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About CESGR

The Arun Duggal Centre for ESG Research (CESGR) at IIMA has been set up to contribute to the development of the nascent ESG ecosystem in India and help Indian enterprises and organizations integrate ESG into their core business and investment decisions. In doing so, the Centre shall contribute to the transition of businesses towards the future of capitalism defined by stakeholder orientation with a focus on long-term enterprise value, shared societal prosperity, and a sustainable relationship with the planet.

About MCFME

The Misra Centre for Financial Markets and Economy (MCFME) at IIM Ahmedabad facilitates research on contemporary issues related to financial markets within the overall economic framework. The Centre aims to provide a platform for collaborative creation and dissemination of knowledge through seminars, conferences and more by fostering closer interactions between academics, business leaders, and government regulators. The Centre also produces and manages financial and economic databases, such as the Business Inflation Expectation Survey (BIES), IIMA-SFarmsIndia Agri Land Price Index (ISALPI), IIMA-AuraArt Indian Art (Price)

Index (IAIAI), and others, which are widely used by industry and policy experts to provide insights into financial markets and the Indian economic scenario.

Caroline Flammer is a Professor of International and Public Affairs and of Climate at Columbia University with joint appointments at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and the Climate School, and a secondary appointment at Columbia Business School. She is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Member at the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). Caroline is an expert in sustainable investing and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards.

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Mr. Amit Sinha, General Manager, Sustainable Finance Group of Department of Regulation, Reserve Bank of India

Mr Amit Sinha is General Manager attached to Sustainable Finance Group of Department of Regulation in Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. He has a wide experience of working in different verticals of RBI in various capacities in regulations and operations both. In his over 19-year of career in central banking, he has had the opportunity to work in Reserve Management, Foreign Exchange Management, Currency Management, Consumer Education & Protection, Financial Inclusion, Banking, Premises, etc. He was closely involved in some innovative activities of RBI (like Regulations Review Authority, climate stress test exercise).

Mr Sinha is tasked with handling climate finance and related matters in various forums and his current assignments include working as RBI nominated member into various workstreams/Groups of BIS, FSB and NGFS.

Mr Sinha has a Bachelors Degree in Science from University of Delhi and also holds CAIIB degree and Certificate in Treasury & Risk Management (Level-II Advanced), besides Diploma in Banking from ICFAI University. He has also completed a Course on Macroeconomics of Climate Change conducted by International Monetary Fund, Singapore.