The CSR Trust for SDGs in India will support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in India utilizing Corporate Social Responsibility. The mechanism in new and independent of the UN. However, in line with the UN mandate to support Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, the UN will support the SDG Trust through strategic advice, particularly in the first two years of operation.
The year 2020 will be the fifth anniversary of the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 193 countries at the UN General Assembly.
This report was supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
CSR Rules under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013: a strategic step by the Indian Govt. to mainstream sustainable development.
The India SDG Trust is an independence Trust governed by an independent Board of Trustees.
The Board consists of eminent members like Mr Shankar Venkateswaran- ex-Head TATA Sustainability, Mrs Arundhati Bhattacharya -Ex SBI Chairperson and Mr Karunesh Bhalla former Director Ethics-UNDP.
The Governing Body of the Trust is headed by Dr Bhaskar Chatterjee-widely known as the father of Indian CSR while Rashi Jain, former Corporate Partnership Lead in WaterAid acts as the General Secretary.
Shankar Venkateswaran
Chairperson and Trustee
Retired as Chief of Tata Sustainability Group
Executive Director of America India Foundation, Director, Sustainability PwC and Director of think-tank and consultancy firm : SustainAbility.
Karunesh Bhalla
Trustee
Former staff of United Nations Development Program for 37 years
Retired as Director-Ethics Office, United Nations in New York
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Trustee
First-ever woman Chair of the State Bank of India, a Fortune 500 company
Ranked 25th in the Forbes’ List of ‘Most Powerful Women in the world” and Ranked 5th in ‘Most Women In Finance’ category in 2016
Dr Bhaskar Chatterjee, IAS
Hon. President
Widely known as Father of Indian CSR
Former Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises
Former Director-General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Rashi Jain
General Secretary
Professional with over 17 years experience in senior management positions across sectors including Corporate Partnerships Lead in WaterAid India
Former Senior Vice President-Retail Banking with one of India’s leading private sector banks