Riddhi Dhand
Sustainability Consultant
Delhi
Summary
A dedicated professional with over three years of experience in sustainability-linked policy development, I aim to leverage my expertise in energy transition, capacity building, and community mobilization to contribute to nurturing resilient communities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Analyst
PwC India
07.2024 - Current
- Designing ESG strategies for private sector clients.
- Analysis the sustainability performance of clients based on frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), IFRS 2, GRESB, BRSR and SASB.
- Conducting Human Rights Due Diligence and Risk Assessment for clients across sectors.
- Designing Social Impact strategies for cross-cutting socioeconomic development.
- Conducted assessments of sustainability performance with an emphasis on social equity frameworks.
- Created customized sustainability reports for clients, highlighting their progress towards established goals and benchmarks.
- Conducted detailed benchmarking analyses to identify industry-leading sustainability practices, inspiring clients to strive for excellence in their own operations.
- Served as an advocate for corporate sustainability by participating in conferences and industry forums, sharing best practices and promoting awareness of environmental issues.
Research Intern
ITC Ltd.
02.2024 - 06.2024
- Designing a CSR project for ITC's agribusiness division, involving the in-depth exploration of the various possibilities for agribiomass based energy models and products across geographies and social strata in India.
- Gaining a farmer's perspective on residue production, usage or disposal and potential commodification/energy business models through extensive interviewing, socioeconomic surveys and appreciative enquiry.
- Interactions with scientists, SMEs, agribusiness strategists, KVK personnel, Rythu Bharosa Kendra personnel, Raitha Samparka Kendra personnel, and key NGOs to develop viable decentralised bioenergy models as independent agribusinesses.
- Synergising field inputs with industrial innovations and requirement for bioenergy products through market analysis.
- Compiling and interpreting data collected from field to evolve viable business models and interventions with detailed economic analysis.
Independent Consultant
World Resources Institute
06.2023 - 11.2023
- 4-month long project-based consultation for climate and green finance.
- Researching existing policies to leverage finance for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in urban/municipal settings.
- Devising novel financial models and frameworks for the infrastructure development of E-Mobility, including setting up and ensuring the profitability of public and semi-public charging stations.
- Collecting data points on the challenges of financing and maintaining the viability of municipal green projects from the perspective of project owners.
- Interacting with and analyzing insights from global and domestic institutional investors, and relevant private entities to build viable business cases for self-sustaining NbS projects.
Research Intern
Environmental Management Centre LLP
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: Consulting company focused on environmental management consulting on a glocal basis for corporate, governmental and nongovernmental organisations.
- Researching policy frameworks, corporate policies and the role of DFIs/Investors in achieving a Just Transition during the decarbonisation of the Indian economy.
- Interactions with and primary data collection through meetings and discussions with high-level representatives from all major global development banks, departments of the Indian government and large corporate entities.
- Compiled secondary data about energy, mining and decarbonization related policies in India for a report on Financing roadmap for achieving a Just Transition in the Indian energy and mobility sectors, prepared in collaboration with the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics.
- Evaluating the impacts/outcomes of the Glasgow Agreement (COP26) and its effects on national and international commitments to reduce carbon emissions and mean rise in global temperature.
- Researched Energy Transition Pathways in the Energy and E-Mobility Sectors, specifically in the context of Resource Recovery and Reuse, as well as Green Job creation.
- Consulting company focused on environmental management consulting on a glocal basis for corporate, governmental and nongovernmental organisations.
Policy Associate
Brihat Systems LLP
01.2020 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Solar panel installation startup
- Researching state and local enabling policies regarding renewable energy projects in various states of India.
- Reviewed existing and prospective state government policies in the RE domain for applicable financing support mechanisms and other enabling policies.
- Collaborated with the Business Development Team to evaluate financial and technical feasibility of onsite/off-site solar installations across MSME and large residential complexes.
- Solar panel installation startup
Education
Master of Arts - Sustainable Development Practice
TERI School of Advance Studies
New Delhi, India 09.2022 - 06.2024
Master of Arts - Public And Social Policy
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, India 06.2020 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Fergusson College
Pune, India 06.2017 - 05.2020
All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination - Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology
Delhi Public School, Pune
All India Senior School Examination - undefined
Delhi Public School, Pune
Skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Tableau
- RStudio
- Stata
- Mendeley
- Capacity Building
- Data Analysis
Renewable energy systems
Environmental law compliance
Corporate social responsibility
Sustainable agriculture practices
Community outreach and engagement
Sustainability reporting
Certification
Data Analysis and Visualization for Climate Change- Centre for Science and Environment
Timeline
Senior Analyst
PwC India
07.2024 - Current
Research Intern
ITC Ltd.
02.2024 - 06.2024
Independent Consultant
World Resources Institute
06.2023 - 11.2023
Master of Arts - Sustainable Development Practice
TERI School of Advance Studies
09.2022 - 06.2024
Research Intern
Environmental Management Centre LLP
09.2021 - 05.2022
Master of Arts - Public And Social Policy
Savitribai Phule Pune University
06.2020 - 06.2022
Policy Associate
Brihat Systems LLP
01.2020 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Fergusson College
06.2017 - 05.2020
All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination - Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology
Delhi Public School, Pune
All India Senior School Examination - undefined
Delhi Public School, Pune
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