The event was inaugurated by Dr. C. S. Venkataratnam, Director IMI, and Dr. Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam, Chair Leadership, Ethics and Global Business Division, Duquesne University. The view of having sustainable development in Indian business and meeting the needs of future generations was backed by Mr. Viraf Mehta Chief Executive, Partners in Change and Mr Bharat Wakhlu, Resident Director, Tata Group, added the statement.
Dr. C. S. Venkataratnam was quoted in the release as saying, “Social or environmental challenges need to solved sustainably. Indians have sustainability in their roots and that needs to be searched, thus it’s important to blend ancient and modern culture.”
The participating students debated on sustainability in the Indian context compared to USA during the course of the seminar. The Duquesne university and TERI university have already come out with MBA programs in sustainable development for imparting planned growth, ethics, environment concerns, value creation etc., added the release.