Nutshell - GCNI Tri Annual Newsletter April - July 2016

VOL. 8
ISSUE III
APRIL - JULY 2016 T H E G C N I N D I A T R I - A N N U A L N E W S L E T T E R
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As we move ahead with
our growth story, it is
important for us to
embrace the Sustainable
Development Goals
framework to shape our
transformation journey.
With the new financial year
ongoing, Global Compact
Network India (GCNI)
increases its pace towards
achieving a number of
innovative practices and
action oriented research
programs. It has
collaborated with different
organisations and stake-
holders for monthly
meetings, workshops
covering various
dimensions of SDGs with
themes like 'Sustainable
Use of Natural Resources,
Innovative Healthcare
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4th National CSR Summit on
Sustainable Development Goals 3 9 6
Core Group Meeting to discuss
Industrial Water Matrix
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Towards an Age Inclusive Society: Advancing SDGs 3 & 11
Global Compact Network India (GCNI) jointly
with Anugraha and UN Information Centre
for India and Bhutan organised the World
Elder Abuse Awareness Day on the theme
“Towards an Age Inclusive Society:
Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
(3 & 11)”, on 15th June 2016 in New Delhi.
The event was inaugurated by Taj Hassan, IPS,
Special Commisioner (Crime), Delhi Police, in
presence of Rajiv Chandran, National
Information Officer, United Nations
Information Center for India and Bhutan; Dr.
Abha Chaudhary, Chairperson, Anugraha; Dr.
Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, UN Global
Compact and Dr. Jitendra Das, Director, FORE
School of Management.
Taj Hassan, IPS Special Commissioner (Crime),
Delhi Police, in his inaugural address, stated
the need for awareness of abuse against the
elderly, among all sections of the society. He
elaborated upon the initiatives taken by the
Delhi Police which includes Residential
Welfare Authority collaboration, registration
of elderly people through registration fairs,
and regular house visits by beat-constables.
The event included two panel discussions
and the first session was on“Good Health and
Well being: Essentials for Active and Healthy
Ageing”, advancing Goal 3. The panellists
during this session included Dr. Sanjay
Kumar, National Programme Officer – M & E,
UNFPA India; Dr. Pallab Maulik, Deputy
Director and Head of Research and
Promoting a Business Case for Governance,
Ethics and Transparency in Smart Cities

Development Division; Senior Research Associate, Georgia
Institute for Global Health, Oxford University; and Avijeet Kumar,
Director, CAF India. The panel highlighted the need to sensitize
the society in all the sections of the elderly, including those
belonging to tribal and marginalised communities to ensure
safety for them, since they are often considered to be an
'invisible section' of the society. This can be achieved through
partnerships with various NGOs/Civil Society
organisations/Corporates and through providing training
programmes.
This was followed by the second round of panel discussion on
“Sustainable Cities & Communities: Towards Age Friendly
Habitat”and the panellists present during this session included
Nishtha Satyam, Head, Strategic Partnerships, Policy Impact and
Public Relations, UN Women; Dr. Ajith Kaliyath, Environment
Specialist, South Asia Urban Knowledge Hub, National Institute
of Urban Affairs (NIUA); Lt. Gen. Rajendra Singh, CEO, DLF
Foundation; A Madhvi, Deputy Director, Deptt of Social Welfare,
Govt of NCT of Delhi and Dr. Shalini Taneja, Asst. Professor, FORE
School of Management. The panel highlighted on the key
findings of the study undertaken by UN Women which states
that by 2050, the World would see an increase of 66% in the
number of elderly in urban areas, out of which, 54% would be
women and also 2.5 % of this urban elderly population is
expected to be living in Asia and Africa. Due to the expected
changes in the consumption pattern of urban utilities, it is
necessary to build sustainable smart cities with accessible public
areas. There is a need for safety for the vulnerable people in
public areas and access to various facilities like technology,
medical services should be provided and also the idea of“Active
Ageing”should be implemented through building policies
framework and working in collaboration with civic society
amenities/ corporates.
