We are thrilled to share our rewarding experience at the Sustainable World Conclave organized by BW Businessworld at The Park in New Delhi. It was an incredible event, graced by the presence of Shri Bhupender Yadav, the Hon'ble Union Cabinet Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, along with esteemed sustainability leaders from renowned companies like Cipla, TVS, Tata, Marico, Hero, Godrej, and many more.
Presentation: Trends in the upcoming Environmental Commodities Markets of India
Our presentation focused on the significant environmental commodity markets, including plastic, SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), and carbon, and the immense opportunities they present for corporates to internalize the negative externalities they create for the environment.
Presentation: Role of Indian Carbon Markets and the upcoming Indian Compliance Market
We highlighted India's position as a net supplier of carbon credits, it's potential to develop as one of the largest ETS markets globally, the emerging trends around Pre-financing, best practices for corporate offsetting, and leveraging technology to reduce fixed costs and informational asymmetry in carbon markets
Panel Discussion: Practicality of Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
It featured Neelesh Agrawal alongside corporate sustainability leaders in the country including Kapila Mehta, Vice President of Sustainability Power Product at Schneider Electric; Kiran Sarkar, Head Sustainability of Mahindra & Mahindra; Astrid Dias, Head of Sustainability at Voltas Limited; Ruhana Zariwala, Global Head of Sustainability at Cipla and Shalmalee Nath, APAC Head of AXA Climate School, as they discussed the latest pressing challenges and strategies for implementing SDGs internally
Our founder Neelesh Agrawal, alongside Utkarsh Akhouri from Trove Research, was recently invited to address students at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur on Different Aspects of Carbon Trading, as part of the ongoing course on Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management for VGSoM - IIT Kharagpur's MBA class.
The session witnessed an engaging dialogue with the students, who lapped up the opportunity to pick the speakers' brains on the parallels with the broader commodity markets, the practical nuances of trading carbon offsets and the market microstructure
The first event for Bloomberg Carbon Network in India, brought together experts and market participants to discuss the future development of India’s carbon market and brainstorm strategies to potentially leverage the opportunities arising from India's position as a major supplier in carbon markets globally
Panel discussion featuring: Anna Sablum, Director, Sales and Origination at Climate Impact X; Deeksha Vats, Chief Sustainability Officer of Aditya Birla Group; Manish Dakabra, CEO of EKI Energy Services; Neelesh Agrawal, Founder of Calculus Carbon