changemakers, and environmentalists.

With an initial focus on renewable energy through recent editorial series around sustainable fashion, zero waste, and biodiversity, Jen has become a recognized authority in her own right. 

With a Bachelor of Science degree qualification in mass communication and media studies (Babcock University), Jen’s unique skill set understands how to connect the key aspects of environmental issues with as wide an audience as possible. Her tone and depth ensure that not only is TRVST’s content accessible and top of the market but also drives levels of engagement around sustainable actions for change.

Jen is also passionate about the role of future technology and its application for improving equality and access to digital products and services. A keen and motivated self-starting learner, Jen has recently furthered her knowledge at the forefront of technology advances, studying blockchain, data science, and innovative approaches to product development. 

Outside of her professional career, Jen enjoys contributing to platforms promoting career and personal growth to young women. She’s also a keen beauty and fashion follower, having previously built a high-profile blog about accessible beauty styles. 

Her favorite quote is:

”I hope you realize that every day is a fresh start for you. That every sunrise is a new chapter in your life waiting to be written.”

by Juansen Dizon, Confessions of a Wallflower. 

Jen hopes to better synthesize her skills and experience to build real-world answers to how we can improve our people and planet.

Jennifer Okafor's Latest Articles

What Happens to Our Plastic Waste?
Plastic PollutionPlastic Pollution
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Plastic is not something that we can just use and then forget about. What happens to our plastic waste is a problem for our environment, on a scale which we cannot ignore. Plastic waste affects Earth's ecosystems and has a profound negative impact on the environment, wildlife and people.
Mentoring Young Adults - Youth Mentorship Can Have a Big Impact
Work & SkillsWork & Skills
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Mentoring a young person can be a very rewarding experience and can make a world of difference to a young person. Mentoring comes in many forms and can be a one-off meeting or a long-standing engagement.
Bring Your Own Bags
Eco FriendlyEco Friendly
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Breaking our reliance on single-use plastic can be a challenge. But the small steps we take to move in the right direction really can make a big difference. Bring your own bag to help reduce plastic waste.
Innovations Working to Reduce Ocean-Bound Plastics
Plastic PollutionPlastic Pollution
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The current news and statistics about plastics in our ocean are, in a simple word, depressing. Innovations working to reduce ocean-bound plastics are just some of the stories that can give us hope for the future of our environment.
9 Ways To Save Electricity At Work & Reduce Energy Consumption
Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy
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One of the biggest threats to the environment is our heavy dependence on non-renewable energy sources. Researchers are yet to fully determine the magnitude of the effects of fossil fuel use on the people and planet. Environmental degradation, death and deformities in marine animals, global air pollution, and global warming are just some of the […]
How Can We Reduce Packaging Waste?
Waste & RecyclingWaste & Recycling
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Shopping bags, water bottles, food wraps, coffee cups… these are all daily use packaging that we use and dispose of without a second thought. The average lifespan of a plastic bag is 12 minutes. It’s only valuable to us long enough to hold our times from point of purchase to point of use or storage. […]
What is Biodynamic Farming and Why is it Important?
EnvironmentEnvironment
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What is Biodynamic Farming? Biodynamic farming is an organic farming method. We practice it by combining ancient lunar planting cycles with the use of natural alternatives to everything that conventional farming has normalized. We replace chemical fertilizers with microbial agents such as bacteria, algae, fungi, mycorrhiza and actinomycetes. And instead of chemical pesticides, we use […]
Single Use Plastics in Healthcare and Hospitals
Plastic PollutionPlastic Pollution
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Anyone trying to live sustainably will easily discover how challenging it can be to remove single-use plastics from their lives. That’s only in homes and the everyday workplace. Eliminating single-use plastic use in healthcare and hospitals is an even more challenging issue. 
Compost Food Waste: Composting 101 - All You Need to Know.
Food WasteFood Waste
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One of the best things you can do to live in a greener and more eco-friendly way is to compost food waste instead of throwing it away. Composting is far easier than you may imagine. Even if you don't have a garden or any outside space at all, there are ways to compost food waste […]
How Many Plastic Bags Are in the Ocean?
Plastic PollutionPlastic Pollution
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Globally, we use (a shocking) 5 trillion plastic bags each year. That is more than 700 a year for each individual on Earth and 160,000 every second! We use around 100 billion plastic bags each year in the US alone. How many of these plastic bags find their way into our Oceans?
Choose Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic Cutlery
Plastic PollutionPlastic Pollution
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Single-use plastic cutlery is one more item to absolutely refuse while moving towards a zero-waste lifestyle. If you want to live more sustainably and ethically, then all single-use plastic has to go. We need to break our reliance on non-biodegradable fossil fuel products and transition to a low carbon society. Breaking our plastic addiction is […]
Best Plastic Free Chewing Gum - Choose Your Gum Wisely
Plastic PollutionPlastic Pollution
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Every item we buy, including the tiny ones, have more impact than we realise. Unfortunately, many of these small purchasing decisions could come with negative consequences. Chewing gum is one decision that could hurt people and the planet. Thankfully today you can choose plastic free chewing gum. 
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