Senior Vice President, Renewables Apraava Energy Private Limited

Mr Abhay Sharad Potdar is currently heading Apraava Energy India’s Renewable Energy Generation BU of over 1 GW of Wind and Solar portfolio of 17 assets spread over 7 states. Earlier led Apraava’s CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbines) and supercritical Coal Power stations contributing to establish O&M practices, Safety, Governance framework to meet various business challenges, revenue assurance, and financial planning for the Assets besides team development, community investments and CSR initiatives, Environmental protection efforts and stakeholder relationship management. Led team to create a culture of sustainability taking it deeper into process and activity level including aspects like choice of materials, modification of process and waste reduction to minimize environmental impact of business activities.

General Manager-HSSE, Apraava Energy

Mr. Roy is an Environment, Health and Safety professional who has demonstrated the ability to collaborate and lead diverse teams of EHS professionals in a variety of competitive industries, diverse cultures and geographies. An impressive track record of more than 20 years hands-on experience in developing strong EHS culture and strategies, establishing efficient EHS management system and processes, ensuring compliance to corporate and regulatory requirements and supporting corporation in achieving EHS goals. Proven ability to successfully analyze an organization’s critical EHS requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, developing innovative solutions to minimize EHS risk and providing the leadership, collaboration and technical expertise to achieve sustainable excellence in EHS performance.

Sr. Manager Procurement Functional Excellence Tata Steel Limited

Mr Singh has 9 years of work experience in the field of supply chain and procurement. He is responsible for TQM deployment in the division across sites and leads the RSCP (Responsible Supply Chain Policy) and implementation program for Supplier Partners. He also develops Sustainability Related Disclosure reports (CDP, DJSI, Integrated Report etc.) for Procurement Division.

Mr. Abhishek has done Masters in Chemical Engineering from IIT/K and has over 22 years of experience starting from production, R&D, Projects and Sustainability. He has expertise over the diverse fields of sustainability, environment, climate change, and clean technologies. He was leading Sustainability in Tata Chemicals group before joining to Navin Fluorine International Limited.

Railway Fleet Safety Officer / EQ Specialist

Mr Ajay Gopalakrishnapillai is a committed and results-oriented QHSE professional with more than 15 plus years of extensive experience in directing multi – skilled team to a variety of industry verticals like Railway operations, Manufacturing & consultancy-related Organisations. Extensive expertise in effective implementation & Maintenance of ISO Management Systems, developing positive relationships, stakeholder’s collaboration, strong communication skills with all corporate levels, employee development, analyzing and improving the process performance. Proven experience in Incident investigations, training delivery, Internal Audits, Business and operational excellence assessments. Dedicated to continuous learning, networking, growing and succeeding to being dynamic, and competitive with changing scenarios of the world & contribute to the success of the organization.

 Management Consultant with Sinha & Associates.

 Former COO, HMCL Niloy Bangladesh Ltd, Dhaka,
Bangladesh & Former Associate Vice President, Hero
MotoCorp Ltd, New Delhi, India

 Performance-driven Senior Executive offering 40 years’
comprehensive achievements across Corporate Operations,
Manufacturing and Project Engineering disciplines.
Leverage business acumen across diverse cultures and
economies. Delivered large scale Corporate Operations and
Manufacturing Operations projects with strong network
and change management practices. Recognized for ability
to incorporate innovative management techniques that
resulted in enhanced business practices, increased
productivity, and profitability. Proven success in CxO
functions through expertise in strategic planning and
business development capabilities.

Discipline Lead – Quality

1. Diverse experience in Coal Handling Plants and Preparation Plant (CHPP). Well versed in Planning, Design, Estimation, Execution, Operation, Maintenance and successful delivery of these plants. 
2. Key achievements include concept to Commissioning of Integrated 15 MTPA Coal Handling & Washery, Design and Execution of 2.5 MTPA CHPP.
3. Also, set-up of dedicated QA QC team for Adani Coal & Mining Business and leading it.

Ajit superannuated from Larsen Toubro after 40 years of service. the last designation held being Executive Vice President Corporate Infrastructure Services. He has handled end-to-end responsibility (manufacturing to sales marketing) including P/L as business unit head of electrical standard products. While at corporate

AGM(WCM) & Head Sustainability, Indorama India Private Limited

Mr. Tewari has been responsible for:

• Implementing 27 SAQ (Self-Assessment Questionnaires) in ENABLON, Human Rights, EHS and GHG Scope 3.
• Achieved Dow Jones Sustainability Index of 54 for GRASIM 
• Business/ long term risks /Mitigation plan through Impact cards and  conducting stakeholders risk survey
• Achieved ISO-9001, 14000:2015 and OHSAS -18001 based on ABG Sustainability Framework
• GRI formats for Sustainability Reporting
• Worked with E&Y Consultants for GRASIM-IGF Sustainability report 2019-21.
• Competency development through Virtual trainings.
• Other experiences in Process, Quality, Materials, EHS, PPC
• TRACC and  Six Sigma projects implementation
• Achieved AB Group Sustainability award in 2018 for best deployment of ABG framework
• Conducted 7 Business Excellence assessments in India ,China and Thailand and achieved 2 awards

Driving Corporate Sustainability at Tata Projects effective 1st Oct 2016. Head- Corporate Sustainability driving the Sustainability journey at Tata Projects across all the functions. The key responsibilities are developing the Sustainability Strategy and identify Key Material issues and Governance mechanisms deploying the Sustainability Strategy through Cross-functional team. The deployment is across all the sites and office locations of Tata Projects by defining the KPI goals and Targets and based on data analysis and identify interventions and improvement areas. We are aligned to the Tata Group and Tata Projects Sustainability Policy and the company sustainability initiatives for environmental social labor and people were assessed as per GRI guidelines.

Head Corporate Communication & CSR

Ms. Pannu has 23 years of experience and has worked across various sectors such as Agriculture, Chemicals, and Retail & Liquor. She is the focal point for strategizing Company’s CSR and foundation vertical, building long term vision and works on thematic areas that are aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals to measure social impact created by CSR programs. She is also a member of the CII National Committee on CSR.

With 18+ years of experience, Mr Nayakavadi expertise obtaining Environment, CRZ, Wildlife and Forest clearances, Environmental Audit, Waste Audits, Water Audits for various divisions/location of the organisation. He is also responsible for carrying out Environmental Due diligence for new projects/ proposals of Thermal Power Plants, Solar Cell/Module Manufacturing, Solar Parks, Wind Farms, Hydro Power plants/PSPs and EHV Transmission Lines/Cables. 

Mr. Singh has 18 years of experience and is currently leading   Energy Management, IT & Digitalization  Projects, Sustainability Initiatives, Renewable Energy Projects, Power Management, Monitoring & Evaluating Regulatory Policies related to PAT, RPO, Open Access, Power Tariff, Green Hydrogen & Environment Matters at JSW Steel Coated Products Business Level.

Mr. Modak is an Energy & Environmental professional. His work areas include Renewable Energy consultancy, RE Project Asset Management. Green House Gas Estimation, Carbon Credits.

Mr. Dixit has 19 years of work experience in EHS field in different sectors like construction industry, manufacturing sector, service sector etc. He is currently serving as EHS Head of Zydus Wellness and managing four manufacturing units in terms of implementing EHS systems and compliances across the sites. Assisting ESG implementation and BRSR reporting also.

Currently working as Head Governance & Integration in Reliance Industries Ltd. Hazira-Surat since June-2018

B.Tech. in Chemical from H.B.T.I Kanpur & working with Reliance since last 26years with different capacities & in different Plants & having total 28years of experience.

