Forbes India Conversations: Building a blueprint for a sustainable India

Corporate India's eminent thought leaders gathered to decode India's green goals and sustainable finance ecosystem, at an exclusive event in association with BNP Paribas

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  • 13/02/2019 12:00 AM

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KK Maheshwari, MD, Ultratech Cement spoke about how large industries like cement can be made more responsible

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Umang Vohra, Global CEO & MD, Cipla said we should look at sustainability beyond metrics, and focus on skilling

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The second panel discussion at the Forbes India Conversations, held at the Four Seasons, Mumbai was on 'Building a sustainable finance ecosystem in India' moderated by Kevin Lee, CNBC-TV18

(L-R) Ananya Birla, Founder, Chairperson and Director, Svatantra Microfinance; Prabhat Pani, Head – Partnerships and Technology, Tata Trusts; Dr Rachel Melsom, Director UK & Europe, Tobacco Free Portfolios; Kevin Lee, CNBC-TV18;Franciska Decuypere, Country Head - India, BNP Paribas; Saurabh Agarwal, Regional Director, Infrastructure Transactions, South Asia, CDPQ  

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Prabhat Pani, Head – Partnerships and Technology, Tata Trusts, talked about finding innovative ways to finance impact projects, and the need for data-driven governance

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Franciska Decuypere, Country Head - India, BNP Paribas, said that sustainable finance models need to be fundamentally profitable

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Dr Rachel Melsom, Director UK & Europe, Tobacco Free Portfolios, said that partnerships between the health, finance and government sectors will help make real change

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A distinguished audience listens intently at the Forbes India Conversations event, held at the Four Seasons Mumbai

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(L-R) Niranjan Hiranandani, co-founder and managing director of Hiranandani Group; Nimesh Kampani, Chairman, JM Financial Group; Vijay Kalantri, Chairman and Managing Director of Balaji Infra Projects Limited and Dighi Port Limited

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(L-R) Sunil Chandiramani, Partner and National Leader of Advisory Services at EY; Nimesh Kampani, Chairman, JM Financial Group

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Pramod Chaudhari, Executive Chairman, Praj Industries Ltd shares a light moment with KK Maheshwari, MD, Ultratech Cement