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Why Should You Join the Global Sustainability Conference & Awards 2025?
This November, discover what real sustainability looks like – straight from the voices shaping it. From students and educators to industry leaders and grassroots innovators, this conference brings together people who are making real-world change.
Learn from inspiring panels, explore creative solutions, and be part of meaningful discussions. Whether you are new to sustainability or already involved, this is your chance to grow, connect and contribute to a greener tomorrow.
The Moment Is Here — Join the Ceremony Live!
Day 1: 1st Nov 2025 Live Stream
Day 2: 2nd Nov 2025 Live Stream
Agenda
DAY 1: 1st Nov 2025
| MAIN AUDITORIUM | |||
| 09:00 | MCs start the event | ||
| 09:02 | Lamp Lighting ceremony & invocation song | ||
| 09:10 | Welcome address by Prof. (Dr.) Bijayalaxmi Nanda – Principal Miranda House | ||
| 09:17 | Welcome address by Anit & Ritu – Founders of GSA | ||
| 09:20 | Welcome address by Prof. Rakhi Parijat – Convenor CESDM | ||
| 09:25 | Voice of Youth: Veer Raghav Jaiswal | ||
| 09:30 | Dance performance by Mridang, Miranda House | ||
| 09:40 | Address by Dr. Rajesh Rana, Strategic Partnerships Director, Plan India | ||
| 9:45 to 10:00 | Individual Awards | ||
| 10:00 to 11:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Beyond Net Zero: Building a Resilient and Responsible Healthcare Ecosystem See Panelist | ||
| 11:00 | Tea Break | ||
| 11:30 | Skit on Global Peace by students of Indirapuram Public School | ||
| 11:40 | Individual Awards continue | ||
| 11:55 | Dance on Gender Equality by students of Suncity School | ||
| 12:00 | Address by TERI, EDN, Jai Hind, Eco Roots, Attaware | ||
| 12:20 | Fireside chat: Ripudaman Bevli and Vineet Vohra | ||
| 12:30 to 13:00 | Startup & Corporate Leaders Awards | ||
| 13:00 | Lunch & Networking | ||
| 14:00 | Address by H.E. Mr. Erick Jean-Marie ZINSOU Ambassador of the Republic of Benin to India | ||
| 14:05 | NGO Awards | ||
| 14:30 | Dance by students of Vidya Bharati school | ||
| 14:45 | Address by Chief Guest, Vibha Dhawan ji (Director General, TERI) | ||
| 15:15 to 16:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Greening the Value Chain: Driving Sustainable Transformation Across Industry See Panelist | ||
| 16:30 | Nukkad Natak by students Sri Sri Academy | ||
| 16:40 | NGO Awards continue | ||
| 17:00 | Tea and networking | ||
| 18:00 | Day 1 ends | ||
PANEL DISCUSSION: Beyond Net Zero: Building a Resilient and Responsible Healthcare Ecosystem
- Dr. Karan Thakur, Group Vice President - Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, Apollo Hospitals
- Alok A. Kumar, Group Lead - ESG & Sustainability, Fortis Healthcare
- Amaranth Paluru, Senior Director - EHS & Sustainability, Biocon
- Jerome Gnanaprakasam, EVP & Global Head - Projects, Engg, EHS & Sustainability, Dr Reddy's Laboratory
- Dr. Devender Batra, Founder, DN Hospital
- Moderator: Sarika Panchhi, Founder & CEO, JiViSa Wellness
PANEL DISCUSSION: Greening the Value Chain: Driving Sustainable Transformation Across Industry
- Thakur Pherwani, Chief Sustainability Officer, TVS Motor
- Anand Acharya, Chief Manager Sustainability, GAIL (India) Limited
- Sandeep Shrivastava, Chief Sustainability Officer, Indorama Corporation
- Dhirendra Vashisht, Sr Director, Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Automated Logistics Company
- Virender Singh, Group Head General Affairs, Escorts Kubota Ltd.