Mr. Maheshwari have been in Sustainability domain for past 11 years. Currently, as part of the ITC Foods Business, his key responsibilities include creating a sustainability roadmap for the Business and driving its implementation, that involves aspects related to renewable energy enhancement, energy use optimization, water usage reduction, GHG emission reduction, sustainable supply chain, etc. Heading the EHS & Sustainability function for ITC- Foods Business and handling the responsibility of assessing and addressing the risks related to EHS & sustainability for ITC Foods Business.

Executive Advisor

I worked with SBI both in India and in the US for about 24 years from 1983 through 2007 and left as a Dy General Manager of the Bank. Then I founded a Company as a professional entrepreneur named National Bulk Handling Corporation which is engaged in the entire gamut of post-harvest services to Agri commodities. Most notably, the Company brought in much-needed fiduciary trust to the stored Agri commodities in as much as the banks started to fund warehoused commodities in an expedient manner which had never happened before. 

After running the company for about 12 years as founder MD & CEO, now I am with True North Managers LLP, one of the largest homegrown buy-out PE firms in India. I am heading the ESG practice at the firm now. 

Mr. Gupta has 11 years of experience and has been Designing & Implementing Sustainability Strategy across FMCG, Agricultural, Paper & Packaging, and Hotels divisions.

Thematically, his work has dealt with areas like corporate sustainability (communication, disclosure, strategy & frameworks), Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risk management, public policy issues related to climate change and sustainable development.

Anoop Srivastava is responsible for environment management through the implementation of environmental policies guidelines under the applicable acts, rules regulations and supporting senior management in developing future environmental strategies taking into account changing business environment and stakeholder needs, implementation of environmental management through the development of EMS: ISO-14001, ensuring environmental regulatory compliance- identifying the BAT, projects in steel plant and its implementation, facilitate senior management in advocacy, communication of the environmental policy and strategies across the organization for its uniform understanding & implementation, addressing stakeholder concerns regarding sustainability issues and environmental clearances.

Mr. Khandelwal has work experience of 13 years in planning, implementation, training, reporting & auditing for Sustainability Function for different Open Cast and Underground Mines, Smelters & Power Plants of HZL. He is also driving ESG initiatives at Sindesar Khurd Mines of HZL

Arup Mukhopadhyay takes a lead role in governance & integration under Group Safety & Operation Risk (S&OR) to integrate & consolidate all business processes and to lead multiple Continuous Improvement (CI) programs and CI projects, develop skill set and to deploy Performance Improvement Cycle (PIC) across all hydrocarbon handling facilities and other business groups and act as Six Sigma Master Black Belt to develop CI Coaches and Six Sigma Black Belts & Green Belts.

A Sustainability professional having 22 years of work experience with Organizations like Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd., Aditya Birla Group (ABG), Cement Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Sanghi Ind. Ltd, (Cement Div.). Ashish has joined Nuvoco in FY22 as Head – ESG & Sustainability and responsible for company’s overall progress in Sustainability & ESG. Before joining Nuvoco he worked in various businesses of ABG i.e. UltraTech Cement, Chemicals, Fertilizers Insulators (CFI) business and Hindalco Industries Limited, Century Textiles & Industries Limited and Century Enka Limited under various roles in sustainability.

Ashish has played a key role in implementing Sustainability framework, developing the Sustainability Report as per GRI guidelines/ standards, implementing the sustainability data management systems. He led the initiatives like ESG disclosures, engaging with rating agencies e.g. DJSI, MSCI, Sustainalytics. He played key role in developing sustainability policies & standards, led the projects on waste & Water management, circular economy, Biodiversity and many more.

Qualification wise Ashish is Masters in Sustainability & Environment Management, Diploma in Industrial Pollution & Control and Masters in Chemistry.

Seasoned ESG and sustainability leader with over 20 years of experience in driving corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability initiatives. Adept at integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies with business objectives to enhance growth and profitability. Her expertise lies in CSR, Sustainable product portfolio management, GHG & Carbon Accounting, Sustainability Reporting, Green Supply chain management and Green Construction & Sustainable Buildings.

Mr. Aswin Kumar D career took off as a young professional at CAPART between 2003 and 2006. In mid-2006, Vestas Wind Systems joined Vestas Wind Systems to conceptualize and lead CSR. From 2013 onwards, his journey started with the Dalmia Bharat Group, with the role to drive their strategic partnerships and CSR operations of their cements in the south and west and their sugar locations.

Mr. Agrawal has 32 years of experience, primarily focusing on Sustainable Equipment Maintenance by using elements in the plant or site location. Responsible for Machine Keep Records, Prognostic Tools, Machines condition monitoring, Functionality and Manufacturability.

Mr Khanapurkar is a seasoned professional with over 38 years of experience in technical operations, process planning, and cross-functional national/international leadership in manufacturing. A result-oriented leader with a strong background of product relocation, problem-solving, and lean approaches for operational efficiency. Proven track record in team empowerment, business excellence assessments, and driving organisational improvements in the organisation.

As a CSR and sustainability professional partnership and stakeholder engagement across civil societies and corporates. Being an ex-gentleman cadet of Indian Military Academy Dehradun, he actively engages in mentoring young talent for fostering leadership qualities in his personal capacity.

A development professional with more than 10 years’ experience of working with Government, NGOs and Corporates. As part of my previous assignment have handled the CSR for ITC and presently am working with TESCO, handling the organization’s CSR and Sustainability initiatives.

Part of Supply Chain Division doing Production Planning, managing a large number of steel processing centers located across the country. Contract Manufacturing, with key deliverables in the area of Brand Quality Management, Contract Management, Safety, and customer service levels.

Mr. Jagadish has overall work experience of 19 years. He is currently managing the PIC for preparing Sustainability Report from Human Resources Division, organizing training on sustainability for employees and stakeholders. Previously, worked as Faculty Entrepreneurship Development in World Bank and DFID, UK funded Watershed Development Projects. He is also a certified CII HR Excellence Assessor from last 8 years

Tracking of Environmental footprints as per GRI standards.

Develop framework on Sustainability to improve EMS.

Implement Waste reduction proposals.

Review Environmental & Social impact assessment of all new projects

Mr. Bheemesh has 26 years of experience and is the Department

Head for Plant Safety Management. He is responsible for implementing, Sustaining Safety management Systems across Manufacturing operations of Plant and liasioning with Government Authorities related Safety. He also coordinates with Regional head quarter for enhancing the Safety systems.

Biren Vora is the Founder of Ekaagra Social & Microfinance Foundation (https://ekaagrafoundation.org.in). He is also currently the CEO of Global Kachchh. He had previously worked in companies in the PSU, Indian Private Sector & in MNC’s for over 3 decades. His work experience encompasses various disciplines such as Production, Business Development, Six Sigma Quality, Business Transformation & Digitization, Sourcing, SAP implementation, Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility in some of the leading companies, across a wide range of industries such as Petrochemicals, Polymer Processing, BPO, Financial Services, Telecom, & Retail. He is an MTech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras, MBA from Universitas 21 Global, PG Diploma in Environmental Law from NLSIU, & PG Diploma in Community Mental Health from MS University, Vadodara. In addition, he is a Chartered Engineer from The Engineering Council, UK; Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from GE; & Certified Reliability Professional from the Centre For Reliability, Chennai.

