Yashi Dadhich

Communications Specialist

Yashi Dadhich

Hosted sustainability webinars for HESEC.

Yashi Dadhich is a sustainability consultant specializing in sustainable business strategies. With her strong expertise in sustainability planning, carbon emission calculations, and social impact assessment, she has worked with various organizations to assess, reduce and manage their environmental and social impacts while lowering their operating cost. She has also led workshops and seminars for educating stakeholders for embedding sustainability to the core of their organization, including "Sustainability at KPMG" webinar for Harvard Extension Student Environmental Club (HESEC). Currently, she is also an adjunct faculty at Miami Fashion Institute, teaching about Global Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies Learning Network courses.

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Employment Highlights

Adjunct Faculty

Miami Fashion Institute

August 2017 - Present (8 years 8 months)

Chief Sustainability Consultant

Kahani

July 2018 - Present (7 years 9 months)

Project Consultant

Valley Forge Fabrics

May 2018 - July 2018 (2 months)

Adjunct Faculty

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

October 2017 - June 2018 (8 months)

Adjunct Faculty

The Art Institute of Phoenix

September 2015 - September 2016 (1 year)

Education Highlights

Master of Liberal Arts, Sustainability

Harvard University Extension School

January 2016 - May 2019 (3 years 4 months)

Graduate Certificate, Corporate Sustainability and Innovation

Harvard University Extension School

January 2014 - January 2017 (3 years)

Master of Textiles, Textiles

North Carolina State University

September 2010 - May 2014 (3 years 8 months)

Bachelor's Diploma, Fashion Design and Information Technology

National Institute of Fashion Technology

July 2000 - December 2004 (4 years 5 months)

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Adjunct Faculty

Miami Fashion Institute

August 2017 - Present (8 years 8 months)

Miami Fashion Institute is an industry-driven program that prepares students to work as creative professionals in the fashion industry.

  • Designated for Global Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies Learning Network courses.
  • Weaved sustainability into textiles and fashion industry, developed course content and instructed associate degree students about the industry’s environmental and social impacts.
  • Handled a class size of up to 20 students. Class projects include fabrics from pineapple leaf, recycled plastic bottles, and recycled nylon fishing nets.

Chief Sustainability Consultant

Kahani

July 2018 - Present (7 years 9 months)

Kahani is a sustainability consulting firm.

  • Engaged with organizations to assess, reduce, and manage their environmental and social impacts while reducing their operations cost.
  • Provided services target to improve the triple bottom line of organizations by sustainability planning services, carbon emissions calculation, and social impact assessment.

Project Consultant

Valley Forge Fabrics

May 2018 - July 2018 (2 months)

Valley Forge Fabrics is a fashion company that manufactures and supplies decorative upholstery and drapery fabrics.

  • Developed research-based scope for a prospective project in the hospitality industry to improve indoor air quality in hotel rooms.
  • Reviewed innovative technology in sustainable textiles finishing and conducted market potential of the project.

Adjunct Faculty

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

October 2017 - June 2018 (8 months)

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale was a nonprofit institution owned and operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC.

  • Instructed Bachelor’s degree students.
  • Developed course content, weaved sustainability into textiles and fashion by educating the students about its environmental and social impacts.
  • Handled a class size of up to 25 students.

Adjunct Faculty

The Art Institute of Phoenix

September 2015 - September 2016 (1 year)

The Art Institute of Phoenix was a nonprofit institution owned and operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC.

  • Instructed Bachelor’s degree students.
  • Developed course content, weaved sustainability into textiles and fashion by educating the students about its environmental and social impacts, focus on sustainability trends in fashion forecasting.
  • Handled a class size of up to 30 students.

Education

Master of Liberal Arts, Sustainability

Harvard University Extension School

January 2016 - May 2019 (3 years 4 months)

  • GPA: 3.82
  • Coursework: Carbon Economy: Calculating, Managing, and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Social Responsibility in Product Supply Chain; International Environmental Governance, Policy, and Social Justice.

Graduate Certificate, Corporate Sustainability and Innovation

Harvard University Extension School

January 2014 - January 2017 (3 years)

Master of Textiles, Textiles

North Carolina State University

September 2010 - May 2014 (3 years 8 months)

Bachelor's Diploma, Fashion Design and Information Technology

National Institute of Fashion Technology

July 2000 - December 2004 (4 years 5 months)