Dr. Aabha Chaudhary concluded the symposium by elaborating
on the NGO Anugraha's pioneering work of setting up two self-
sustaining old - age homes – Swabhiman Kendra and Sammaan
Kendra, in partnership with the Ministry of Defence.
'Healthy lives and Wellbeing for All and“Role of Private
Sector in Impacting Bottom of Pyramid Livelihoods for
the Poor and action research, to mention a few. Over
the past months, GCNI also realised that there is a need
to design and introduce concept of a Water Index for
industrial sector which serves as a fundamental index
against which the industrial sector can both measure
and report its water footprint and find ways to address
its risks and co-create innovative solutions to preserve
this scarce natural resource. It has already started
working in this area with Accenture as its knowledge
partner and ONGC Ltd as its financial supporter.
Keeping its mandate to make society sustainable, GCNI
in collaboration with Shikhar Organization for Social
Development and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
organised the 4th National CSR Summit in New Delhi on
“Sustainable Development Goal No 4 –“Sustainable
Quality and Accessible Education for Persons with
Special Needs: Section 135, Companies Act 2013”.GCNI
also jointly with Anugraha and UN Information Centre
for India and Bhutan organized the World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day on the theme“Towards an Age Inclusive
Society: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (3
& 11)”,in order to promote the safety and security for
elderly people. A joint meeting was also held in
Bangalore with CRM University, Bangalore on the theme
'Empowerment of Woman and Principles', where
contribution of women in making of strong economics
via live examples was discussed. Advancing
sustainability agenda, GCNI also held Sustainability
Alliance Partners' Working Group Meeting in New Delhi
with idea to create a knowledge bank for sustainability
by engaging with CSO's and key stakeholders. GCNI also
presented the possible interventions needed to be
taken up during 2016-2017 which are evidence based
research works/surveys, best practices
documents/pilots, capacity building and training
programs and policy documents.
In its effort towards expansion to its PRME initiative in
India, GCNI in collaboration with L P Savani Group of
Schools, Surat held a Principles for Responsible
Management Education Meeting in Surat with aim to
illustrate the need for value based education system in
modern and changing societies. Going Forward, GCNI
looks forward to deepen its engagement with key
stakeholders involving businesses, NGOs, Governments
and academic institutions around key Sustainable
Development goals. With new UNGC Strategic Plan
2020 soon to be in place, it will focus on the need and
necessity for companies and other stakeholders to
embed sustainability in their operations to leverage
cross sector partnerships and relations.I also take this
opportunity to thank our member for all their support
in our activities and look forward to their continued
involvement in GCNI initiatives.
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Global Compact Network India (GCNI)
jointly with Shikhar organisation for
Social Development and Indian
Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)
organised the 4th National CSR
Summit on“Sustainable Development
Goal No 4 –“Sustainable Quality and
Accessible Education for Persons with
Special Needs: Section 135,
Companies Act 2013”on 25th May
2016 in New Delhi.
The 4th Summit in the series discussed
on the various methods adopted by
public and private sector and civil
society organisations in order to
provide sustainable quality and
accessible education to people with
special needs. The corporates can use
CSR as a medium of contributing
towards the achievement of
Sustainable Development Goal 4 by
collaborating with the civil society
organisations. The event was
inaugurated by Reva Nayyar, IAS
(Retd.) Chairperson, Bal Sahyog in
presence of Dr. R. K. Suri, Summit
Director, Hanif Qureshi, IPS,
Commissioner of Police- Faridabad
and Pooran C. Pandey, Executive
Director, UN Global Compact Network
India.
4th National CSR Summit-2016 on Sustainable Development Goals
“Sustainable Quality and Accessible Education for Persons with Special Needs: Section 135, Companies Act 2013”
Reva Nayyar, IAS (Retd.) Chairperson,
Bal Sahyog in her key note address
stated that in order to provide
accessible education for persons with
special needs a marshal approach is
required to bring about change. She
emphasized on implementation
through legislation and said that
government should play a greater role
than the private sector. The event
included two panel discussions and
the first session was“Technology
intervention for Quality and Accessible
Education”. The panellists included
Renu Kulshreshta, Group Head-CSR,
Hindustan Power Projects Limited, Dr.