A business excellence, sustainability & climate change specialist with wide ranging experience in strategy development and deployment of business excellence, sustainability & climate change initiatives within the organization resulting in cost savings, carbon emission reductions and fresh water reduction. Conducted several assessments in organizations in sectors like IT, retail, consumer products, services, manufacturing etc. Involved in training of managers on the above subjects. Presented papers on different topics in national & international seminars & conferences

Mr. Baghel has work experience of 25 years with exceptional skills in integrating Environment, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) in manufacturing, projects, construction, and commissioning, EHSQ standards. Expertise in establishing and maintaining ISO 14001, ISO 45001 & ISO 9001 Management Systems. Supporting ESG (Sustainability) drive of the company.

With more than 26 years of experience, Mr Patil is a sustainability/ESG coordinator for unit for implementation of guidelines. He also conducts internal & external audit and coordination for implementation corrective & preventive action as per observations, implementation of new/amended statutory guidelines, coordination to ESG project implementation and coordination to improve awareness for VSF/ESG/Sustainability framework.

Dinesh Agrawal is an independent professional with more than 40 years of experience in NTPC in the areas of Governance

Mr. Deshmukh work around integrating sustainable practices and principles into various aspects of projects, products, or programs. He focus on ensuring that sustainability considerations are woven into the design, development, and implementation phases. This involves conducting assessments, identifying opportunities for improvement, and recommending strategies to minimize environmental impact.

Dr. Modi is a passionate and seasoned professional with 25 years of versatile experience in health, development sector and corporate practices. He has worked with a broad range of stakeholders including non-profits, EPC contractors, project sites, power industries and large and multinational corporate teams to bring business value through significant contributions in the fields of community investment, HR-CSR, health and wellbeing, biodiversity, human rights, ESG and sustainability

Santanu is a seasoned Environmental and Sustainability practitioner, having dedicated over 18 years towards sustainability-driven innovation, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Water Management, Waste Recycling, Fly Ash management, etc. He has rich experience in assessing ESG risks, identifying key business opportunities, design and implement sustainable practices in technical and non-technical workspaces, and advisement on policy and regulations. He was nominated by CLP Group, Hong Kong for “Sustainability Leadership Program 2019”, conducted by WBCSD, Switzerland, and Yale University, USA. Santanu received his M.Sc. from NIT, Rourkela, and Fellow Doctorate (Ph.D.) from NITIE, Mumbai. He has four international publications in the areas of Cleaner Technology adoption, Climate Change Mitigation, Government Policy, and Green Consumerism. Santanu demonstrates an inner passion towards climatic actions which inspires business thinking towards sustainable value creation.

~20 years of social impact and change management experience spanning across a wide spectrum of industries from Banking, Consulting, Telecom to Energy, having held global, regional and country leadership roles.

Apart from being skilled in corporate social responsibility, circular economy & sustainable development, brand & reputation management, community & stakeholder engagement, change and program management, customer experience and business excellence (lean six sigma black belt) – passionate about making the world a better place by leveraging current skills and continuously learning new ones!

A qualified Social Worker with over 18 years of experience in Community Development. Adept at CSR Policy formulation, strategy development, project design, execution, and monitoring & evaluation. Have had experience in leading CSR initiatives in Thermal, renewable and cement industries. Also gained experience in policy formulation and public policy analysis at State level.

Experience: 16+ years in Business Development, New product development, Project management, lean manufacturing, business consulting across different industries. 

Other key expertise areas: Brand management, Green Print & Packaging, Corporate Sustainability, Cyber Security, Quality & Environmental Management System.

Education:  Graduated from CEG (college of engineering Guindy) in Print & Packaging and M.B.A in International Business.  

Other info: Awarded as “Best Young Manager” by Madras Management Association in 2014.  One patent in color management device for omni channel marketing.

Mr. Durwas has been associated with sustainability for past 26 years and is currently leading the organisation to develop stable and sustainable supplier base in terms of Safety, Environment, and Quality & Delivery. Also, he is in charge of human resource development of supplier partners (Supplier management development and Specialist development.)

Mr Girish Yadav’s responsibilities include leading EHS Governance across Company, Strengthen EHSMS across manufacturing plants, R&D lab Business and Field Technical & Sales team; Strengthen competency building of companywide EHS team; leading Sustainability program to optimize Environmental footprints; Support EHS Compliance for Contract Manufacturers and Implement Product Stewardship across business. He has achieved PS Sustainability Gold Award for 30% reduction in Energy, CO2 emission, waste and water environmental footprints in P&G Gillette India ltd

Mr. Gopinath Govindan is a member of the Executive Committee of Apraava Energy and provides oversight and direction to the HR, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Communications functions for Apraava Energy. 

Over the last three decades, Gopinath has been associated with several professional bodies and academic institutions. He is also an assessor for the CII-EXIM Bank Award for Business Excellence and CII National HR Excellence Awards. As a leading member for the Whiteboard initiative, he supports NGOs with strategic advisory in organization management, along with a panel of senior industry experts.

Mr Chutani is a sustainability professional with 15+ years of experience. Presently he is associated with DCM Shriram Ltd as Lead – Corporate Sustainability leading the Sustainability Reporting based on GRI Standards, BRSR and benchmarking the organisation on various international ESG Ratings Agencies including CDP, S&P Global CSA, EcoVadis etc.

Harsh Kabra is a senior communications professional with a deep interest in corporate sustainability, social accountability, and greater corporate purpose that extends beyond profit and short-term shareholder value. He has more than 24 years of professional experience and is currently working with a US-headquartered digital technology services provider as the global head of Corporate Communications.

Mr. Limdi have 23 years of experience in mechanical maintenance, energy management, water management, project management, Sustainability information management system implementation, sustainability reporting, decarbonization & climate change and environment management. I am an Accredited Energy Auditor with expertise in Cement, Aluminium, Paper & Pulp, Textiles, Carbon black, Fertilisers, Chlor-alkali, buildings.  I am also Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP), LEED AP and ISO 50001 lead auditor.  I am GradIRM Level-3 risk management professional certified by Institute of risk management, UK.

For the past four years I am working as Head WCM, Business Excellence, Sustainability for Chemicals, Fertilizers, Insulators business in Aditya Birla group. I am responsible for implementation of Sustainability and Business Excellence in the Business. ABG has its own Sustainability Framework which aims to raise group sustainability standards to world class levels.

I am a senior Assessor for CII Axis Bank Excellence Award and also a Senior Assessor for CII ITC sustainability awards. I have done many assessments outside the organization and have picked up many good practices. I am also an Assessor for the internal Business Excellence framework developed for the Aditya Birla Group.

I am also an Assessor for the CII Greenco rating system. Apart from this I am trainer in many areas with focus on culture building and behavioral transformation. I am also a trainer on DuPont safety and have trained unit resources on behavioral safety in HUL and Aditya Birla Group.

With 19 years of experience in the domain of Environment & Sustainability involved in Environment Impact Assessment, Environment Clearance, Forest Diversion, Environment Culture Improvement, Biodiversity Program implementation, Implementation of International Sustainability Framework & Certifications.

Mr Mukaddam is a CSR professional with more than 22 years of reach experience in India’s leading corporates like Tata Power, Mahindra & Mahindra under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as CSR Compliance manager, partners management, financial review of NGO partners, grant manager, project design, project implementation and monitoring & review project implementation by NGO partners.

