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Parkpoom Kometsopha

Welcome to my personal website.

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About me

Sustainability expert with 10 years of experience in the field. I have worked both in Thailand and abroad.

Post-growth advocate, supporting the repair economy in Thailand through my own initiative, the Repair Community Thailand.

Rock climber with a passion to drive sustainability and individual growth through the sport.

My interests encompass the areas of Systems thinking, Circular Economy, Well-being Economy, Ecological regeneration, Right to Repair, Grassroots activism, and Responsible outdoor practices.

Feel free to contact me for sustainability support or engaging talks related to the topics above. ✉️: parkpoom.komet@gmail.com

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Public speaking

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Work experience

1. Sustainability consulting/research 🧠

Sustainability consultant | Freelance | Thailand (2020 — Present)

Develop a corporate sustainability strategy for a major Thai beverage firm

Roadmap development of a Circular Economy hub for NXPO.

Conducting GHG inventory analysis for a telecom leader.

Calculating Carbon Footprint for Product (CFP) using the LCA approach for SMEs.

Develop a sustainable supply chain management system

Sustainability consultant |

Metabolic⁠

| Netherlands (2017 - 2020) Metabolic is a system-thinking consultancy & think tank. I helped conduct system analyses using industrial ecology applied methods, such as Material Flow Analysis (MFA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), to identify environmental impacts, hotspots, and root causes for various projects. (see my projects in

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Circular business consultant |

Circle Economy⁠

| Netherlands (2017, 3 months) My team and I conducted market research on circular business models for the Dutch mobile phone industry together with the Community of Practice on Circular Finance. The result was used to develop a guideline for a B2B circular business model.

Regional Research Assistant |

Wageningen University⁠

| Thailand (2016, 1 month) I locally assisted in the research on linking low-carbon cities (LCC) to carbon markets in Thailand. The project was led by Wageningen University, together with the World Bank.

Researcher & data analyst |

Sal Forest⁠

| Thailand (2014 – 2016) I co-lead two research projects: (1) Assessing corporate responsibility of the country’s top-10 energy firms based on GRI standards and stakeholder analysis; (2) Evaluating the behavioral practices of sugarcane suppliers based on the BONSUCRO standard for Thailand’s largest sugar company.

2. Grassroots movement ✊

Director |

Repair Community Thailand (RCTH⁠

) | Thailand (2024 — Present) RCTH is a non-profit organization founded by Reviv Community. We work to establish a repair network, develop databases related to product repair, and build knowledge and tools that drive the transition towards a repair economy. Our current projects are:

Establishing the Repair Cafe network in Thailand through advocacy and manual development (

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Development of ‘WonWon’ Thailand’s 1st community-driven platform for the repair economy (

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Development of a tool for assessing the repairability of products in Thailand

Co-founder |

Reviv Community⁠

| Thailand (2020 — 2024) I co-founded Reviv Community, a non-profit dedicated to advancing degrowth in Thailand by fostering the repair & reuse culture. We conduct experimental projects to promote product repair and reuse through product/service development and collaboration with brands. Our focus is on textiles as we work with a marginalized community that specializes in hand-sewing.a

3. Sustainability education ✍️

Lecturer/speaker | Freelance | Thailand (2021 — Present) I deliver public speaking and education sessions on sustainability topics, including talks, panel discussions, guest lectures, and workshops. Below are some organizations I gave public speaking to: - Universities: Mae Fah Luang University, Thammasat University, and Chulalongkorn University - NGOs: The Friedrich Naumann Foundation, GIZ Thailand, Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), and ASEAN Circular Economy Forum, Greenpeace (Thailand) - Others: Embassy of the Netherlands, and TEDxCharoenkhrung

Circular Design trainer |

CIRCO⁠

| Thailand (2021, 1-year) As part of the CIRCO initiative, I conducted training sessions for both large firms and SMEs on Circular Business Design, leveraging CIRCO’s methodology and drawing from my experience as a Circular Economy consultant.

4. Rock climbing ⛰️

Co-founder and coach | Unbound Climbing Academy (UCA) | Thailand (2024 — Present) Unbound Climbing Academy (UCA) is a collective of experienced and passionate climbers dedicated to teaching and empowering youth through rock climbing, offering bilingual sessions in the gym and outdoor environment.

Provide private climbing coaching, focusing on various styles and safety

Personal development coaching to enhance confidence and problem-solving skills.

Develop a tailored online tool to assess and track climbing performance

Indoor-climbing instructor |

King’s College International School Bangkok⁠

| Thailand (2022 – Present) I am working part-time as an instructor for the school’s rock climbing class (ECA), guiding students from nursery to high school level. My role involves teaching safety practices, gear usage, climbing techniques, and etiquette. This ensures that they are well-equipped to climb safely and confidently beyond the school’s environment.

Program manager | Thailand Climbing Development Association (TCDA) | Thailand (2023 — Present) I am the developer and manager of Thailand’s 1st Single-Pitch Instructor (SPI) course & certification program for TCDA, a non-profit association founded in 2016 with a mission to foster an inclusive and responsible climbing community and promote safe climbing areas that respect natural conservation in Thailand. The goal of the program is to establish a local climbing standard that adheres to the international standard for Thailand.