Resource Person: Dr Keshav Parajuli 
Topic: Corporate Sustainability in Practice 

Time: 120 Min (7:30 AM to 9:30 AM)
 

Key Focus:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Understand how corporate sustainability is implemented in practice across different industries, including common strategies, challenges, and success factors.
2. Analyse real-world case studies (from both global and local contexts) to examine how companies integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into their operations.
3. Evaluate the business case for sustainability, including drivers such as regulatory pressure, consumer expectations, investor demands, and competitive advantage.
4. Compare corporate and academic approaches to sustainability, and reflect on how theory translates into practical action and impact.
5. Identify key tools, frameworks, and metrics used by companies to measure and report sustainability performance.
6. Draw lessons from case studies that can be applied to their own fields of study or future workplaces, particularly in emerging market contexts.