Vishal Bhavsar

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years of diverse sustainability experience.
Led sustainability initiatives across multiple sectors.
Expert in ESG strategy and reporting.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sustainability Expert with extensive experience in ESG strategy and urban development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sustainability StrategyEsgSustainable CitiesSustainability ReportingClimate Change

Other Skills

CSRCarbon FootprintingCircular EconomyEHS reviewsEnergy EfficiencyLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)Non-financial disclosuresSustainability Communication and PRSustainable & Smart CitiesThought leadershipUrban DevelopmentWater Management

About

The field of sustainability everyday throws interesting challenges which motivates me to work towards solutions that enables to build a sustainable society. I am a Sustainability professional with a rich mix of consulting and industry experience in different geographies over 15 years. The experience cut across power, cement,iron & steel, FMCG, urban development & cities, real estate, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive, renewable energy sectors identifying solutions to complex sustainability challenges for the respective sectors. The relevant skill sets acquired during the professional experience over 15 years are Sustainability Communication and PR, Sustainability Strategy, Sustainability Reporting, Non-financial disclosures, Climate Change, Sustainable & Smart Cities, ESG, Carbon Foot printing, Circular economy, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), EHS reviews, Thought leadership, CSR. Currently part of Corporate Sustainability team at UltraTech Cement Ltd - responsible to oversee sustainability performance of more than 50 manufacturing locations across different geographies. Anchoring the drive to push the sustainability agenda for the company both internally and externally and result in alignment of sustainability strategy to the overall business strategy.

Experience

Multiples alternate asset management

Head ESG

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Ultratech cement

Head - Corporate Sustainability

Dec 2017 – Jan 2023 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Lead corporate sustainability team for cement business covering more than 50 manufacturing locations
Mainstreaming ESG issues into business decision making; responding to ESG questionnaire to investor and rating companies
Part of core team in raising Sustainability Bonds like Green bonds, Sustainability linked bonds etc.
Lead the ESG disclosures like DJSI, TCFD, CDP - Climate & Water
Design, implement and review sustainable supply chain program covering environment, health, safety, human rights and sustainability related topics
Implementation of Aditya Birla Group sustainability framework at cement business
Sustainability framework and strategy implementation
Mainstreaming of emerging themes like carbon pricing, SBTi,, Net Zero, energy productivity (EP100), water positive and biodiversity management
Sustainability culture building across the organisation

Sustainability StrategyESGSustainability ReportingClimate ChangeSustainable & Smart CitiesCarbon Footprinting+4

Tata sustainability group

Senior Manager

Jan 2017 – Dec 2017 · 11 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Advisory and knowledge management role to senior leadership for Tata group companies
Lead the sustainable cities program at Tata group (environmental and social principles to large urban development projects – Smart Cities, Infrastructure etc.)
Lead the circular economy, water and waste program for Tata group
Deploy sustainability assessment framework for Tata group companies

Sustainability StrategySustainable CitiesCircular EconomyWater Management

Mahindra lifespaces developers limited

DGM - Sustainability

Dec 2013 – Dec 2016 · 3 yrs · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Transition to G4 reporting framework
Lead sustainability initiative through GRI reporting & Assurance, CDP Climate and Water, Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmarking (GRESB), Business Responsibility Reporting
Lead climate mitigation strategies for one of 3000 acres City development as part of C40 cities network with objective to reduce 8,00,000 tCO2 emission per annum
Active member of the Sustainable Cities program at Mahindra Group, worked on various Urban sustainable development models
Integrate sustainability at the design and implementation stage for the Urban development of the company
Use LEED for Cities and Communities for the urban development projects
Pilot tested the WRI GHG Protocol for cities at one of our development
Increase adoption of energy efficient technologies, renewable energy and novel concepts like Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Living Building Assessment (LBA), Biodiversity for the company
Integration of sustainability into enterprise risk management framework (ERM) and business strategy and working on governance to conduct reporting to board on sustainability performance
Lead deployment of Sustainability Roadmap 2020 for the company
Develop CSR strategy and assess the impact of the projects.
Lead the Thought Leadership piece for the company with three impactful projects.