Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Accomplishments
Papers Published
Notion
Timeline
Kasturi Kalwar

Kasturi Kalwar

Mumbai

Summary

I am a Senior Consultant at EY India’s Climate Change & Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice (Mumbai), with focus areas in sustainable finance, ESG advisory, decarbonization, and climate-tech.

  • You’ve led multiple DFI, NBFC and impact investment focused assignments, building frameworks for venture debt & private credit, green finance readiness, and adaptation financing.
  • My expertise includes policy and market analysis, fund manager evaluations, ESG frameworks (BRSR, CSRD, GRI, IFC PS, DJSI, etc.), impact assessment, and decarbonization opportunity mapping.
  • While balancing career goals I support NGO for children’s education.
  • On the personal side, I support nascent entrepreneurs with pitch decks, plan travels, and manage home renovation & financial planning.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Consultant

Ernst and Young Associates LLP, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
Mumbai, Maharashtra
05.2022 - Current
  • Formulated end-to-end ESG framework for a retail conglomerate (turnover $30 B), interfacing with CXOs across 7 BUs, towards achieving Net Carbon Zero by 2035
  • Assisted Nepal’s green-finance market assessment for a leading multilateral DFI, sized $77bn+ investment needs to 2030, ran ~20 KIIs, prioritized 3 sectors , and delivered a taxonomy-aligned policy & financing roadmap.
  • Led a $10 trillion climate finance gap analysis for India, identifying high-potential decarbonization sectors (EVs, renewable energy, hydrogen, biofuels, circular economy) and mapping $600+ billion market opportunities where private credit and venture debt can catalyze industrial transition.
  • Devised custom solutions for sustainable supply chain strategy for a business unit covering 1000+ suppliers
  • Developed ESG roadmap with 37KPIs for a warehousing company, in line with the ESG priorities of its investor, a US based asset management company ($1 Tr AUM)
  • Assessed maturity to develop ESG strategy and corporate governance framework for a Financial Services company’s IPO ($1.8 B Mkt Cap).
  • Assisted a leading Private Equity ($550 B AUM) with EU SFDR disclosure and reporting for an investee Indian MNC with 14+ locations across India, Europe, US, Australia, UAE, & Thailand
  • Conducted due diligence for 6 locations across 4 countries, led a 3-member team
  • Performed business research and financial analysis of the impact (up to $150 M) of transition risks and opportunities under TCFD
  • Devised recommendations to support India’s G20 green finance agenda for a French Public Financial Institution
  • Conducted market analysis of Indian MSME sectors identifying green finance opportunities and informing strategic decision making for UK’s Foreign Secretary Dept.
  • Devised and maintained carbon foot printing database system to track and analyze GHG emissions data, covering Scope 1,2 & 3
  • Developed ESG data monitoring dashboard aligned to regulatory requirements for an Indian telecom giant
  • Drafted sustainability reports for 3 listed companies aligned with BRSR, GRI, Integrated reporting framework, and UN SDGs
  • Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets for ESG implementation for an Indian conglomerate company
  • Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations for a 3500 acre Integrated Industrial Area in Mumbai with an employment potential of 480K people and $3.1 B potential annual revenue

Research Associate, ESG and Public Infrastructure

Centre for Water & Sanitation: Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Ahmedabad
06.2020 - 05.2022
  • Aided GoI to develop a WASH grants disbursal framework of ₹ 28,000 Cr under 15th FC
  • Developed ESG framework for 20 smart cities resulting in increased funding opportunities and project growth potential
  • Assisted Asian Development Bank to develop a country wide Sanitation Monitoring Framework for Nepal
  • Developed SDG 6.2 monitoring framework for localising SDG initiatives across 500+ ULBs
  • Provided technical guidance on on SDG data to 173 data officers from Urban Local bodies (ULBs) for Chhattisgarh Govt
  • Managed complex databases to ensure accuracy of 1000+ WASH data for 72 Smart Cities each under MoHUA’s AMPLIFI portal.

Research Associate

CEPT University, Ahmedabad
01.2020 - 05.2020
  • Leveraged statistical techniques to analyze large datasets for 2 smart cities for city wide sustainable water management

Summer Intern

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), New Delhi
03.2019 - 05.2019
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams from ADB, WRI, and GIZ to implement pilot Climate Smart Cities 1.0 for 98 Smart Cities

Education

Master of Urban Planning - Urban Planning

CEPT University, Ahmedabad
05.2020

GPA: 3.7/5

Bachelor of Architecture - Architecture

School of Planning And Architecture, Bhopal, Bhopal
05.2018

GPA: 7/10

Skills

  • Data visualization
  • ESG data management
  • Data governance
  • Sustainable Investing Principles
  • Regulatory Landscape
  • Market Awareness
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Financial Modelling for ESG performance
  • Problem solving

Websites

Accomplishments

  • Selected for a funded research project on Climate Smart Cities by MoHUA & CEPT University (2020)
  • Selected by GIZ to join a team for sustainable planning project for Mannheim, Germany, and Kochi, India (2019)
  • Part of student delegation to Nanjing University, China for infrastructure policy recommendations (2018)

Papers Published

  • Winning the path to net zero: How India can sustainably achieve its growth objectives: EY (2023)
  • Discussion notes on PAS CWIS Assessment Framework: CWAS 2022
  • Accelerating sanitation for all in Asia & the Pacific sanitation monitoring in Nepal: Asian Development Bank ‘20
  • A regenerative model for reviving traditional practices: ISVS e-journal (2017)

Notion

https://kasturikalwar.notion.site/Hey-there-666a84426ce24da8978ac1f740487fa2?pvs=4

Timeline

Senior Consultant - Ernst and Young Associates LLP, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
05.2022 - Current
Research Associate, ESG and Public Infrastructure - Centre for Water & Sanitation: Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Ahmedabad
06.2020 - 05.2022
Research Associate - CEPT University, Ahmedabad
01.2020 - 05.2020
Summer Intern - Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), New Delhi
03.2019 - 05.2019
CEPT University - Master of Urban Planning, Urban Planning
School of Planning And Architecture, Bhopal - Bachelor of Architecture, Architecture

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