The Academy of Action
This is the industry-focused and learning-centric sustainability & climate action community you've been looking for.
If you're in the business of making things for the apparel, footwear, snow, outdoor, board sports, fashion, streetwear, wellness, and/or the lifestyle goods industry, we are here for you.
Join now for $9.99 / month and get access to:
- Our members-only, action-oriented LinkedIn Group
- Live Q&A sessions
- Sustainability-focused networking
- Topic-specific and open-ended meetups
- Expert insights & perspectives
- Solutions-oriented spotlights
- Breakdowns & explanations
- Sustainability news & current events
- Tips for sustainable living & working
Led by Sustainability advisor, Derek Sabori, and powered by experts in roles across the industry, this is our common meeting ground for learning & action.
New content added daily. Includes regular virtual meetups, and a weekly summarized newsletter.
Click here to join the Academy of Action now. Our world is counting on you.
More About The Academy of Action:
Academy - noun, acad·e·my: a society of learned persons organized to advance art, science, or literature. A place of study or training in a special field.
There’s a knowledge gap when it comes to sustainability. Too few are working on too big of a problem, in too many silos.
It’s time to come together.
We believe:
✔️ With learning, comes action.
✔️ We are not doing enough, fast enough.
✔️ Everything is interconnected.
✔️ None of us can do this alone.
The Underswell Academy for Action is a central meeting place for people working across multiple industries, and multiple roles, to come together and drive forward sustainability and climate ACTION at the brands they work at.
This is a from-the-ground-up initiative where you can:
-> Find/meet with others who are doing the same,
-> Get educated,
-> Stay inspired,
-> Gather resources, and
-> Obtain the necessary training required to help drive our industries forward.
Click here to join the Academy of Action now. Our world is counting on you.
What to Expect in The Academy of Action
Join us now and help build the future of collaborative action across brands and industries.
Monthly - General Membership
$9.99/mo Per Person
Get on board early and turn words into action with us. Every role plays a role. Brands, retailers, suppliers, customers... it's time to come together and THIS is where the industry meets on sustainability.
BUY NOW6-Month Structured Learning
$469 School of Understanding Pkg.
Get 6-months access to The Academy + Part 1, School of Understanding Course.
BUY NOWCompany Group Discount
$6.99/mo Per Person
Available to companies who keep at least 50 members enrolled each month.
BOOK A MTG. TO DISCUSSIf you work in "the industry"...
You and I both know that sustainability is complex and that the climate emergency is upon us and more urgent than ever.
The problem is, for too long the sustainability knowledge that’s required to tackle these issues has been reserved for one department, and sometimes just one person; the sustainability “experts.”
It’s not something that we learned in school, or along our career development path. So, the rest of us are stuck asking ourselves in frustration…
“Where the heck do we start?”
I know this from experience [read my story here].
Understanding the language of sustainability has become expected of us all. And we ALL need to be working towards it.
As my sustainability role was developing, I needed one place I could go to efficiently network, gather foundational knowledge, resources, and insights, and stay up to date on it all in a manner that was relevant to me in an apparel industry brand.
I couldn’t find that one place.
I'm Derek Sabori, and after years of piecing it all together, and seeing all the silos that exist, I created The Underswell to change that.
This is where the industry meets on sustainability.
Enroll in the Academy Now