Jagadeesh is a CSR and sustainability professional with 20 years of experience. Currently, he is heading the CSR function for all the entities of Syngenta in India and previously he worked for Toyota and Hindalco (Aditya Birla Group). He has also worked for MYRADA a reputed non-governmental organization working for sustainable development in southern India. He has worked in all aspects of CSR and sustainability. He has led the team to plan and implement CSR projects of national coverage and also implemented successful projects for the communities surrounding the plants in multiple locations. He has implemented a number of CSR projects through NGO partners as well as through government collaborations. He has been trained by the Graduate Institute of Geneva on Public Policy and partnerships. He has also been trained on social audit participatory impact monitoring elected representatives media

Mr. Gupta is a sustainability professional with expertise in EHS management, behavioural safety, and renewable energy project development. Accomplished in reducing carbon emissions, enhancing safety culture, and driving business value through sustainability initiatives. Dedicated to creating a more resilient and equitable future for all.

Mr. Mathur is a Metallurgical Engineer with 19 years of experience and expertise in Quality Management Systems. He is responsible for Steel making, Rolling, Galvanizing, Material characterization, Failure Analysis, leading Quality team of Tata Steel Limited, Sahibabad. He has assisted sustainability projects in Sahibabad and is a certified Internal Auditor of ISO/IEC17025. Completed Six Sigma (Green Belt Project).

Mr. Sahni has extensive experience of 20 years as the Lead HR Business Partner for Finance, Information Systems, Corporate Social Responsibility and Lead HR Operations.

For the past three years he has been responsible for the DJSI project as a lead for HR inputs.

Mr. Sharma is responsible for the EHS function and also on the Board of at DCM Shriram Ltd. He is ensuring Compliance with the EHS requirements under various laws and developing EHS strategy for the company and various manufacturing sites. Also driving Sustainability through various initiatives undertaken and instrumental in bringing out Sustainability Reports as per the GRI reporting standard. Ensuring regular audits and reviews for continual EHS improvement.

Currently working in Paint Manufacturing Division as Department Group Head. 

• Manage the day to day operations of the shop while ensuring optimal resource allocation / utilization and efficiencies and productivity to achieve the division KPIs-Safety, Quality, Cost, Human Resources) with Smooth Volume Production.
• Ensure shop floor discipline, application of policies in a fair and consistent manner
• Oversee and manage the implementation of cost reduction initiatives to drive profitability of the Division

Mr. Karthikesan has 15 years of experience and is spear heading Operation of manufacturing by establishing policies, procedures, SOP, work instructions, risk assessments, sustainable solutions in manufacturing, service and execute with the help each stake holders to achieve goals like delivery targets, reduce recovery cost, increase customer satisfaction, conduct safety/ sustainability/ system/ energy audits, enhance and improve HSE & increase turnover.

Mr. Ramachandran is a seasoned professional with over 37 years of professional experience in Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Resources, Business Ethics, Environment Management & Business Excellence Assessment.

Mr Karunakar Jha is responsible for long term sourcing of gypsum especially FGD gypsum expected to be produced as a by product from power plants, tying up other means of production required for manufacturing of gypsum boards as well as #promotion of gypsum boards in construction. Previously as power plant professional was associated with disposal of ash and gypsum in environment friendly ways . Currently, promoting use of gypsum in construction industry. Gypsum is a recyclable and reusable product. Also, a part of Knauf Sustainability initiative

Kaustubh is an environmental engineer with experience in sustainability, carbon management, water stewardship environmental assessment. He has been driving sustainability programs across the organization, preparing sustainability reports, development of sustainability roadmap stakeholder engagements. Key achievements: Water positive status for major campuses, organization-wide carbon footprint mapping, DJSI CDP ranking for company, and development of risk management framework.

Keerthi has diverse experience covering management systems- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 50001, ISO 55001, ISO 22000, ISO 22001, ISO 31000, IS 14489, SA 8000, ISO 26000, ISO 20121 and American Welding standards, consultancy provided over 16 years in more than 100 companies for various standards. Her technical work includes water audit- the hydro-geological study of aquifers & rainwater harvesting plan, safety audit, energy audit, carbon footprint, biodiversity assessment, hygiene audits, risk assessment, ergonomic study, risk assessment controls, legal audits, sustainability training & assessment and technical training. She developed Green Nurturing Program for Karnataka State Pollution Control Board were 100 schools and 20 industries networked for the making green schools. She is involved in a review of CSR strategies at companies and consulted organizations pan India and abroad with Nathan & Nathan consultants & operated from the consulting organization Nathan Centre for technology service for a decade as its Chief Executive.

Worked in Electrical Projects Execution & Maintenance involved. Started work from 1998 at TKM, Utility Projects. O & M, for Energy Supplies / Services including Power, DG, LPG, Compressors & Water / Wastewater Treatments. Carry out Internal Audits for Safety / Environment, External CCOE / CEIG Inspection & Rectification activities. Energy Manager, Engg. Kaizen Activities. Currently working for Zero CO2 Model Plant (AP Region) Department to achieve Plant Zero CO2 emission.

Mr Bhanu Prakash has over 32 years of work experience in the Power Sector in Engineering, Operation and Maintenance, Third party O&M services management, Asset Optimizations, Project bidding, Commercial, Procurement, Human resources & Contract management. He has been 20 years in NTPC in various capacities O&M and Technical services, Energy, Efficiency &Environment management.

Krishnanand Mavinkurve has twenty-one years of experience in health, safety, environment quality at national & international locations including exposure in project construction in refineries, steel plants, jetty, oil gas, power plants, electrical and rock roller bit and manufacturing setup. He has six years of experience in facilities planning, plant engineering, and maintenance. He was the Sustainability Head at Essar Projects Presently he is working with Adani Ports as Head of OHS for port operations, projects, and logistics.

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) practitioner involved in the LCA studies of various products. Team development, carrying out LCA studies, developing strategies for Product Sustainability, Researching into the life cycle impacts of alternate materials, End-use environmental impact of Steel products, Eco-labelling initiatives are some of the key areas of his work. He is a member of WorldSteel’s LCA Expert Group and CII GBC’s GreenPro Council. He has been an active member who has contributed enormously to the technical committee formed by CII GBC for developing the country’s first Type 1 eco-label (GreenPro) for Steel Rebars.

Ms. Paliwal has 15 years of work experience and is responsible for Integrated Management System and Corporate Environment at Hindustan Zinc Limited. She has expertise in GRI Data and Assurance and planning & development of Environment initatives.

Mr. Magesh had expertise of 25 years in Plant CO2 Reduction through Energy Reduction & Adoption of Renewable Energy to achieve RE100. Expertise in Development of Sustainable projects such as Rainwater Harvesting pond, Eco zone, Lake Rejuvenation. He is responsible for execution of CSR Projects and is currently working on Implementation of Compressed Biogas case study for Replacement of LPG.

Mr Kumar is an experienced professional with 14 years of experience in Environment, Health & Safety & Sustainability, performing technical, organisational and supervisory role onsite for various projects and training the plant employees on regulatory requirements, Liasoning work with KSPCB, CPCB, MOEF, Factories and Boiler and Central Ground Water Authority.

Ms. Deb is an environment & sustainability professional with over 15 years of experience. She has worked in obtaining statutory Clearances for Greenfield and Expansion projects from MoEF & CC and State Pollution Control Boards. She has expertise in Industrial Pollution Management, Sustainability disclosure & reporting, Biodiversity, Solid Waste, and Air & Water management, Fertilizers, Chemical Process and Iron & Steel Industries.

Ms. Bhati is a Sustainability Lead of existing Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter Unit of HZL. She has an overall work experience of 13 years in environment management and has been leading Vedanta Sustainability Assurance Programme at Site. She has been assisting the organisation in Biodiversity Conservation Projects, Waste to Wealth Initiatives, Driving Water Conservation and Energy Conservation.