- Moderator: Shweta Dalmia, Founder, Bharat Climate Startups Venture Studio
DAY 2: 2nd Nov 2025
| MAIN AUDITORIUM: Awards | MINI AUDITORIUM | ||
| 09:00 | MCs start the event | ||
| 09:05 | Group Song by students of Jaypee Public School | ||
| 09:15 | SDG Ambassadors and Educator Awards | ||
| 09:30 | Theater performance by students of Sunbeam School & Hostel Varuna | ||
| 9:45 to 10:30 | Educator Awards continue | 10:00 to 10:45 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Navigating complex sustainability challenges through social innovation See Panelist |
| 10:30 | Dance by students of DPS Intl Edge | ||
| 10:45 | Welcome address by Prof. (Dr.) Bijayalaxmi Nanda – Principal Miranda House | ||
| 10:55 | Voice of Youth: Aavya Gupta | ||
| 11:00 | Welcome address by Anit & Ritu – Founders of GSA | 11:00 to 12:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Staying Relevant in a Changing World: Redefining Learning Priorities for a Smarter and a Greener World See Panelist |
| 11:10 | Tea Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:00 | Student Awards & SDG Olympiad winners | ||
| 12:00 | Skit by students of Tagore School East of Kailash | 12:00 to 13:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Green Careers and Future-Ready Students: Why Sustainability Matters More in a Conflict-Driven World See Panelist |
| 12:05 to 12:15 | Address by Ravi Singh, CEO – WWF-India | ||
| 12:15 to 12:30 | Talk by MoneyIQ | ||
| 12:30 to 13:00 | Student Awards & SDG Olympiad winners continue | ||
| 13:00 | Lunch & Networking | ||
| 14:00 to 14:10 | Talk by Ananth Padmanabhan (Collins) | ||
| 14:10 to 14:20 | Talk by Sudhir Bhat (Genius Box) | ||
| 14:30 to 14:45 | Legendary School Leader Awards | ||
| 14:45 to 15:00 | Fireside chat with Ashwani Khurana, Diki Bhutia and Vineet Panchhi about Sustainable Living | ||
| 15:00 to 15:30 | School Leader Awards | 15:00 | Meet the Author and Book Signing Ceremony with Radhika Suri and Shibani Sethi |
| 15:30 to 15:45 | Fireside chat with Ashok Pandey and Richa Jain Kallra | ||
| 15:45 to 16:30 | Schools/Preschools Awards | 16:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: TBD |
| 16:30 | Fireside chat with Anuj Ramatri and Peepal Baba | ||
| 16:45 to 17:30 | Schools/Preschools Awards continue | ||
| 17:30 | Tea and networking | ||
| 18:00 | Day 2 ends | ||
PANEL DISCUSSION: Navigating complex sustainability challenges through social innovation
- Prof. Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Principal, Miranda House, University of Delhi
- Prof. Santosh Kumar, CEO, International Institute of Security and safety Management, Former SAARC director NIDM, MHA, GOI
- Prof. Chirashree Ghosh, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi
- Prof. Praveen Kumar Pathak, Prof., Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Associate Prof., Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
"PANEL DISCUSSION: Staying Relevant in a Changing World: Redefining Learning Priorities for a Smarter and a Greener World"
- Asha Alexander, GEMS Legacy School, Dubai, UAE
- Abhilasha Singh, Shining Star International School, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Rupa Chakravarty, Suncity Schools, India
- Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon, Kamla Nehru Public School, India
- Raman Bajaj, Heritage Xperiential Schools, India
- Moderator: Rageshree Niyogi, Director - Marketing, Collins India
"PANEL DISCUSSION: Green Careers and Future-Ready Students: Why Sustainability Matters More in a Conflict-Driven World"
- Anita Sharma, SD Public School, India
- Gargi Banerjee, Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata, India
- Geetika Bahuguna, Little Millennium, India
- Rohit Dua, Little Flowers Public School, India
- Anjali Malik, Jaypee Public School, Noida
- Bindu Sharma, DPS Greater Faridabad, India
- Moderator: Neha Raghav, Director Education, WWF
| WORKSHOPS DAY 1: 1st Nov 2025 | |
| 12:00 | For everyone: Nest making workshop by the Nest Man of India |
| WORKSHOPS DAY 2: 2nd Nov 2025 | |
| 10:00 | For educators: Workshop on NEP & Technology-Aided Conservation Education by WWF-India |
| 11:10 | For everyone: Nest making workshop by the Nest Man of India |
| 12:00 | For senior students and educators: Climate Change and Emotions by Dr Anurag Deep, UNESCO MGIEP |
Our Guests, Speakers & Panelist
Dr. Vibha Dhawan
Ravi Singh
Karuna Singh
Rupa Chakravarty
Prabhjot Sodhi
Avantika Tokas Midha
Dr. Ashok K. Pandey
Richa Jain Kallra
Sarika Panchhi
Ananth Padmanabhan
Ashwani Khurana
Mohammed Asif
Neha Raghav
Livleen Kahlon
Neela Majumdar
Diki Bhutia
Joyeeta Mazumdar
Karan Thakur
Thakur S Pherwani
Anand Acharya
Amarnath Paluru
Dr. Amitosh verma
RJ Sarthak
Sandeep Shrivastava
Alok A. Kumar
Gursharan Singh
Princy John
Jerome Gnanaprakasam
Dhirender
Peepal Baba
Vineet Vohra
Influencers
Anuj Ramatri
Vineet Panchhi
RAKESH KHATRI
Ripudaman Belvi
Shweta Dalmia
Jury for GSA 2025
Meet the leaders helping us recognize changemakers across sustainability, innovation, and impact.
