Harsh Purohit — Co-Founder

Harsh Purohit is the Co-Founder of Cognito, a full service sustainability advisory which specializes in seeding and cascading the practice of sustainability in organisations through successful deployment of multi-disciplinary design and communication tools. He is a sustainability strategist and performs at the intersection of sustainability, design, technology, and profits. In 30 years at Cognito, he has spearheaded design and communication projects with different brands in various geographies. To address the challenge of global warming, he led Cognito to specialize in ‘sustainability communication and behavioural change'. Partnering with progressive clients like Mahindra, L&T, Tata, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail, Arvind, Ultratech, Reliance Industries, IDFC Bank, Dr Reddy’s, Grasim he has pushed the envelope in sustainability reporting. The ABN AMRO Bank Sustainability Report and the L&T Sustainability Report developed under his leadership at Cognito have won awards at the GRI Reader’s Choice awards. With his presentations to corporate boards, Harsh has played a vital role in helping organizations shift their approach to sustainability from compliance to strategic competitive advantage. He has developed the 4Ps of sustainability which help an organization understand the business importance of sustainability and chalk out measurable goals. Harsh is actively involved in consultations on sustainability reporting frameworks, gender equality and sustainable innovation. He is a regular speaker at various forums across India and Europe. Specialties: Sustainability Reporting Cascading Sustainability across Organisations Creating a buy-in and alignment of purpose across hierarchies Brand Management Advertising & Marketing Communication

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sustainability Consultant with expertise in strategic communication and behavioral change.

Location: Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Experience: 33 yrs 10 mos