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MALAVIKA ADNUR

Bengaluru,India
MALAVIKA ADNUR

Summary

Resourceful Sustainability Consultant with 11 years' of experience in corporate and a couple of NGO environments. Capable of creating persuasive arguments with exceptional presentation and communication skills. Demonstrated planning and problem-solving skills to maintain project momentum. Creative Sustainability program planning and implementation, sustainability management, secondary research, reporting and writing.


CORE COMPETENCIES

Design programs/projects for Sustainability

Climate change

Sustainability Reports based on standards such as GRI Standards, IFC Performance Standards, SDGs among others

Resource efficiency

Corporate Communication

Overview

17
years of professional experience
4
Certification
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Chola MS

Consultant
09.2022 - 02.2023

Job overview

  • Developed Sustainability Strategy for a Saudi Arabia based ICT company to enhance the impact of their sustainability goals.
  • Worked on other sustainability projects - Webinar for battery waste management rules, Questionnaire for ESG readiness for a client.

Eka Software Solutions

Business Analyst
07.2021 - 05.2022

Job overview

  • Worked on the features of the company's Sustainability Reporting solution including configuring the software and creating a manual for the solution. Also wrote marketing content as blog posts, established partnerships with relevant global organisations (UNGC).

VNV Advisory

Manager
02.2020 - 04.2021

Job overview

  • Prepared Sustainability Reports for clients and content Management and review for the organisation on Climate Change projects
  • Edited content for an associated climate change non-profit organisation on for all their content - website, blog posts, campaign content etc.

Laguna Clothing LLP

Consulting Report Writer
05.2019 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Prepared date and part of the content for the first GRI Sustainability Report of the textile parent group of Laguna Clothing, CIEL Textile.

Self Employed Writer

Freelance Writer
01.2006 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Articles on health published in Vijay Times Newspaper (now defunct)
  • ISO 26000 Report for Laguna clothing
  • Preparation of GRI Sustainability Report for the textile group that Laguna Clothing is under - CIEL Textile
  • Editing of a book on a political science topic

SAP Labs through HOPE Foundation

Consultant
01.2016 - 12.2016

Job overview

  • Created and reviewed all corporate communication on CSR programs within SAP Labs India and periodic communications for APJ region Also planned, coordinated, facilitated all SAP Labs India CSR programs.

BlueSky CSR Company

Project Associate
02.2015 - 07.2015

Job overview

  • Reported (for ISO 26000 Certification), assisted with preparing CSR Strategy, training material for workshops & documentation
  • Wrote articles.

Ernst & Young LLP

Associate Consultant
06.2014 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Wrote GRI G4 based Sustainability, assisted with preparing CSR Strategy, proposals, other reports
  • Carried out business development for new projects.

Timbre Media

Media Consultant
03.2010 - 09.2010

Job overview

  • Radio Programming, wrote business proposal brochures for clients, scripted for demos, managed a multi-language news voiceover project.

WorldSpace Satellite Radio

Content Manager
06.2008 - 12.2009

Job overview

  • Radio Programming - Reviewed & edited daily schedules, edited shows, selectively added new music to the database, scripted show promos, interviewed for special shows and oriented new RJs to record shows
  • Centre for Environment Education

Centre for Environment Education, Bengaluru

Project Associate
01.2007 - 05.2008

Job overview

  • Compiled, edited, and wrote content for the Knowledge for Sustainable Development (KSD) unit's newsletter, documented case studies, organised and reported on workshops
  • Administered a distance learning program
  • Contributed to and attended relevant sessions at the 4th International Conference on Environment Education (Tbilisiplus30) Event organised and hosted by CEE
  • Environment

Environment Support Group, Bengaluru

Researcher
01.2006 - 10.2006

Job overview

  • Researched & reported on an illegal MSW dumping issue, contributed to The Access Initiative of World Resources Institute
  • Participated and assisted with campaigns, workshops, news documentation & other projects
  • Study and review the EIA Report of companies that have flouted rules to understand EIA deeper
  • Multiple projects

Education

Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Master of Science from Environment Management
08.2003 - 07.2005

Bangalore University

Bachelor of Science from Environmental Sciences
06.1999 - 06.2002

Skills

  • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, familiar with Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR), Materiality Assessment and Stakeholder Engagement, CSR Activities planning, communication and engagement, eloquent communication - written and spoken
  • Strategic consultancy
  • Process improvements
  • Programme compliance
  • Customer service
  • Business analysis
  • Operations consultancy

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Upper intermediate

Certification

· Certified Advanced Course on Climate Change, CII, 12hrs

· GRI Certified Training in GRI Standards, KPMG - 16hrs

· ISO 14001:2015 Certificate, Udemy

· ISO 50001 Awareness Training, Ministry of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSME), Gov. of India, 6hrs

Timeline

Consultant

Chola MS
09.2022 - 02.2023

Business Analyst

Eka Software Solutions
07.2021 - 05.2022

Manager

VNV Advisory
02.2020 - 04.2021

Consulting Report Writer

Laguna Clothing LLP
05.2019 - 01.2020

Consultant

SAP Labs through HOPE Foundation
01.2016 - 12.2016

Project Associate

BlueSky CSR Company
02.2015 - 07.2015

Associate Consultant

Ernst & Young LLP
06.2014 - 01.2015

Media Consultant

Timbre Media
03.2010 - 09.2010

Content Manager

WorldSpace Satellite Radio
06.2008 - 12.2009

Project Associate

Centre for Environment Education, Bengaluru
01.2007 - 05.2008

Freelance Writer

Self Employed Writer
01.2006 - 01.2019

Researcher

Environment Support Group, Bengaluru
01.2006 - 10.2006

Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Master of Science from Environment Management
08.2003 - 07.2005

Bangalore University

Bachelor of Science from Environmental Sciences
06.1999 - 06.2002

· Certified Advanced Course on Climate Change, CII, 12hrs

· GRI Certified Training in GRI Standards, KPMG - 16hrs

· ISO 14001:2015 Certificate, Udemy

· ISO 50001 Awareness Training, Ministry of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSME), Gov. of India, 6hrs

MALAVIKA ADNUR