SANDRA’S WORK
Building systems for real change.
Sandra uses her design thinking and climate expertise to help people and organizations build new educational programs, reshape institutions, tap circular business opportunities, and shift public perception.
COLUMBIA CLIMATE SCHOOL
Global Impact Lab
Sandra’s team at Columbia is home to The Global Impact Lab, bringing Columbia faculty and researchers together with external partners to co-create and scale cross-sectoral climate impact initiatives.
Equipping climate leaders
Sandra engages future climate leaders with practical, applied education. She helps students understand systems and how to change them. Her teaching connects theory to lived reality, preparing people to work across institutions, sectors, and power structures.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The Book: Fixation
Sandra Goldmark takes readers on a quest to radically reimagine what a healthy relationship with our stuff might look like. This book is for individuals hungry for a way forward, for businesses looking for a path to sustainable growth, and for everyone committed to building the personal, social and political changes that will move us to a more sustainable and equitable circular economy.
Sustainable Production Toolkit
A free climate action and sustainability resource designed to help performing arts organizations strengthen sustainability across production, operations, and materials, without compromising creative ambition.
WRITING & SPEAKING
Circularity, Systems thinking, and Climate.
Sandra translates complex climate challenges into clear, compelling narratives that meet audiences where they are. Through storytelling, systems thinking, and real-world examples, her talks and workshops spark understanding, urgency, and momentum for change.
Reach out to book an interactive workshop or a traditional speaking engagement to build excitement and spark change in your organization.
Speaking Engagements
Rethink Global Podcast: Fixup and Fixation
Trellis Group Podcast: Why Scaling Repair is Necessary
Campus Energy & Sustainability Podcast: Repairing our Relationship to Stuff
The Sustainable Life Podcast: Fixation: How to Have Stuff without Breaking the Planet
New York Society For Ethical Culture: Earth Day 2023
Barnard College: Circularity Day NYC 2023
Bloomberg Sustainable Biz Summit: Circularity for Success: Net Zero Across All Three Scopes
TNUA 40th Anniversary Forum: Sustainability in the Performing Arts
Climate Week 2022: Leveraging Circularity: Science, Business, Community
Publications
Arc 3.3 Cities and Climate Change Report: Circular Economy Element
Triple Pundit: To Fix Climate Change, Big Cities Must Embrace Circularity
FAST COMPANY: How Patagonia’s Climate Change Efforts Carry over to College Campuses
Sierra Club Magazine: Built Not to Last: How to Overcome Planned Obsolescence