"For any enterprise, sustainability is a value that should be part of the product design process and not a by-product. Addressing climate change issue is imperative, and I believe that it can build business models that are long-lasting." - Shriti Pandey, Founder - Strawcture Eco
“No Solution can be sustainable unless it addresses the challenges faced by the most valuable” - Nagakarthik MP, Co-Founder - Sauramandala Foundation
“Sustainability and climate action is about finding the simplest and most practical solution, with the maximum impact and a potential to be widely adopted by society. This can only be done through building a larger collective that push for a systemic change.” - Sobia Rafiq, Co-founder - Sensing Local
“Each individual is a small drop in the world’s need to Create, Recreate and Rejuvenate the Resources around us for a responsible and friendly environment.” - Ringbila Pungding, Co-Director - MOSONiE Socio-Economic Foundation
“Through an open-source approach, we inspire and facilitate a cadre of passionate change makers to approach critical environmental & social innovatively. And with grassroots efforts, evolve from collective to community.” - Anshul Ojha - Desert Resource Centre
“Climate change and invasive species are a case of double jeopardy and both crises complement each other. These species consume resources without being useful, thus impacting the livelihoods of millions of natural resource-dependent communities. Space for the communities needs to be created in forest and commons management practices.” - Ishan Agrawal, General Manager, Foundation for Ecological Security
“There is a great need for the adaptation of energy-efficient and renewable energy products to reduce expenses of the poor households while enabling them to maintain their quality of life and productivity.” - Sheetal Pal, Community Action Group (CAG) Member - Mahila Housing Trust
“Sustainability is essential at every level from design, to policy, and social mindsets. Solutions need to be holistic and cross-sectoral in order to prevent the worst effects of climate change.” - Avijit Michael, Managing Trustee & Executive Director, Jhatkaa
“It is the small efforts by all of us as individuals and as communities to make our surroundings clean and safe, which will help us live in a healthy, sustainable environment,” - Mayurika, Community Action Group (CAG) Member, Mahila Housing Trust
“Being native is the essence of sustainability. Using local resources and local wisdom is the best way to combat climate change.” - Ashish Bhuvan, Founder, Building Resource Hub
“Sustainability is a way of life where humans learn to live in a manner that is in sync with nature and the climate. Climate action is working proactively to understand what climate change means for us in our local context and proactively adapting our actions to reduce activities that are accelerating climate change, and promote those that could help slow it down, as well as those that could help us to adapt to the changing climate.” - Kabir Sharma, DESTA Research
“I truly believe in this proverb - we do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” - Pratiti Priyadarshini, Senior Programme Manager, Foundation for Ecological Security
“We envision a society where youth-led movements for social, environmental and political justice have transformed power and privilege for a few into equity, equality and sustainability for all. And to fight for climate crisis means rebuilding the systems and structures where the next generation knows, feels, understands and acts to challenge these issues.” - Aprajita Pandey, Founder & CEO, Haiyya
"The basic idea of sustainability and climateaction needs to be rooted in resilience building of the marginalised and oppressed sections, which are naturally at the highest risk."
- Aditya Singh, Team Lead - Hunnarshala Foundation
“Sustainability to me is the individual actions and inspiring collective action which leads to systemic change.” - Kuldeep Dantewadia, Co-Founder & CEO - Reap Benefit
“Striking a balance to bring back sustainability practices in the entire millet value chain in todays context. This will automatically set the right course to the current climate change endeavour.” - Narayan Rangarajan, Founder - Millet Value Chain Social Enterprises (Earth 360, Kaulige Foods and Millet Machines and Tools)
“Sustainability means long term happiness simply by adequately deciding what and how much to consume. And the most easiest and biggest climate action to do now is to share. Share your sustainable happiness with others to spread the message to masses from kid to old everyone”
- Atul Tripathi, Founder - Uneako
“It is important to take collective action to take care of the planet and control the wasteful activities polluting the environment around us.” - Naresh Bhati, Co-Founder & COO - Energinee Innovations
“Change has to start from you. Be a minimalist. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” - Phaneesh Krishna, Convener - Ragi Kana
"We know climate change is real and we don’t know what it can mean for us but the mountains and its people are definitely the most vulnerable. There is an urgent need for us to come together in whatever little difference we can to tackle it" - Rigzin Lachic, Co-Founder - Hatti Ladakh, Founder - Dolkhar
“I believe working with marginal farmers and women in the sector can help in true sustainable development. The need of the hour is to address climate change through designing alternative farming systems and protecting their livelihoods.” - Ahila, Joint Director - Pudukottai Organic Farmers Producer Company Limited
“I strongly believe with the proper technology, policy, and financial inclusion, we can end poverty. This, in turn, will help address true sustainability and development at the grass-root level.” - Nabin Biswal, Branch Manager - Syndicate Bank