Sustainability Simplified
From Ideas to Impact
We are delighted to present Masterclasses by the topmost sustainability experts from industry and academia ranging from Dr Arvind Bodhankar, Dipankar Ghosh, Dr K K Upadhyay, Santhosh Jayaram and Shailesh Haribhakti to Prateek Raj. These sessions are designed to give you both the big picture and the fine print, cutting through jargon, demystifying complex issues and connecting these directly to everyday challenges. Whether you are a student or a young professional, these masterclasses will make sustainability communication clearer, relatable and actionable.
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Dr Arvind Bodhankar
Dr Arvind Bodhankar is the Chief Sustainability Officer at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel. A seasoned professional specialising in ESG, CSR, strategy, corporate governance, and risk management, he has spent 15 years as a C-suite executive at Dalmia Bharat Group, UltraTech Cement and Tata Motors. He has worked across sectors and industries in both national and multinational contexts. He has a doctorate in climate science and marketing.
Dipankar Ghosh
Dipankar Ghosh is a Partner & Leader in the Sustainability & ESG services. He has more than 35 years of experience in leading solutions and teams around the subject matter of Sustainability and Human Development, Climate Change, ESG, resource efficiency, sustainable technology, renewable energy and climate financing. He has advised corporates, governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies as well as not-for-profits on sustainability related matters.
Dr K K Upadhyay
Dr K K Upadhyay is the Chairperson of the Centre for Sustainability & CSR at BIMTECH. A nationally recognised sustainability thought leader with over four decades of cross-sectoral experience across governments, non-profits, corporates and academia, he mentors institutions and youth on responsible leadership, green innovation and inclusive development. He is the former head of the FICCI Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence.
Santhosh Jayaram
Santhosh Jayaram is Adjunct Prof of Practice at Amrita School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetam. He has helped the early-stage development of standards in the field of sustainability functioning as a member in the standard development committees of GRI and AccountAbility. He was a member of the ESG advisory committee, and also the Social Stock Exchange advisory committee set up by SEBI.
Shailesh Haribhakti
Shailesh Haribhakti is a pioneering advocate of ESG, CSR and sustainability, with a five-decade career as a chartered and cost accountant. As the chairman of ESG, CSR, and sustainability committees across leading boards, he drives green transformation and shared value creation. He champions the integration of technology with sustainability through his groundbreaking “Innovate to Zero” concept.
Prateek Raj
Prateek Raj is an Associate Professor of Business Management and Health Sciences at University College London (UCL) in the UCL Global Business School for Health. He earned his doctorate from UCL and his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD). Previously, served as an Assistant Professor of Strategy at IIM Bangalore, founding the Inclusive Markets Lab. He writes regularly for Bloomberg, Forbes, Indian Express and Times of India.
