Partners this year
Day 1: Inaugural Day
28 October 2020
Inaugural Thematic Session
Sustainability a key to Business Resilience in an Uncertain World
High Level Panel One
Designing an Enabling Ecosystem to Build Back Better – Government to Governance
High Level Panel Two
Pathways to our Common Future – Businesses in PostCOVID19 era
Let’s get the conversation started
Day 2 & 3: Breakout Sessions
29 – 30 October 2020
- India Inc. Leads by Example – Responsibility in Revival
- Global Value Chains & Responsible Business
- Family Friendly Policies in A&T Sector
- Is Living Wage “Relevant” and “Urgent” in the wake of COVID-19?
- Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue
- Sustainability Information to Empower Consumers
- Deforestation free Supply Chains
- Forest Governance
- Partnership for Nutrition
- Sustainable Trade post COVID19 for India
Key Speakers & Panelists*
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Inaugural Day
SHRI. SURESH PRABHU
India's Sherpa at the G20
Former Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation
Heidi Hautala
Chair
European Parliament Working Group on Responsible Business Conduct
Dr. Ashok Khosla
Chairman
Development Alternatives & Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA)
ATUL BAGAI
Head of Country Office
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Dr. Sanjeev Chopra
Director
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
SHOKO NODA
Resident Representative
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Prof. Tensie Whelan
Director
NYU Stern School, Business’s Center for Sustainable Business
Karin Kreider
Executive Director
ISEAL Alliance
Herman Mulder
Co-founder & Chair
SDG Netherlands
Arun Maira
Chairman
HelpAge International
Dr. Ashima Goyal
Professor of Economics
Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research
Breakout Sessions
DR. CARSTEN KLEIN
Regional Director
FNST South Asia
KAMAL PRAKASH SETH
Country Head - India & Sri Lanka
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
MARKUS LOENING
Founder & CEO
Loening – Human Rights & Responsible Business
EDWARD MILLARD
Director, Landscapes & Communities
Rainforest Alliance
BHAVNA PRASAD
Director- Sustainable business
WWF
DR. SANGEETA MANSUR
Founder-catalyst
Bhairavi Business & Consultancy
Prof. MANFRED MAX BERGMAN
Professor
University of Basel
PROF. VASANTHI SRINIVASAN
Professor
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
DR. BIMAL ARORA
Faculty Member
Aston Business School, UK
Honorary Chairperson
CRB
DIPANWITA CHAKRABORTY
Regional Director, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainable Development -Asia Pacific
Cargill
Dan Strechay
Global Outreach & Engagement Director
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
*as of 4th September 2020
About ‘India and Sustainability Standards’
Centre for Responsible Business CRB’s annual flagship conference ‘India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference’ convenes international and Indian businesses, policymakers and all stakeholders to dialogue and develop roadmaps across issues and industry sectors – in supporting the momentum towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The journey of India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference (ISS) conceptualized as a dialogue platform by the CRB – began in 2012. With overwhelming response and encouragement over the years from Indian and international partners, standard setters, large companies, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), civil society supporters, policymakers and government agencies, media and delegates, ISS evolved into a India based international Multi-stakeholder Dialogue Platform, and as an annual flagship conference.
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CRB believes that sustainable business principles are a key ingredient that businesses of the future (and businesses with a purpose) should integrate into their enduring core values – that should ultimately inform their strategies and operations.
In the seventh edition of ISS, our endeavor, is to convene a diverse set of stakeholders to understand and deliberate on the opportunities and challenges of integrating sustainability in core business practices and strategies to build a resilient business in an uncertain world.