Aerum Khan, Asstt. Professor- CIET,
NCERT and Shipra B. Chowdhary, MSA-
Corporate Affairs, Intel Technologies.
This was followed by the second panel
discussion on“Skill Development and
Livelihood : Key to Sustainability for
Special Needs”and the panellists
present during this session included
Dr. Jitender Aggarwal, CEO, Sarthak
Educational Trust, V.S.Ramana, General
Manager-CSR , L&T Construction,
Ranjit Singh, Head-CSR, Maruti Suzuki
India Ltd, and Ruma Roka, Founder,
Noida Deaf Society.
The two panels were followed by
valedictory session wherein Deepa
Malik, Arjuna Awardee, and Shri.
Vardhan Trivedi, Anchor, ABP News
made a presentation on the subject in
presence of Dr. Vinod Aggarwal, IAS,
Chairman, Rehabilitation Council of
India & Secretary, DEPwD, Ministry of
Social Justice & Empowerment-GOI, Mr.
Abdul Kalam, Ex-CMD, Coal India &
Board of Director OMDC, Ajay
Chaudhary, IPS, OSD to Lieutenant
Governor of Delhi, Vijay Kumar, IPS,
Addl. Deputy Commissioner of Police,
SED, Latika Khaneja, Chairperson,
Collage Sports Management, Neena
Singh Leekha, IT-Head, Convergys,
Aditya Ghildyal, Human Resources,
New Holland Tractors.
Deepa Malik, a Paraplegic athlete who
has won several international sporting
laurels, inspired everyone by her story
epitomizing the undying human spirit
in face of difficulties and challenges.
The event ended with a special
performance presented by the disabled
people, coached by the Manvi
Foundation.

Global Compact
Network India in
collaboration with L P
Savani Group of Schools
held a PRME – Principles
for Responsible
Management Education
Meeting on 1st June,
2016 in Surat. Pooran
Chandra Pandey,
Executive Director, UN
GCNI highlighted need for value based education system,
because today society faces many pressure and pulls of
modern day advancement and the Indian Education system
continues to be inspired by certain values. There has been a
clear distinction drawn between Tradition Education System
and Western Education System. There has also been a
changing trend in Education System because of
globalization, technology and the need for trained talent.
Global Compact has played a pivotal role of bringing in
Global Compact Network India (GCNI) in collaboration with
LP Savani Group of Schools held a PRME Meeting on 1st June 2016 in Surat
business perspectives in the process of shaping SDGs. It has
consistently provided input to Governments, the UN
Secretary General and the UN system at large. These inputs
were based on surveys, consultations and discussions among
thousands of UN business participants and local networks.
The mission of the Principles for Responsible Management
Education (PRME) initiative is to inspire and champion
responsible management education, research and thought
leadership globally. It seek to establish a process of
continuous improvement among institutions of
management education in order to develop a new
generation of business leaders capable of managing the
complex challenges faced by business and society in the 21st
century. The PRME are therefore a timely global call for
business schools and universities worldwide to gradually
adapt their curricula, research, teaching methodologies and
institutional strategies to the new business challenges and
opportunities.
Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting on Advancing
Sustainable Development Goal – 3 through Innovative Healthcare Solutions
and HelpMeSee India Foundation
jointly held a Monthly Knowledge
Sharing and Networking Meeting to
discuss advancing Sustainable
Development Goal-3, on the theme
'Healthy lives and Wellbeing for All'. The
meeting was attended by 60 people
representing the business sector, civil
society, and academia deliberating
how innovative healthcare practices
can make a difference to communities
that still find it difficult to access
modern and reliable healthcare. Pooran
Chandra Pandey, Executive Director,
UN-GCNI gave an overview of the SDGs
and highlighted the importance of
Sustainable Development Goals 3 and
11. Further, Venkat
Sambandhamoorthy, Chief of
Campaign & Field Operations,
HelpMeSee India Foundation,
highlighted how HelpMeSee is using
state-of-the art technology and pre-
sterilized single-use surgical kits to
eradicate cataract backlog across the
country. He said“blindness caused by
untreated cataract affects about 15
million people in India and creates
severe social and economic burden on
a family”. The meeting included a
presentation on the theme delivered
by Ritesh Kumar Sinha, Director-CSR,
DLF Foundation wherein he
highlighted efforts taken by the DLF
Foundation to bring healthcare to the
masses. He said that DLF Foundation is
not only providing curative Healthcare
through Multi-specialty camps, but is
also into preventive healthcare by
running awareness campaigns. Talking
about the importance of establishing
multi-stakeholder partnerships to bring
development to the doorsteps of the
people, S. Venkatramanan of the Lions
Health Foundation, Alibag, highlighted
how HelpMeSee and the Lions have
started a campaign in Raigad district,
Maharashtra, to eradicate cataract by
developing a cataract surgical facility.
