CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, an India based organization that creates a conducive, enabling climate for Indian businesses to pursue sustainability goals, is organizing the seventh edition of one-of- its -kind annual conference in the capital city. The two day event called Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions: Summit & Exhibition would be held at The Lalit Hotel on 15th and 16th October, 2012 and will explore challenges, opportunities, and strategies for bringing sustainability solutions to Indian Businesses.
Chief Guests for the Summit includes prominent leaders such as Mr Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Urban Development, Government of India, Dr M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs and Power, Government of India; Mr. Y C Deveshwar, Past President, CII, Chairman, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Advisory Council and Chairman, ITC; Mr Yeshey Zimba, Minister for Works and Human Settlement, Royal Government of Bhutan; Mr Steen Riisgaard, President & CEO, Novozymes A/S; and Mr Pavan Sukhdev, Founder and CEO, GIST Advisory. The summit will be a place for dialogue in a conference style. It will focus on significant topics such as sustainable agriculture and food security, innovation for a sustainable tomorrow, value creation and good corporate governance, climate change, next generation infrastructure and much more. The participants' annual summit will be a right blend of large, medium, small and micro organizations, representing for profits, not for profits cooperatives and federations, private, public, NGOs and social entrepreneurs.
Sharing her thoughts on the forthcoming conference, Ms. Seema Arora, Executive Director, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development said, “The upcoming Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions: Summit & Exhibition underscore the fact that, with a focused and a correct approach, sustainability is achievable by Indian organizations. Moreover, businesses will flourish if they have the foresight to address the issue of sustainability today and best business practices should include strong principles in their strategies. Businesses have to look at not just economics, but ecology too, and the summit very well addresses these facts”.
Following the success of the previous summits, the annual conference would pack more substance by combining an exhibition to the conference where businesses of all sizes, social entrepreneurs, academia, consulting firms, industry and NGOs, national and international governments along with community based organizations will get an opportunity to represent themselves. The exhibition would provide an excellent opportunity for the participants to exhibit their success stories and to present what a sustainable world would be in future.
The summit will be organizing parallel sessions on subjects such as Sustainable and Inclusive Innovation, Sustainable Supply Chain: Transforming Markets, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability Rating, etc. Panel discussions and parallel session will witness keynote speakers such as Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Chairman, CII Agriculture Council and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises; Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA); Erik Solheim, Former Minister for Environment & Development, Norway; S Sivakumar, Chief Executive, ITC Agri Business & Vice Chairman, ITC Infotech Limited; Dennis Pamlin, Entrepreneur & Founder, 21st Century Frontiers; Subodh K Sharma, Advisor, Ministry of Environment & Forests; Akhilesh Gupta, Scientist G, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India; Ajay Mathur, Consultant, Planning Commission of India; Mack McFarland, Global Environment Fellow, DuPont; and many more.
For additional information on exhibition space and registration, please visit:
http://sustainabledevelopment.in/events/upcoming_events_new_1.asp
About CESD
A pioneering effort by CII and ITC, the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development is the fountainhead of ideas and practices to promote sustainability. It enables Indian businesses to become sustainable, and channels the potential of Indian Industry to power India's agenda for inclusive growth and sustainable development.
Chief Guests for the Summit includes prominent leaders such as Mr Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Urban Development, Government of India, Dr M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs and Power, Government of India; Mr. Y C Deveshwar, Past President, CII, Chairman, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Advisory Council and Chairman, ITC; Mr Yeshey Zimba, Minister for Works and Human Settlement, Royal Government of Bhutan; Mr Steen Riisgaard, President & CEO, Novozymes A/S; and Mr Pavan Sukhdev, Founder and CEO, GIST Advisory. The summit will be a place for dialogue in a conference style. It will focus on significant topics such as sustainable agriculture and food security, innovation for a sustainable tomorrow, value creation and good corporate governance, climate change, next generation infrastructure and much more. The participants' annual summit will be a right blend of large, medium, small and micro organizations, representing for profits, not for profits cooperatives and federations, private, public, NGOs and social entrepreneurs.
Sharing her thoughts on the forthcoming conference, Ms. Seema Arora, Executive Director, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development said, “The upcoming Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions: Summit & Exhibition underscore the fact that, with a focused and a correct approach, sustainability is achievable by Indian organizations. Moreover, businesses will flourish if they have the foresight to address the issue of sustainability today and best business practices should include strong principles in their strategies. Businesses have to look at not just economics, but ecology too, and the summit very well addresses these facts”.
Following the success of the previous summits, the annual conference would pack more substance by combining an exhibition to the conference where businesses of all sizes, social entrepreneurs, academia, consulting firms, industry and NGOs, national and international governments along with community based organizations will get an opportunity to represent themselves. The exhibition would provide an excellent opportunity for the participants to exhibit their success stories and to present what a sustainable world would be in future.
The summit will be organizing parallel sessions on subjects such as Sustainable and Inclusive Innovation, Sustainable Supply Chain: Transforming Markets, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability Rating, etc. Panel discussions and parallel session will witness keynote speakers such as Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Chairman, CII Agriculture Council and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises; Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA); Erik Solheim, Former Minister for Environment & Development, Norway; S Sivakumar, Chief Executive, ITC Agri Business & Vice Chairman, ITC Infotech Limited; Dennis Pamlin, Entrepreneur & Founder, 21st Century Frontiers; Subodh K Sharma, Advisor, Ministry of Environment & Forests; Akhilesh Gupta, Scientist G, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India; Ajay Mathur, Consultant, Planning Commission of India; Mack McFarland, Global Environment Fellow, DuPont; and many more.
For additional information on exhibition space and registration, please visit:
http://sustainabledevelopment.in/events/upcoming_events_new_1.asp
About CESD
A pioneering effort by CII and ITC, the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development is the fountainhead of ideas and practices to promote sustainability. It enables Indian businesses to become sustainable, and channels the potential of Indian Industry to power India's agenda for inclusive growth and sustainable development.
