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Exploring Synergies between CSR and Sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability both focus on an organisation’s efforts to contribute positively to environmental and social impact. They are complementary and together, they demonstrate a company’s commitment towards its stakeholders.

Introducing: CSR Partnerships for Innovation

Welcome to our latest podcast: CSR Partnerships for Innovation. Over the past few years, India has inched up to become the third largest innovation and entrepreneurship hub globally. Our economy boasts of start-ups across diverse sectors with incredible innovation pouring in from every corner of our country.  Another movement is also

Decoding a Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health with Dr Pratima Murthy

India is grappling with a severe mental health crisis, with over 197 million Indians diagnosed with mental disorders, exacerbated by a wide treatment gap. The good news is that there is growing recognition of the importance of mental health in the country. However, a thorough understanding of what it entails,

Safe Motherhood: Where do we stand?

India has been making strides in maternal and child health outcomes. Frontline workers like ASHA and ANM have played a central role by improving accessibility, generating awareness and enhancing service utilisation for antenatal and prenatal care. There is still considerable ground to cover to ensure accessibility, availability and affordability of

SUTRA 2024

This year’s summit aims to be a forum for cross-sectoral collaboration, enabling stakeholders to set and achieve responsible sourcing targets throughout commodity harvest cycles.

Ian Fernandes

Ian has over 20 years of experience across banking, technology and private equity across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He is passionate about the interplay between technology and banking, especially as it causes business models and industry structures to evolve. Ian has been with Standard Chartered Bank for

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