Insights from 2nd National Summit on Sustainability

Abstract

This article is based on a comprehensive report of 2nd National Summit on Sustainability organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industries (PHD Chamber) on 14 September 2018 in New Delhi. The article captures essence of intense conversations that took place at the summit. The speakers at the summit included Mr D K Aggarwal, Vice President, PHD Chamber and Chairman & Managing Director, SMC Investments and Advisors Ltd.; Mr Ajay Poddar, Chairman, CSR Committee, PHD Chamber and Managing Director, Synergy Environics Ltd.; Mr Kamal Singh, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network, India; Mr Jozef Drofenik, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia; Mr Bhaskar Chatterjee, formerly Director General Chief Executive Officer, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs; Mr Jatinder Singh, Director, PHD Chamber; Mr Kamal Meattle, CEO, Paharpur Business Centre; Mr NSN Murty, Partner & Leader, Smart Cities, PwC India; Mr Vikas Kanungo, Senior Consultant (Smart Cities and Mobile Governance) Transport & ICT Global Practice, World Bank; Ms Shabnam Siddiqui, Director, Centre of Excellence for Governance, Ethics and Transparency, UN Global Compact Network India; Mr Sandeep Shrivastava, Head, Sustainability & Environment, Ambuja Cements Ltd.; Ms Manisha Matanhelia, Co-founder & Director, Synergy Environics Ltd.; Mr Manoj Nesari, Advisor, Ministry of Ayush; Ms Mohini Daljeet Singh, Chief Executive, Max India Foundation; and Ms Nidhi Pundhir, Director, HCL Foundation among others.