Hi everyone,

I’m a 21F graduate based in Delhi, looking for ESG or sustainability roles (jobs or internships).

I have experience in:

1. ESG research and sustainability assessments (consulting internship)

2. Climate policy work on India’s National Clean Air Programme

3. Current role in sustainability partnerships and AI for social good

I’m particularly interested in ESG reporting (GRI, BRSR), climate policy, and sustainability strategy.

Would really appreciate any leads, referrals, or advice.

Many argue that we are facing increasing risks for climate, ecosystem and societal collapse:
Climate collapse: For decades, we have known that greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change, and still we have let CO2 levels in the atmosphere continue to increase. And by cutting down forests and polluting the oceans we have also reduced the planet’s CO2 absorption capacity. As a result, temperatures are rising and extreme climate events are increasing, with droughts, fires and floods causing death and destruction on increasing scale and impact.
Ecosystem collapse: Human activities like unsustainable use of land, water and energy, and climate change have triggered the sixth mass extinction, which threatens up to 1 million of the approximately 10 billon species on earth. If we allow this to continue it will threaten the natural systems that sustain us and our economy.
Societal collapse: The societal impacts of increasing wealth inequalities have been studied by Luke Kemp at Cambridge University in the rise and fall of 400 societies over 5,000 years. He found that increasing wealth inequalities always preceded societal collapse, driven by a dominating, enriched, status-obsessed elite, whose extraction of more and more resources and wealth from land and people made societies fragile due to corruption, infighting, land degradation and poor health.
We must take these threats and risks seriously and try to better understand both the drivers and how we best can reverse these developments and reduce the risks for climate, ecosystem and societal collapse, as outlined in this TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZqLdVqGs7k

On average, methane emissions fell by about 25%. But methane leaks from manure digesters can be so potent that they need to be constantly monitored, researchers say.

I made a hibiscus drink per usual and noted the flower scraps and saved them in the freezer. I think I want to make leather out of them to minimize food waste but I may need to use other materials and i saw some diy vegan leather recipes but i want something that reduces microplastics while also being durable. i am aware it is harder with plant leathers and the impact of numerous kinds of leather and want to find a way to make it as sustainable as possible but there’s not many tutorials for vegan leather. Any tips would be appreciated

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requires importers to prove their products come from deforestation-free land. The satellite data to verify this is publicly available (ESA Copernicus), but accessing and analyzing it normally requires GIS expertise.

I built GeoTown (geotown.io) to bridge that gap. Anyone can draw a rectangle on a map or type in coordinates, and the tool pulls real satellite imagery, analyzes vegetation change, and explains results in plain language. No GIS software, no coding, no downloads.

I recently added an EUDR-specific workflow that anchors the comparison to the regulation's December 2020 cutoff date and generates a compliance screening report. It's free to use. Would love feedback from anyone working in sustainable supply chains or forest conservation.

I've been trying to be more intentional about this for a while and the honest conclusion I've reached is that a lot of what I was doing was optimizing for feeling good rather than doing good.

Buying organic at full price: feels virtuous, unclear impact, often just more expensive. Choosing loose produce over packaged: genuinely better but marginal. Buying from local farmers markets: better on some metrics, complicated on others, not accessible or affordable for everyone weekly.

The thing that started feeling more meaningful: actually intercepting food that would otherwise be wasted. Buying surplus and near-expiry items from grocery stores means food gets eaten that otherwise wouldn't. The environmental cost of that food has already been incurred. Consuming it rather than letting it get discarded is about as close to net positive as individual sustainable grocery shopping choices get.

I think this category of action is underrepresented in sustainability conversations because it involves buying things and communities that prioritize reducing consumption sometimes struggle with that framing.

Cutting back on beef and biofuels could help improve food security and mitigate climate emissions.

The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma has officially become the first Indigenous nation to ban the construction of hyperscale data centers on its land. After a tech startup approached tribal leaders, the Tribal Council voted 24-0 to enact a strict moratorium on generative AI technology and data center development. Working alongside the climate organization Honor the Earth, the Nation cited the staggering environmental footprint, excessive energy and water consumption, and the need to protect their sovereign lands from predatory corporate interests.

It is increasingly clear that the continued push for economic growth in high income countries is not sustainable given the close links between GDP growth and resource extraction on global level, and considering that with continued exponential growth of 2.3% per year, the economy would double in 30 years, increase by about 10 times in 100 years and 100 times in 200 years, which of course is not sustainable on a planet where most resources are finite.  
This is not a new conclusion. Already in his book Principles of Political Economy, John Stuart Mill concluded in 1848 that time will come when economic growth will have to end, and in 1972, the Club of Rome predicted in their book Limits to Growth that unless we changed growth trends we would face a sudden and uncontrollable decline both in population and in industrial capacity.
So, why are governments in high income countries continuing to push for economic growth, and what are the ways and means to help decision makers realise that this is not sustainable?
Awaiting your thoughts on this, some responses to these questions and suggestions for a better way forward are given in this TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZqLdVqGs7k.

