Why Sustainability Begins in Classrooms | Insights by Anjalee Tarapore | TaSIC 2026 – SPJIMR - video Dailymotion

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research

Anjalee Tarapore — an ESG practitioner with 27 years of experience at the HDFC Group — shares why sustainability begins in classrooms and why academic spaces play a critical role in shaping responsible future leaders.  She discusses the urgent need for collaboration between industry and academia to drive meaningful outcomes, especially in the context of India’s evolving sustainability landscape. Conferences like TaSIC (Technology and Societal Impact Conference) create a space for open, research-driven, and solution-focused conversations among policymakers, scholars, researchers, business leaders, and practitioners.  In her talk, Anjalee highlights the multi-dimensional nature of sustainability: 🌿 Environmental – Importance of scientific understanding and ecological impact 🏛️ Political – Navigating changing ESG policies and governance frameworks 📈 Economic – Balancing financial performance with ethical responsibility 💡 Technological – Leveraging innovation for sustainable development  TaSIC is SPJIMR’s flagship global research conference, providing a powerful platform for thought leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and shaping a sustainable future through technology and responsible business practices.

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00:00it is true when they say that the future of a nation is shaped in its classrooms it's been

00:10very encouraging to see the initiative and efforts taken by the faculty of SPJIMR to

00:18focus on sustainability to my mind it's very important that academia and industry work

00:26together because that is when we get a holistic better output especially for our students who

00:32are our future leaders the world of sustainability is undergoing tremendous change today and it needs

00:40to be looked at through many lenses for instance on the environment side what is the science telling

00:46us there is also shifting sands on the political side as far as ESG is concerned economics is playing

00:53a very critical role especially in the energy transition and lastly there are a number of new

01:00opportunities arising from technological changes that can help on sustainability one of the most

01:06critical aspects on sustainability is finance now from a bank perspective we need to look at it from

01:14three pillars the first is what are we doing as our own institution in terms of reducing our carbon

01:21footprint the second is looking at it from a liability perspective of how do we raise sufficient green

01:27resources to online and lastly we need to be able to position ourselves so as to help in transition

01:36finance because that is the most critical role that banks will play in helping industries move towards

01:42greener initiatives it's through these discussions these frank and free discussions deliberations from a wide

01:50variety of people that help us understand what is right for india and what kind of a vixit bharat

01:58with sustainability do we envisage by 2047

Why Sustainability Begins in Classrooms | Insights by Anjalee Tarapore | TaSIC 2026 – SPJIMR

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