Storyboard18’s Power of Purpose: People, planet and profit

The capital witnessed a gathering of purpose-driven minds debating how the young generation and business leaders are driving the sustainability efforts in the country.

During a panel discussion, Ramnath Vaidyanthan, AVP & Head Of Sustainability, Godrej Industries, Ridhima Pandey, 16-year-old climate activist, Amar Nagaram- CEO and Co-founder, Virgio, and Saurabh Goenka, Director of Marketing, Pashupati Group discussed ‘powering long-term sustainability and new bottom-line (people, planet and profit).

Purpose has become a very important element in marketing: Mohit Joshi of Havas Media

"Every client today is talking about associating in a more meaningful way with the consumer."

Speaking at Storyboard18’s Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition, Mohit Joshi, Chief Executive Officer, Havas Media talks about agencies and brands that deliver innovative, relevant, and scalable ideas intertwining purpose with profit to create a lasting impact on consumers’ lives.

Microsoft’s Alok Lall on how tech fuels sustainability efforts

While discussing Microsoft's commitment to renewable energy, Alok Lall, COO, Microsoft India and South Asia shares, "In order for us to become carbon negative by 2030, we have to move all our infrastructure to renewable energy by 2025. By next year, 100 percent of our infrastructure will be on renewable energy including solar."

Speaking at Storyboard18’s Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition, Alok Lall, COO, Microsoft India and South Asia, talks about how at Microsoft, the ambition is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Sustainability is not just a compliance for Swiggy, says Rohit Kapoor

Rohit Kapoor, CEO, Swiggy Food Marketplace highlights that for widespread adoption, sustainability needs to be profitable. Just like learning and development, sustainability initiatives are more likely to be prioritized when there is a financial incentive.

At Storyboard18’s Power Of Purpose event, Rohit Kapoor, CEO, Swiggy Food Marketplace, highlighted that the IPO-bound company is in the business of spreading joy, and not in the business of delivering food.

Need to grow with sustainability for nation to become self-reliant: Union Minister Chirag Paswan

As a Food Processing Minister, Chirag Paswan shared that his dream is to have more and more Indian homegrown brands in global supermarkets, at Storyboard18 and Network18’s Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition.

Speaking at Storyboard18’s Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition on October 18 in New Delhi, Chirag Paswan, Minister of Food Processing Industries, shed light on the importance of minimising wastage and use of technology to work towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Next-gen more conscious of being sustainable than previous: Sanjeev Bikhchandani of InfoEdge

“AI will eventually end up replacing human beings in many areas—there will be a process of transition. But in the long run, AI should create more jobs than the job losses that are caused,” says Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Co-founder & Executive Vice Chairman, InfoEdge (in right) at the Storyboard18 and Network18 Group's Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition.

Speaking at Storyboard18’s Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Co-founder & Executive Vice Chairman, InfoEdge talks about how company’s growing investment in the sustainable businesses. He further highlights the need for young business leaders to be in touch with the frontline employees.

Policymakers, industry leaders map path to a sustainable future at Storyboard18’s Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition

A gathering of purpose-driven minds at Storyboard18 and Network18 Group's Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition, impactful stories, and pivotal conversations set the agenda for a sustainable future. The evening was graced by prominent industry leaders and key policymakers. (Clockwise: Rohit Kapoor, Alok Lall, Sanjeev Bikhchandani and Chirag Paswan)

Held on October 18 in New Delhi, the event saw discussions on purpose and sustainability from the likes of Union Minister Chirag Paswan, Rohit Kapoor of Swiggy, Sanjeev Bikhchandani of InfoEdge, and Alok Lall, COO, Microsoft India and South Asia.

Storyboard18 – Power Of Purpose: Mapping out the path to a sustainable future

A gathering of purpose-driven minds at Storyboard18 and Network18 Group's Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition, impactful stories, and pivotal conversations set the agenda for a sustainable future. The evening was graced by prominent industry leaders and key policymakers. (Clockwise: Rohit Kapoor, Alok Lall, Sanjeev Bikhchandani and Chirag Paswan)

Storyboard18 and Network18 Group’s Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition dialogues will take place on October 18 in New Delhi. Hear voices from across the spectrum – policy makers to India Inc leaders to frontline change-makers across generations, share insights and impacts that matter.