A Sustainability Karma initiative with Lok Samvad Sansthan and Ekta Foundation
Building Sustainable Futures:
Turning Vision into Values
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi | 20 February 2026 | 9 am – 5 pm
Organised by Voices of Bharat: Yuva for Sustainability in collaboration with
India Habitat Centre
Speakers
Prof K G Suresh
Director
India Habitat Centre
Prof Dev Swarup
Vice Chancellor
Vishvakarma Skills University
Dr Anil Prakash Joshi
Padma Bhushan Awardee
Founder, HESCO
Anshu Gupta
Magsaysay Awardee
Founder, Goonj and Gram Swabhimaan
Swami Prem Parivartan
(Peepal Baba)
Founder, Give Me Trees Trust
Prof Bijayalaxmi Nanda
Principal, Miranda House
University of Delhi
About Sustainability Karma Education Awards
Apart from presentation of the Yuva Sustainability Champion Awards, the highlight of the conference will be the launch the inaugural edition of Sustainability Karma Campus Leadership Awards 2026 for institutions and Sustainability Karma Education Ambassador Awards 2026 for individuals, celebrating leadership that advances sustainability within and beyond campuses through impactful and replicable initiatives
Sustainability Karma Campus Leadership Awards - 2026
Positions your institution as a recognised Green Campus and gain national visibility for its leadership in sustainability.
institutions
Sustainability Karma Education Ambassador Awards - 2026
Positions you as a Sustainability Ambassador in education, accompanied by visibility for your leadership and impact.
Individuals
About the Conference
As the world accelerates toward the SDGs and net-zero targets, this conference serves as a dynamic multi-stakeholder knowledge exchange, designed to move beyond ambition and into impact. Convening educational institutions, industry representatives and media and communication experts in a shared space for dialogue, learning, and celebration of success stories, the conference positions youth at the heart of the sustainability agenda as storytellers and change agents.
Past Speakers
Past speakers included an inspiring mix of thought leaders, academics, corporate leaders, sustainability champions, media professionals and UN and NGO representatives. Through conferences, webinars and masterclasses, they shared incisive insights with youth storytellers and demystified issues related to sustainability, connecting these to everyday life and inspiring meaningful action.
About The Organisers
The 3rd Yuva Sustainability Conference is being organised by the Voices of Bharat: Yuva for Sustainability initiative. It has been initiated by DevCom Bharat, a sustainability knowledge and communication agency, along with leading universities and colleges ranging from Miranda House, Delhi University, to the Central University of Kashmir, and two NGOs - Ekta Foundation and Lok Samvad Sansthan. Internship industry partners include Blueleaf Energy, Bisleri International, UFlex Limited and Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
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