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

By Forbes India

Feb 13, 2019, 13:59 IST2 min

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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 &ndash Partnerships and Technology, Tata Trusts Dr Rachel Melsom, Director UK & Europe, Tobacco Free Portf

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Prabhat Pani, Head &ndash 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

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