Jaimie P. Cloud
Founder, Cloud Institute
About Jaimie
Philippia Neave
Senior Lead, Project 21
About Philippia
Dr. Ger Graus
OBE, Educator & Speaker
About Dr. Ger Graus
Barbara Makowka
MD, ISA Hamburg
About Barbara
Dr. Manpan Wanguk
Found, Susta. World Co'op
About Dr. Manpan Wanguk
Dhanesh Kothari
Serial Tech. Enterpreneur
About Dhanesh Kothari
Dr. Atul Mehta
CEO, Pay10
About Dr. Atul Mehta
Rajat Shakti
State Head, Radio Channel
About Rajat Shakti
Shibani Sethi
Chapters by Shibani
About Shibani Sethi
Anuradha P. Dhawan
Around The Des
About Anuradha P. Dhawan
Shikha Miglani
Co CEO, Saarthee
About Shikha Miglani
Voices from Schools & Academia
Abhilasha Singh
Anita Sharma
India
Jyoti Arora
Geetika Bahuguna
India
Raman Bajaj
Rohit Dua
Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon
SDG Ambassadors for GSA 2025
Meet the champions helping us spread the message of sustainability around the world.
Marcela Vilan
About Marcela Vilan
Mutati Chanda
About Mutati Chanda
Parvin Badali
About Parvin Badali
Sanmi Emiade
About Sanmi Emiade
Shweta Awasthi
About Shweta Awasthi
Surjeet Khanna
About Surjeet Khanna
Akanksha Arora
About Akanksha Arora
Richard Bello
About Richard Bello
Jaimie P. Cloud
USA
Founder, Cloud Institute
About Jaimie
Jaimie P. Cloud is the founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education in New York City. She is a pioneer in Education for Sustainability (EfS), international keynote speaker, and advisor to schools, governments, and corporations globally.
Philippa Neave
France
Senior Lead, Project 21
About Philippa
Philippa Neave leads Project 21 and created the game "2121." With UN experience and a background in civic education, she focuses on governance, youth empowerment, and sustainability communication across the globe.
Dr Ger Graus
UK
OBE, Educator & Speaker
About Dr Ger
Dr. Ger Graus OBE was the first Global Director of Education at KidZania and founding CEO of Children’s University. He’s recognized worldwide as an influential voice in child education and development strategy.
Barbara Makowka
Germany
MD, ISA Hamburg
About Barbara
Barbara Makowka leads the International Sustainability Academy (ISA) and WÄLDERHAUS in Hamburg. She is involved in multiple sustainability-driven organizations across Germany and Europe.
Dr. Manpan Wungak
Nigeria
Founder, Sustainable World Co'op
About Manpan
Dr. Manpan Wungak is an entrepreneur passionate about sustainable business development. His Vision is an empowered continent through generational chains of successful entrepreneurs with huge resources all over Africa.
Dhanesh Kothari
Switzerland
Serial Technology Entrepreneur
About Dhanesh
Dhanesh Kothari is a serial technology entrepreneur in Switzerland and board advisor to several Swiss startups. He has formerly held global IT leadership roles in technology consulting at Accenture and in Wealth Management at Credit Suisse and JP Morgan in Switzerland.
