It is a ground swell that is sweeping through the world of graduates from the Grandes Ecoles, from Agro to HEC, via Centrale and Polytechnique.
They are called "
deserters
" or "
forks
".
Some, radicals, often close to the positions of La France insoumise, refuse “
the system
”.
Others, strong in their position as graduates of prestigious schools, intend to “
change things from the inside
”, by putting “
pressure
” on the company's top management.
All proclaim the environmental and societal emergency, denounce the "greenwashing" ("greening") of companies - a marketing method consisting of communicating using the ecological argument to improve its image.
They refuse the professional "
formatting
" that the economic world has designed for them.
And want
“systemic change”
.
These convictions, young graduates now express them through militant speeches, transforming their graduation ceremonies into political forums, warmly applauded...
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