We built a simple tool to help sustainability professionals explain their initiatives in plain business terms — tailored to departments like Finance, Ops, HR, or Legal.

It’s called the Sustainababble Translator

Why we built it: Sustainability teams often struggle to get internal buy-in because they speak in jargon (Scope 3, TCFD, regenerative, etc.) while the rest of the business speaks in KPIs, margins, and risk. We wanted to bridge that gap with something fast, fun, and useful.

How it works:

Input any sustainability initiative (e.g. “We need to decarbonize our supply chain under CSRD”)

Choose a department you're pitching to (e.g. Finance)

It returns a translation that explains the same point in language that department understands (e.g. cost reduction, risk mitigation, long-term profitability)

Built with:

Webflow frontend

Make.com webhook

OpenAI API (GPT-4 prompt with department context logic)

Why HN? We know lots of HN readers are building internal tools or navigating B2B change — and this approach could be useful in other domains too (e.g. HR tech, compliance, product strategy).

Try it out → https://www.leafr.com/sustainababble-translator

We’d love feedback, feature ideas, or even brutal critiques.