The meeting ended with the closing
remarks delivered by Pooran Chandra
Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI.

held a Sustainability Alliance Partners'
Working Group Meeting on 20th April
2016 in New Delhi. Meeting was
initiated with welcome address
delivered by Pooran Chandra Pandey,
Executive Director, UN GCNI wherein
he briefed about the last working
group meeting discussions and the
decisions taken. Further Pranjal
Goswami, Convenor, Working Group
and Head- Sustainability, Novozymes
South Asia Pvt. Ltd convened the
meeting and it was mutually agreed
by all members to initially explore
specific areas of sustainability. The
initial idea is to create a multi stake
holder group and suggested to create
the knowledge bank for sustainability
by engaging with CEO's and
stakeholders. Members further
discussed about how corporate will be
benefitted through Business
Responsibility Reporting (BRR) and the
challenges that need to be
complemented along with
Sustainability Alliance Partners' Working Group Meeting
identification of sustainability risks &
drawing suitable work plan. It was felt
that there is need for sectoral
approach to the SDGs. What are the
long term and short term goals that
corporate can adopt and to convert
them into a document mapping out
sustainability risks and the
opportunities available in addition to
policy intervention. Pooran Chandra
Pandey presented the possible
interventions needed to be taken up
during 2016 -2017 which are:
Evidence based research
works/surveys
Best practices
Capacity Building and Training
Programmes
Policy Influence
Ashok Chakraborty, Chief
Sustainability Officer, IICA highlighted
that during the capacity building
documents/ Pilots
program, multi stakeholders should be
involved. The basic understanding of
the sustainability risks, COP 21
outcome, its effect on the corporate
and awareness of SDGs, in addition to
other imperatives is necessary.
Pranjal Goswami stated that there is
need to identify risks and opportunities
along with policy hotspots through a
mapping exercise by companies of its
activities vis- a- vis SDGs. This will not
only keep companies aligned with
“global – local”goals but will also
provide a clear pathway of progression
on reporting and compliance. Such a
report will create a mapping
benchmark and many members of the
GCNI can apply it in their respective
sectors. Members unanimously agreed
that GCNI should undertake such an
exercise for aggregation and benefit of
its members. The meeting ended with a
vote of thanks by Pooran Chandra

realises that there is an imperative
need to design and introduce a Water
Index in India which would serve as a
fundamental index against which the
industries can both measure and
report their water footprint and find
ways to address risks and co-create
innovative solutions to preserve this
scarce natural resource. In view of this
vision, a core group meeting was
organised at ONGC on 2nd May, 2016
to discuss the criticality and feasibility
of introducing a Water Index for
Industrial Sector in India. The meeting
was initiated with a welcome address
delivered by Pooran Chandra Pandey,
Executive Director, UN GCNI , wherein
he briefed about the materiality risks
associated with water and the absence
of a fundamental index to address the
issues and what Global Compact
Network India aims to do to resolve
this problem. Following the brief
introduction, D. D. Misra, Chair, Asia
Pacific Resource Centre, GCNI &
Director - Human Resources, ONGC
Ltd. highlighted various issues
concerning water and added that the
development of a conclusive Water
Index should be sector specific,
Core Group Meeting to discuss Water Index/
Matrix for Industrial Sector in India
acceptable and doable as a first
demonstrable pilot both within and
across industries as a voluntary
initiative. Abhishek Srivastava and
Winsley Peter from Accenture, made a
brief presentation, giving a broad
overview of the state of water
resources in India and the urgency
associated with the conservation of
water resources. The presentation
highlighted that according to the 2030
Water Resources Group Report, India is
at a very high risk of depletion of all its
fresh water reserves within a decade.
