Themed Purpose beyond Profit, the fourth consecutive edition of Social and Business Enterprise Responsible Awardsamp;Summit, SABERA 2021, concluded during an exc
Jul 8, 2021
The webinar featured two panel discussions. The theme for the first panel was “Women Leadership in Renewables: Envisioning a New World” and it saw the participation of Ms. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Ms. Mahua Acharya, CEO, EESL Convergence, Ms. Sullajja Firodia Motwani, Kinetic Green and Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). The theme for the second panel was “Women Entrepreneurs in RE: A gateway to innovation and economic growth” and the panellists included Ms. Reema Nanavaty, Secretary General, Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), Ms. Meagan Fallone, Barefoot college, Ms. Ajaita Shah, CEO, Frontier Markets, Ms. Cecile Martin Phipps, Director Communication and Strategy, ISA, Ms. Suhela Khan, UN-Women and Mr. Praveen Saxena, CEO, Skill Council for Green Jobs.
Unilever, Tata Power and Maruti win at Grant Thornton SABERA 2020 Awards
The Grant Thornton SABERA Awards acknowledge the inspiring stories of impact and development aligned with the UN s Sustainable Development Goals. December 19, 2020 / 08:13 AM IST
The Grant Thornton SABERA Awards acknowledge the inspiring stories of impact and development aligned with the UN s Sustainable Development Goals.
No organisation operates in a bubble – they all also engage with the communities they exist in. While most are driven purely by a profit motive, there are some who go beyond to create lasting change by supporting people and helping disadvantaged communities.
It was to reward such individuals, corporations and institutions contributing to social impact that media personality and social entrepreneur Suparnaa Chadda founded the Social and Business Enterprise Responsible (SABERA) Awards, the third edition of which concluded with a virtual summit this month.
Most women’s businesses ineligible for Atmanirbhar Bharat stimulus package, says Suhela Khan of UN Women
WeEmpower Asia programme head at UN Women, Suhela Khan talks about the path ahead for women’s economic empowerment in India. December 12, 2020 / 07:29 AM IST
For the past decade, social scientist Suhela Khan has worked at UN Women, leading large-scale transformational programmes on women’s economic empowerment.
Before that, she worked with the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the government of Gujarat to help them formulate and manage their projects and schemes related to the socioeconomic empowerment of women.
Suhela is a Ford Fellow and holds a Master’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan, and a Master’s in social work from Aligarh Muslim University.