Date: October 8
Duration: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Hosts and Partners
Organized by:
NITI Aayog
INSA Centre for Science, Technology & Innovation Policy
In collaboration with:
Kotak School of Sustainability
IIT Kanpur
IIT Bombay
American Chemical Society
This program convenes leaders from universities, R&D organizations, think tanks, corporates, and government to explore how ESG and sustainability can be embedded into education, research, and institutional strategy.
Through interactive dialogue, participants will examine global and Indian best practices, address challenges in policy, capacity, and reporting, and co-develop actionable roadmaps for ESG-ready, sustainability-driven institutions.
The forum also fosters cross-sector collaboration between academia, industry, and government to drive meaningful transformation.
Agenda
Time
Segment
09:00 AM – 09:20 AM
Welcome & General Introductions
Opening remarks and setting the context.
09:20 AM - 09:30 AM
Why ESG Matters for Academia and R&D by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma
09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
ESG for Viksit Bharat by Prof. Vivek Kumar Singh
09:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Perspectives: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Break / Networking Tea
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Inputs into building an ESG & Sustainability framework
12:30 PM
Summary & Call to Action