This scenario poses a direct threat to
the industries in India. The first
scenario proposed a pilot Water
Benchmark Study while the other was
an exhaustive Water Index Study with
a sample set of 12 to 15 companies
based on multiple criteria with a
timeline of 12-15 months.
The presentation led to consensus
from all the members that there exists
an immediate need to develop a Water
Index for India, which was followed by
a detailed discussion which involved
valuable inputs from the members
present. Some of the main ideas that
emerged from the discussions were:
Index should encompass a specific
sector - Industrial Sector, to be
focussed.
The parameters developed should be
common and cross cutting within the
identified sector.
The Index should be implementable,
voluntarily and should have acceptance
among the target industry sector.
The Index should be promoted as
Voluntary Principles (and not as a
Statutory one).
The methodology would be a
combination of questionnaires, one-on-
one interactions with the CSOs and
CEOs and also site visits to the plants of
identified companies to gain a better
insight of the water footprint of the
company.
The timeline will be compressed to a
period of three months and it will
involve launch of the report
subsequently.

Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting
on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
presentation on `Business as a Force
for Good'. The meeting included a
presentation on the theme delivered
by Santanu Roy, General Manager,
Corporate Planning, GAIL (India)
wherein he further, reflected on Goal
12 of the SDGs which deals with
`Responsible Consumption and
Production' and expressed how
sustainable consumption and
production of natural resources is
essential to make it available for future
generations. He further explained that
the crux of the dilemma of the
developing world today, rests on the
fact that `there is no sustainable
consumption without sustainable
production and vice versa' and this
can be overcome only through
reduction and sustainable substitution
of material flow and incorporation of
multifunctionality in our production
and consumption patterns. The
second presentation at the meeting
was delivered by Dr. Miniya Chatterji,
Chief Sustainability Officer, JSPL
wherein she highlighted the fact that
SDGs are more empirically tested and
monitored goals which makes the new
global goals more action oriented.
She highlighted three key messages as
positive steps of actions for achieving
Sustainable Development Goals: to
use the existing resources efficiently,
to limit the damage and to use energy
efficiently.She further mentioned that
the need of the hour is to first, use the
natural resources already available to
mankind more judiciously. The
efficiency can be brought about in all
the industries by investing in
technology that would help minimise
the use of natural resources citing an
example adopted by JSPL wherein
they manufacture steel
using synthetic gas instead of natural
gas. She also highlighted how a shift
from Corporate ocial Responsibility
(CSR) to Social Commitment can make
a tangible difference towards being
more sustainable as an organisation.
remarks delivered by Pooran Chandra
in collaboration with GAIL (India) Ltd.
organised the monthly knowledge
sharing and networking meeting on
the theme“Sustainable Use of Natural
Resources' on 29th April 2016 at GAIL
Office, New Delhi. The meeting was
attended by 70 people representing
the business sector, civil society and
academia. The meeting was initiated
with the welcome address delivered
by Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor,
United Nations Global Compact, New
York wherein he talked about the
relevance of the theme 'Sustainable
Use of Natural Resources' and
explained how Global Compact
Network India has been focussing its
agenda towards the accomplishment
of the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). He further added that it's
imperative that Corporate Citizenship,
Corporate Social Responsibility and
Governance should be oriented
towards the Sustainable Development
Goals. Later, all the participants of the
meeting introduced themselves which
was followed by a short video

in collaboration with ICCo organised
monthly knowledge sharing and
networking meeting on the theme
'Role of Private Sector in Impacting
Bottom of Pyramid Livelihoods for the
Poor' on 24th June 2016 in New Delhi.
