Writing
Notes on sustainable business, education and India
Essays from fieldwork, teaching and projects. New pieces appear here first.
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Does India's carbon market stop Europe from buying Indian carbon credits?
A domestic carbon price does not close the door to credit exports. It makes India choose more carefully what it sells, and at what price.
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The West is easing its sustainability rules. India is starting to price carbon.
Simplification in Europe and the US does not make the carbon question go away for Indian business. It only changes where the bill is paid.
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A soulful enterprise: building bridges from a ₹15,000 grant to a cultural movement
A 20-year-old MBA student in Ahmedabad turned a ₹15,000 university grant into Neev India — a venture that reconnects young people with their heritage.
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The 'Handprint' legacy: an Indian innovation for global sustainability
A visit to the Centre for Environment Education in Ahmedabad — the child's question behind the Handprint concept, and a campus built on minimal intervention.
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The Samudra Manthan: a blueprint for organizational sustainability
What the churning of the cosmic ocean teaches organisations about growth, its hidden poison, collaboration and selfless leadership.
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Leadership by proxy: the hidden strings of influence and its hidden costs
When leaders work through others, influence can slide into manipulation. Where the line lies, and a checklist to tell if you are acting as someone's proxy.
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Keeping the ESG promise: India accelerates while US & EU navigate backlash and delays
While the US and EU face backlash and delays on ESG, India is speeding up. A comparison of policy, corporate response, regulation and investor trends.
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India's 2025 ESG and sustainability shift: navigating the rapid transformation
Tighter SEBI disclosure rules, investor pressure and green finance are reshaping Indian business. What is changing, and the questions that remain.
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Navigating the turbulent waters: MNCs and global sustainability regulations
How multinationals handle a patchwork of sustainability rules: integrated strategy, private regulation, standards, global governance and dynamic capabilities.
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Corporate sustainability at a crossroads: navigating a fragmented future
US deregulation and tighter EU rules are squeezing companies. Why sustainability is now about survival and competitive edge, not brand image.
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Enhancing inter-departmental CSR collaborations: leveraging the CSR engagement meta-framework
How the CSR engagement meta-framework from my doctoral thesis helps departments work together on CSR by drawing on the diversity of their employees.
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From PhD to project leader: a journey of personal growth
Reflections after the second KODECET project meeting in Jyväskylä on moving from PhD student to leader of an international project.
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The resilience behind success: a journey of triumph through adversity
The personal story behind a top downloaded and top cited paper on employee relations with CSR, written during a time of grief.
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My first big win: leading an Erasmus+ project
Winning Erasmus+ funding for KODECET, my first independent project: circular economy education with universities in India and Thailand.
