Name: Jennifer Tapia Boada
Location: Geneva, Switzerland / La Paz, Bolivia

Tell us a little about yourself: I am an avid learner and passionate about contributing to social endeavours that have a positive impact on society! With a multifaceted background, I proudly highlight my interests and work undertaken in the last couple of years: human rights advocacy, international relations, and corporate social responsibility!

Why have you joined Impaakt as an analyst? Firstly, Impaakt offered me the opportunity to be trained and learn from experts in sustainable development! Once I got certified, I stayed as an active member of the Impaakt community because I understood my contributions were positive in reaching an important goal: making companies accountable! The more I contributed to Impaakt, the more I learned about sustainable development applied to multiple business areas, which has been highly enriching.

What have you learned in the past year? I broadened my knowledge about the importance of implementing an effective ex-ante human rights due-diligence scheme, the positive effects of sustainable finance at the banking sector, the large-scale impact unregulated agribusiness operating in the Amazon have in deforestation, a strategic methodology to analyse gender equality, and the importance of the product-end-of-life cycle! Among others.

Share your favourite analysis/ the analysis that resonates the more with you: Despite corporate policies, Santander made available €3.59bn in the weapons industry since 2015.

Name: Claudia Muciño
Location: México

Tell us a little about yourself: I am an architect and have an MSc in advanced sustainable design. I've been interested in working in sustainability since 2018, when I finished my master's degree. Currently, I teach a couple of sustainable buildings classes at the bachelor's level, and I'm trying to improve my work-life balance. This year I found out mental health is very important, and I'm working on it.

Why have you joined Impaakt as an analyst? I found Impaakt by chance on social media, and I fell in love with the idea. I love to feel part of something bigger and to have the opportunity to be part of an initiative that I feel can change how enterprises do businesses.

What have you learned in the past year? During the last year, I learned that the world is huge, and so is the corporate world, but many individuals are trying to make a change, and as a collective force, we can really change things.

Share your favourite analysis/ the analysis that resonates the more with you:
Mccormick's "Flavor for life" initiative has reached 24,000 kids with healthy meals and education. I like it because it shows enterprises can do good things too and impact many people with their products and research.

Name: Soumya Kalluri
Location: Mumbai, India

Tell us a little about yourself: I believe that the end-of-life of any product is the most important phase in a product’s life cycle, as this is the phase where material can be recovered or lost. Many principles that I have adopted in my personal life also revolve around this aspect. In addition to Sustainability and Climate-change, you would hear me talking about yoga, pranayama and meditation which are an integral part of my life. I have a Master’s degree in Commercial Vehicle Technology from Germany and I am also the founder of a sustainable fashion brand "dwij-upcycled" in India.

Why have you joined Impaakt as an analyst? A famous quote says, “If you can't measure it, you can't improve it”. I am glad to be part of the team that is revolutionizing how we measure things. Each note that I research gives me a better understanding of what sustainability means. These perspectives influence the way I do my business too.

What have you learned in the past year? Certifications are a good way to keep accountability. But the biggest eye-opener for me is how all the major certifications are controlled by the industry leaders. The extent of greenwashing that happens through these certifications can be found only after a good amount of research. These certifications may not have any large-scale meaningful impact.

Share your favourite analysis/ the analysis that resonates the more with you: 86% of the vehicles licensed by FCA in Brazil run on flex fuels, but they are partially sustainable

Name: Ayushi Bhatt
Location: Uttarakhand, India

Tell us a little about yourself: A postgraduate in Chemistry, hoping to become a Climate Scientist one day. I also enjoy researching and writing to raise awareness about Climate Change and Sustainability. In my dreams, I am sitting on top of a hill with snow-covered peaks in front of me. In my free time, I am flowing (more like trying) with my hoop, even if it keeps on hitting me.

Why have you joined Impaakt as an analyst? The pandemic halted my plans to pursue higher education in Environmental Science but I discovered Impaakt which gave me an opportunity to make a difference with my actions to improve life on this planet and the planet itself, an opportunity to put my passion for research to good use. There was no way I was missing this experience.

What have you learned in the past year? I learned about things I didn’t even know existed. I was always more focused on the science part of Climate Change with superficial knowledge about Sustainable Development and Climate Action by corporates. The whole domain of measuring impact and impact investing was new to me and I enjoyed learning every bit of it. Analyzing everything from a critical point of view has been a key lesson.

Share your favourite analysis/ the analysis that resonates the more with you: There have been a number of analyses that I found very intriguing and outstanding. It is very difficult to pick one. So, I will choose my very first published analysis as the answer to this question. It was about the negative impact of Altria on financial stability due to the consumption of its tobacco products. It is titled “Altria is a leading producer of tobacco products whose consumption increases financial stress”. It was an unexplored topic with no similar analysis on the platform then. Doing the research for the first time to prove a link, finding studies as proxies and facts to quantify the impact was very exciting and fulfilling. It was a truly joyous moment when it got published, my FIRST published analysis!

Name: Philip Budgen
Location: London, United Kingdom

Tell us a little about yourself: I'm currently working in the wildlife conservation and environmental sector.

Why have you joined Impaakt as an analyst? I joined Impaakt both to get involved in work related to the environment and climate change, as well as a way to supplement my part-time work.

What have you learned in the past year? Aside from learning details about various industries and their different impacts on different aspects of the world, I've also improved my research abilities and writing skills, especially at condensing data into easy-to-understand text.

Share your favourite analysis/ the analysis that resonates the more with you: To be honest I'm not sure I have a specific favourite analysis. I can say that I like ones that maintain an impartial tone, only giving the figures without passing any sort of judgement or using one-sided adjectives to describe the data.

Name: Rameen Qadir
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

Tell us a little about yourself: Hi! My name is Rameen. I have done my bachelor's in Environmental Sciences and planning to do a Master's in ES. I am an empathic person, a nature enthusiast, and love to travel.

Why have you joined Impaakt as an analyst? I always wanted to raise my voice against human activities/companies degrading Nature, just to benefit themselves. Impaakt gives me the perfect opportunity. It provides me a platform where I can write about big companies, how their products & services/actions & investments are having a positive or negative impact on the society and environment.

What have you learned in the past year? I have learned a lot, and it has changed my perspective about different companies.

Share your favourite analysis/ the analysis that resonates the more with you:
https://app.impaakt.com/analyses/25347/john-wood-projects-helped-in-preserving-wildlife-and-water-scarcity-in-2020
https://app.impaakt.com/analyses/18676/royal-caribbean-is-one-of-the-three-major-cruise-lines-found-to-poorly-treating-its-foreign-workers
https://app.impaakt.com/analyses/29986/walt-disney-is-a-source-of-eustress-and-joy-to-its-157-dot-3-million-annual-visitors-globally