{"id":2190,"date":"2020-03-04T07:34:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T12:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2020-03-04T09:33:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T14:33:09","slug":"my-goals-and-life-after-the-sustainable-innovation-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2020\/03\/04\/my-goals-and-life-after-the-sustainable-innovation-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"My Goals, and Life, After The Sustainable Innovation MBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post was written by Ruchi Nadkarni ’20. Connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember I was 10, when I watched the cartoon network show \u2018Captain Planet\u2019 for the first time. It was a show about teenagers who would team up with Captain Planet to keep the spirit of the earth (\u2018Gaia\u2019) safe. Eerily, little did I imagine that I would live to see the destruction that was only imagined in a cartoon show, come to life. I started my journey at 21, with a nonprofit for animals. It was the most pristine love I could have ever imagined. As life went on, I pondered being another version of \u2018Captain Planet\u2019 and 10 years, and millions of happy animals later I hope to expand the course of this odyssey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The influential\ndriving forces of everything I do in my life stem from uplifting the distanced\nand forgotten in our world. To me, at this juncture, the environment including\nwaterbodies, land and air combined with the quickly disappearing animals of\ntoday are of immediate concern. I am especially passionate about aiding\nfrontier markets with sustainable business solutions addressing their immediate\nenvironmental problems using environmental business and sciences. I am\npassionate about effective solutions that are about more than band-aid\nremedies, a panacea for most difficulties if you will. This includes creating\nbusiness solutions for developing countries that especially address their\nenvironmental strains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is especially\nimportant as developing countries struggle as their environmental degradation\nis a result of the last priority given to it. Countries like India place such a\nhigh importance on the development of their economies, that this often comes at\nthe cost of environmental disregard. The lack of facilities for waste\nprocessing, soil health, water health and air quality are quandaries we are all\ntoo familiar with. The existing large corporations do very well on empathetic\nmarketing to get their products in these markets \u2013 however rarely ponder the\nconsequences of their products. The lack of knowledge, education and concern\nfor the immediate environment and the widespread effects of an impaired\necosystem cause relentless practices, that destroy the planet far more rapidly\nin these places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since economy and\nsurvival is at the center of these communities, I plan to permeate through\nthese issues, in ways that are coveted. To introduce a way that is sustainable\nand utilizes environmental gains as well is a triumph in my eyes. From\nenvironmental impact measurement, strategy, finance and restoration; I hope to\nbeget measures that will gradually change the way business is done. More\nspecifically I intend to do this by working within consulting companies before\nventuring out with my own consultancy, as well as business incubator a few\nyears down the line. In this way I plan to start working with corporations,\nbusinesses and entrepreneurs to introduce business in these markets. The\nintentions of these businesses while economy driven of course, will not be to\ncreate new markets, but instead disrupt current markets and gain existing\nmarket share. Additionally, authentic intentions and shared value creation will\nbe at the core of these solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether with\nrenewable energy, soil sequestration or pollution control practices \u2013 the\nbusinesses I will work with will combine environmental engineering, science and\nbusiness. The merit of being able to affect all three facets of environmental\nwell being in this way not only widens the scope of my practice but also\nsatisfies my altruistic tendencies. I was often told growing up, that I need to\nhone my focus on one thing, and that I cannot fix everything in the world.\nWhile adult life has made me utterly aware of the fallacies of my childish\nfantasies, I think I have found a way to address this dilemma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the core of it\nall, I believe that we are transient beings in a home that we stay in for a\nlittle while. Our gracious host is currently sick and needs more from us. I am\nhoping I can influence enough businesses and people across the world to join\nthis movement and that one day my aspiration to be \u2018Captain Planet\u2019 will be\nredundant. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This post was written by Ruchi Nadkarni ’20. Connect with her on LinkedIn. I remember I was 10, when I watched the cartoon network show \u2018Captain Planet\u2019 for the first time. It was a show about teenagers who would team up with Captain Planet to keep the spirit of the earth (\u2018Gaia\u2019) safe. Eerily, little … <\/p>\n

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