Functional Skills
Strategy Development
Project Management
Benchmarking
Risk Management
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Environmental Health & Safety
Internal Auditing
Audit Readiness
Business Analytics
Business Development
Compliance and risk
Data Collection / Research
Training and Coaching
Sustainable Procurement
Data Visualization / Reports
Software Skills
Microsoft PowerPoint
PowerBI
Microsoft Office
Sector Experience
Aerospace & Defense
Consumer Goods
Financial Services
Life Sciences & Pharma
Manufacturing
Languages
English
Hindi
Marathi
Notable Clients
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone
Bajaj Finserv
Barclays Capital
H&M - Hennes & Mauritz
Reliance Industries
Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
Ernst & Young (EY)
Management Consulting
Manager – Climate Change & Sustainability Services
1/2024 - 10/2024
Led projects focused on non-financial reporting, sustainability reports, integrated reports, and other ESG disclosures.
Helped clients create long term value by developing and implementing ESG strategies, and supported active engagement with stakeholders through focused reporting and implementation.
Led EY Canada's first Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) project:
‐ Facilitated long-term value creation for clients by developing and executing comprehensive ESG strategies, including stakeholder engagement through detailed reporting and disclosure requirements for CSRD.
Managed EY Canada's first Double Materiality Assessments project:
‐ Spearheaded efforts to evaluate business activities' financial and environmental/social impacts, ensuring compliance with new regulatory standards and stakeholder expectations.
‐ Organized training sessions for cross-functional teams on double materiality, fostering a deeper understanding of its implications for business strategy and risk management.
‐ Engaged with key stakeholders to identify and prioritize material issues from financial and sustainability perspectives, supporting informed decision-making and strategic planning.
EY Ripples (Volunteering Activities):
‐ Eco-Innovator: Led a Vancouver office-wide initiative to create a more environmentally conscious workplace culture, increasing sustainability awareness across service lines.
‐ ESG Subject matter expert for developing a multi-lingual chatbot
Helped clients create long term value by developing and implementing ESG strategies, and supported active engagement with stakeholders through focused reporting and implementation.
Led EY Canada's first Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) project:
‐ Facilitated long-term value creation for clients by developing and executing comprehensive ESG strategies, including stakeholder engagement through detailed reporting and disclosure requirements for CSRD.
Managed EY Canada's first Double Materiality Assessments project:
‐ Spearheaded efforts to evaluate business activities' financial and environmental/social impacts, ensuring compliance with new regulatory standards and stakeholder expectations.
‐ Organized training sessions for cross-functional teams on double materiality, fostering a deeper understanding of its implications for business strategy and risk management.
‐ Engaged with key stakeholders to identify and prioritize material issues from financial and sustainability perspectives, supporting informed decision-making and strategic planning.
EY Ripples (Volunteering Activities):
‐ Eco-Innovator: Led a Vancouver office-wide initiative to create a more environmentally conscious workplace culture, increasing sustainability awareness across service lines.
‐ ESG Subject matter expert for developing a multi-lingual chatbot
Novo Nordisk
Product Management / Strategy
Global Project Manager, ESG Strategy & Reporting
8/2022 - 12/2023
Enhanced ESG transparency and accountability across global operations by delivering quality-controlled quarterly and annual environmental performance reports to Executive Management and the Corporate Environmental Strategy team:
‐ Led the organizational environment-related IT tools, like Sphera's SoFi tool and Wdesk.
‐ Supported ESG data reporting aligned with Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), S&P Global, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), and Sustainalytics standards.
‐ Supported ESG reporting aligned with Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Communication on Progress (CoP), and EU Taxonomy frameworks.
‐ Generated annual reporting, including auditor engagement for environmental data.
‐ Prepared data for control and review by external auditors. Supported external and internal organizational requests for energy, emissions, water and waste from production sites, global offices and labs.
‐ Managed & coordinated the Environmental track of the Purpose & Sustainability Tracker for setting ESG strategy targets
‐ Led the organizational environment-related IT tools, like Sphera's SoFi tool and Wdesk.
‐ Supported ESG data reporting aligned with Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), S&P Global, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), and Sustainalytics standards.
‐ Supported ESG reporting aligned with Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Communication on Progress (CoP), and EU Taxonomy frameworks.
‐ Generated annual reporting, including auditor engagement for environmental data.
‐ Prepared data for control and review by external auditors. Supported external and internal organizational requests for energy, emissions, water and waste from production sites, global offices and labs.
‐ Managed & coordinated the Environmental track of the Purpose & Sustainability Tracker for setting ESG strategy targets
Ernst & Young (EY)
Management Consulting
Consultant – Climate Change & Sustainability Services
3/2021 - 7/2022
Enhanced client reputation and stakeholder trust by leading projects on ESG reporting and sustainability practices, improving ratings and positioning EY as a sustainability leader. Led projects on integrated reports & ESG disclosures.
Developed and executed ESG strategy framework and roadmaps for diverse clients. Worked on developing and executing ESG action plans for various sectors.
Led ESG rating enhancement projects by developing and executing ESG strategic frameworks, roadmaps, and action plans, supporting long-term value creation for clients across diverse sectors.
Conducted various capacity-building workshops for the clients to raise awareness of new sustainability trends and development of ESG strategies
Revamped supply chain sustainability with a comprehensive Supplier Code of Conduct, boosting supplier compliance and aligning procurement processes with environmental and ethical goals.
EY Ripples (Volunteering Activities):
‐ Ambassador: The Heart of the City initiative: Contributed as subject matter expert for sustainability and climate change related topics to help small and medium-scale enterprises in the UK achieve their sustainability goals and targets.
Developed and executed ESG strategy framework and roadmaps for diverse clients. Worked on developing and executing ESG action plans for various sectors.
Led ESG rating enhancement projects by developing and executing ESG strategic frameworks, roadmaps, and action plans, supporting long-term value creation for clients across diverse sectors.
Conducted various capacity-building workshops for the clients to raise awareness of new sustainability trends and development of ESG strategies
Revamped supply chain sustainability with a comprehensive Supplier Code of Conduct, boosting supplier compliance and aligning procurement processes with environmental and ethical goals.
EY Ripples (Volunteering Activities):
‐ Ambassador: The Heart of the City initiative: Contributed as subject matter expert for sustainability and climate change related topics to help small and medium-scale enterprises in the UK achieve their sustainability goals and targets.
Pozhat
Management Consulting
Sustainability Consultant
12/2019 - 3/2021
Provided sustainability advisory services for the environmental management system, occupational health and safety management system, sustainability frameworks, capacity building – E&S and corporate social responsibility, renewable energy sector, energy management, GRI reporting framework, business responsibility, and reporting framework.
Baker Tilly DHC
Management Consulting
Assistant Manager (Sustainability Advisory Services)
8/2017 - 3/2019
Provided sustainability advisory services on reporting frameworks, ESG risk assessment - benchmarking exercise for best practices in ESG aspects for various industries, sustainable transformation (strategy), sustainable supply chain and responsible sourcing.
Protiviti
Management Consulting
Consultant-2 Sustainability & CSR
4/2016 - 4/2017
Conducted environmental impact assessments and audits for major infrastructure and automotive companies, developed EHS management systems and policies, ensured legal compliance, and led CSR and environmental audit projects, including code of conduct assessments for contract manufacturers.
Briefly worked on biodiversity management, renewable energy sector, oil and gas, energy management system, geographic information system (GIS), remote sensing and climate adaptation plan.
Briefly worked on biodiversity management, renewable energy sector, oil and gas, energy management system, geographic information system (GIS), remote sensing and climate adaptation plan.