Dr. Sunita Purushottam has over 25 years of cross sectoral and global work experience in the field of Sustainability. She heads Sustainability and CSR at Mahindra Lifespaces. She chairs the board at Global Building Performance network (French Non profit), which helps adopt building energy policies that decarbonise the buildings sector, reduce global warming and achieve sustainable development goals. She is a public speaker, author of several white papers and scientific publications, collaborative research works. She is instrumental in formulating, launching and leading the Decarbonisation Business Charter which is a voluntary business charter with six priority action areas that will facilitate the process of transitioning to the net-zero building and construction sector.
Sunita is a recipient of IGBC Fellow in recognition of her efforts for establishing India’s Net Zero Energy Building (Multifamily Residential high rise) buildings- Mahindra Eden. She has been recognised as a formidable force leading sustainability transformation in the built environment through her collaborative approach focused on science, innovation, technology and stakeholder engagement. She is equally comfortable in academic and corporate circles for her vision for a better world based on science.
Sunita is a recognized subject matter expert is wide areas of sustainability and has executed over fifty engagements in sustainable business strategy, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility across the UK, United States, Mexico, South Africa, and India. She has a deep understanding of environmental risks and opportunities in varied areas of air, waste, water pollution, biodiversity, GHG emissions, climate change mitigation and adaptation and has driven sustainability strategies for companies in the construction, real estate, banking, telecom, automotive, steel and IT sectors.
During her career spanning 25+ years, she has served in Infosys, SENES Consultants and Casella Stanger; and as founding member of Treeni a startup in Sustainability Tech Solutions – and was instrumental in development of ReSustain ESG tech platform.
Sunita holds a Masters Degree in Physics and a Phd in Env Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay.
In her spare time, Sunita likes to bake, read, or tend to her garden. She is a perpetual cleaner and nature lover and is actively involved in community work pertaining to environment. Her personal mission is to spread environmental awareness and push for right environmental action.
