The Vision2030 JEDI initiative supports environmental and conservation organizations in strengthening their capacity to build workplaces, leadership practices, and organizational cultures that are equitable, inclusive, and sustainable. As the environmental sector continues to mature, organizations are recognizing that achieving sustainable environmental goals is inseparable from how people experience work, leadership, decision-making, and belonging. Questions of equity, reconciliation, workforce wellbeing, organizational culture, and sector sustainability are all deeply interconnected. Vision2030 JEDI programs focus on practical approaches that help organizations translate values into action and strengthen their ability to attract, retain, support, and learn from a diversity of perspectives and experiences.
We are grateful for the foundational work undertaken over the past two and a half years by Anna-Liza Badaloo of Anemochory Consulting. Through introductory webinars, learning labs, workshops, communities of practice, and affinity-based spaces, participants explored questions related to equity, inclusion, belonging, and organizational change. These efforts established a valuable grounding of learning, dialogue and relationship-building across the sector.
In July 2026, Sustainability Network welcomed Saltwater Consulting and Networked Intelligence for Development as Vision2030 JEDI Program Associates. Nidhi Tandon of Networked Intelligence for Development, together with Emily Yee Clare and Kira Page of Saltwater Consulting, are leading a review of learnings to date and helping to shape the next phase of the program.
During Fall 2026, the new team is holding two learning series each of which are a masterclass followed by a series of three interactive workshops.
Learning Series 1: Creating Equity Working Groups that Strengthen Organizations (late September to early November)
How do you move beyond one-off conversations to build progressive organizational change? This series explores how to establish and sustain effective equity working groups that become trusted spaces for collaboration, learning, and organizational leadership. Whether your organization is just beginning or looking to strengthen an existing committee or working group, this series will provide practical guidance, tools, and examples that can be adapted to your own context, priorities and action plans.
Learning Series 2: Equity as a Practice: From Audits to Organizational Transformation (early November to mid December)
Many organizations have invested time and resources in equity assessments. Translating findings into meaningful organizational change remains a common challenge. This series supports organizations in moving beyond checklists towards a practice of meaningful organizational learning and continuous improvement and reflection. Participants will explore practical approaches to conducting organizational equity audits; examining policies, governance, workplace culture, communications, recruitment, leadership, and organizational systems. Importantly, they will learn how to translate findings into realistic, measurable, and achievable action plans.
A renewed suite of offerings will be launched in early 2027.
