Yashi Dadhich

About

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.

Employment

5 roles

Jul 2018 - Present 7 years 10 months

Chief Sustainability Consultant

Kahani

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.

Aug 2017 - Present 8 years 9 months

Adjunct Faculty

Miami Fashion Institute

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.

May 2018 - Jul 2018 2 months

Project Consultant

Valley Forge Fabrics

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.

Oct 2017 - Jun 2018 8 months

Adjunct Faculty

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

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.

Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 1 year

Adjunct Faculty

The Art Institute of Phoenix

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.