The Xavier School of Sustainability (XSoS) in collaboration with the ConXerv (the Sustainability committee) of Xavier University, Bhubaneshwar (XUB) hosted its annual business conclave, Parivartan, on “Sustainability: Investment or Financial liability” here on Friday.
Tata STRIVE COO Anita Rajan, Thinkthrough Consulting Pvt. ltd Sustainability and Climate Change partner Indra Guha, Govardhan Ecovillage Chief Sustainability Officer Nimai lila Das, VNV Advisory Services co-founder Sandeep RoyChoudhury, XSoS dean S Peppin and XUB Student Affairs coordinator Prof Sutapa Pati attended as guests.
Anita Rajan instilled the concept of liability in the minds of the students and urged the future managers to think of liability as an opportunity. She also focused on concepts varying from automation to energy consumption to urban crisis.
Nimai lila Das stressed on how it’s very easy to be eco-friendly but very difficult to be ego-friendly. He reinforced why ethics and values should always be at core and rest can be built around it.
Sandeep Roy Choudhury stated what matters is how you sell the idea and Indra Guha spoke on ecological bottom line in a broader sphere. He also stated that investors drive the sustainability agenda.
A interactive question-answer round was also held which helped the students of sustainability management clear their doubts.