On Friday 28 June, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Alumni Team hosted a webinar on “Corporate Sustainability: An organisational approach to build a sustainable worldâ€, delivered by Commonwealth Alumnus Souvik Ghosh.ÌýÌý
This webinar addressed the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø development theme of Promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. Ìý
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’s Development in Action webinar series aims to highlight the work and research of Commonwealth Alumni across a range of development impact areas.Ìý
About the speakerÌý
Souvik Ghosh is currently the Director of Sustainability Solutions at a leading technology consulting company. He is a mechanical engineer with specialisation in engineering for sustainable development.Ìý
Souvik Ghosh is a 2010 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from India. He completed an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development from University of Cambridge.ÌýÌý
Implementing sustainability frameworks in corporatesÌý
In this webinar, Souvik discussed the need for corporate sustainability programmes for organisations to become systemic, value, and impact driven.ÌýÌý
Souvik drew on his experience and shared how corporate sustainability has evolved with key trends now focusing on sustainable supply-chain approach, climate change, and leveraging stakeholder relationships. Souvik explained the need for corporates to include circular economy, sustainability reporting frameworks for transparency and accountability, and sustainable investment and financing.ÌýÌý
This webinar presentation was followed by an interactive Q&A session with Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni. A recording of this webinar is available to view on where you can also watch previous events in the series.Ìý
Post-webinar, attendees were invited to network with fellow attendees to further discuss the webinar topic, exchange ideas and knowledge, seek out collaborators for their own work, and promote their research.ÌýÌý
Join future Development in Action webinarsÌý
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’s Development in Action webinars take place each month and are open to all Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni.ÌýÌý
To find out about upcoming webinars, please visit the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’s events webpage.ÌýÌý