Role of Industry in Shielding the Environment: Insights from 2019 CII Conference on Sustainability

Abstract

This article is based on a report on Conference on Sustainability organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on 28 June 2019. The distinguished delegates of the conference deliberated on a range of issues such as diminishing water tables, excessive use of plastics in packaging, need for augmenting resource efficiency, and low carbon mobility for future cities. The panel of speakers included Dr Jitendra Das, Director, Fore School of Management; Mr Sundeep Gupta, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Jakson Group; Mr S S Acharya, Managing Director, Mott Macdonald India Pvt. Ltd.; Mr A P Abraham, Head, Operations, Continental Carbon India Ltd.; Mr Manoj Pande, Managing Director, Statcon Energiaa Pvt. Ltd.; Mr Santanu Gupta, Chief General Manager (AE & SD), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.; Mr Anuj Khanna, Managing Director, CS Mr Sandeep Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Shuddhoday PMPL; Mr Dheeraj Verma, Associate Vice President & Head, Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability, JCB Ltd.; Mr Jeevraj Pillai, Joint President, Packaging & New Product Development, Uflex Ltd.; Mr Saroj Banerjee, Chief, Environment, Tata Steel BSL Ltd.; Mr Jajib Rahman, Vice President, Corp HSE & Sustainability, Sterlite Power; Mr Prabhat Kumar, National Program Manager (Technical), Energy Efficiency Services Ltd.; Mr Neeraj Kumar Singhal, Director, Semco Group; and Mr Inshu Minocha, Principal Consultant, Steer Group India among others. This incisive report may be quite useful for practising managers while planning sustainable development initiatives.