Rakesh Yadav is a sustainability professional working with Resource Optimization Initiative (ROI) as Associate Director. He has obtained his MSc in sustainability in the Food Industry from London Metropolitan University and MSc Agriculture from University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. He has over 7 years of multidisciplinary experiences with NGOs, SMEs and large companies in agriculture, food, environment and sustainability areas. He is experienced in laboratory research to rural field surveys, from quantifying waste streams to identifying and developing sustainable development strategies particularly for SMEs. He has conducted sustainability projects with Raynor Foods Ltd., wherein he has enhanced environmental awareness within the company stakeholders and for this research project; he was nominated for IEMA Graduate Award 2010.