Manivannan Rajan’s work experience ranges from the project, technical, and management consulting to management systems audits and assessments. His areas of specialization and interest include corporate strategy, sustainability, business excellence, strategic cost management, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, energy & environmental management, and supply chain management. He has handled a number of assignments in the above areas in manufacturing industries, chemical process industries, mining, and metallurgical industries, energy (oil gas, and thermal power), and engineering (incl. automobiles & auto components).

Mr. Agarwal has 15 years of experience and is currently working as Program Lead for Supply Chain Sustainability model, “Sustainable Partner Development program” (SPDP) since last 2 years.

He is working as Program Lead for GPDP program (Sustainability & Special Projects), which works mainly on Environment pillar of Sustainability. He is working with suppliers on various factors like Energy, Water, Waste, Pollution, Hazardous Chemicals & Legal compliances.

With more than 13 years of experience, Mr. Tomar has worked on preparation of sustainability report, disclosure to improve ESG ratings of the organisation. Also responsible for the development of CSR and environmental initiatives like net water neutral, zero waste to landfill and single use plastic free.

Working as General Manager – Operation in Anugraha Fashions Private Limited.  Anugraha Group of companies is a vertically integrated Garment unit.

Responsible for the operations of the Spinning, Knitting, Dyeing, and Garmenting unit. The operation profile includes Human Resource, Administration, Production, Sustainability & Compliance, Purchase, and Manufacturing. As a Key Performance Indicator, responsible for 3000 direct employees. 

• Certified as ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor 

• Certified as ISO 14001:2004 Lead Auditor

• Certified as ISO 18001:2007 Lead Auditor (OHSAS)

• Certified as SA 8000 (Social Accountability) Auditor

• Certified in Chemical Management System by Nimkar 

• Certified for Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

• Trained for Carbon Footprint and Global Warming Potential Calculations by CII

• Trained for Green Co Assessor by CII

Mr Mohd Arshad Khan Barkati Arshad has rich and progressive experience in a Generalist HR profile entailing Strategic HR, policy formulation and implementation, talent acquisition, training & development, performance management and people engagement, HR digitalization.. He has worked in reputed organizations like Motherson and Hero Group and currently handling HR functions of Padmini VNA. He is involved in driving various sustainability initiatives in his current organization which include- Zero Waste to Landfill, Supplier sustainability assessment, Reduction in carbon footprints, Renewal energy, Energy and water reduction etc

Mr Khan is a seasoned professional with about 19+ years’ experience in Supply Chain, Project Planning and Monitoring, Project Execution, O&M of Power Plants, Risk Management. At present, he is handling consolidation of all T&D entities, support for Business strategy formulation, Scorecard matrix preparation and monitoring, Business Development activities, Engagement with stakeholders, Initiatives to enhance collaboration, Business review and MIS at The Tata Power Company Limited.

Monika Jain is a Corporate Social Responsibility specialist with more than a decade of experience in various leadership roles. She currently Heads the CSR for Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) – a Vedanta Group Company. BALCO’s CSR extends to 4 Districts of Chhattisgarh covering 120+ villages with programs across the domains of Agriculture, Skilling, Health and Women’s Empowerment, etc. In her expansive career, she has done transforming work on CSR Governance, Designing effective CSR programs, Developing Monitoring & Evaluation systems, Building strong partnerships, Effective Stakeholder Engagement along with developing CSR professionals.

Monikut currently heads the Learning Development Function for Tata-Hitachi and Lead HR Business Partner for Operations. Apart from handling different areas of Human Resources, he has worked in Business Excellence, TPM and CSR. As a member of the Business Excellence team, he has designed and implemented systems under the TBEM framework (the Tata Business Excellence model, based on the Malcolm Baldridge model) and the TPM Award of JIPM (Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance) for Manufacturing Excellence. He is a certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2015.

Heading CSR for the group. Handling project planning, monitoring, and evaluation, internal and external communication, employee volunteering, capacity building, process improvement, knowledge sharing, partner management, fund management Working with a spectrum of stakeholders such as children, youth, women, women in distress, communities with taboo attached to them, tribal communities, partner organizations, local governing bodies, service providers, employees, senior leadership, board members.

Designing and implementing end-to-end CSR projects for the Company for locations – UP, Bharuch and Kota.  Helping the management of the company in strategizing the concept for replicability and incorporating the scalability elements in CSR projects. Undertaking annual need assessments and impact assessments cutting across locations for CSR projects.  

Liaisoning and presenting CSR efforts of the Company to the Government and industry-relevant stakeholders. Helping the Company develop its CSR communications strategy which will amplify the CSR efforts in external and internal stakeholders. 

Part of the core team to form the company’s first sustainability report. 

Mr Parmar is having holistic experience in development sector which includes strategizing and implementation of programs at grassroots, M&E, along with grant management and capacity building of stakeholders. At Mahindra, he is leading the auto sector CSR programs i.e. Skill Development, Natural resource management, Climate resilient agriculture, Road Safety, Women empowerment, Rural development, Education, etc. in compliance with MCA guidelines, local laws, company’s CSR policy, vision and national priority areas.

Work experience encompasses 14 years in textiles operations, overseeing the process, quality, maintenance, production planning. 12 years in facilitating business excellence activities across various organizations of Aditya Birla Group. Presently spearheading the implementation team at the domestic textile units of the Group. Facilitating the sustainability initiatives at the domestic units as well since the last couple of years. Instrumental in many employee engagement activities, like problem-solving and Lean Six Sigma initiatives. Business and Operational Excellence Assessor in Aditya Birla Group and CII Exim Bank Award.

HSE professional with experience in implementing DuPont Safety Management Systems and aligning this with Integrated Management Systems across various sectors of industries including Automobile, Process / Manufacturing Industries, FMCG, and Heavy Construction projects / EPC. Expertise in designing and implementing cultural change initiatives across the organization. Assessor for FICCI Safety Systems Excellence Award for Manufacturing and Construction Sector.

Mr. Singh is the Chief HSE & Sustainability Officer at Hindustan Zinc Ltd and leads overall development agenda and strategic initiatives in Health, Safety, Environment (HSE)/ESG/sustainability within the organisation. With extensive cross-sectoral experience of over 25 years, he drives HSE/ ESG governance, regulatory compliance, policy advocacy and corporate disclosures. He actively represents HZL in national and international forums, advancing sustainability, climate action, water stewardship, circularity, and biodiversity conservation goals.

Mr. More has around 14 years of experience in the field of CSR initiatives, community development, project implementation, program management, training & development, and team management. His  expertise lies in managing the programs in education, health, livelihood, women empowerment, agriculture, community infrastructure, documentation and liaising with government departments. 

Pramod has worked in various companies like Adani Enterprises Limited, Energy Infra Limited etc. At present he is in charge of coordinating sustainability reporting system/framework for AEL- coal mining business. He is a strategic leader with proven track record of building and leading effective cross-functional, multi-site, and multi-business teams, driving change initiatives, and implementing EHS, CSR biodiversity strategies with help of SAP, primavera & EHMS software.

Mr Prashanth Shetty’s responsibilities include – Planning, managing and implementing of CSR projects across India; Analyzing, Documenting and reviewing the impact of core running CSR programs/project/initiatives; establish partnership with Government, NGOs, Corporate foundations partners ;Lead & Manage the Vocational Skill Development program for Schneider Electric, South Asia; Improvement of engagement of Schneider Employees through their participation in CSR activities

• Managing and supervising the overall process water requirement of plant, drinking water plant, DM plant, softening plant, sewage water network including STP and Centralized effluent treatment plant
• Entrusted with the responsibility of reducing the specific water consumption of water.
• Reducing the cost of operation.
• Managing laboratory for ensuring the quality of water available to customer.
• Daily management implementation.
• TPM circle, Safety initiatives for zero accident, near miss capturing, monthly review with vendors, regular water audits etc.
• Responsible for meeting all statutory compliance and helping the environment group.
• Working toward achieving business sustainability by ensuring Zero effluent discharge for the last three years.