The meeting was attended by more
than 85 people representing the
business sector, civil society, and
academia deliberating on how
innovative sustainable solutions can
be applied in creating livelihoods for
poor. A.K. Pavadia, Former Additional
Secretary & Adviser, Inter-State Council
Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India in his opening
remarks emphasised the need for
'Strategic Philanthropy' approach by
the private sector for creating
livelihoods for the poor. In this case he
highlighted excellent examples of the
corporates which has done immense
work for the society and environment
which include Microfinancing in
Bangladesh.
The meeting included a presentation
on the theme delivered by Alay Barah,
Executive Director, ICCo in which he
has talked about ICCo Principle, vision
Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting on Role of Private Sector
in Impacting Bottom of Pyramid Livelihoods for the Poor
and mission and how ICCo has been
successful in implementing
sustainable livelihood for poor
through establishing a value chain cell
in Jharkhand and North East.
The second presentation in the
meeting on the theme was presented
by Akhilesh Gupta, CSR Head, ACC
Limited in which he talked about the
CSR initiatives taken by the ACC ltd for
providing sustainable livelihood for
the poor. These initiatives include
DISHA (Skill Development of Youth),
LIESA (Low External Input Sustainable
Agriculture), Swavlamban (Women
Empowerment & Micro enterprises),
Vidya Utkarsh (Quality of Elementary
Education), Vidhya Sarthi (Online
Scholarship Higher Education),
Arogyam (Reduction of IMR,
Malnutrition, HIV, Morbidity, Sampoorn
Swachchata (open defecation free and
Hygiene), Drona (Promotion of local
sports , Art & Culture), "SaveKideLive"
project.
remarks delivered by Pinky Pradhan, Sr.
Program Manager – Sustainable Private
Sector, ICCo.

GCNI established the Centre of
Excellence for Governance, Ethics and
Transparency (CEGET) in March 2015,
with the overall goal of developing a
premier knowledge repository that
'conducts innovative action research
and training, provides a platform for
dialogue and communication and
facilitates systematic policy initiatives
for strengthening transparency and
ethics in business.' CEGET has
spearheaded two key initiatives -
Governance for Smart Cities and
'Business inputs for Public
Procurement Bill 2012.
In June 2015 Government of India
launched the '100 Smart Cities' Project,
the key objective of which was to
improve the infrastructure of the
identified cities to efficiently handle
and govern the increasing urban
Governance for Smart Cities
Promoting a Business Case for Governance,
Ethics and Transparency in Smart Cities
population. The significant
differentiator of the Project is that
instead of a top-down approach,
citizens are encouraged to participate
and contribute towards the vision
development of their cities.
GCNI CEGET developed a pilot
intervention for promoting business
case for transparency and anti-
corruption as an integral part of the
Smart Cities Project. Under this pilot
plan, between December, 2015 to
February, 2016, GCNI CEGET facilitated
five consultations in the cities of
Visakhapatnam, Lucknow, Pune,
Bhubaneswar and Ranchi.
On April 12, 2016 a 'Conclave for
Governance of Smart Cities: From
Ambition to Action' was held at Hotel
Leela Palace, where participants from
these cities, experts and business
stakeholders were provided a platform
to chart the future course of work in
this initiative.
GCNI CEGET, in partnership with its
Knowledge partners - 'Legasis Services
Private Limited' and 'VMC
Management Consulting Private
Limited', has developed tools for
compliance and Model Public Private
Partnerships framework, which were
launched at the event. These tools have
been developed in response to the city
specific needs, based on
recommendations received from each
city event. At the Conclave, CEGET also
launched its website www.ceget.in,
which would act as a knowledge hub
for corporations, PSUs, government,
civil society organisations and other
stakeholders on issues of governance,
ethics and transparency.
Sl. No City Partner/Collaborator Date Venue
Visakhapatnam
GITAM Institute of Management,
GITAM University
December 15,
2015
GITAM University,
Visakhapatnam
Lucknow
Department of Business Administration,
Lucknow University
December 22,
2015
Hotel Renaissance,
Lucknow
Pune
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries
and Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune
January 29,
2016
Bhubaneshwar
Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) -
Eastern India Regional Council, Bhubaneswar
February 18,
2016
ICAI Seminar Hall.
