Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to uphold India’s commitment towards driving and realising India’s SDG agenda.
Global Institute Of Sustainable Development (GIOSD) has been established as a Not-For-Profit organisation, committed to working with the government, civil societies, private sector players, and communities to help make India a significantly better place by 2030.
Learn more about our pilot project in the Birbhum District of West Bengal.
Bring government, civil societies, and other stakeholders together to promote principles of sustainable development.
Enhance awareness on India’s Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs across communities, authorities, and private sector players.
Develop model SDG villages, blocks, and districts with innovative approaches to advance the SDG agenda.
Support the government and other stakeholders to design and implement SDG-focused programs.
Foster learning with think tanks at all levels in order to explore innovative ways to realize SDGs.
Support government, corporates, civil societies, and other stakeholders for greater uptake of SDG successes at state, national and international levels.
Mr. Ghosh has earned a Master's Degree in Rural Development from Visva Bharati University (Shantiniketan), India.
He has served in the development sector for nearly two decades with critical roles to bring sustainable change.
He has been a part of the top leadership teams at international organisations and lead programs at national and international levels.
He has also played an instrumental role in designing policies and programs for non-profit organizations to align with MDGs and SDGs.
He is an expert in the field of inclusion, sustainability, scaling up, strategy planning, and mechanisms for continuous improvement.
Sudhir Jain has served in the corporate sector for the last 38 years and is presently leading manufacturing and sustainability at Bira 91.
In the past, Sudhir has served on the board of directors of Molson Coors India & Asia Pacific and has also been in leadership positions at United Breweries, Allied Blenders & Distillers and PepsiCo.
A turnaround specialist, he has worked immensely on business expansions, with a deep experience in greenfield manufacturing projects.
He is an expert in the field of complete value chain, covering strategy, planning, and operations.
Mr. Dasgupta has completed his graduation from The University of Calcutta and has been working in the corporate sector for the last 25 years.
He is actively connected with social work.
Ms. Nirupama Rao is a senior psychologist with over two decades of experience in the field of Special Needs and Parenting.
Certified as an Anthroposophic Psychotherapist and Biographical Analyst, Nirupama is the co-author of 'Parenting, the Art and Science of Nurturing' with Dr. Shekhar Seshadri NIMHANS, and author of 'The Autism Story'.
She has also run a Waldorf Kindergarten for children with special needs called Niraamayaa.
Arun Kumar has over 34 years of experience in the field of industrial engineering design, installation, and management.
In his journey, he’s always strived to create 360-degree value-addition, across his universe of clients, employees, sub-contractors, vendors, and local communities.
He now brings his invaluable knowledge, experience, network, resources, and expertise towards the cause of GIOSD and helping make India a significantly better place by 2030.
Arun is at present the CEO & Managing Director of SpectraA Technology Solutions Limited, a project management company with expertise in engineering, design, project management, and site installation.
In the past, Arun has also served as the Managing Director of Lumiere Technologies Private Limited and ProMech Technocrafts.
Mr. Oldfield has graduated from Georgetown University in Foreign Service, International Affairs, and Economics.
He is one of the top global leaders in the development sector and has served numerous international organisations as CEO.
He is currently principal of Global 2020.
Mr. Mumbo holds a Diploma in Water Engineering from Kenya Technical University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Water Engineering, and a Master of Science degree in Water Engineering Technology from Pacific Western University.
He has lead many international organisations in the last 30 years, across United States, Africa, and Europe.
Mr. Brogan holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology at Michigan State University.
Over the past two decades, he has supported multiple water sector initiatives in West Africa, South Asia, and in the Middle East.
Ms. Pal is an award-winning CSR and Sustainability professional with over 15 years of experience.
She holds a Master's degree in CSR from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.
Having worked in corporations like Apollo Tyres and Sony Pictures Network. She is presently leading a sustainable community development program across South Asia for Hindustan Unilever called 'Prabhat'.
Ms. Singh holds a Master’s degree in Communications & Extension from M.S. University Baroda.
She is currently the Chief of Corporate Communications and Sustainability at Tata Power. She is also the Chief-CSR, CEO & Managing Trustee of TPCDT, and Chief-Tata Power Skill Development Centres. She has also served as a Women Director on the board of few key subsidiaries of Tata Power.
Ms. Singh is also a TEDx speaker and has presented the social brands Club Enerji and Greenolution at IIMA TEDx. Both of which are now IIMA case studies.
She was recently featured in Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen List of Honour for 2019.
Mr. Sen holds a Post Graduate degree in Rural Development and a Management degree.
He has served in the development sector as a key CSR leader. He is currently the CSR Head (New Ventures) at Cairn Oil & Gas and the Vice President of Cairn Foundation.
Previously he was CSR lead (India Sub-Continent) at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK-CH) for India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Ms. Poole holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering and a Masters of Engineering degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Both from MIT or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She has worked with government, private, and pro-bono clients for over 18 years. Leading projects related to civil and environmental engineering, as well as water resource management.
Dr. Choudhury holds Masters in Rural Development from Visva Bharati University, India.
He is currently an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. An institute `managed by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India.
He has also served as a faculty at the Department of Rural Studies, Tripura University, and State Institute of Rural Development, Tripura.
Lovee Ramachandran has over 15 years of experience in planning and implementation of projects across both the social and corporate sectors.
Passionate about driving social change through innovation and collaboration, she was formerly the Country Director at Triggerise India, and has lead projects with Population Services International (PSI).
Ms. Huish holds an MBA in Accounting from the University of Phoenix.
She is a Chartered Global Management Accountant. With expertise in US domestic non-profit accounting and international non-profit accounting.
Mr. Lutz holds a Bachelor (B.Sc.) and Master (M.Sc.) in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Designed and detailed to be a global blueprint towards a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030.
India committed to adopting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs in 2015.
Starting in 2021, the Global Institute Of Sustainable Development and local government authorities have begun collaborating on pilot projects to achieve SDG goals in India, in two nearby villages of Simulia and Mahula, located in the Birbhum District of West Bengal.
The Global Institute of Sustainable Development is on the lookout for donors, sponsors, and volunteers to help achieve our goal of developing model gram panchayats and blocks that demonstrate innovative ways of addressing the problems prevalent in society.