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.

Work experience of Abhishek Gupta ranges from production, R&D in polymer, tech services, life cycle assessment, carbon & water footprinting to responsible care, value to waste, solar PV projects, green bricks project, safety software project, strategy, natural capital and biodiversity, eco-services, green packaging solutions, biomass, biogas, simulation projects, green manufacturing index, materiality assessment and energy-efficient buildings.

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.

Ajay Simha’s work experience ranges from environmental governance & policy to project planning & management, training & communications, stakeholder engagement & eco CSR to energy management, strategic sustainability planning & reporting, safety management and legal liaison & compliance management.

 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

Alok is heading the Sustainability and CSR practices of Tata’s hospitality arm IHCL (Taj group).

He is actively involved in creating CSR & sustainability framework for the company. His specialization includes sustainability strategy, renewable energy, and climate change. 

Additionally, he spearheads CSR programs on skills, arts-crafts, and heritage. He also led initiatives on innovation, volunteering, affirmative action, and Taj Public Service Welfare Trust for disaster response.

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.

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

Senior General Manager

As a Cummins application engineer, led the development of various Industrial applications for customers like Tata, Ashok Leyland, KBL, M&P, Hyundai, Volvo, ACE, Metso, CRDE, CVRDE and BEML. As a Customer Interface for Cummins Emission Solution, led various global projects using analysis lead design approach. As a Corporate Responsibility leader developed the CR strategy. Led various projects across all focus areas like education, energy & environment and equality of opportunity. I am mechanical engineer and a Post-Graduate in Marine engineering. Completed my executive MBA from SP Jain. I am also certified Six Sigma Green belt and sponsor. Prior to joining Cummins, I have worked for Great Eastern Shipping Company and World-Wide Shipping Company as a Marine engineer for 8 years

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.

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.

Anshuman has over 17 years of experience in IT consumer electronics and management consulting companies. He has worked in 20+ countries. Anshuman has led strategic sales delivery and operations teams. He is a qualified enterprise architect specializing in driving business and technology transformations across complex organizations. He has past work experience with companies like Nokia Ericsson Thomson and Tata Group. He is currently perusing independent research in the area of business sustainability while working for the largest DTH TV broadcasters in Malaysia.

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

Mr Aravinda Swamy is responsible for business development, marketing & sales, techno-commercial in environmental impact products/projects/solutions in renewable energies focusing on solar. During his 14 years journey, helped organizations/clients for sustainability, CSR and Energy efficiency programmes. He has 14+ years of experience with strong educational background – BE in Mechanical, M.Tech in Energy System, >100 certifications, driven total $100M of sales revenue under various business models/schemes/policies in solar applications/projects/products with extensive knowledge in climate change, sustainability, charging infrastructure, electrical vehicle, mobility & renewable energies in Middle East, India, Africa for brands Schneider Electric, Shell, Sharp, Moser Baer, Bajaj

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.

Ashish is a Sustainability professional having 17 years of work experience with Organizations like Aditya Birla Group (ABG), Cement Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Sanghi Ind. Ltd, (Cement Div.). He has joined ABG in 2007 and has worked as a sustainability professional with different businesses of ABG which includes UltraTech, Chemicals, Fertilizers Insulators (CFI) business. Presently he is working with Hindalco Industries Limited of ABG since Jul 17. Addition to the sustainability profession he has experience in the field of Environment, Cement Process, Quality, Operational Business Excellence both at the corporate level and manufacturing locations.

Ashish has played a key role in implementing the Sustainability framework, developing the first Sustainability Report as per GRI guidelines implementing a mechanism to capture Scope 1, 2, 3 GHG emissions at the CFI business of ABG. Presently, in Hindalco, he is involved in implementing Sustainability Technical Standards and various sustainability projects. Some of the projects are valued from waste, projects on zero liquid discharge, materiality identification, strengthening stakeholder engagement, etc.

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.

