India is currently undergoing an extraordinary economic and social transformation. Unfortunately, the current development trajectory comes with enormous costs in terms of the loss of natural capital such as destruction of forests and biodiversity, pollution of air, water and land systems, and unsustainable forms of urban growth.

This will palpably affect the quality of life of both current and future generations, especially those of vulnerable social groups.

While solutions exist today for a more sustainable tomorrow, there remains a strong human capital bottleneck to implement solutions and further innovate on them.

In order to remove this bottleneck, SPI aims to provide a platform that:

• Provides thought leadership on the key sustainability challenges facing India

• Educates the workforce of tomorrow on the imperative and tools for delivering sustainable solutions

• Facilitates the implementation of innovative ideas on the ground by working with public, private and civil society sectors.