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Sustainability Summit, the annual The 17th Sustainability Summit, with the
flagship event, was launched in 2006 to theme Building a Sustainable Tomorrow:
raise the bar of dialogue, practice, and
Transforming Risks into
performance of sustainable business.
Opportunitieswas organized in
Since its inception, the Sustainability
September 2022 at the Le Meridien, New
Summit has become the melting pot of
Delhi to bring to fore global ideas and
thought and action leaders particularly
thought leadership that will inspire
from business and governments in the
action at the local level to drive
country. The Summit brings businesses,
sustainability transition. The two days of
governments, and civil society (thinkers
Summit deliberated on innovative L to R: Ms Seema Arora, Deputy Director General,
and practitioners) together to convert Confederation of Indian Industry, Mr Sanjiv Puri, Vice
approaches for businesses, President, Confederation of Indian Industry, and Chairman,
deliberations into action and is
governments, and institutions in Advisory Council, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for
considered as a valued sustainability Sustainable Development and Chairman & Managing
addressing risks and opportunities in an Director, ITC Limited, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister
event across the world. It has provided a
integrated way that will build the of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change &
platform to forge partnerships to Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,
foundation for a sustainable tomorrow. Government of India, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary,
competitiveness and strategies to
Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of
inclusive growth, by over 6000 The Summit was organized in a hybrid Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,
participants and 816 mode witnessing approximately 350 Government of India
thought-and-action leaders. participants in person and several
others joining virtually. The
congregation comprised 1 national and 1
international (recorded) Minister along
with 116 speakers from diverse sectors,
out of which 28% were female speakers
and 18% were global speakers. The
Summit was organized with the support
The Summit brings businesses, of 28 partner organisations.
governments, and civil society
(thinkers and practitioners)
together to convert deliberations
into action and is considered as
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for
a valued sustainability event Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
across the world.
52 Commitment Towards a Sustainable Future