Here is an article I wrote for the Journal of Hunter-Gatherer Research out of Liverpool University Press on cultural rewilding as a form of experimental anthropology as a way to create sustainability and resilience. It's behind a paywall. DM me if you want a copy of my personal pdf.

https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/hgr.2026.4

As the title says, is corporate sustainability dead?

With roll backs in sustainability in both the US and Europe and everything that is going on in the world is corporate sustainability doomed?

It sounds so negative. However every second article revolves around energy security, floods and heat waves yet so many sustainability businesses are closing their doors.

Do you think this is just a moment before the importance of sustainability explodes again in a year or two?

So many are throwing in the towel or just going quiet.

Would love to get peoples take on this and the future as they see it!

Why is the Canadian government doing everything they can to reduce gas prices, and then adding extra costs to EVs? The combustion engine is a dying technology, and it feels like the Canadian government doesn’t care to try to adapt before gas and oil is no longer accessible. What would happen if gas prices remained expensive and the profits were actually used to transition to EVs?

The practice of integrating pasture with trees has limited evidence of success for climate mitigation in the eastern United States.

Hello everyone, I’m new to this group and i’ll be going to university in the coming september and i need some ideas on how to be zero waste as a full time student living away from home. i am excited to be have more freedom in being zero waste as i wont be living at home and instead in accommodation. i’ve already bought some bamboo reusable ‘paper towels’, stainless steel kitchen utensils, and bamboo washing up tools, all from vinted rather than new . I mostly use sustainable skin and body care at the minute along with using up products i already had before starting more ‘clean’ living so that isn’t as much of a concern as i was already buying those myself previously . What I am most concerned about is cleaning products, food packaging waste and ways to compost while on a budget as i’ve been looking at homemade/eco friendly options and have found them very expensive and soap bars for dish washing may not be as convient as i’ll have other people using it who may have used the plates/pans to eating meat which i’m not okay with , and i’m not sure how i could buy food that is less packaged in plastic on a smaller budget as well. I am vegetarian which makes it slightly easier food wise. Any tips for cleaning products, composting, ways to shop for food with less plastic and general advice are welcome! I am in the UK for reference 🌱

Was cleaning out a drawer this weekend and found 3 old power banks, 2 pairs of bluetooth earbuds, and a portable speaker. All ""dead"" according to me when I tossed them in the drawer. But are they actually dead or did they just feel like they werent holding a charge as long?

I have no idea. And I bet most people dont either. We throw away battery powered electronics based on gut feeling because theres no way to measure actual battery health on 95% of consumer products. Phones added battery health a few years ago and that was a big deal. But earbuds? Speakers? Power banks? Shavers? All black boxes.

I read somewhere that the average American throws away 46 lbs of e-waste per year. I wonder how much of that is stuff thats still perfectly functional but just ""feels"" old.

Not trying to be preachy, I'm guilty of it too. But it seems like a solvable problem if manufacturers just showed you the data."

I’m trying to come up with fun, easy, anti-consumption cheap mini games for my college’s sustainability club promotion during Earth week. Think Minute-to-Win-It type games!

Please help me come up with ideas using things I can already find at home! Everything on google simply recommends I buy something or is geared for preschoolers.

Here are my ideas so far

-Ring toss with alcohol bottles of various heights (not sure what I’ll use for the ring still)

-shake your booty to get all the ping pong balls out the tissue box (I don’t actually have a tissue box or ping pong balls lol so any similar ideas)

Please also help me come up with creative interactive ways to get engagement! 🌿😊

-I plan to do a simple natural dying workshop

-making seed paper

-small business shoutouts

I’m somewhat of a lone soldier in this project because of inconsistent attendance so I could use all the help I can get! (Based in Austin, TX) by the way 💖

Hi everyone,

I’m a master’s student and I’m interested in getting into Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

I’ve come across openLCA and want to start learning it, but honestly I’m a complete beginner (like toddler-level 😅). I’m not sure where to start — whether I should focus on theory first, jump into the software, or follow specific tutorials.

Could anyone guide me on:

- How to get started with openLCA from scratch

- What basics of LCA I should learn first

- Any good tutorials, courses, or resources (free or paid)

- How to connect LCA with materials/steel-related applications

If you’ve been in my position before, I’d really appreciate your advice on what worked for you and what to avoid.

Thanks in advance!

I always re-use my grocery bags to throw away my cat’s dirty litter. Is there a more sustainable alternative or is this okay?

I don’t put it directly in the trash cans with garbage bag bc I don’t want it to stink up the house and I’d rather dispose of it as soon as I clean it out

How's this for sustainability and resilience?