A Sustainability professional having 20 years of work experience with Organizations like Aditya Birla Group (ABG), Cement Manufacturing Co. Ltd., and Sanghi Ind. Ltd, (Cement Div.). Ashish has joined ABG in 2007 and worked with different businesses e.g. UltraTech Cement, Chemicals, Fertilizers Insulators (CFI) business, and Hindalco Industries Limited. Presently Ashish is working as Head – Sustainability in Century Group of Companies (Century Textiles & Industries Limited and Century Enka Limited) from Jul’21 and is responsible for developing, implementing the “ESG” framework, policies & standards. 

Ashish has played a key role in implementing the ABG Sustainability framework, developing the Sustainability Report as per GRI guidelines/ standards, implementing the sustainability data management systems in ABG  companies. In Hindalco, as Lead Sustainability he was responsible for ESG disclosures, engaging with rating agencies e.g. DJSI, MSCI, Sustainalytics. He played a key role in developing sustainability policies & standards, led 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. He is associated with CII ITC Sustainability Awards from 2016 as an assessor and has completed 05 a assessments. 

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.

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.

Working as section head – Material research in CIT (Centre of Innovation and Technology), Jaipur. Approval of all types of materials, failure analysis of parts and correction for them, etc.

Brijesh is working on environment and forest aspects including clearances from various statutory bodies (MOEFCC, State Pollution Control Boards, Central Ground Water Authority) required at various stages of developmental projects from concept to commissioning of projects. Compliance to the conditions of various statutory clearances including implementation of Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Expertise in support for enviro-legal cases pending in various judiciaries including National Green Tribunal (NGT), High Court, Supreme Court. He plays active role in corporate sustainability by initiating various studies/reports such as carbon footprint assessment, biodiversity action plan, HDI Study, sustainability management framework, sustainability report.

At MHRIL, Mr. Burhanuddin is responsible for Driving various sustainability initiatives signed with Climate group like RE-100 (Renewable Energy 100%, EP-100 (Energy productivity 100% improvement), SBTi (Science Based Targets initiatives for carbon foot print reduction target), Carbon Neutrality program, ZWL – Zero waste to landfill program, Bio diversity mapping, for various resorts in the company.

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

C. Mani is a champion, facilitator of process excellence, sustainability and total quality management with a proven track record across a spectrum of manufacturing industries. He has graduated in Mechanical Engineering and also holds two postgraduate degrees in engineering management and computer science, from NIT Trichy.

He has around 36 years of experience in power sector manufacturing (BHEL) handling various functions like manufacturing, quality, materials and outsourcing, industrial engineering and systems, logistics, HSE, business excellence, and project management. He has audit experience of three years in Bureau Veritas for QHSE systems and sustainability verification.

Data analysis to form corporate sustainability goals, business continuity plans and strategies.

Management representative for all management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, SA 8000, ISO 17025 RJC

Plan supplier audits, supplier development program and evaluation of supply chain for risks.

Stipulating environmental conditions, discharges/emission limits in issuing environmental permits for sound environmental management

Risk management for the entire business

Handling compliances related to HR and EHS

Sustainability reporting as per GRI G4 guidelines

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.

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

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.

To Lead Energy Conservation Management for PAN India business Sustainability, open access, power trading renewable energy projects implementation management Implementation of ISO 45001:2018 OHS;

Implementation, review monitoring of ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management System Standard;

Green building initiatives LEED Project review Action plan for implementation as well as to lead environment safety initiatives.

~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.

Working in Tata Steel from 2005, his current role is Chief of H Blast Furnace. He is responsible for end-to-end operations of Blast Furnace. Need to ensure quality & quantity of Hot Metal as desired by Steel Making Shops, while meeting the standards for safety, environment, business economics and maintenance of equipments.

Graduated as Metallurgical Engineer from National Institute of Technology, Raipur in the year 1997. Before joining Tata Steel in 2005, has a prior experience of 8 years in other Steel companies

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.

Gurmit Singh has worked at various positions and functions like maintenance, operation and training. He received B.Tech from IIT Kanpur in Mechanical, MTech from NIT, JSR, and MBA through a correspondence course from Sikkim Manipal. He has experience in business assessment in TBEM, DAP, and DGP and is currently heading a department as Chief responsible for producing 3.3 million tons of steel per annum.

