Karthick CS is a NABET-approved Socioeconomic Expert and IICA-certified CSR expert with over 13 years of experience in the field of Environment and Sustainability. As a social expert, he worked on a variety of projects, including regulatory Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), Environmental And Social Due Diligence (ESDD), Resettlement Action Plans (RAP), Land Acquisition Audits (LIA), Social Compliance Audits (SCA), Need-Based CSR/CER Studies, and CSR Compliance Audits. He oversaw projects such as Social Management and Development Plans, Resettlement Action Plans, Land Acquisition Audits, and Social Compliance Audits, among others. He also performed several Supplier Labour and Human Rights Audits (LHR) in India and Sri Lanka.He had worked on a variety of significant infrastructure projects, including Ports and Harbors, Pulp and Paper Industries, Roads and Highways, and Renewable Energy projects such as Transmission lines, Wind power, and Solar projects. He had been working with numerous non-governmental organizations and CSR implementation agencies, as well as actively participating in the implementation of CSR/Community Development Projects and doing research for government agencies. He is well-versed in both national and international environmental and Social Guidelines, such as IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, and World Bank General EHS rules. He has worked as a project manager and functional area expert for several multilateral financial institutions, including the ADB, IFC, AIIB, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Finnvera, DBS, KFW, World Bank, NORFUND, and others.