Inaugural Plenary
Solutions for Sustainability and Inclusivity: Policy, Innovation & Collaboration
Devyani Hari
Myriam Ferran
Shombi Sharp
Shri Piyush Goyal
Shri Amitabh Kant
Smt. Prajakta L Verma
R.C. Kesar
Shri Suresh Prabhu
Allan Jorgensen
Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan
Rijit Sengupta
First High-Level Plenary
Solutions for Sustainability & Inclusivity: Role of Policy
Seppo Nurmi
Ashok Khosla
Froukje Boele
Arun Maira
Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi
Second High-Level Plenary
Solutions for Sustainability & Inclusivity: Purpose-driven Innovations
Prof Pawan Budhwar
Arundhati Kumar
Naresh Tyagi
Sharad Sharma
Shri Sivasubramanian Ramann
Prof. Anil K. Gupta
Third High-Level Plenary
Collaborative Cotton Futures: ACRE’s Regenerative Agriculture Initiative in India
Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi
Dr. Binay Kumar Choudhury
Devyani Hari
Anukool Nagi
Franco Costantini
Shri. Lalit Kumar Gupta
Rijit Sengupta
Empowering Women Cotton Farmers: Cultivating Change, Closing Gender Gaps, and Combating Climate Change
Aligning sustainability to the policy landscape for soft commodities
Enabling Indian SMEs for Sustainable and Circular Textiles
Driving Responsible Business: Developing Effective Human Rights Policies & Processes
Valuing Nature and People in Business Strategy and Operations: Lessons from India and other Emerging Economies
Innovative Strategies for Advancing Sustainable Palm Oil Production in India
Supporting Gender Equality and Social Inclusion: Innovative Solutions to Transform Supply Chains
Paving the way for Sustainable and Inclusive Global Value Chains
Integration of Sustainability in Management Education: Exploring Inclusive Solutions through Policy, Innovation & Collaboration
Strategising Climate Adaptation for the Private sector
Responsible Business Conduct and the RMG Sector
Small Business, Big Impact: India's SMEs on the Path to Net Zero
EU-India Business Collaborative Initiative on Sustainable Development, Climate Action and Inclusivity
Dinner
Transforming Indian Workplaces with Family-Friendly Policies for a Brighter Future and Sustainable Development
Driving Demand for Sustainable Consumption: Contributing to Mission LiFE
Neutrality to Stewardship: Transitioning towards Water Secure India
Sustainable Supply Chain by Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in India
Social Stock Exchange: Building a Framework for Collaborative Transformation
Responsible sourcing of Agri -commodities: Challenges and Opportunities
Collaborative Systems Change: Increasing Impact of Solutions for Sustainability & Inclusivity
State Experiences and Innovative Approaches to Fast-track the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
CLOSING PLENARY
10th Anniversary Celebratory Cocktails & Dinner
Day – 1: 2nd November 2022
Registration & Welcome Tea – 08:30 – 10:00
Inaugural Plenary
Prioritising Nature and People in Business to Create Measurable Impacts, 1000 to 1200hrs
Rijit Sengupta
Chief Executive Officer, CRB
SHOMBI SHARP
UN Resident Coordinator India
LICYPRIYA KANGUJAM
10-Years-Old Environmentalist & Climate Activist and Founder The Child Movement
ERIK SOLHEIM
Former Executive Director UNEP
SHRI SURESH PRABHU
Chancellor , Rishihood University & Former Commerce and Industries Minister Government of India
SHRI UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH
Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
Prof. DIRK MATTEN
Professor of Sustainability Hewlett-Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada
SHRI R C KESAR
Chairperson CRB
Prof, VASANTHI SRINIVASAN
IIM Bangalore & Co-Chair CRB Governing
Tea & Coffee 12:00 – 12:15
1st High- Level Plenary : People
Panelist :
Arun Maira
Chairman
HelpAge International
Atul Satija
CEO
The Nudge Foundatio
Jenny Costelloe
Executive Director
Ethical Tea Partnership
Nidhi Bhasin
CEO
Nasscom Foundation
Chetna Sinha
Founder-Chairperson
Mann Deshi Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation
Cecilia Ekholm
Ambassador for International Sustainable Business
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden
Networking Lunch 13:45 – 14:45
2nd High- Level Plenary : Nature
Panelist :
Dr. Leena Srivastava
Former Deputy Director General
Science at International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
David Nabarro
Co-lead
UN Global Crisis Response Group & 4SD
Joseph D’Cruz
CEO
RSPO
Rhea Mazumdar Singhal
CEO
Ecoware
Franck Viault
Minister Counsellor – Head of Cooperation Delegation
European Union to India and Bhutan
Tea & Coffee 16:15 – 16:30
3rd High Level Plenary
CEO’s Roundtable on Integrating Sustainability Principles in Organisational Policy/Strategy ” ,1630 to 1800hrs
Panelist :
Prof, VASANTHI SRINIVASAN
IIM Bangalore & Co-Chair CRB Governing
Seshagiri Rao M.V.S.
