cii-itc centre of excellence for sustainable development

CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development is a not-for-profit, industry-led institution that helps business become sustainable organisations. It is on a mission to catalyse innovative ideas and solutions, in India, and globally, to enable business, and its stakeholders, in sustainable value creation. It’s knowledge, action and recognition activities enable companies to be future ready, improve footprints profiles, and advocate policymakers and legislators to improve standards of sustainable business through domestic and global policy interventions. CESD leverages its role of all-inclusive ecosystem player, partnering industry, government, and civil society. It has been a pioneer of environment management systems, biodiversity mapping, sustainability reporting, integrated reporting, and social & natural capital valuation in India, thus upgrading business in India to sustainable competitiveness. With three locations in India, CESD operates across the country and has also been active in parts of South and South East Asia, Middle East, and Africa. It has held institutional partnerships and memberships of the United Nations Global Compact, Global Reporting Initiative, International Integrated Reporting Council, Carbon Disclosure Project, development agencies of Canada, the USA, the UK, and Germany.

cii international

CII International, playing the role of a catalyst in linking stakeholders across the globe and projecting India as a stable and dependable partner for bilateral growth.

Foundation for MSME Clusters

The Foundation for MSME Clusters was conceptualized to contribute towards this process of cluster based development of MSMEs and thus enhance their competitiveness, generate sustainable employment and alleviate poverty. At the suggestion of the Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) conceptualized and initiated the process of creating the Foundation for MSME Clusters. Subsequently, the Foundation was legally constituted as a non-government, non-profit registered trust under the auspices of the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad, in the year 2005.

lenskart foundation

We believe in 6/6 vision for all! Lenskart Foundation is a not-for-profit organization aimed towards eradicating refractive error based blindness from every nook and corner of the country. Our 3 pillars: AWARENESS - Making consistent efforts and taking steps towards spreading awareness about importance of vision correction and care, using technology as an enabler. ACCESSIBILITY - Developing and supporting low cost technology and products to make vision care accessible in all nooks and corners of the country. ADVOCACY - To advocate inclusion of vision correction as an issue of national concern in government’s healthcare initiatives.

The Udaiti Foundation

The Udaiti Foundation’s vision is a world where every Indian woman achieves her full economic potential, helping India become a $10 trillion economy in the next 15 years. Our Mission is to: - Double the Female Labour Force Participation Rate in the next 15 years - Double the number of Women-owned Enterprises from 14% to 28% in the next 15 years - Increase women’s ability to make choices at home and in society We Believe: - The Private Sector can have an outsized impact, - Digital Technology is a game changer, - Data-informed insights are critical, and that, - There is no scale like the Government. We strive to increase women’s access to quality jobs and expanding women-led enterprises. By uniting non-profits, public, and private sectors, we act as a force multiplier for transformative change. We catalyse progress through strategic partnerships, advocacy, research, and programs. We work across 4 key pillars: 1. Improving share of women in quality jobs 2. Advancing women's enterprise 3. Improving gender-smart infrastructure 4. Promoting financial inclusion