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Sustainable Encounters
Read our January Articles.


The Internet's Echo
My Sustainable Encounter with Jangoo Dalal by Albert Schiller The Looming Tsunami The quiet hum of the internet's early days offers a unique lens through which to view the burgeoning sustainability movement. Jangoo Dalal, with three decades spent at the cutting edge of tech giants like Cisco and Avaya, observes a striking parallel. The internet began as a specialist's domain, slowly gaining traction. Then, with sudden force, it became ubiquitous, a pervasive layer of moder


Implementing Corporate ESG in 3 Steps
My Sustainable Encounter with Nilesh Dayalapwar by Albert Schiller And then there was ESG Your company is excited to begin its ESG journey, but where do you start? For many leaders, the task starts daunting. You face competitive corporate pressure and opposing stakeholder demands, while lacking a dedicated team or a clear roadmap. It is a classic state of paralysis, a complex problem without an obvious first step. This educational post offers a solution: a clear, three-ste


What Sustains Ecosystems without a Price tag?
My Sustainable Encounter with Arghya Chakrabarty by Albert Schiller The Unsettling Paradox: Valuing the Invisible In the relentless pursuit of economic progress, do we blind ourselves to nature's accurate ledger? Arghya Chakrabarty’s research into the economic evaluation of biodiversity and ecosystem services confronts an "often unsettling paradox": despite sophisticated tools to assign monetary value, both directly and indirectly, "how persistently invisible many ecosystem
Read our December Articles.


How to Live a Résumé 101
My Sustainable Encounter with Paras G Vats by Albert Schiller 3 Lessons on hiring Authentic DEIB Representatives Your DEI(B) hiring process is ineffective. You are reading the wrong résumé, asking the wrong questions, and measuring the wrong frameworks. You look for a candidate with five years of experience in one specific role, believing time equals expertise. This is the alien logic of the corporate world, a system with no metric for the most valuable qualification: surv


Why Carrots Trump Sticks.
My Sustainable Encounter with Shivani Mehta by Albert Schiller Beyond Punitive Measures Effective climate action often grapples with a fundamental question of human motivation: are individuals and organizations best driven by fear of punishment or the allure of reward? Observing the landscape in India, a compelling argument emerges for the latter. Shivani Mehta articulates a clear preference for "reward-based programs". She finds these to be "the most successful ones when


Why Human Will drives India's Green Future
My Sustainable Encounter with Dr. Abhishek Khapre by Albert Schiller The Urgent Challenge How much does the human variable weigh in the grand calculus of sustainability? Grand policies are drafted, and innovative technologies developed, yet the chasm between intent and execution remains a persistent challenge in large-scale environmental projects. Drawing from his extensive experience across various governmental and private sectors, Abhishek consistently highlights this c
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A Door in the Ivory Tower
My Sustainable Encounter with Dr. Arghya Majumder by Albert Schiller The chasm between academic theory and industrial practice is a well-documented source of stagnation, mutual distrust, and wasted potential. It results in research that remains purely theoretical, curricula that fail to prepare students for real-world challenges, and an industry that views academia skeptically. Many leaders lament this gap, but Dr. Arghya Majumder diagnoses it not as a simple misalignment


The Human Equation for Sustainability
My Sustainable Encounter with Lipi Gandhi by Albert Schiller The Unseen Layers of ESG Can the complex blend of human behavior, perception, and collaboration redefine the future of environmental action? In an era dominated by metrics and reports, a pervasive misconception suggests that ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is "all about numbers". Lipi Gandhi, however, argues for a profoundly integrated reality, asserting that ESG is fundamentally "rooted in the basics"


From Compliance to Green Catalyst
My Sustainable Encounter with Shashank S by Albert Schiller Sustainability as a critical business imperative has created a new kind of professional. It is no longer a niche concern but a strategic integration. For many, this has meant a significant professional pivot, a journey from established roles into the dynamic and often undefined territory of ESG. Shashank S’s narrative illustrates this transformation, moving from a background rooted in strict compliance and gover
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Our Interviewees On The Record.

Compelling and Impactful Narratives
in an Era of Instant Gratification
Because of "Alba’s Sustainable Encounters" the voices of observant changemakers can now be heard. Changemakers who are not necessarily famous, but those who are quietly taking initiatives to improve their communities and the world around them. Personally, for me, the compassionate conversation with Albert Schiller, the driver behind this initiative, has been a deeply fulfilling experience-both as a corporate leader and a humanist. I firmly believe that in this AI-driven world conversations around empathy and personal intelligence is the need of the hour.
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