Bhubaneshwar
Ranchi
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
(ICAI), Ranchi
February 26,
2016
Hotel Landmark,
Ranchi
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MCCIA Trade Tower,
Pune

The experts gave very pertinent inputs for the future
plan of action, experts on legal compliance, Public
Private Partnership models and Procurement, suggested
ways and means to improve transparency, governance
and in turn efficiency of these in the smart city project.
Stakeholders came up with diverse solutions at the
Government and individual level to ensure transparency
and to increase the feasibility and positive impact of
smart city project.
In the second phase of the Governance for Smart Cities
initiative, CEGET is in consultation with three city SPVs, to
implement the tools that were showcased at the
Conclave. The first major breakthrough successfully
transpired in Pune, with the Pune Smart City
Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) entering
into a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with
GCNI for providing advisory service on governance and
compliance to the special purpose vehicle (SPV) created
for the purpose of the Project, inclusive of a customised
IT solution for governance and compliance and Advisory
on Public Private Partnership. The MoU is effective from
1st July 2016 to 20th June 2021.This non-commercial
MoU will ensure that PSCDCL operates in an effective
and efficient manner, and attracts best investment to
realise its mission.
Observing the revival of interest in the subject of public
procurement by present Government, manifested by the
Finance Minister's reference in his Budget Speech of 2015
to a public procurement law on the UNCITRAL model to
check“Malfeasance in public procurement”, followed by
public consultations for introduction of changes in the
Public Procurement Bill, 2012, CEGET developed an
initiative for garnering business inputs for the PPB, 2012.
Prior to this, in April 2012, GCNI had organized a National
Consultation on Transparency and Anti-Corruption
Measures in Procurement in India, in partnership with
United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC).At this
event GCNI had facilitated the process of knowledge –
sharingand supporting the work of businesses in creating
transparent and ethical procurement practices in a
proactive manner.
Presently, GCNI CEGET's Working Paper 'Business
Recommendations for Public Procurement Legislation in
India' focuses on seven propositions around – Coverage,
Competition, Transparency, Market Access, Grievance
Review and Redressal, Probity and Sustainable Public
Procurement.
This paper was deliberated on at a Consultation at Hotel Taj
Palace, New Delhi on June 6, 2016 and feedback received
from experts and business stakeholders assisted in refining
the white paper, including a concrete list of business
recommendations that would be shared with the
government.
CEGET is in the process of developing policy solutions,
based on these recommendations as well as industry good
practices in procurement, and share it with appropriate
authorities. This would significantly contribute to
development of Public Procurement legislation in India,
inclusive of delegated legislation at the Centre, as well as
similar legislations at the State level since procurement is a
state subject.
BUSINESS INPUTS FOR THE
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL, 2012

Global Compact Network India (GCNI) in collaboration with
CMR University, Bangalore conducted workshop on Case
Writing and Teaching in Management on 5th June 2016 in
Bangalore. The workshop aims to enable the development of
writing the case studies; designed for faculty who aspire to
improve upon their skills in discussing case studies in the
classroom. Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN
GCNI mentioned that University and Higher Educational
Institutions in India should focus on adoption of seven
principles of Empowerment of Global Compact Network
India. He further highlighted various initiatives of
United Nations Global Compact, an initiative started by the
then UN Secretary General Kofi Anan in the year 2000. Global
Compact Network India (GCNI) has introduced a set of
principles which comprise of gender equality, fair treatment
to women, health safety & well-being of women, education/
training/research on women, enterprise development with
women, promoting equality through women participation at
all levels and measuring progress of women empowerment
interventions. He elaborated with the live examples on how
contribution of women have built strong economics in
Germany, Brazil and Bangladesh to put community and
society on growth path, wherein the women are treated in
just and fair manner to contribute for improved quality of life.
He also emphasized that“If you educate a girl child, you will
educate the nation”.
The variety of teaching styles and approaches presented by
the instructors has created a rich learning experience. There
is a need to establish a process of continuous improvement
among institutions of management education to develop a
new generation of business leaders capable of managing the
complex challenges.
