Seema Arora [Deputy Director General]
Ms. Seema Arora has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Delhi University and has completed the Environmental Auditors Registration Association (EARA) Approved Training Course for Environmental Auditors. She is an Approved Trainer for conducting EARA registered Training Programmes and has completed the IRCA Approved Lead Assessors Training Course for Quality Auditors. She has sixteen years experience in the field of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. Ms. Arora catalysed the establishment of the Environmental Management Division (EMD) in CII and then transformed the activities of EMD into the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development. Ms. Arora initiated the creation of Corporate Sustainability Management framework for building Sustainable Business Enterprises. She pioneered CII’s initiative on Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001 and designed EMS for diverse industrial sectors. She assisted the first Indian Company to get EMS certification in November 1995. She as also worked in the areas of promoting Clean Technology in India under the CIDA and USAID Projects. Ms. Seema Arora developed the vision and objectives for the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development and is the Centre’s head. As the head of the Centre she networks with Industry, Government and Community based organisations to develop policy instruments and innovative voluntary approaches to Sustainable Development.
Ms. Arora created the model and methodology for the Sustainability Awards which recognise Excellence in Sustainability performance among Corporates. Her main areas of interest are environmental policy, management systems, corporate sustainability, institutional strengthening and capacity building.