Ms. Sud is part of corporate sustainability team, and responsible for sustainability reporting, sustainability consulting with businesses, GHG calculations and enabling decarbonization projects in line with Siemens Sustainability framework.

Passionate Engineer with over a decade of experience, working with L&T valves limited, taking care of Plant Engineering.

Education qualification – Diploma in Mechatronics Engineering, BE in EEE, and Executive MBA in EHS Management.

Certified IGC holder from NEBOSH, Lead Auditor for both ISO 14001-2015 & ISO 45001-2018, Certified First aider from St John Ambulance, Trained Firefighter from TNFRS.

Expertise knowledge in EHS management, Statutory compliance, Resource management, Hazardous waste handling, Plant Maintenance, and Facility management.

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Raja is a chemical engineer with masters in industrial pollution abatement from IIT Roorkee having experience in fertilizer, glass and automobile sectors. His expertise includes environmental facility management, landscape and biodiversity management, climate change mitigation, legal compliance, product stewardship and green supply chain, cross-functional sustainability initiatives involving process and product and environment and sustainability related disclosures reporting.

Education: MSc (Botany) and Master of Social WorkOver 16 years of professional experience in the development sector particularly in the area of Sustainability Development, implemented various projects, and having sound experience in Natural Resource Management (NRM), Livelihood Promotion, and Expert in Social Returns on investment.

Mr. Kumar has an overall work experience of 13 years. He has expertise in Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) with GHG reporting / Carbon Footprint & Sustainability Management. His core competency is environment management system with focused sustainability management.

An HSE & Sustainability Professional having vast working experience in Govt. R&D, Metal, Automobile & Electrical Sectors. He is a Master of Technology in Energy & Environmental Engineering with an Advance Diploma in Industrial Safety. He has expertise in promoting HSE & Sustainability across Manufacturing units as well as Supply Chain and his contribution has been also published in several National/International Journals.

Head Sustainability at AU Bank & Hero MotoCorp

Mr Rajeshkumar Mahendrakumar Patel has worked as a Research and Development Manager. He is experienced in the areas of – Process Intensification; Design of chemical plants; Energy audits and energy reports ;Product development ;Renewable energy ;Erection and commissioning of chemical plants; Safety audits ;HAZOP studies ;High pressure reactions and safety ;From pilot to plant schemes

Mr Rajiv Bhatnagar heads Corporate Quality Management cell for IATF, EMS, Safety, SA 8000, ISMS, NABL and Energy Management System. He has been driving carbon footprint assessment, water studies, Sustainability Reporting and Green drives as well as participating in global drives, TPM and TQM.

EHS & Sustainability leader with 27+ years of cross-cultural experience in Corporate role, Manufacturing, Project E&C, and O&M. In-depth working experience and business acumen in various organizations with an academic background in electrical engineering, Industrial Safety Engineering, Industrial Environment, Business Management (EPBM from IIM Calcutta) & Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Certified by Dale Carnegie & Associates for Influencing without Authority.

Seen as people manager & proven expertise for creating favorable results for organizations through engagement, trust & team. Now in the process of operationalizing

Working with Hero MotoCorp for more than 20 years. Initial 15 years in technical department (Maintenance) and since last 5 years in CSR department responsible for various CSR projects and activities.

At Hero, we focus on Greener, Safer and Equitable world and have long term projects with specific goals of initiatives. My role is not only to do projects or scale them to next level, but also ensure monitoring and evaluation and review of each project to get its maximum impact.

Mr. Singh has experience of 18 years and is currently accountable for Maintenance/Operation/Improvement of pollution control equipment DE system, Wet gas scrubber, ESP. Exposure to Maintenance/Operation/Improvement of water treatment plant

He also has expertise in Maintenance/Operation of waste management (LD Slag, LF Slag, Iron sludge, scale. He is a certified auditor of ISO 9001 and TS16949

Mr. Chandra is currently working on Green clearances from various statutory body (MoEF & CC, SPCB, CGWA) required at stages of developmental projects from concept to commissioning of projects. Compliance to the conditions of statutory clearances including implementation of Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Preparation of ESG/Sustainability report for Natural Resource business. Implementation of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 at various operating mine sites. Implementation of Legatrix tool and monitoring for compliances. Conducting Environmental and sustainability Audit.

Ravi is responsible for sustainability reporting, CDP reporting, environmental clearances (greenfield brownfield) projects, environmental compliances, internal audits, internal reporting such as EMR, PEP, PDP, GMR, etc. CO2 reporting, an online monitoring system for emissions effluents, emissions control systems, online reporting of emissions effluents, MIS of company environmental performance, and capacity building.

Sustainability and Environment Management professional with 9 years of experience in varied sectors including steel, automobile, and consulting. Previously worked with JSW Steel Ltd and Toyota Kirloskar Motor, currently running a consulting firm “Paryaavarneer Engineers & Consultants”.

The key areas of expertise include the following:

• Corporate Sustainability & climate change
• Water and wastewater management
• Environment Quality Monitoring
• Environment Management System
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Twenty-four years of experience in area of Process assurance, Internal audit, Projects, and Manufacturing Operations

Samir is a development professional with over 18 years of experience in community development and strategizing CSR for large corporates/MNCs NGOs having experience in program/project coordination and handling issues related to community development stakeholder engagement.

Mr. Tiwari is currently working as Senior Manager (Production) in 2×660 MW (Super Critical Technology) Thermal Power Plant  of Jhajjar Power Limited (JPL), an Apraava Energy company. He is a Mechanical Engineer with Post Graduate Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engg.  from National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Nagpur with total of 21 years of experience in Power Plants.

MBA & Post- Graduate in Economics with an extensive experience in CSR; R & R and Social Risk Assessment and Management as per IFC and ADB standards and policies. Have strong domain capabilities in CSR projects management in thematic areas of Health, Education, Water & Sanitation, Livelihoods & Skill Development, Women Empowerment of Infrastructure, Airport, Highway, Hydro, and Cement industries. Have developed and implemented successfully supply-chain linked business strategic CSR projects. Over a period of 20 years have strong exposure to various development sectors- NGOs; INGOs; CSR; Social Compliances including R & R; Public Hearing as a part of EIA/SIA and  Land Acquisition. Have worked in India and Nepal with limited exposure to Indonesia and the Philippines.

Mr Sanket Pravinchandra Shah has hands-on working experience as a Subject Matter Expert in Environmental Compliance, O & M of large-scale WTP & WWTP with a focus on Recycling, ZLD & Rain Water harvesting. Extensively worked in Regulated Waste Compliance with aim towards Zero Landfill Site & Waste to energy project. Excellent Exposure with Integrated IMS Energy Efficient Management System with climate change mitigation. Dedicated work on Green Belt Development with Drip Irrigation System & Oxygen Rich Clusters. Well versed with Corporate EHS Compliance Audit System in MNC with focus on Compliance Risk Assessment

• Conducting Safety Audits and Safety Inspections
• Safety training – Practical & theoretical training
• Machine Safety Inspection
• LOTO (Lock Out / Tagout Implementation)
• Chemical Safety Management
• Fulfilling the Legal Requirements related to Health Safety
• Conducting Emergency Mock Drill
• Supply chain Sustainability activities
• Incident investigation and Reporting
• Horizontal Deployment of Best practices

Mr Sarvesh Kumar has more than two decades of industry expertise in Operation & Maintenance of Power Plant, Testing and R&D of Packaging, EHS & Sustainability Management in large Indian and MNC manufacturing of automotive engines/parts, cement plant m/c, food and beverages. Alumni of NPTI, IIP, RLI-F, USIT-GGSIPU, CEDT Calicut. Lead auditor for ISO14001, 45001, 50001. Trainer for EOHS culture building and system implementation. Heading extensive projects for GRI sustainability reporting, audit, assessment and assurance.