Workshop on Case Writing and
Teaching in Management at
CMR University, Bangalore
Orientation Workshop on
Sustainable Development Goals
at University of Kerala
Global Compact Network India (GCNI) conducted
Orientation Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals
at University of Kerala on 21st April, 2016. The workshop
was led by Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN
GCNI. The workshop aims to create awareness among civil
servants and Government officials about the Sustainable
Development Goals and its importance in creating a more
sustainable future through the integration of the efforts of
Government, Business and Civil Society. GCNI has a vision
to create result oriented partnership with the State
Governments all over India and assist them in the
implementation of Sustainable Development Goals. In
order to achieve the SDGs, long-term investments are
needed in critical sectors, especially in developing
countries. Thus it is essential to emulate the Global Goals
and Local Businesses. The workshop highlighted specifically
on Goal 17 i.e Partnership For Sustainable Development
“Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable
development”Enhancing North-South and South-South
cooperation by supporting national plans to achieve all the
targets. A successful sustainable development agenda
requires partnerships between governments, private sector
and civil society.
Given the diverse nature of challenges in the way of
sustainable growth, there is a need for a holistic framework
which stakeholders can leverage to shape and drive their
growth agenda. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
introduced by the United Nations and formally adopted by
193 member nations in 2015 provide such a holistic
framework. These 17 goals are expected to set the world's
development agenda until 2030. In this context, the
importance of Global Compact anchoring this convention
around the SDGs cannot be over-emphasized. While SDGs
are often perceived as an extension and evolution of MDGs,
there are some fundamental differences in the way SDGs
have been rolled out as : SDGs are all-inclusive and SDGs
recognize the critical role of partnerships for successful
implementation. Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive
Director, UN GCNI mentioned that Kerala has been
successful in ensuring 100% enrolment in primary
education, making health care accessible and is ahead in
many social indicators. Kerala is a strategic leader in
aligning on SDGs and Kerala's role is significant when
India's is making a pitch for a permanent seat in the UN
Security Council.

in collaboration with Ambuja Cements
Ltd Organised monthly knowledge
sharing and networking meeting on
the theme“Business Led Community
infrastructure development and its
relevance to Sustainable Development
Goals”on 29th July 2016 at Ambuja
Cements Ltd office in Gurgaon. The
meeting was attended by 35 people
representing the business sector, civil
society and NGOs. The meeting was
initiated with the welcome address
delivered by Sandeep Shrivastava, Sr.
Vice President – Corporate
Environment & Sustainability, Ambuja
Cements Limited deliberating on how
corporates can contribute to the
Community Infrastructure
Development while contributing to
the Sustainable Development Goals.
The meeting included a presentation
on the theme delivered by
Chandrakant Kumbhani, General
Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting on Business Led
Community Infrastructure Development and its relevance
to Sustainable Development Goals
Manager, Community Development,
Ambuja Cements Foundation wherein
he highlighted about the initiatives
undertaken by Ambuja Cements Ltd
which contributes to Community
Development. These programs include
Water Resource Development and
Management, Agro Based Livelihood,
Skill and Entrepreneurship
Development Institutes, Community
Health and Sanitation, Education, and
Women Empowerment.
The second presentation at the
meeting was delivered by Justin
Jebakumar, Director, Habitat For
Humanity India. He talked about the
current scenario of Sanitaton in India
wherein 600 million people in India
still practice open defecation and how
Habitat For Humanity India acts as a
catalyst in transforming the lives of
people through providing Housing
and Sanitation by reflecting upon the
Goal 6 and Goal 11.
He highlighted the fact that sanitation
is a major crisis in India. An estimate of
69% of Indians still lack access to
improved sanitation facilities. Around
600 million people in India still practice
open defecation. And, 30% of
marginalised women are assaulted
every year as lack of basic sanitation
practice. In lieu of this Habitat For
Humanity has introduced ImPact 50-50
strategy to achieve holistic and
integrated social change with housing
and sanitation at the core of
development. The ImPact 50 -50 aims
to create "Housing for All" and "Total
Sanitation" a reality for 100 districts in
India.
remarks delivered by Sandeep
Shrivastava, Sr. Vice President –
Corporate Environment &
Sustainability, Ambuja Cements
Limited.

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