Sustainability Defined

Nethra Rajendran, Cecilia Rios

Booking Overview

Interview-led sustainability explainer featuring external experts from companies, industry associations, and sustainability-focused organizations across environmental, business, policy, and social sectors. Agencies could credibly pitch sustainability executives, purpose-driven founders, supply-chain leaders, policy specialists, and experts with practical experience in sustainable products or systems; booking difficulty is medium because guests typically hold senior leadership roles but are not necessarily household names.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 5.2k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

nethra1212@gmail.com

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Host

Nethra Rajendran - Co-host of a podcast that explains sustainability concepts across energy, cities, the natural environment, transportation, business, policy, and social sectors.

Cecilia Rios - Co-host of a podcast that explains sustainability concepts across energy, cities, the natural environment, transportation, business, policy, and social sectors.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Senior sustainability, commercial, supply-chain, or policy leaders; founders and executives of purpose-driven companies; and recognized experts with direct experience in sustainable products, sourcing, production, or systems.

Required Achievements:

Leading a company, industry association, or sustainability initiative, Developing or scaling sustainable products, sourcing models, or business practices, Demonstrated expertise in supply chains, environmental impact, ethical sourcing, or sustainability strategy

Recent Guest Discussions

Nour Tayara - Plastic-free Beauty, Sustainable Packaging, Recycling, Ethical Sourcing, Cruelty-free Formulas, And Plastic-negative Business Practices.

Sudheer Kosaraju - Sustainable Peanut Sourcing And Production, Agriculture, Water Use, Food Supply Chains, Responsible Business Practices, And Sustainable Consumer Choices.

Abe Eshkenazi - Sustainable Supply Chains, Emissions, Labor, Water, Waste, Resilience, Climate Pressures, And The Lifecycle Of Consumer Goods.

Recent Topics

Sustainability, Supply Chains, Circular Economy, Sustainable Business, Environmental Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Sustainability Defined

Ep. 103: Mattresses & Forever Chemicals (ft. Naturepedic)

September 09, 2026

We spend a third of our lives on our mattresses, but what's actually in them? In this episode, we dig into the hidden world of the mattress industry: the flame retardants, petroleum-based foams, and PFAS ("forever chemicals") lurking in conventional mattresses, and what happens when millions of them end up in landfills every year, slowly breaking down and releasing toxins for decades? What happens when we sleep on them for years and how do they affect our health? We're joined by Arin Schultz,...

Ep. 102: The Power of Trees

August 07, 2026

Trees do so much more than make our neighborhoods beautiful. In this episode, we explore the surprising science behind why trees are essential for our mental and physical health, our communities, and our climate. In this episode Cecilia and Nethra discuss how spending time in nature can reduce stress and improve focus, why urban forests are critical for cooling cities and protecting public health, and how trees clean our air, store carbon, support biodiversity, and even save billions of dolla...

Ep. 101: Plastic Free Beauty (ft. AORA Makeup)

July 10, 2026

What does clean beauty actually mean and why does the industry still struggle to agree on a definition? In this episode, Nethra and Cecilia sit down with Nour Tayara, co-founder and CEO of Aura Makeup, a vibrant, plastic-free beauty brand born in Mexico City. A former L'Oréal sustainability lead turned engineer-entrepreneur, Nour breaks down why he ditched plastic packaging entirely in favor of aluminum and tin and the surprising trial-and-error that came with building formulas and packaging ...

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