Held on October 4, at Jio Convention Centre, Bandra- Kurla Complex in Mumbai, the Realty+ Harit Bharat Leadership Summit brought together the experts from various industries to ensure some meaningful discussions & to recognise the change makers,

The Realty+ Harit Bharat Leadership Summit & Awards 2023 helped raise awareness around eco solutions with deliberations on some of the topical issues. The event was Powered by Xylo Paints, Co Partner was LIC Housing Finance Ltd and Industry Partners were GBCI, IGBC, GRIHA, IPA.

The first conversation on Climate Change & Development between Sapna Srivastava Editor Realty+, Shabbir Kanchwala, Principal, Global network for Zero, USA and renowned environmentalist Sumaira Abdulali, Convenor, Awaaz Foundation discussed the how development & climate sensitivity can go hand in hand and it’s a matter of having right intention on part of the decision makers.

The first panel discussion was on Corporate ESG Strategy: Quest for Developing a Blueprint. It was moderated by Nitesh Mehrotra, Partner – Sustainability & ESG, EY India. The speakers were Bose Varghese, Senior Director- ESG, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Chhavi Lal, Principal, Perkins Eastman, Mumbai, Dr. Mala Singh, Board Of Director, USA, Executive Director – India, ESG & Carbon Services & Founder & CMD, PEC Greening India Group, Dr. Pradeep Panigrahi, Head - Corporate Sustainability, Larsen & Toubro, Dr. Sunita Purushottam, Head – Sustainability, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. The speakers were of the view that in addition to environment, there is a rising focus on social and governance aspect of ESG nowadays which is a positive development.

The next session had Kannan Krishnamurthy, Director, Xylo Paints sharing a meaningful narrative on durable buildings with longer life span. In conversation with Sapna Srivastava, Editor Realty+, he shared that the new paint technology emables no requirement pof sanding the surface that causes dust which is harmful to health & environment and also requires no primer, which means lesser use of resources.

The next panel discussion deliberating on Commercial Real Estate: Mission Net Zero was moderated by Mili Majumdar, Senior Vice President. U.S. Green Building Council Ltd. And the speakers were– Anubhav Saxena, Dy. General Manager - ESG & Sustainability, Decarbonisation, Data Analytics, K Raheja Corp, Deepa Parekh, Sustainability Coach, Net Zero Education Expert, Isha Anand, Associate Director, RMZ Corp, Karandeep Singh Nanda, Head - Operations, West Region, Embassy Services Pvt. Ltd., Khurshed Gandhi, Managing Director, Strategic Consulting, Cushman & Wakefield India. The panel concurred that the need for data and metrics to measure results was critical if were to aim for mission net zero.

The next session on Building Green Housing: Thinking Out Of Box Technologies that was chaired by Dhwani Talati-Padiyar, Director, CBRE SE Asia, Head-ESG & Sustainability, Technical Due Diligence had experts Dr. Amit Chaudhari, Associate Director, Head MEP & Infrastructure KPM Design Services Pvt Ltd. Hardik Pandit, Director, Apices Design Studio Pvt Ltd, Sameer Sinha, Director, Savvy Infrastructure Pvt Ltd., Sonali Dhopte, BIM Consultant and Technical Director, Excelize, Tejwant Navalkar, Executive Director, DFX Systems Pvt Ltd. They were unanimous on the critical role of technology in achieving sustainability and stated the the consumers should demand green feature in a housing project.

Deliberating on the subject of Eco-friendly Construction Materials – For Building A Better Tomorrow moderator Deben Moza, Sr. Executive Director Head of Project Management Services, Knight Frank (India) Pvt. Ltd. and the expert speakers Anagha Paranjape-Purohit, Partner, VK:e environmental LLP, Pune Trustee, Sustainability Initiatives, Ashish Rakheja, Managing Partner, AEON Integrated Building Design Consultants LLP, Pankaj Dharkar, Founder-President – Pankaj Dharkar & Associates (PDA), Rakesh Bhatia Sr. Vice President, Ecofirst, Shabnam Bassi, Deputy CEO-cum-Secretary & Treasurer, GRIHA Council. They shared that while eco friendly products are now widely available, it is the lifestyle changes on part of the people that will make a real difference.

