Nadya Hutagalung
Television Presenter, Entrepreneur, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador

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In "My Sustainable Journey" Nadya shares her life journey from being a mother, model, actress, TV personality, author, to her work in environmental preservation and wildlife conservation; and how she built one of Singapore's first eco-homes, a project that took her three years.

Find out what fuels her passion for conservation, and how she constantly evolves to keep herself focused and motivated to walk her path towards sustainability.  Discover how she empowers her own mental well-being to constantly motivate, shifting hearts and minds, and drive action for sustainable impact.

Eco-activist and media personality Nadya Hutagalung parlayed her 35 years in television, film, and fashion to become one of Asia’s leading voices in the Green Movement. The multi-hyphenate devotes her time and voice to environmental advocacy and assumes many notable roles such as like United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ambassador, United Nations Great Apes Survival Partnership (UN GRASP) Ambassador, and World Wide Fund for Nature’s Earth Hour Ambassador, etc. She built one of Singapore’s first eco-homes from scratch more than a decade ago and founded Green Kampong – an online resource for sustainable living in 2006. Nadya is also the iconic face behind the hugely successful wildlife conservation campaign, Let Elephants Be Elephants (LEBE) - a conservation project that aims to reduce Asia's demand for ivory. In 2017, in her capacity as a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, Nadya joined Erik Solheim, Head of UN Environment and Actor Adrian Grenier in launching the global campaign - #CleanSeas, to eliminate major sources of marine litter by encouraging governments to pass plastic reduction policies.  As one of the most celebrated eco-activists in Asia, Nadya has received multiple awards for her outstanding achievements and commitment in championing conservation, including “The International Green Awards: Most Responsible International Celebrity” alongside the likes of George Clooney, Penelope Cruz and Robert Redford.

Each Prada Possible Conversation will also result in a donation from Prada to UNESCO, whose work during the COVID-19 pandemic focuses on the importance of culture, creativity, and education for over 1.5 billion students worldwide affected by school and university closure, as well as on a programme to increase international cooperation in science. Supporting their initiatives across the globe, this is a further demonstration of the vital exchange between fashion and society.