Pooja Premjyothi Sanjayan

"Turning complex sustainability and climate data into strategies organisations can actually act on."

Pooja brings over seven years of experience guiding Fortune 500 clients and government agencies through sustainability strategy and climate action, with responsibility for positioning, bidding and securing engagements up to USD 1.5 million.

Her work spans decarbonization and net-zero programs, supplier risk assessment, and regulatory alignment across the oil & gas, chemicals and FMCG sectors — with hands-on delivery experience across the US, Europe and the Middle East.

Trained originally as an architect before specialising in environmental planning, she brings a rare ability to connect the built environment, policy and data into a single, workable sustainability roadmap.

Bangalore, Karnataka LEED Green Associate ESG Reporting Net Zero Strategy GHG Accounting

Areas of Expertise

Where Pooja Adds Value

ESG & Sustainability Strategy

ESG reporting, Scope 1/2/3 GHG accounting, net-zero goal setting, supply chain decarbonization, life cycle assessment, materiality assessment, clean energy transition, and green building standards.

Standards & Frameworks

GHG Protocol, Science-Based Targets, SDGs, CSRD, BRSR, GRI, ISO 14064 and ISO 14044 — applied across regulatory environments in the US, EU and Middle East.

Digital Tools & Analytics

Generative AI and NLP-driven reporting automation, Power BI, Power Automate, PowerApps, SharePoint, ArcGIS, SimaPro, OneClick LCA, and advanced data visualization.

Program & Stakeholder Leadership

Cross-functional team management, supplier engagement, climate risk advisory, policy research, capacity building, mentoring, and proposal writing for high-value, multi-stakeholder programs.

Career Journey

Professional Experience

Mar 2026 – PresentBangalore, India

Sustainability Consultant

Uses Generative AI, NLP models and Microsoft Copilot to automate sustainability reporting workflows, accelerating report generation and improving data validation.
Supports User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for sustainability dashboards and AI-enabled reporting outputs.
Acts as Project Manager for an ESG sustainability platform implementation, coordinating Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions workstreams.

Jun 2019 – Feb 2026Bangalore, India

Environment & Sustainability Consultant

Arcadis

Managed multi-million-dollar sustainability engagements across oil & gas, chemicals and FMCG sectors.
Led supplier sustainability assessments, ESG compliance reviews and supplier audits to strengthen supply chain resilience.
Built ESG strategy for an FMCG client via peer benchmarking and gap analysis against GRI/TCFD/SASB.
Reported organizational GHG emissions per GRI 305, covering Scope 1, 2 and key Scope 3 disclosures.
Designed Power BI decarbonization dashboards, forecasting reductions of 20,000 kg CO₂ and lifting reporting efficiency by 75%.
Conducted a cradle-to-gate LCA (ISO 14044, SimaPro) for a Mars chocolate production line.

Nov 2018 – Jun 2019Bengaluru, Karnataka

Assistant Professor — Environment (PG Program)

BMS College

Delivered postgraduate courses in Environmental Law, Sustainable Development and Climate Change.
Led capacity-building workshops on climate adaptation and regulatory compliance.

Jan 2015 – Dec 2015Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Architect

Shankland Cox

Developed design concepts and 3D models, preparing drawings for client and government review.

Beyond Client Work

Leadership & Global Engagement

Lovinklaan Foundation — Arcadis

Led program management in partnership with the World Resources Institute (WRI) for the Mumbai Climate Action Plan, shaping adaptation and mitigation strategies aligned with global climate frameworks.

United Nations Volunteers Program

Developed a UN Volunteers grant proposal to educate Nigerian youth on marine plastic pollution — aligning with the SDGs and creating a scalable framework for youth-led sustainability action.

Education

Master in Urban and Regional Planning

CEPT University, Ahmedabad — 2016–2018 · Specialization in Environmental Planning

Bachelor of Architecture

SMMCA, Nagpur — 2009–2014

Higher Secondary School

Sharjah Indian School, Sharjah

Languages: English (Proficient) · Hindi (Proficient) · Malayalam (Native) · Tamil (Basic) · Kannada (Basic) · Arabic (Basic)

Certifications

LEED Green Associate
CSRD Fundamentals (Level 1)
GHG Protocol — Corporate Standard & Designing MRV Systems
ESG (Corporate Finance Institute)
Life Cycle Assessment — Social Bay Consultant
Embodied Carbon and LCA — OneClick LCA
Green Revolution Global Certification Program — UNITAR