Namit Agarwal Email & Phone Number

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Working on WBA's Social Transformation vision of moving towards a world where companies value all people and leave no one behind. We do this through the Core Social assessment of SDG2000 companies and spotlight benchmarks such as Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and Gender Benchmark.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

- Influencing public policy at the global and regional level on Social and Sustainable Finance issues to help accelerate private sector contribution to the SDGs

New Delhi, Delhi

- Influencing public policy in Asia for adoption of the SDGs to accelerate corporate action on the SDGs - Provide insights, recommendations and analysis for policy-makers at the intersection of SDGs and responsible business - Help shape policy alternatives, solutions for stakeholders in Asia - Help strengthen regional consensus for consistent and comparable ESG policies and regulations across South Asia, ASEAN and East Asia - Strengthen the regional narrative on sustainable reporting, ESG, sustainable finance through multi-stakeholder dialogue and engagement

New Delhi Area, India

• Leading Oxfam India’s engagement with the private sector by setting out a clear vision and strategy for the private sector engagement (PSE) unit in alignment with Oxfam India’s overall goal;• Convening civil society and amplifying community voices on the issues of business responsibility and business and human rights by creating and strengthening networks and coalitions;• Influencing private sector in India to adopt responsible and inclusive business practices through research, policy papers and dialogue;• Engaging on responsible supply chains (tea, sugar and leather) through research, dialogue and campaigning;• Influencing investors and banks on sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) through research and multi-stakeholder engagement;• Policy advocacy on issues of responsible business through engagement with various ministries and regulators in India;• Represents Oxfam on the National Human Rights Commission Core Group on business and human rights;

New Delhi Area, India

• Part of a team that developed India's first index to rank top 100 Indian companies on their inclusive policies;• Conceptualised and launched India Responsible Business Forum (responsiblebiz.org)• Developing a program to advocate for increased private sector investment in building resilient agri-business value chains;• Developing a policy series based on Oxfam India’s ground experience to highlight how social issues like inequality and vulnerability of small-holder farmers are critical risks for private sector;• Part of Oxfam India Leadership team and Private Sector Coordination Group (Asia);

New Delhi Area, India

• Developed and managed partnerships with two large US corporations to empower women in potato, green gram and dairy value chains in Gujarat and West Bengal;• Managed a partnership with a UK retailer to improve condition of factory workers in its garment value chain; • Designed and managed a project to increase adoption of UN Women’s Empowerment Principles among Indian companies; Influenced 25 Indian companies to sign their commitment to WEPs;• Developed and managed partnerships with a UK and US corporation to improve maternal health & child nutrition in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal;• Devised a strategy to engage with companies in the extractives sector and developed a partnership with an gas extraction company in Rajasthan;• Was also responsible for raising funds from companies and raised $ 3mn in 3 years;

Mumbai Area, India

• Played a key role in shaping Samhita from a business plan to functional social enterprise; • Setup CSR Advisory as a strategic business unit and led it to break-even; • Established Samhita as a popular brand in the market using online and offline marketing strategies;• Developed training modules for NGOs on corporate partnerships conducted training sessions;

Have written for IBNS and The Viewspaper as a freelancer.

West Bengal, India

• A Business Development Services (BDS) project in leather clusters funded by World Bank, DFID and SIDBI• Established relationships with leather industry stakeholders; Managed to get industry commitments on skills development and eco-friendly production techniques;• Played a key role in conducting diagnostic studies for BDS market in Kolkata and Santiniketan leather clusters;

Kolkata Area, India

Mba (Flexible Learning)

Diploma In Market Oriented Small Business Development

Bcom (H)

High School

Post Graduate Program In Public Policy