The final panel discussion of the Summit on Brands Going Green: Scaling Up Eco-Centric Products & Solutions moderated by Gurmit Singh Arora, Chairman - CII-IGBC, MD – Rajco Group, & National President, IPA had the panel of industry experts such as Aditi Kulkarni, Associate Director – Sustainability, Buro Happold India, Arpita Roy Luthra, Head Marketing – Boards & Panels, Everest Industries Ltd, Raja Mukherjee, Head - Business Group and Sr.Vice President - Lighting Business, Panasonic, Shibani Jain- Founder & CEO Baaya Design, Sourabh Bansal, Co-founder and Managing Director, Magicrete. They were of the view that in current times, the sustaible product make a business sense as that what the need of the hour is.

The enlightening discussions, candid conversations and meaningful deliberations were followed by the glittering evening of awards presentations to the climate warriors. The winners were:

Harit Bharat - Project Award

Emami Realty for Emami Business Bay

And PS Group for Emperador

And RMZ Corp for The Skyview

Harit Bharat Projects - IT PARK

DivyaSree Developers for DivyaSree Avance

And Genesis Planners Pvt. Ltd. for Aparna Technopolis

And SimplexInfra Technopark LLP for Imagine Techpark

Harit Bharat Projects – Residential

PS Group for The Reserve

And Sunteck Realty Ltd for Sunteck City - 4th Avenue

And Tulsa Group for Tulsa Revanta

Harit Bharat Projects - Mixed-Use

Orbit Group for Orbit Urban Park

And Provident Housing Limited for Provident Ecopolitan

And Signatureglobal (India) Limited for Signature Global Park

Harit Bharat Projects - Industrial/Warehousing Award

IndoSpace Development Management Pvt. Ltd. for IndoSpace, Oragadam I phase II, Industrial Park

And Welspun One Logistics Parks for Welspun One Logistics Parks – Bhiwandi

Harit Bharat - Interior Decor Award

Walplast Products Pvt. Ltd. for Self-Curing Plaster

Harit Bharat Products

Everest Industries

Harit Bharat Construction Materials

HIL LTD for Birla Aerocon AAC Blocks

NUVOCO VISTAS CORPORATION LIMITED

Nippon Paint

Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd – Glass

Tata Steel for Tata Ezyfit

Harit Bharat Technology - Water Technologies Award

Huliot Pipes & Fittings Private Limited

Harit Bharat Awareness - Realty Firms

Asset Homes Pvt. Ltd.

And House of Hiranandani for Rhyme for Earth

Harit Bharat Awareness - Manufacturing Companies

Greenpanel Industries

Harit Bharat Projects - Resort'

Ponni & Oscar + Rahul Architects for Sandyy Waves, RCS Beach Resort, Havelock Island

Harit Bharat ESG Excellence Award

Mindspace REIT

And Godrej Properties Limited

And DLF Ltd. Commercial for DLF Cybercity Hyderabad

Harit Bharat Design – Architecture

Ponni & Oscar + Rahul Architects for Telangana State Secretariat

Harit Bharat Waste Management Award for Resource

Signatureglobal (India) Limited

And Joyville Shapoorji Housing Pvt. Ltd

Harit Bharat Community Initiative Award

The Ramco Cements Limited

Harit Bharat Women Achiever in Sustainability Award

Isha Anand, Associate Director – Development Management, RMZ Corp

Harit Bharat Business Leader Award

Amit Grover, Executive Director, DLF Office Business

And Pradeep Kumar Aggarwal, Founder & Chairman, Signatureglobal (India) Limited

Harit Bharat Young Leader Award

Mihir Menda, Founder, Social Housing Initiative, UrbanUp & Board Member & Head of Transformation, RMZ Corp

Harit Bharat Lifetime Achievement Award

Sameer Sinha, Founder & MD, Savvy Group

Harit Bharat ESG Leader Award

K Jayakumar, Sr. Managing Director - Executive Board, RMZ Corp

See the Full Conclave at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dn1N7onrAg

Watch the Awards Ceremony at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhkilEbWI8s