“Being sustainable is no longer enough. (We) need to create diverse regenerative cultures, ecosystems and facilitate design for humans with nature rather than against it. Whole systems thinking is the vehicle for regenerative design. The sooner we get there the sooner we will be able to heal the current human - nature communities.” - Himanshu Arteev, Co-founder, Ananas Design
“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
“Mahatma Gandhi said the world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed. Keep your needs simple so we don’t burden the planet with our long lists of must haves.”
- Ekta Jaju, Founder & CEO, ONganic
“Through our initiatives, we work towards a sustainable environment by reviving wildlife, reducing waste, generating employment opportunities for the locals, and adopting solar energy in the region.” - Bijit Sarma, Founder, Esah Tea
“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
“For responsible sustainability and climate action, we need to work towards restoring and protecting our forest lands, safeguarding ancient tribal cultures, protecting small scale farmers and climate-resilient agriculture, transitioning to clean energy and climate adaptation." - Ruchi Jain, Founder & CEO - Taru Naturals
“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)