Sustainable Development Journey

Abstract

In this talk, Abhay will provide an insightful overview of his professional journey, tracing his development from an environmental professional to an expert in Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS), and eventually to a Sustainable Development leader. With over three decades of corporate experience, Abhay has been at the forefront of sustainability practices, navigating the evolving landscape of corporate sustainability from its early stages. He will discuss his extensive involvement in various corporate functions, including Research and Development (R&D), sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and product end-of-life management. Through sharing personal experiences, key achievements, and the challenges he encountered along the way, Abhay will highlight how these experiences have contributed to his career growth and development, providing valuable insights for professionals aspiring to pursue sustainability in the corporate sector.

About the Speaker:

Abhay Pathak is Associate Professor of Practice in Sustainability at Nanyang Business School, NTU, Singapore. He is also associated with Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC), Enterprise Singapore, as an Assessor of accreditation of management system certification schemes of International Standards.

He has worked in corporate sector (manufacturing) for nearly 3 decades in the field of EHS & Sustainability, right from policy/strategy to practice covering entire value chain from R&D, sourcing, manufacturing to end-of-life of products. Before joining NTU, he was Senior Director (Sustainability) with HWASEUNG Enterprise, a manufacturing company HQ in South Korea, with +25 operations across Vietnam, Indonesia & China and prior to that worked with Tata Motors and Bajaj Auto in India as Head of Sustainability and EHS, respectively.

During his corporate tenure, he has worked on several sustainability initiatives like; Net Zero, RE100, RTS (Rooftop Solar), Coal Phase-out, Green Building/LEED, Water Neutrality, Zero Waste to Landfill, Zero Accidents and Socially Responsible Value Chain. He has implemented advanced initiatives such as; Science Based Targets (SBTi), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Design for Environment, Circular Economy, Sustainable Supply Chain and published varied sustainability/ESG disclosures as per GRI, IR, CDP, DJSI and achieved global rankings.

In addition to Sustainability, he is a qualified legal professional and actively engaged in development of national /international Policy & Regulatory Framework as well as International Standards (ISO-14001 & ISO-45001) related to EHS & Sustainability. He was a member of Steering Committee of UNFCCC Fashion Industry Charter on Climate Action.

18 March 2025
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Gaia LT3, NTU
(ABS - 02 - LT3)

https://event.ntu.edu.sg/sdj