Dr. Aniruddha Agnihotri has a Ph. D and M. Tech. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and also a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A. He has around 23 years of research and professional experience in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) and sustainability management. Key areas of expertise / interest include strategic approach to sustainability and climate change, EHS management systems design and deployment, EHS audits / reviews, due diligence, Environmental Impact Assessments and EHS training. Aniruddha has worked on several consulting assignments in related areas across a broad cross-section of industrial sectors in manufacturing and services with a brief stint in internal EHS profile. His past work experience includes the state environmental regulatory agency, Jacobs Engineering, Ernst & Young, Tata AIG Risk Management, Cholamandalam MS Risk Services and Standard Chartered Bank.
Currently, Aniruddha leads EHS globally at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and is responsible for developing strategy and objectives on sustainability, climate change, and health & safety. He is responsible for driving the objectives & targets, road map and initiatives in coordination with internal stakeholders and monitoring performance across the organization. He plays a key role in external reporting like Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR) as per GRI reporting guidelines, Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index by BitC (Business in the Community), UK, Business Responsibility Report (BRR) as per SEBI regulations India, etc. He has been instrumental in deployment of related processes and certifications in diverse geographies including LATAM, UK, US, Europe, APAC, etc, in addition to the Indian operations. A key member of TCS' Sustainability Council, he is involved in reporting sustainability, climate change and H&S performance to the Board level Committee on Health, Safety and Sustainability and incorporating their feedback into strategy and initiatives. Aniruddha has attended the Cambridge University's (UK) Sustainability Leadership Program organized for the Tata Group in 2013. He has also successfully completed a fully funded Leadership Program in Sustainability at the Swedish Institute of Management, Sweden in 2014.
Aniruddha is serving as Chairman of the CII (WR)'s jury committee for 'SHE Excellence Awards' since the last 4 years to evaluate and recognize organizations for exemplary performance in health, safety, climate change and sustainability areas which also serves as a learning platform for peer industry across various sectors.
Annu Mehta is the Founder of Alstonia - a CSR Consultancy which partners with organisations in India and globally to deliver holistic and strategic CSR, and Social Impact Programs, which benefit people, planet and profit.
Alstonia works to build inclusive ecosystems in which companies do well by doing good, by embedding sustainability into their ethos, and establishing it as an integral part of their day to day operations.
Prior to founding Alstonia, Annu established the India operations for the Foundation of the global CRM leader salesforce.com. She took the globally successful Salesforce Foundation model and adapted it to establish locally relevant community development programs in India.
Annu has also worked with the Renewable Energy giant - Suzlon Energy Ltd - to streamline community development projects around factory locations and windfarms in several states across India. She also created and grew a program for employee volunteering and payroll giving.
A computer engineer by qualification, Annu loves working with people and communities. For over eight years, she has designed and delivered community development programs across 10 states in India, and in Cambodia.
Annu is passionate about bringing people together, and specialises in building inclusive partnerships to maximise social impact per rupee.
Amit is a BE & MBA with varied experience in Automobile, FMCG and Food Sectors. A through supply chain professional who has spent half his working life in manufacturing, sales and distribution, engineering and projects, stewardship functions.
What sets him apart is his stints in non-supply chain areas like Business Systems Re-engineering, Information Technology, ERP implementation, Sustainability Initiatives, Organization Culture Improvement, Environment Management, Stakeholder Management & Brand Ambassadorship. With all varied and rich experiences and with constant learning nature Amit now heads up Sustainability Initiatives for Hindustan Coca-Cola as Chief Sustainability Officer
Amit specialises in a diverse portfolio of renewable energy, water and Energy resource efficiency, watershed recharge management, waste minimisation and recycling, enterprise risks and mitigation, carbon positive efforts, employees health and safety, road safety, environment assurance etc.