With over 21 years of professional experience, Arupendra Nath Mullick leads inter-disciplinary research teams to undertake varied initiatives pertaining to sustainable development and climate change for Indian businesses. His role extends beyond project management and includes knowledge sharing, networking and communications. As the Vice-President of TERI Council for Business Sustainability, Mr Mullick develops sustainability roadmaps and steer CXO level engagements for Fortune 500 companies to articulate the business case of sustainability. Mr Mullick has led creation of multi-stakeholder coalitions on energy transitions, net-zero emissions and business action on climate change. He has steered several business-policy interface engagements, including representation at United Nations annual conference under Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, Convention on Biological Diversity and Convention to Combat Desertification. He leads the engagement of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) in India alongside the global LeadIT Secretariat and the India-Sweden governments.
Mr Mullick regularly engages with industries and ministries on strengthening disclosures on sustainability actions and sustainability reporting as per GRI Standards, SEBI’s BRSR (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting) guidelines, TCFD Guidelines, etc. He has been a trainer on waste management and e-waste management for NASSCOM, mid-level corporate sector executives, government officials and CAG Auditors. He holds a MBA with specialization on Environment Management (Sliver Medallist) from Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management, Kolkata. In addition, Mr Mullick possesses advanced professional certification on “International Business and Corporate Strategy” and “Strengthening Urban Management in India” from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) and World Bank Institute respectively.
Email: amullick@teri.res.in