Joint Managing Director & Group CFO
Non-Independent Executive Director, JSW Steel
Praveen Kumar
Director General & CEO
IICA
4th High-Level Plenary
Accelerating Growth Through Sustainable Finance in India, , 1800 to 1930hrs
Day – 2: 3rd November 2022
Breakout Sessions*
Registration & Welcome Tea
08:30 – 10:00
Making CRBP a reality : Child labour free supply chain , 10:00 – 11:30
Tea & Coffee
11:30 – 11:45
Exploring International Collaboration among G20 Members on Deforestation Free Commodity Value Chains
1145 to 1315 hrs
Co-Host:WWF
International Collaboration for Deforestation Free Commodities Supply Chains
11:45 – 13:15
Co-Host:WWF
Better Cotton’s Grassroots Interventions and Policy Advocacy: A Way Forward for Promoting More Sustainable Production in India
11:45 – 13:15
Co-Host:Better Cotton
Networking Lunch
13:15 – 14:30
Driving livelihoods impacts through a living wage / living income approach
14:30 – 16:00
Co-Host: ISEAL, The Living Income Community of Practice, Global Living Wage Coalition, Anker Research Institute
Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue for India
14:30 – 16:00
Co-Host: RSPO
Building India’s capacity in e-waste management: a focus on states and local bodies
14:30 – 16:00
Co-Host: CRB
Tea & Coffee
16:00 – 16:15
Bamboo Value Chain Pertaining to the Construction Sector : Learnings, Insights and Way Forward
16:15 – 17:45
Co-Host: WRI
Integration of Sustainability in Management Education Exploring Capacity, Collaboration, Priorities and Measurable Impact
16:15 – 17:45
Co-Host:CRB
Family-Friendly Policy: Enhancing Workers’ Productivity in Apparels & Textile Industry.
16:15 – 17:45
Co Host: UNICEF
Bridging the Gap in Access to Finance for Landscape Interventions – Key to Address Sustainability at Scale
16:15 – 17:45
Co-Host: Rainforest Alliance
Special Performance by Ricky Kej 2X GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER Cocktail & Networking dinner, 1915 to 2030 hrs
Day – 3: 4th November 2022
Breakout Sessions*
Registration & Welcome Tea
08:30 – 10:00
Leveraging on G20 to Encourage Responsible and Resilient Global Value Chains.
10:00 – 11:30
Tea & Coffee
11:30 – 11:45
India Water Stewardship Network : A Multi – stakeholder Platform for Water Security
11:45 – 13:15
Co-Host:Alliance for Water Stewardship, CRB, WWF India
Promoting Circular Apparel in India through Research and Innovation.
11:45 – 13:15
Co-Host: CRB
Living Wage in Assam Tea Sector: Challenges and Possibilities in the current Indian Economic Context
11:45 – 13:15
Co-Host: Ethical Tea Partnership
Networking Lunch
13:15 – 14:30
Tea & Coffee
16:00 – 16:15
Creating a systemic change in the food system by putting the value provided by nature and people at the heart of decision-making
16:15 – 17:45
Co-Host: Capitals Coalition, UNEP, TEEB
Driving Sustainable Consumer Behaviour: Sustainability Information Disclosure 
16:15 – 17:45
Co-Host: One Planet Network
Breakout Sessions*
Panelist :
Erinch Sahan
Business & Enterprise Lead
Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)
Viraf Mehta
Senior Adviser CRB & BHR Expert
Naina Lal Kidwai
Senior Adviser & Member of Board
Rothschild & Co India
Jayant Sinha
M.P., Chairperson
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance
Mark Gough
CEO
Capitals Coalition in the panelist list
Dr. Meera Mitra
Member, Governing Body
CRB
*as of 29th October 2022