Mr. Mishra has experience of around 19 + years in Environmental Management Planning, Occupational Safety System, Horticultural Development, Corporate Social Responsibilities and with insightful knowledge of Sustainable Development initiatives, new set ups, transitions as well as operations. Acquired a clear understanding about Systems (IMS) being a MR of the Company as fully responsible for effective implementation across the units in Eastern region

Ms Sayali’s responsibilities at the corporate office for all Tata Autocomp business units include implementation of Sustainability Initiatives across all units; Industrial Relations – Support in Wage settlement process. Direct Labour Cost (Blue collar) optimization. Direct Manpower Budgeting for all units; Legal Compliances ;Performance Management System ;Minimum Wages Updation; Safety – Tata Business Excellence Model & British Safety Council audit related tasks

With over two decades of professional experience in environment and sustainability, Ms. Mali has collaborated with leading research institutions, corporate entities, and NGOs. Her diverse portfolio includes assignments in biodiversity conservation, environmental impact assessments, wildlife management plans, policy advocacy, ecological restoration, environment management systems, BRSR implementation, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. She is committed to advancing sustainability across various sectors.

• Effectively support the management for Energy conservation & renewable energy activities in the plant & also in Vendor companies towards achieving carbon footprint reduction.
• Monitoring & Preparing monthly Utility report for consumption & cost.
• Preparing the Energy Audit Schedule & doing wastage and efficiency audit
• Providing training on energy conservation awareness & latest trends

Mr. Velmurugan is a EHS & Sustainability professional with 18 years of experience in Process Safety, Project Safety, Environmental Sustainability, Occupational health & Hygiene. Presently designated as Head of Group EHS & Sustainability (ESG Strategy/ Setup KPIs/ Monitoring & Report performance) Responsible for improving work place Safety Culture, Risk Mitigation, Responsible care Logo Compliance, Prepare and Publishing Group Sustainability Reports & Legal Compliance (EHS).

Responsible for Sustainability reporting and communication. Synergizing Sustainability strategy, policy framing, and preparing a roadmap for Sustainable business development incorporating outcomes of Materiality Matrix and Life cycle impact assessment.

Drive effective and efficient reporting and communication pertaining to sustainability and supporting brand building for HZL with respect to the environment, sustainability, and governance. Preparing Sustainable Development Report since 2015, publishing and dissemination to key stakeholders and channels. Preparation and Submission of various Voluntary Disclosures etc.

• M.Tech in Environmental Management from JNTU, Hyderabad
• 21 years of EHS & Sustainability experience in consultancy and industry.
• Global EHS exposure. Exposure to Dupont safety standards (Parivarthan Project & STOP), FM Global EHS requirements, Sanofi and Novartis HSE guidelines, GRI Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability standards).
• Associated with Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd, Novartis, Sanofi, Dr. Reddy’s, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, CII – Godrej GBC, Ernst & Young.
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) & Certified Safety Professional (CSP) from American Boards. Certified Energy Manager and Auditor by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).

Presently responsible for life cycle assessment of steel & non steel products, eco labelling & disclosures, Ms. Chattaraj has a work experience of 18+ years. Previously working in as senior technologist -primarily responsible for diagnosing critical issues regarding process energy, environment in iron making areas and solving them through deeper analysis ,converting experience into knowledge and facilitate its deployment. Also involved  developing carbon neutral roadmap & facilitating ,collaborating with various technology provider for decarbonization projects.

Mr. Sridhar is an experienced Sustainability & ESG Professional for 28 years, in the field of Environment, Climate change, Strategic Planning, Water, Circular Economy, Energy, Supply chain Sustainability, Audits, P&L Management. He is committed to the development & implementation of initiatives for a sustainable future. Passionately collaborates with teams to create & implement strategic corporate sustainability goals. Currently, he is a part of the United Nations Global Compact Governing Council (UNGCNI) and contributing for the collaborative sustainability drive in the country in the key focus areas: Human Rights, Labour, Environment & Anti-Corruption. 

Master’s graduate in Energy & Environment Engg., with work experience of 10 years covering advisory and project management. During this tenure, have demonstrated both management and execution capability, and have handled broad range of climate change, sustainability, carbon management and social responsibility projects across multiple industry sectors. Proven analytical and management skills with thorough understanding of the global trends and best practices.

Srinivasa is Head of the department, promoting environment sustainability at the apex level. He is an environmental engineer with 18+ years of experience in the field of environment management at industries (chemical, pharma, foundry forge automobile), promoting environment activities across suppliers, dealers, logistics operations, etc. He has expertise in safety health management, sustainability projects, sustainability reporting, afforestation, eco-CSR activities. He is an ISO 14001 lead auditor & certified sustainability assessor sustainability assurance practitioner. He has undergone training pertaining to green building, green co-rating, EIA, and GRI G4 reporting guidelines.

Manpower Planning, socializing new recruits, mentoring, Appraisals, Performance Management systems, Competency profiling, career development, Employee Benefits, Employee relations, Employee separation; Compliance with statutory requirements, Welfare, Corporate social responsibility; Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Project affected persons

Mr. Rao manages establishment, implementation, monitoring, maintaining and continual improvement of Quality/ Business Excellence and Sustainability in Real Estate and Infrastructure projects portfolio. Lead Quality & Sustainability/ ESG strategies/ set up KPIs, monitor and report performance. Coach and guide to improve Quality and Sustainability Culture in business delivery. Assess Quality and Sustainability Plans compliance; provide Insights and Areas of Improvement.

• Decision making on Organizational targets, plans and road maps to achieve Environmental and Energy Sustainability Goals/deliverables/compliances set by Skoda/VW Group, Regional statutory bodies followed by recommendation to SAVWIPL Board for approval.
• Execution of the Projects linked with the Organizational and regional targets, Risk analysis to understand strategic impacts in future, timely escalations and implementation of measures to assure meeting strategic targets by guiding the process and team.
• Foreseeing the long-term scenario of Business, Global challenges for environmental resources, Guiding the team to analyses the long-term risks and consideration of mitigation measures in Budget planning. Decision making on the long-term budget requirements to ensure efficient and business continuity in overall Environmental and Plant sustainability functions.

Sulakshana  comes  with  an  experience  of  12.5  years  in  coordinating,  execution, monitoring   &   follow-up   of   sustainability   Initiatives   under   Head   of   Safety, Sustainability and Environment, sustainability KPIs for Third Party Group Audits and ESG Benchmarking, training of Stakeholders on Sustainability initiatives, lead ISO 45001: 2018 project (Pune & Aurangabad plant) – Formation of Core team, Trainings, Defining Scope and documentation (level I, II, III, IV).

Mr Sunil G S is responsible for Quality (ISO9001), Environment (ISO 14001) and Occupational health& safety (ISO45001) management system implementation and certification. Process definition, metrics development, facilitation, hazard – risk assessments, aspect – impact assessments, auditing, management review meetings, management system related trainings and driving continuous improvements stands as key activities as part of responsibilities.

