Ananya

Ananya- sustainability consultant

Sustainability Consultant- India

Prominent organizations

ERM, CEEW, City of Ann Arbor

Service Specialization

Consulting & Strategy, GHG Emissions, Project Management

Focus Areas

Assessments, Corporate Sustainability, GHG Emissions

About Ananya

I work at the intersection of sustainability, systems thinking, and real-world decision-making.

I’m an independent sustainability consultant. My work focuses on helping organizations move from intent to implementation- translating sustainability goals into actionable strategies that actually hold up within the complexity of real systems.

Over the past few years, I’ve worked across corporates, SMEs, NGOs, and research contexts, primarily on life cycle assessments, carbon footprints, GHG inventories, and broader systems-level analysis. I’m particularly interested in how data, operational realities, and organizational priorities interact over time- and how that shapes what sustainability looks like in practice.

Alongside consulting, I also write on these themes through The Nuance Notebook, where I reflect on how sustainability is interpreted and sometimes misunderstood in real-world settings.

At the core, I see sustainability transformation as not just a technical challenge, but one that’s deeply tied to systems and mindsets.

We help organizations make better sustainability decisions by connecting strategy, data, and real-world system dynamics. Our services include sustainability strategy, life cycle assessments and emissions, supply chain analysis, data-driven decision support, research, and capacity building- focused on identifying hidden gaps, unintended impacts, and practical pathways forward.

Sample past projects

Wind turbine LCA

Life Cycle Assessments & Product Carbon Footprints for Wind Turbines

Novel methodology for exploring Carbon Markets

Designing a Sustainability Capacity-Building Program for a Steel Company

Testimonials

"I had the pleasure of working with Ananya on a project supporting our deforestation work. This was a new subject area for her, and I was really impressed with her willingness to jump right in, her ability to work autonomously, and her open and collaborative spirit. Her strategic thinking was critical to the success of the project!"
- Caitlin Oleson
Co-Owner- Healthy Way Market
"Great work done Ananya. Hoping to work on more similar projects"
- Chaitali Shah
Consulting Director | ERM