Discover your pathway into climate, sustainability & impact careers
Shaping a Better Tomorrow
AndPurpose FutureMakers Lab! is a pathway to climate, sustainability, and impact careers, to build a future that the world needs.
We bring students, young professionals, career transitioners, and the institutions that hire them into one room – through forums, sector tables, and innovation challenges designed to make pathways into the impact economy visible, navigable, and real.
Built in partnership with EcoHQ. Anchored by the AndPurpose ecosystem – 600+ leaders, 50+ speakers, and 600M+ in media reach across our 2025 forums in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.
The Problem
The impact economy is hiring. Most people don’t know how to get in.
Climate tech, ESG, sustainability consulting, climate finance, circular economy, carbon markets, impact communications – entire industries are scaling, and they’re scaling fast.
But for students and professionals trying to find their way in, the ecosystem feels fragmented. Courses everywhere. Job boards scattered. Communities siloed. And the most important conversations – the ones that actually translate into careers – are happening behind closed doors.
FutureMakers Lab exists to change that.
What we do differently
Other platforms list jobs. We get you in the room.
Other platforms aggregate listings. Other bootcamps teach skills. We do those things too – and we do something they can’t.
The CEOs, founders, CXOs, investors, and ecosystem leaders who shape India’s climate and impact economy already convene at AndPurpose Forums. FutureMakers Lab is the bridge that puts the next generation of talent into that same room – through curated forums, sector tables, hiring labs, and mentorship moments.
PAST HIGHLIGHTS
16
Speakers
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Sector Champion "Hot Tables"
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SDG Pitch Challenge, with QS ImpACT
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Innovations
Featured Voices
Meraj Faheem is a serial entrepreneur, built India's first coding bootcamp - The Hacking School (now known as Code.in), acquired by College Australia. He also built India's largest incubator for student founders - EdVenture Park. At Telangana State Innovation, he's leading the movement to decentralise the innovation ecosystem taking it beyond Tier 1, and curate communities that are consciously building for the future.
Dr. Y. Malini Reddy is the Head of Business Solutions & Strategy and the Consultancy Business at Re Sustainability Ltd. With over 28 years of experience in sustainability, research, consulting, and policy, she has worked across Asia and Africa in sectors including circular economy, waste management, climate resilience, WASH, hospitality, and manufacturing.
She has partnered with governments, businesses, development finance institutions, NGOs, and philanthropic organizations to design strategies that advance sustainability, resource efficiency, and inclusive growth. At Re Sustainability, she leads strategic advisory, integrated sustainability solutions, and thought leadership, helping organizations accelerate their transition to a circular, low-carbon, and resilient future.
Smriti Banka is passionate about turning ideas into action for people and the planet. Through her work in sustainability, community building, and strategic marketing, she brings together diverse stakeholders to create meaningful impact. She currently works with Banka Bio and serves as Vice Curator of Global Shapers Hyderabad.
What FutureMakers Lab offers
Knowledge Hub
One-day ecosystem convenings across metros. Career discovery, sector tables, hiring labs, “A Day in the Life” practitioner rapid-fires, and the FutureMakers Mixer – a curated evening of leader-mentee proximity.
SDG Innovation Challenge
For aspiring founders and student entrepreneurs building eco-social impact ventures, ecosystem matchmaking across incubators, investors, and mentors.
Bootcamp
Learning co-developed with colleges, corporates, and CSR teams. Customised to institutional needs, anchored in real-world projects, and shaped around how the ecosystem actually hires.
Career Tables
Sector-specific roundtables led by named champions across Climate Tech, ESG, Climate Finance, Circular Economy, Policy, Impact Communications, CSR, Carbon Markets, Sustainable Consumer, and Responsible AI. The fastest way to figure out where you fit.
Workshops
ESG report decoding, climate-tech startup mapping, circular economy mini-labs, and impact storytelling clinics. Output-focused, not theory-heavy. You leave with a draft, a framework, or a real piece of work.
Past Partners
We cannot always build the future for our Youth, but we can build the Youth for our Future.
Where do you fit in?
Four ways in
Students & Early Explorers
You sense climate, ESG, or impact is your direction — but not where you’d fit, what skills to build, or who to talk to. Start here.
Young Professionals
Competent at your job, but it doesn’t feel mission-aligned. This is where you cross over.
Career Transitioners
Moving from corporate, consulting, or finance into impact. Find your second move.
Researchers & Thinkers
Don’t fit one sector neatly? That’s an asset here. Find the rooms that read it that way.
Institutions & Employers: Colleges, universities, fellowship providers, ESG teams, climate startups, CSR teams, foundations, recruiters - this is where you meet the talent shaping the next decade of your industry.
Pathways we help you explore
Climate Tech & Startups · ESG & Sustainability · Climate Finance & Investing · Circular Economy · Renewable Energy · Policy & Governance · Carbon Markets · Research & Academia · Impact Communications & Media · Sustainable Consumer Brands · Social Innovation & Nonprofits · Responsible AI & Emerging Tech
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Universities & Institutions
Bring FutureMakers Labs to your campus. Co-anchor a city forum. Showcase your impact and sustainability programs to a high-intent student pool.
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Employers & Ecosystem Organisations
Source curated impact talent. Host a hiring booth at a forum. Sponsor a Sector Table. Run a workshop that puts your team in front of the next decade’s hires.
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Foundations & CSR Teams
Underwrite scholarships, fellowships, or community cohorts. Build talent pipelines for the sectors you fund.
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Courses & Learning Providers
Reach a high-intent audience of students and professionals actively searching for the right next step.
Built by
FutureMakers Lab is a joint initiative of AndPurpose Forums and EcoHQ.
AndPurpose is India’s sustainability and social impact ecosystem builder – operating at the intersection of climate, innovation, and community. Founded by Kamna Hazrati, AndPurpose has convened 600+ leaders, 50+ speakers (including Global Patron Erik Solheim), and reached 600M+ across its 2025 forum series in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. [Learn more →]
EcoHQ is an intelligence and editorial platform advancing future-focused thought leadership across climate and sustainability. [Learn more →]
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