Dr. Atul Mehta
India
CEO, Pay10
About Atul
Dr. Atul Mehta is a business leader with 19+ years of global experience across Fintech, Enterprise Sales, Channel Management, Alliances, and Analytics-led Strategy. An IIM Ahmedabad alumnus with a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from PEC Chandigarh, he has also been conferred an honorary PhD in Enterprise Sales Management by Maryland State University.
Rajat Shakti
India
State Head, Radio Channel
About Rajat
Rajat Shakti is a seasoned professional in the media industry. She is an environmentalist & is working very closely with many local organizations towards greener & cleaner future. She has done multiple campaigns to promote sustainable practices and conscious consumerism like Go Green - The Green Energy Expo, BYOB - Bring your own Bag, Chidiya Mat Udd and many more.
Marcela Vilan
Argentina
About Marcela
Marcela Vilan is a global educator, specializing in Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship, with over 30 years’ experience.
Mutati Chanda
Zambia
About Mutati
Mutati Chanda is a seasoned educator with more than 13 years of progressive experience as an educator, mentor and coach, advocate of Education for Sustainable Development.
Parvin Badali
Iran and Turkey
About Parvin
Parvin Badali is teaching Global Perspectives and Well-being, nominated in three categories of Shero, Agent of Change, and Women in Education for the "SHE INSPIRES AWARDS".
Sanmi Emiade
Nigeria
About Sanmi
Sanmi Emiade is working as a science teacher and sustainability director at Olive International Schools, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Shweta Awasthi
India
About Shweta
Shweta Awasthi is an educator, serving as a Global Schools Mentor, mentoring educators and students from diverse countries including Japan, China, Nigeria, Zambia, Egypt and South Africa.
Surjeet Khanna
India
About Surjeet
Surjeet Khanna is the founder Principal, DPS Greater Faridabad (Retd), consultant on School Governance, Edutrainer, Story-teller.
Akanksha Arora
India
About Akanksha
Akanksha Arora is a School Development Specialist driving innovation, collaboration, and excellence in learning. She empowers educators, strengthens academic ecosystems, and pioneers transformative initiatives.
Richard Bello
Nigeria
About Richard
Richard Bello is an educator, sustainability advocate, Global Schools Program Alumni, a second term co-mentor and community development facilitator based in Nigeria.
Recent Winners and Achievements
The objective of these awards is to recognize and reward the efforts of schools, teachers, students, NGOs and Startups towards sustainability to make this world a better place. This initiative will also help us push for Agenda 2030. It will encourage schools to take definitive steps towards Education for Sustainable Development. It will also provide the institutions and individuals a platform to showcase their efforts towards a sustainable future. At the same time, this will spread awareness about the best sustainability practices across the world, enabling others to learn from them.
“It is not a competition, it is a collaboration”
– Ritu Malhotra, Anit Gupta & Anuj Ramatri
Apply now in your category
There is NO FEES at any stage of the awards. Participants are welcome from any country worldwide.
Schools
All schools (educating students between primary grades and 12th grade) working on SDGs and climate education are eligible to apply.
School Principals
All school principals imbibing sustainability and climate education in their schools are eligible to apply.
Educators
All educators innovating to educate students about sustainability or working on projects related to SDGs can apply.
Corporate Leaders
All corporate leaders working towards making our world a better place can apply.
Preschools
All preschools (educating students in preprimary grades) working on SDGs and climate education are eligible to apply.
Startups
All startups creating products/services based on the principles of SDGs can apply.
Individuals
All startups creating products/services based on the principles of SDGs can apply.
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No effort is too small, especially when it is for a good cause. So, apply now and inspire others!
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GSA 2025 Timeline
Round 1
Fill the google form (links above) by 15th April (extended) 15th July 2025. Results of the first round will be announced by 15th Aug 2025.
Round 2 (Final)
Video submissions (invitations will be sent after 15th Aug 2025). Second round results will be declared by 1st Oct 2025.
Event ceremony
At Miranda House College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Collaborating for Sustainable Change
Working with the Global Sustainability Awards team means engaging with passionate professionals dedicated to celebrating and promoting sustainability. We value collaboration, creativity, and community, ensuring a rewarding experience that extends beyond awards and recognitions.