Metallurgical Engineer from NIT Jsr, with PGDM from XLRI, TBEM assessor. Major work experience in Agglomerate area of Iron making, Commissioning and stabilisation of Sinter Plant, Pellet Plant, Air Pollution control equipment. Process Control, optimisation and Cost optimisation of Iron making process, selection of Raw material for the process, Plant audit for clients, Ramping up performances. Knowledge about Wet and Dry grinding of iron ore fines. Maintenance practices, SD management and project execution.

CFT leader (Mechanical Engineer) leads from concept to commercialization of the product, Sustainable development of product and process, experienced in new product development, project planning, life cycle & change management, Quality Management, PPAP, APQP, Process audit, SCM, forecast planning, product pricing and costing, SAP (MM, SD & WM), procurement and RFQ preparation, analysing commercial, etc.

With an experience of more than 11 years at Corporate and Site management, Swati has her expertise in getting environmental clearance for Petrochemical & Refinery Projects, Captive Power Plants (Coal and   Gas Based), E&P Projects, implementation of ISO 14001 at sites, planning, implementation &  monitoring compliances of Environmental Action Plan in compliance with MoEF&CC, India, International  Finance  Corporation and International EXIM Banks/EXIM Credit Agencies.

Ms Sweta Upadhyay has a dynamic career in Community Development. She has implemented community development projects in remote tribal villages of Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi district of Odisha and Rengali Block of Sambalpur District. She has Hands on experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of development programs and extensive work experience of working with NGOs. She is adept in liaising with key stakeholders – Community; Government; Media; People Representatives, Employees Volunteerism as well as Fund Mobilization

Heads Environmental Sustainability at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. 

Tejashree Joshi has been a catalyst in strategy development, targets setting and driving achievements under Godrej & Boyce’s Sustainability initiative of Good & Green. Leads Environmental studies and planning for new establishments and projects, design, development, and implementation of Environmental Engineering systems, Green Buildings and Products certification, Life cycle assessment and EPD, Sustainability reporting for Environmental indicators under GRI and ECOVADIS. In-charge of the Godrej Wetlands management (Mangroves) and biodiversity. Represents Godrej & Boyce on various Industry forums and committees in CII like Climate Change Council, National Committee on Environment, Green Entrepreneurship Council, India Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI), India Plastics Pact etc. Official designated spokesperson for Godrej & Boyce on Environmental Sustainability.

Resourceful environment engineer with over 8 years of experience in process (JSW steel limited) and as well as the automobile manufacturing industry (Volvo Group India Pvt. Limited). Excellent communication with cross-functional teams and understanding the needs of internal and external customers. Planning & execution of work as per the organizations’ goal.

I have been instrumental in ensuring environmental compliance, executing energy-efficient projects, and preparing corporate sustainability report as per various reporting standards. In addition to this, I have a knowledge base on GHG inventory and reporting and LCA.

Ms. Banerjee leads ITC’s initiatives on Sustainable Supply Chain, Human Rights and Biodiversity. She is responsible for incorporating best practices as per ESG disclosure frameworks. Since last 12 years she is associated with Sustainability – focus on ESG assessments and frameworks.

With over 19 years of experience, Mr. Ramasahayam is responsible for monitoring, implementing and reporting Energy & Sustainability initiatives of the Paper Business of ITC Limited. As the Chief Manager, he is currently working on setting up & achieving 2030 Sustainability Goals for the company and carrying out several initiatives like installation, commissioning & Operation of Renewable Energy (Wind & Solar) Plants, Water conservation & Wastewater recycling initiatives, conducting Product Life cycle assessment etc.

An Automotive Professional with 17+ Year of Experience in Supply Chain Sustainability, Part Procurement, New Project &Supplier Development.

Presently Designated as Head of Department for Vendor Collaboration which works with Supply Chain for Risk Mitigation and Sustainable Supply Chain.

Responsible for Improving Workplace Safety & Legal Compliance, Risk Assessment, Disaster Management, Implementation of ESG in Supply Chain

Vijay is leading Digital transformation projects on emerging technologies like automation, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), BlockChain etc. Vijay worked on SMART Enterprise Asset Management including Operational Technologies (OT) – Engineering Technologies (ET) – Information Technologies (IT) integration. He has experience in ERP Account, Program, Project Management, Application Design & Development, Solution Management and Practice Building; successfully set up CoE & PMO.

Vikram has 27+ years of experience in cars, commercial vehicles and 2-wheeler industry. He is a Production Engineer (BE) and has an MBA in Marketing. Currently working on SUSTAINABILITY project in Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

Mr Vikram Vamanrao Winchenkar’s responsibilities include -Installations & commissioning of the machinery & utility systems in the plant; Implementations of Maintenance process in Greenfield Company; Certified Lead auditor & implementer for EMS & OHSAS standards; Internal TBEM Auditor; Implementation of ISO14001:2015, ISO45001:2018 Std.; EHS audits, Sustainability, trainings, emergency preparedness, documentation & govt. liasoning; Practicing TQM ; Legal compliances, effluent, Sewage treatment, EHS surveillance & certification audit; Implementation of BSC standard in Company

17 years of extensive experience in devising solutions, implementing ESG | Sustainability | Environment, Health, Safety systems for maintaining sound and safety conditions

Mr. Patel has 20 years of experience in Strategic Planning & Implementation, Resource mgt., HSE Audit & Budgeting, Develop HSE Mgt. system & Procedures, HSE trainings, IMS, BBS implementation, Statutory & Legal Compliance, Team Building & Mgt., Process Safety, Construction Safety, Workplace Safety

Vishal is a sustainability professional having worked in diverse consulting and corporate roles for past 20 years. He has held sustainability leadership role in consulting and corporates. He has expertise in Sustainable finance, ESG, Decarbonisation, supply chain sustainability, safety and culture building.

• Driving the Sustainability Strategy of Brand & Group.
• Aligning to SDGs and other requirements. Initiate & organize sustainability assessments, materiality assessments, carbon sequestration, climate actions, biodiversity, Net Zero programs, renewable energy, and sustainable materials.
• Facilitate assessments & actions on Scope 1 to Scope 3 emissions, and innovative methods for applications.
• Communicate Sustainability plan & actions to stakeholders.

Mr Vitthal Dattu Wakchaure responsibilities include taking care of molding process, safety coordination for the plants, is a sustainability leader for the plants as well as takes care of Internal audit for ISO14001 and ISO45001

Mr. Nayak has a work experience of 22 years and is currently strengthening the Governance and Risk Management framework through continuous evaluation of organization. He closely works on the effectiveness of processes and risk mitigation plans and ensuring timely proactive improvement initiatives contributing toward organization growth and development

With 14 year of experience, Mr Kumar is heading Environment department of Mining & Smelting Complex of Hindustan Zinc Ltd. at Rajpura Dariba Complex, which includes 3 underground Zinc & Lead mining, smelting complex (Zinc smelter, Lead smelter & Power Plant) along with Zinc Alloy Plant. He is also looking after all the ESG & sustainability related work including compliances/reporting/disclosures.

• Currently working as Function Head for last 10+ years, I am directly responsible O&M of all the utilities, such as energy, water, wastewater, civil & projects related services, maintenance of Plant assets and Infrastructure management.
• My key responsibility is to work with renewable and traditional energy sources to provide consistent, safe & reliable power. Focusing primarily on water distribution, water treatment, reuse & recycling and wastewater services with aim to achieve Water Positive in the near future for the Business.
• Energy conservationist
• Sustainability Professional