Ritesh Sinha

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India23 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

25 years of experience in CSR and sustainability.
Head of ESG at HDFC Bank Ltd.
Expertise in carbon credit and circular economy projects.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a CSR and sustainability expert with extensive experience in corporate governance.

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Brand ManagementBusiness Responsibility ReportingCSR ComplianceCarbon AccountingCarbon FootprintingCarbon ManagementCarbon NeutralCorporate CommunicationsCorporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate SustainabilityDevelopment Project ManagementGRI reportingGhgGreenhouse Gas (GHG) ProtocolMedia Relations

About

I am a CSR and sustainability professional, currently serving as the Head of ESG at HDFC Bank Ltd. with nearly 25 years of experience across various cross-functional leadership roles in leading corporates such as ArcelorMittal, DLF, and Lafarge Cement. My areas of expertise includes end to end CSR portfolio management, corporate sustainability, BRSR, Integrated Reporting, environmental compliance, GHG accounting, Climate Risk Assessment, Renewable Energy, stakeholder engagement, ESG integration, carbon credit projects, circular economy projects etc. I am an alumnus of Columbia Business School and a Swedish Institute Fellow. I am also Lead Auditor of 14001:2015 EMS, ISO 14064 Lead Verifier and ISO 14068:2023 on Carbon Neutrality.

Experience

Hdfc bank

2 roles

Head ESG

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Head - Projects, CSR

Jan 2020 – Feb 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Sach

Executive Director

Apr 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Greater Delhi Area

Dlf limited

2 roles

Director- CSR

Promoted

Aug 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos

Associate Director - CSR

Aug 2013 – Aug 2015 · 2 yrs

Leading CSR initiatives of DLF Group

Arcelormittal

Sr. Manager, CSR and Resettlement & Rehabilitation

Aug 2010 – Aug 2013 · 3 yrs · New Delhi

Managing CSR initiatives, environment projects, GRI reporting, Corporate Communications, Brand Champion, Company Spokesperson

Lafarge india pvt. ltd.

Asst. General Manager - Corporate Affairs

Feb 2009 – Jul 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos · Kolkata

Regional Head of CSR

Reliance ada group

Manager - CSR

Sep 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 4 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Planning CSR projects for Reliance ADA Group

Tata steel-rural development society

Programme Manager

Feb 2004 – Sep 2007 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Preparing Annual Operational Plans for CSR projects for Tata Steel executed through Tata Steel Rural Development Society. Managing various CSR projects. Sustainability Reporting.

Council for advancement of peoples action and rural technology (capart)

Young Professional

Jul 2002 – Feb 2004 · 1 yr 7 mos · Hazaribag, Patna

Project Management of rural development projects on deputation to Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, Hazaribag.
Desk and field appraisal of projects submitted to Regional Committee, CAPART, Patna