Prime responsibilities include:

• Sustainability disclosures: Integrated Report, DJSI and CDP
• Leading the Supply Chain Sustainability strategy for Tata Steel 
• Assessment of climate risks related to climate change risks and water sustainability and identifying strategies to adapt and mitigate
• Generating insights on the latest sustainability regulations, ESG, technologies, new practices and processes 
• Training and capacity building of employees and suppliers
• Organizing focused campaigns and events around the theme of Sustainability

Harsh Kabra is an experienced communications professional with a deep interest in corporate sustainability, social accountability, and greater corporate purpose that extend beyond profit and short-term shareholder value. He has more than 20 years of professional experience and is currently working with Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH), a leading technology services company, as an Assistant Vice President of Corporate Communications and Sustainability.

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.

Hitesh Sharma is the National Manager-CSR Environment of RICOH in India with the key responsibility of leading sustainability integration to business excellence and managing corporate citizenship programs. He has a professional work experience of over 10 years. As a B.E. (Computers Science), he started his professional career at Infosys Ltd. in 2005 where he worked on diverse areas of sustainability over 7 years. He co-authored a paper on Green IT and issue briefs on sustainability which got published in journals and got acknowledged by research studies of institutions of global repute. He has also served on the CSR panel of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)-Karnataka for two years between 2010-2012. He has spoken at various sustainability forums, some of the recent being – National Seminar (3rd Nov 2015): Delhi to Paris: Corporate Vision on Climate Change, India Sustainability Standards International Dialogues Conference 2015 (18-20 Nov 2015) and 6th Asia Forum of UN-PRME as held at Goa (26-28 Nov 2015). He is an Ambassador-India of OneYoungWorld, a global youth forum under the counseling of an elite panel. He represented the youth of India as a delegate to the United Nations climate change conference held at Copenhagen in 2009. As a member of the Leaders group of People Matter project of World Business Council for Sustainable Development, he has been accredited to attend and share thought leadership at the UN climate change conferences COP18-Qatar (2012), COP17-Durban (2011), COP16-Cancun (2010). He was also accredited as a delegate on Business and Industry major group convened by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to the global summit of Rio+20 in 2012. In addition to being selected as one among the Brightest Young Climate Leaders by Hindustan Times and British Council in 2010, he has received various awards and accolades from organizations of repute such as the UNEP, WWF, and sorts. Profiled as a Green Warrior on the cover story of Business Today magazine in Sep 2010, he has featured in national and international print and visual media.

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

Spearheading section of environment cell and ensuring smooth functioning.

Flagship contribution as coordinator of sustainability reporting for APSEZ and published 1st sustainability report of the port sector in the country.

Shouldering the responsibility of achieving zero waste management at port and SEZ.

Collaborating with internal clients for environmental compliance.

Jitendra is a production engineering graduate from Mumbai University, MTech in reliability engineering from IIT Mumbai and has an executive MBA from Crompton Greaves COSMODE. A Six Sigma Champion, TQM Facilitator, BPR Lean Practitioner, Assessor for EFQM Malcolm Baldrige (IMC RBNQA) and Lead Assessor for ISO 9001 / ISO14000 / ISO 27001.

He is an associate academician of the International Academy for Quality (IAQ), a life member of the Indian Society for Quality (IQS) and Quality Council of India (QCI). Is in the advisory council of the World Quality Congress Awards (WQCA), the advisory board of Economic Times Operational Excellence 2014, and the first member of the Lean Management Institute of India (LMII).

He was recognized as the 50 most talented quality professionals in India and awarded in 2014 for innovative leadership in quality. He has presented papers in the various forum of repute viz QCI, ANQ, ASQ, ISQ, IAQ, JUSE, PMI, Frost & Sullivan, Qimpro, Banking Frontier, Voice Data, NITIE, NCQR, MIQ, and CG and enabled many certification and awards for the organization

He has driven originations with innovative quality practices including Larger Scale Interactive Process (LSIP) to create significant financial impact and a strong culture of continuous improvement. Embracing robotics process automation, diagnosing process through business process engineering, leading business-critical, complex cross-functional projects, and building relevant initiatives framework for organization-wide intervention are his core competencies. He is a certified facilitator, coach, and counselor for effective change management.

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.

Rao has rich experience in the field of air pollution control equipment design and manufacturing for various Industries. He was Head of air pollution control business of ACC, which supplied air pollution control systems for various industries in India and overseas. His current assignment includes sustainable development, environment management and associated projects implementation, energy conservation and implementation of energy conservation and renewable energy projects.

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

Karthikesh is in charge of facilitating business excellence (change management) initiatives, formulating and facilitating execution of affirmative action initiatives and deployment of safety action plans of Tata Coffee.

• Pioneered Sustainability practices in Raychem RPG(RRL) through materiality analysis, policy framework & execution through processes, structure & governance
• Performance improved in
  • EHS indicators
  • Reducing Carbon footprint, water consumption & waste generation
• Taken RRL to Challenger’s level in Frost & Sullivan’s Sustainability Awards
• Created Supply Chain Sustainability framework including Vendor Improvement Projects (VIPs) at RPG Group

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.

• Drives Environment, Energy, Water, Air & Gas Strategy centrally at Hero MotoCorp through Project Engg. Dept.
• Responsible for Any Capex (Planning, Ordering & Commissioning), New Technology, Green Initiatives etc.
• Handled 5 Nos Local Manufacturing Facilities (Haridwar, Neemrana, Baroda, Chittoor (AP- Under Comm.), Jaipur (R&D), And 1 Global (Bangladesh). 
• Lead Team Member for Sustainable development at Hero 
• Chief Architect for SMART SUISTANABLE FACTORY at Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), Plan & Implemented
• Bringing-in Environmental sustainability by formulating Water & Environmental Strategy
• Central Coordinator for IGBC Green Building rating & GreenCo –IGBC Platinum rating (>90 points) at 3 HeroFacilities & GreenCo First Platinum award –Hero is 1st Automotive company
• Formulated Carbon Neutral Roadmap of Hero MotoCorp by adopting best in class Water, Air & Fuel Strategy

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.

Mr Kunal Nigam is responsible for Implementation of QMS, EHSMS, functional safety standard and implementation of ASPICE across software development projects. He leads the Quality team and plans & conducts internal assessments(certified internal auditor) across organization, spear heads certification audits- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001. He is piloting & ensuring rollout out of Business Continuity Plan(BCP) across the organization as per ISO 22301:2012(certified).

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Mr. Naresh Kumar Nain is the Program Director in Manjari Foundation based at Udaipur Rajasthan. He has 16 years of rural development experiences working with leading NGOs, Pradan, multi bilateral agency, NRLM, Tata Trust, NABARD, leading mines company HZL and international development organization network in Mali and Senegal West Africa. He was awarded Netherlands Fellowship and completed studies from Wageningen Netherlands. He is also associated with National institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) Hyderabad for implementing NRLM project.

Mr. Naresh Kumar Nain is the Program Director in Manjari Foundation based at Udaipur Rajasthan. He has 16 years of rural development experiences working with leading NGOs, Pradan, multi bilateral agency, NRLM, Tata Trust, NABARD, leading mines company HZL and international development organization network in Mali and Senegal West Africa. He was awarded Netherlands Fellowship and completed studies from Wageningen Netherlands. He is also associated with National institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) Hyderabad for implementing NRLM project

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. 

P.S.S. Ganesh has worked in various companies like Madura Coats, Ashok Leyland group, and MRF Ltd. before joining Tata Steel, Jamshedpur in the year 1998. At present, he is working as Chief, Merchant Mill, Tata Steel. Experience gained in the areas of maintenance and commissioning in tyre industry, steel industry, and operations in galvanizing & finishing lines of cold rolling complex, wire rod mill, and rebar mill. He is an Internal Auditor for TQM initiatives like daily management, TPM, PSTA (problem-solving and task achieving). He is Green Belt certified and has worked as a team member in the Deming, Deming Grand prize and TBEM assessment.

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.

Working in sustainable development group at NTPC Ltd. Noida dealing matter related to three pillars of sustainability. Sustainability reports are being made annually & put in the public domain. We have received the corporate excellence category sustainability award 2019 of CII- ITC. Sustainability. strategies prepared and SPI for the co. prepared and going to be put in the public domain. Have 10 years of rich experience in the domain

Mr Pradeep Kumar Shukla manages activities of Environment division at corporate level at all 9 units of Akums Drugs, Haridwar. His responsibilities include – Coordinating waste management activities including solid, liquid and hazardous waste; Monitoring of all environmental compliance and ensuring zero non-compliane to all applicable statutory norms, licenses and regulations; Coordination of environmental monitoring ; Coordination of statutory, third party and customer audits and compliances; Coordination of ISO 14001 documentation, activities and internal and external audits

Pradeep Manoor is a Chemical Engineer, with 25 years of experience in power plant, environmental management, statutory compliance, water treatment and effluent recycling plant.

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.

Prasenjit Mazumder is an independent consultant and senior management professional with 27 years of extensive experience in Business Transformation, Complex Change Management and Information Technology. He has deep subject matter expertise in Digital Enterprise, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. Prasenjit has MBA degree from IIM Bangalore and MCA degree from IMT Ghaziabad. He is also a Certified Sustainability Assessor by AccountAbility UK and a Certified CSR Professional by IICA.

Prashant has versatile experience in manufacturing, HR, business excellence, CSR and sustainability, He is six sigma black belt, prince2 project manager and have done projects in HR, sales, finance, logistics and distribution domain. He has completed certified managing natural capital training in biodiversity. He is currently program manager for corporate social responsibility projects in skill development.

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

Mr Anant is a Sustainability and Business Excellence professional with experience of EHS management, obtaining Environment, Forest and Safety clearances and regulatory compliances. Near 20 years of experience in energy sector with Reliance Energy, Lanco, Monnet and Adani Power. Bachelor in Life Sciences, Master in Environmental Science followed by degree in Laws covering Environmental Laws and M. Phil from Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. International General Certificate in OHS from NEBOSH and Advance Diploma in Industrial Safety Management from MSBTE, Mumbai. Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner, Certified Practitioner for Integrated Reporting, Lead Auditor ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001. Experience of development of EHS Management Systems, Sustainability Report using GRI Standards, Integrated Report using IR Framework and SDGs, Principles of UN Global Compact and IFC Sustainability Framework. Has been assessor for IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Awards between 2008 and 2010.

Prashant has versatile experience in manufacturing, HR, business excellence, CSR and sustainability, He is six sigma black belt, prince2 project manager and have done projects in HR, sales, finance, logistics and distribution domain. He has completed certified managing natural capital training in biodiversity. He is currently program manager for corporate social responsibility projects in skill development.

• 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.

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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A former Captain from the Indian Army, Rahul past experience spans leading diverse teams and operations in high stakes, high stress environment, strategic planning and implementation, and resource management. Being battle hardened in the high altitudes of the deserts of Rajasthan and the jungles of North East, he was the co-founder of a start-up venture responsible for carrying out maverick projects for top global companies. Due to his belief in community outreach and sustainable initiatives, his organizations carried out social initiatives which have been appreciated by the community and media. He is currently heading the enterprise risk management team of an Indo Japanese Joint venture.

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.

Mr. Tiwari has experience of 16 years in power sector and is currently involved in reporting GHG Scope 1 and Scope 2. For the past 8 years he has been responsible for data assessment and third-party verification of sustainability data. He also develops the sustainability report as per GRI standard for the organisation. He also co-ordinates the ESG reporting and verification of data through third party and is involved in biodiversity baseline survey at site.

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.

Head HR of the Site End to End management of al HR/ IR/D and Corporate Services of the site.

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.

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

Work experience of Raju Agrawal includes integration, environment audit at Tata Steel Indian operation sites, corporate sustainability reporting on the environment, tracking of environmental legal compliances, guidance & assistance to out-location sites on environmental issues, technical support in the development of approval applications and reports and training on environmental management legislation.

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.

Reach4Green Solutions is a firm established to help organizations in their Sustainability journey. We provide all types of services in association with industry leaders right from Strategy development, Materiality Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement to Sustainability reporting as per GRI Standards for an organization. We also help promote certain chemical products having complete end to end transparency

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

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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Responsible for implementation and compliance to EHS systems requirements at the Goa site. It includes Emergency Preparedness & Response, Operation & Maintenance of ETP, Implementation, and sustenance of ISO 14001 & 45001, EHS training, Near miss reporting, EHS Incident reporting and Investigation, Implementation and sustenance of Corporate global Safety Programs at the site, conduct Mock drills, implement safety work permits, conduct safety committee meetings, Legal & statutory compliances, EHS Inspections, Industrial Hygiene, etc.

Ms. Zariwala has functional experience in the Independently handled Sustainability aspects on energy, water, waste, infra, safety people initiatives. She has expertise on GRI, UNSDG, DJSI, CDP, WSA, ESG, NVG guideline-based reporting. A proven track record with innovative application of sustainability principles in a large conglomerate, she has hands on experience of environmental regulations reporting requirements, including corporate sustainability. Her role includes to initiate and manage programmess with internal external stakeholders to achieve timely completion.

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.

B.Tech. graduate from I.I.T. Kanpur, Sanjay has total of 33 years of experience. Out of which 21 years have been in direct manufacturing and project roles and 12 years in workplace safety consulting roles. Sanjay has worked with most of the major business houses in India and in varied industries ranging from mining & petrochemicals to malls & golf clubs

Work experience of Sanjay Kumar Gupta includes the operation of ammonia plant designed by Haldor Topsoe, Denmark Inc., pre-commissioning, commissioning GTR of ammonia plant at Indo Gulf Fertilizers (IGF), Jagdishpur and Textiles unit of ABG at Bhiwani to promote the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) & TQM practices at GBTL Bhiwani. Lead the team and successfully handled for planning, directing, and ensuring the implementation and establishment of World Class Manufacturing (WCM)/ business excellence practices for process improvements, management representative of IMS (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 OHSAS 18001) at IGF. He has also involved in the award process on-site examination of Excellence in Consistent TPM Commitment by JIPM, Deming Application Prize by JUSE, Chairman Business Excellence, and WCM Awards of ABG, IMC-RBNQA Award, and The Economic Times – India Manufacturing Excellence Awards in partnership with Frosts & Sullivan. Facilitating the WCM Subcommittee leaders to drive subcommittee activities, autonomous and planned maintenance activities, Basic Condition Evaluation for abnormality free workplace, to promote the TQM World Class Manufacturing practices across the organization. Business and Operational Excellence Assessor in Aditya Birla Group. He has also assessed of IMC RBNQA Awards, The Economic Times IMEA Awards, and the sustainability coordinator to drive the sustainability activities at GBTL.

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

Mr. Yadav has an experience of 16 years in environmental policies. He coordinates the environmental policy and advocacy program at CII. He is also responsible for the assessment of sustainable waste management and the development of zero waste to land landfill protocol. He conducts audit of zero waste to landfills by identifying, reviewing and ensuring the environmental and social safeguards for development activity. He also prepares and reviews the GHGs inventory for CII.

• 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

Saroj joined Tata Steel as a graduate trainee in 1999 and since then have worked in various capacities ranging from electrical maintenance, project management, project planning, execution, erection, commissioning, and stabilization of 3MTPA expansion project at Tata Steel, Jamshedpur. Thereafter moved to operation function in steel making area as senior manager thin slab caster and presently working as head of secondary steel making and ladle preparation. In 2014-15 he also discharged the responsibilities of commissioning of twin RH2 project at LD2 SC complex of Tata steel. He has worked in various supporting roles such as auditors of ISO 9001, ISO 14000, value engineering, TQM coordinators, OSHAS, and SAP implementation. His educational qualifications include BE in Electrical Engineering from BIT Sindri, PGDBM from VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur and post-graduation diploma in Steel Technology from IIT Kharagpur

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

I am working on CSR profile since last 15 years, we have worked tremendously on various sectors like, Education, Women empowerment, Health, Agriculture & Livestock, Sports, in various locations of Hindustan Zinc Limited, for which Company and I have won many accolades. Along with it, I have worked with local and District Administration.

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

• 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

Ms. Mazumdar is a Sustainability professional with a demonstrated history of working in Aluminum, Thermal, Renewable Sector currently in hospitality industry. Skilled in ISO 14001, Environmental Compliance, Health, and Safety (EHS), Biodiversity, Sustainable Supply Chain Sustainability Reporting. Participated in formulation of Sustainability Strategy for Business, collaborated with institutions for resource management projects and conducted livelihood projects

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.

Mr. Bhagwan has a work experience of 9 years and is currently heading CSR of JSW Cement Nagaur Project, Rajasthan. He is responsible for Stakeholder Engagement, Partner Management, Project Management and Community development and Employee Volunteering at the site. He also designs and executes long term community development initiatives and Social impact under various sectors like Health, Water, Education, Sustainable Livelihood, Community Assets etc. He also helps develop the organization’s sustainability with added values through CSR projects.

In her professional career, Shivangi has worked in large listed companies including Aptech, J. B. Chemicals, Reliance Infrastructure, CRISIL and Tata Capital, and have handled variety of corporate actions, including IPOs, equity and debt, buy-backs, Bonus / Preferential / Rights Issues, ESOPs and several restructuring / M&A transactions. Currently, at Apraava Energy, she oversees the secretarial practice, compliances and operational risk. She has in the past, taken lectures at EDP / MSOP of Institute Company Secretaries of India (“ICSI”), and currently, writes both technical and non-technical thematic articles for ICSI’s national publication “Chartered Secretary”. Currently, Shivangi is also a Member of the Board of Studies for the BAF and B.Com.(Hons.) courses of Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan College of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics.

• 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).

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.

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.

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

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.

• Develop & Deploy – Policy & standard 
• Promote safety culture 
• Safety enhancement in supply chain (Manufacturing, supplier, dealer, logistic & community)
• Safety & Compliance audit 
• Training 
• Government liaison 
• Emergency preparedness – Mock drill 
• Safety meeting 
• Safety system introduction

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.

Responsible for Establishing Safety & Environment Systems at Toyota Kirloskar Motor,

– Was Heading Safety & Envt. Division for over 20 Years,

– Worked in Business Sustenance in the area of EHS in Supply chain Management consisting of over 200 Suppliers & 300 Dealers,

– Responsible for Planting over 3 Lakh Local Species for creating Forest inside TKM,

– Presently Retired about 6 Months back & Started my Own EHS Consulting Company,

– Am Certified Lead Auditor of ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001,

– My previous experience includes – Oil & Petroleum Refinery & Paper Industry

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. Rathore has vast experience of independently preparing the IMS manuals Procedures of the organization as per the requirement of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, OHSAS 18001 SA 8000.

He is a Production Industrial engineer (B.E) having master Diploma in Business Administration (MDBA) with specialization in Production Materials Management, a Certified Lead Auditor of ISO 9001, ISO 50001 SA 8000 and also an internal auditor of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, OHSAS 18001 SA 8000 and NABET Accredited Internal Auditor for auditing of EHS Statutory Compliance and also achieved Merit Certificate from NABET for EHS Internal Auditor of Statutory Compliance.

Vishal Agarwal is responsible for giving strategic inputs to senior management on sustainability, community initiatives and public relations, process and improvement initiatives for effective delivery of community initiatives, liasoning with different stakeholders, compliance to sustainability parameters specifically social initiatives and stakeholder engagement. He is also involved in aligning business goals and PR for business reputation branding, developing communication strategies with internal and external stakeholders, convergence with existing players for designing large scale programs, strengthening internal and external communication, improving stakeholder perception and branding.

• 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

• 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