CSRBOX has been hosting the annual India CSR Summit for the past 7 years. The Summit has been the largest CSR and social impact event in the South Asia region with participation of 1800 organisations and 2400+ delegates every year.
At the 8th India CSR Summit 2021 (7th-9th Dec 2021), we hosted 'ESG Driving Enterprise Value' – A Boardroom Perspective, with following speakers:
Moderator: Mr. Vishal Bhardwaj, Group Head- CSR-Dalmia Bharat Ltd and CEO, Dalmia Bharat Foundation
Ms. Sagarika Bose, General Manager – Sustainability & Lead CSR, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.
Ms. Rinika Grover, Head Sustainability and CSR, Apollo Tyres Ltd.
Mr. Balakumar Thangavelu, India Head - Outreach & Sustainable Supply Chain Partner for ESG Global, Cognizant Technology Solutions India.
Ms. Sowmya Suryanarayanan, Lead - Impact and ESG, Aavishkaar Capital
During this insightful discussion, the speakers shared their learnings, thoughts and experiences around the following points:
How do we see Indian businesses adopting ESG reporting and linking actions and commitments with the reporting?
How does 'Net Zero by 2070' transpire actions and bold decisions in the board-rooms?
In what ways does India's mandatory CSR feed into larger ESG actions and reporting?
It takes substantial time for companies to improve and work on ESG with a value chain based approach. How can businesses take a few key steps and then build on that?
What is the role that other key stakeholders, influencers and consumers can play to change the agenda of the board-rooms and to push for the 'Net Zero'?