About ‘ESG Leadership Summit 2026’

India's ESG ecosystem is transforming rapidly—from a check-the-box requirement to a strategic business mandate shaping supply chains, financing, and long term resilience. With increasing emphasis on BRSR Core, global disclosure frameworks, climate risk assessment, and investor scrutiny, companies across the value chain—including MSMEs—are rethinking how sustainability integrates into business. To advance this discussion, Dun & Bradstreet presents the ESG Leadership Summit 2026, bringing together senior leaders across industries to explore actionable insights, emerging regulations, climate strategies, and ESG linked financing

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Editions

50+

Knowledge Sessions

40+

Sponsors

50+

Speakers

Theme of the Summit – ‘Unlocking ESG’s Next Wave of Impact’

ESG Now: Strengthening Value Chain Transparency
  • Multi framework compliance readiness (BRSR Core, TCFD, IFRS)
  • Digital ESG data tracking and reporting
  • Supplier led ESG data visibility
  • Technology driven ESG assurance
ESG Next: Addressing Climate Risk & Financing the Transition
  • Climate risk modelling and resilience frameworks
  • Investor expectations & global taxonomy alignment
  • ESG linked loans, bonds, and blended finance
  • Turning climate disclosures into strategic advantage

Attended by

Sustainability & CSR Heads

Supply Chain Heads

CXOs-Finance, Procurement, Risk

Think Tanks & Associations

Founders, CEOs (Suppliers & MSMEs)

Plant Heads

Our Past Speakers

V Ranganathan Iyer

Group Chief Information Officer & EVP-IT

JBM Group

Mahesh Munjal

Chairman & Managing Director

Majestic Auto Limited

Sourabh Mukherjee

Executive Vice President - Clean Energy & Sustainability

Tata Projects

Sandeep Shrivastava

Chief Sustainability Officer

Indorama Corporation

Suparna Bhattacharyya

Chief Financial Officer

Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd

Arupendra Nath Mullick

Vice-President for Business Sustainability

TERI

Venu Gopal Mothkoor

Senior Specialist – Energy

Niti Aayog

Gaurav Sarup

Chief Sustainability Officer and Deputy Head

Vedanta Limited

Rajkiran Kanagala

President & Chief Business Officer

Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCI Group)

Nandini Sharma

Director

Centre for Responsible Business

Dr. Garima Dadhich

Associate Professor & Head of Business Environment

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

Saket Sah

Group Head Investor Relations and ESG

RP Sanjiv Goenka Group

Ashutosh Kumar Dubey

DGM Digital Initiatives and ESG Supply Management

Dabur India

Sudipta Barua

Senior Lead Sustainable Technology Solutions APAC & Middle East

HCL Tech

Nikhil Kulkarni

DCoE - Digital Sustainability and Energy CoE Lead

JSW Cement

Avinash Gupta

Managing Director & CEO – India

Dun & Bradstreet

Dr. Arun Singh

Global Chief Economist

Dun & Bradstreet

Preeta Misra

Senior Director – Credibility & Business Insights Group ESG and SME

Dun & Bradstreet India

Hitesh Sethi

Senior Director Analytics and Business Advisory

Dun & Bradstreet India

Arnab Deb

Director – ESG & Climate Change

Dun & Bradstreet India

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The Publication - ‘ESG Horizons: Now and Next’

This report reveals key trends driving ESG transformation, including:

  • Enhanced ESG disclosures across industries

  • Climate transition pathways and financing models

  • Technology and talent shaping ESG adoption

  • New ESG driven business models emerging in India

Agenda

  • Expanding ESG Scope: Understand BRSR Core and global frameworks shaping businesses
  • Materiality & Alignment: Identify ESG priorities that matter most to business and stakeholders.
  • Supplier Engagement: Drive accurate, timely ESG data sharing across the value chain.
  • Simplifying Compliance: Use digital tools to manage overlapping regulatory requirements.
  • Technology Enablement: Leverage platforms for data collection, reporting, and assurance.
  • The Need: Why it is important to look at climate risk and its impact on businesses
  • Climate Risk Mapping: Identifying vulnerabilities across supply chains and financial exposure
  • Investor Expectations: TCFD/IFRS-aligned disclosures as a prerequisite for capital access.
  • Resilience Planning: Scenario-based strategies to mitigate operational disruptions.
  • Transition Financing: Unlocking ESG-linked loans, bonds, and blended finance for suppliers.
  • Global Alignment: Meeting EU Taxonomy and international standards for competitiveness.
  • Turning Risk into Opportunity: Using climate action and financing as market differentiators

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