Top 30 Black Sustainability Influencers in 2026

1. Alexis Nikole Nelson

Bio 🌱 forager and outdoor educator
living in scenic ✨ OHIO ✨
*****@unitedtalent.com
PREORDER MY BOOK HERE! ⬇️🩷🌳 Instagram Handle @blackforager Instagram Followers 2.9M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 150 Black Sustainability Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Leah Thomas

Bio the earthy girl next door
as she rises s4 | @greengirlcrafts
rep @aire_nyc | Earth As Mother 📕’27 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @greengirlleah Instagram Followers 293.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. mikaela loach

Bio 🍉🇯🇲 bestselling author, climate justice organiser, co-founder @awethu
📚 It’s Not That Radical, Climate Is Just The Start
📧*****@beeinfluence.co.uk Instagram Handle @mikaelaloach Instagram Followers 279.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Gina

Bio 🌿 the curious world of a wild botanical artist
✨ immersing you into the intimacy of nature
💌 *****@wildgina.com 𖦹 san francisco
⇣ shop my art! 🐞 Instagram Handle @wildgina Instagram Followers 134.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Jazmine Brown

Bio (Jaz-𝓜𝓮𝓮𝓷) NYC 🦋
I’m cute and I care *ੈ❀
lifestyle + sustainable fashion
actress, writer, political girlie
rep: @shinetalentgroup
black + mexican *****@koshu.co Instagram Handle @thatcurlytop Instagram Followers 125.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female youtube.com/@ThatCurlyTop + Follow Get Email Contact

6. Summer Dean

Bio mind—body—earth
environmental educator + storyteller
traditional hatha + yin yoga @earthbody.yoga
⟢ *****@climatedivamedia.com Instagram Handle @climatediva Instagram Followers 119.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Jerome Foster

Bio I speak for the trees 🌿 Cofounder of WaicUp.org
TIME Next Generation Leader
Fmr. Intern Congressman John Lewis
Youngest White House Climate Advisor *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jeromefosterii Instagram Followers 101.8K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Jhanneu Roberts

Bio Helping you build healthy habits & high standards
wellness • beauty • conscious living
NYC | @softceodiaries 🎧
*****@thedigitaldept.com Instagram Handle @jhanneu Instagram Followers 61.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Lydia Okello

Bio always your fashion bud ✫ model @strangeragency ✶ writer (vogue + more) ✫ email for biz inquires
shop my closet, read my writing & more ⇊ ⇊ ⇊ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @styleisstyle Instagram Followers 60.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Dominique Drakeford

Bio Sustainability Vanguard
Motherhood - @unconsumingmotherhood
Wedding + Family 📸- @sagoiaatelier
Environmental Justice - @compost_cotton_cornrows *****@thewell.agency Instagram Handle @dominiquedrakeford Instagram Followers 45K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Emma Slade Edmondson

Bio Author|Founder|Marketer|Public Speaker
Founder @beongoodform
Creator of @mixedup.podcast
Author: Mixed 📕
Slow Fashion
Forbes100 Environmentalist *****@emsladeed.com Instagram Handle @emsladedmondson Instagram Followers 22.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Earth Stewardess

Bio I use to be good at social media 🫣 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @theearthstewardess Instagram Followers 22.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Rue Mapp

Bio Believer. Mrs. Jones, Founder & CEO @outdoorafro @outdoorafroinc, Author: Nature Swagger + family, nature, good food, and beautiful design Instagram Handle @ruemapp Instagram Followers 13.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Jessica Harumi

Bio *****@jessicaharumi.com Instagram Handle @jessica.harumi Instagram Followers 13K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Hadeel Osman

Bio 🇸🇩 Forbes Africa #30under30
multidisciplinary creative
@davustudio | @fashrevsudan *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mshadeel Instagram Followers 10.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Arielle V. King

Bio Connecting justice, climate & culture 🌱
📍NYC
🎨: @a.kingcreates
📧: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ariellevking Instagram Followers 9.5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Ayo Fola

Bio 🌍🇳🇬+
Sustainability♥️|ESG| Comms
Cofounder @econetworkforsustainability
|Founder @africanclimatechangemovement |UN Author|ForbesBlk⭐|G20CH20 Speaker Instagram Handle @ayofola_ Instagram Followers 8.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Oluwaseun

Bio Styling Editor @theofficialselfridges
Just wearing my things. ♻️
Partnerships @crumbagency *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @the_oluwaseun Instagram Followers 8.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Pumulo K. Nguyen

Bio 🏳️‍🌈⁣🌈🏳️‍🌈
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♻️Secondhand/Sustainable fashion enthusiast
🪴Plant & Dog mamma ⁣
🌿Imperfect Green/ethical living ✌🏾⁣
📍Omaha, NE ⁣ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pumuloknguyen Instagram Followers 8.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Paula Presents

Bio Sustainable fashion & lifestyle & travel
Book Author
Sustainable Fashion @fordummies
📍NYC 🗽
UGC creator
📩 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mspaulapresents Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female mspaulapresents.com + Follow Get Email Contact

21. Zanagee Artis

Bio Fight like you live here 👉🏽 🌎
👇🏽 Fight Arctic Drilling 🐻‍❄️🐋 Instagram Handle @zanageeartis Instagram Followers 3.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Khari Diop

Bio #ATLoriginal creator.director.ceo Think Green, Inc. ‘14 | The Green Things Co. ‘20 | exe.dir. Historic Westside Gardens ATL '25...#AfroAgroEco Instagram Handle @thinkgreen_kd Instagram Followers 1.7K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Leah Penniman

Bio Co-Founder of @soulfirefarm. Author of @farmingwhileblack and @black.earth.wisdom. Farmer, soil nerd, mother, and Earth devotee. *****@soulfirefarm.org Instagram Handle @leahpenniman Instagram Followers 34.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Colah B Tawkin

Bio 🎙️Celebrating Blackness: BOTANICALLY🪴
👂🏾on: @nprpodcasts
📖 @latimes, @essence
🎤 @tedxjacksonville @nmaahc
3,000+ 🖍️books sold
Get yours today👇🏾 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @blackinthegarden Instagram Followers 24.4K Type Micro Gender Female podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s.. + Follow Get Email Contact

25. Addie Fisher

Bio ↠ #sustainablelivingtips
↠ slowing down + living intentionally
↠ thrifting for everything
↠ wife & homeschool mom @heymamahomeschool *****@oldworldnew.us Instagram Handle @oldworldnew Instagram Followers 18.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female oldworldnew.us + Follow Get Email Contact

26. Nyombi Morris

Bio Student: @arizonastateuniversity
Owner (@earthvrs )🇩🇰🇺🇸🇺🇬🍀 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mnyomb1 Instagram Followers 5.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

27. Carolyn Finney

Bio *****@authorsunbound.com Instagram Handle @finneysmojo Instagram Followers 3.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Aime Bita

Bio 🎥 YouTube
🌱 Sustainability
✨ She/her 🇨🇩 🏳️‍🌈 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @aimemaggie Instagram Followers 1.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Anaya Martin

Bio my portfolio 🎨 @anayatheecoartist
🌱•🌍•🧘🏾‍♀️•✨ Instagram Handle @the_anaya Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Mikeriya Bond

Bio I'm all about effortless beauty
&& powerful women !
She/Her 🌈 Instagram Handle @mikeriya Instagram Followers 1K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact