‘Embedding ESG for Sustainable and Resilient Business and Supply Chains’
The United Nations Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI) will convene the second edition of its flagship ESG & Sustainability Leadership Summit on 20 August 2025 at PHD House, Delhi. Building on the momentum and outcomes of the Inaugaral Edition held earlier this month, Edition 2 will bring together corporates, regulators, investors, civil society, academia and technology innovators to accelerate practical ESG adoption across business models and supply chains.
Guided by a drive to move from intent to implementation, the Summit will translate policy, technology and leadership conversations into actionable strategies through plenaries, ignite talks, a masterclass for next-gen ESG leaders, and a dedicated sectoral dialogue on healthcare. Core focus areas include regulatory readiness and disclosures, digital ESG transformation, water stewardship, sustainable healthcare, and strengthening governance and KPIs to embed ESG into business DNA.
Edition 2 will also carry forward learnings and commitments from the Aug 7 summit. The inaugural edition successfully convened high-level multi-stakeholder participation, spotlighted the need to move ESG from compliance to culture, and underscored the role of technology, supply-chain accountability and public-health dimensions in making ESG operational. Those outcomes reinforced the imperative to convert discussion into measurable action, strengthen ESG readiness across sectors, and scale ESG-enabling technologies and practices.
Key highlights (Edition 2 — 20 August 2025)
A curated, high-impact programme designed to move leaders from insight to implementation:
- Opening & Vision Launch — The Roadmap Unveiled: A strategic inaugural conversation to release the Summit’s theme paper and frame India’s near-term ESG priorities — signaling focus areas for regulation, disclosure and corporate practice.
ESG as a Strategic Business Lever: Action-focused dialogue on transforming ESG from a compliance checkbox into a resilience and growth engine — covering materiality, Scope 3, and integrating ESG into enterprise risk and capital allocation.
Digital ESG Transformation & Traceability: Live showcases and panel insights on how AI, blockchain and advanced analytics are making ESG data reliable, auditable and decision-ready across supply chains.
Ideas in Motion — Ignite Talks: Short, fast-paced talks spotlighting breakthrough climate-tech, purpose-led leadership, and replicable pilots that accelerated impact in the field.
ESG in Healthcare: Resilience & Equity: A sectoral deep-dive on sustainable health systems, green hospital practices, and policies to safeguard public trust while encouraging innovation.
Masterclass — Building Practical ESG Muscle: An interactive session to upskill emerging ESG professionals with frameworks, dashboards and governance templates that can be operationalized immediately.
Coalition & Partnership Lab: Facilitated roundtables to match corporate commitments with technology solutions, investor support and civil-society accountability mechanisms — designed to convert pledges into measurable pilots.
- Industry-wide Support — A Coalition for Action: Edition 2 has found broad backing across industry, academia, civil society and the media — demonstrating strong cross-sector momentum for practical ESG solutions. The Summit is supported by TVS Motors and partnered with PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Industry Partner), IMT Ghaziabad (Knowledge Partner), Shikhar — Organization for Social Development (Momentos Partner), Fitsol — AI-Powered Supply Chain Decarbonisation (Decarbonization Partner), and CSR Times (Media Partner).
- Carry-forward from Edition 1 — Results & Momentum: Highlights from the earlier summit will be woven through sessions: strengthened multi-stakeholder collaboration, technology-enabled traceability pilots, and renewed commitments to shift ESG from policy to practice.
Expected outcomes
UN GCNI expects to:
- Equip participants with actionable roadmaps to embed ESG into strategy and operations;
- Showcase scalable digital solutions for ESG data, traceability and assurance; and
- Foster partnerships across sectors to translate commitments into measurable impact — continuing the shift from dialogue to implementation seen at the earlier summit.
Who should attend
CEOs, Board members, CFOs, CSOs, supply-chain leads, ESG and sustainability professionals, compliance and legal teams, investors, technology providers, public-health stakeholders, academia and civil-society representatives.
Registration & enquiries
Limited in-person seats are available. Register at: https://globalcompact.in/esg-and-sustainable-leadership-summit/
Media enquiries:
UN Global Compact Network India — Communications
- Nancy D’Cruz, Assistant Manager — Communications, UN GCNI, Mob – 9654302798; Email – nancy.dcruz@globalcompact.in).
