Mentors

Sandeep Goswami

 

Consultant – U.N Sustainable Development Goals

Qualifications:

Certified, Climate Science & Policy, Professional – The World Bank Institute of Global Environmental Strategies & Tokyo Development Learning Centre. Japan.

Certified, Building Learning in Sustainability Science, Professional – TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi. India.

Certified, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure*, Professional – The Climate Disclosure Standards Board + CDP, London, United Kingdom. *(Introductory level)

Bachelor of Science – Zoology Hon’s; Andhra University. India.

Signatory, Participant & Invitee to:

United Nations Global Compact; World Economic Forum – Strategic Intelligence; The Economist Intelligent Unit; Climate-Co Lab – Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Union of Concerned Scientists; Council of Inclusive Capitalism of the Vatican

As a serial entrepreneur, he is also proprietor/advisor –

Fountain Head-II – an Architectural & Interior firm which practices Green Building design & consultancy.

Oyeta – Interiors & Green Furniture.

Dadhichi – UVC Mop and Remote rescue Robots, which can also be used for social distancing during COVID-19. In partnership with Combat Robotics & DRDO-India.

Kravia Foods – A Sustainable ready-to-eat Food. Which follows the health & sustainability goals.

Thermaissance – A USA FDA Certified Anti-Viral/Bacterial/ Fungal, environment- friendly, self-sanitizing textile which can kill the COVID-19, TB. Black& Yellow fungus amongst others.

EcoAter – Vertical Wind Axis Turbine. One of the most efficient and versatile design Renewable Energy machines. That can be used for Interior Design, Landscape Design or Industrial use.

Service Offered:

Climate Science as a Sustainability Service (CSaSS) is a proprietary Climate Risk Impact Assessment tool, which measures Asset & Financial and Supply Chain Risks in Businesses & provides Disaster Risk Resilience solutions 5-50 years ahead in the future; Sustainable Architecture & Interior Design Consultancy; Sustainability Reporting & Carbon Management. In other words;

Fountain Head-II, a Sustainable Architecture & Interior Design company in partnership with Meteoblue AG, the meteorology company of Switzerland & ESG Matters ApS. of Denmark, a Sustainability Management Consulting firm, which has contributed to the Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change [IPCC] created Sandeep Goswami Associates [SGA]. To offer a unique service – Climate Science as a Sustainability Service. [CSaSS]

SGA offers CSaSS for Climate Change Related Risk Management & Mitigation & Adaptation solutions, through real-time and future analysis along with implementation solutions & services consultancy.

SGA’s CSaSS – is a 3-in-1 tool. Which can be utilized both by the Government (Regulators) and Businesses alike.

Corporates can understand and utilize the tool in the following manner –

CRA – Climate Risk Assessment identifies the various hazards that could be a Risk.

DRRD – Disaster Risk Resilient Design provides the specific solutions guidelines to Adapt or Mitigate such Risks & finally,

ESG – using any of the internationally recognized Sustainability Account tools such as; GRI, TCFD, BRSR et al; to Monitor – Verify – Report on the solutions undertaken.

Thus, providing the ability to take a comprehensive, global view can give insurers and reinsurers greater confidence that the risk they have assumed is a risk they can afford to take. Thus, making the Business/ Entity conducive to Investors’ & Regulators’ approval.

Regulators would find that –

The purpose of the CSaSS tool is to create the connections between biodiversity loss and climate change and propose potential solutions for addressing them as interconnected problems.

CRA – measures the Climate change that is arising from human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, including those from the loss of biomass and biodiversity.

ESG- Using the 4 RCPs [Regenerative Climate Pathways]to find the correct solutions that exist with co-benefits across sectors, such as Climate, Biodiversity, and Societal challenges and suggesting the best RCP methodology to be used. And then measure the solution.

DRRD – Coordinated efforts among applied Science-Based Targets and Policies to identify and help navigate the development pathways toward Climate resilience.

Thus, we propose to consider CSaSS as a singular tool, which when used would give the pathway one needs to follow to reach net Zero!

Achievements:

  • Appreciated personally by Dr. APJ Kalam at the Vishwa 2009 conference, for giving a presentation on Climate Resilient Integrated Sustainable Smart City.
  • Introduced to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his Parliament Office by then Maharashtra Chief Raosaheb Danve, as a goodwill gesture for sharing of sustainable ideas with the then MoEFCC Union Minister Prakash Javdekar. On 27th April 2016.
  • Selected by Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Promotion of Industrial Trade, Commerce & Industry, to submit CSaSS concept note for the National Industrial Corridor Development Program. The 4 Industrial Smart Cities- SEZ. In October 2022
  • His suggestions on Smart Cities have been highlighted internationally by then Chairman United Nations Cities Program Michael Nolan in 2018 March.
  • Selected as Nation Builder by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation [UNIDO] in collaboration with the Department of Science & Technology Government of India & India SME Forum out of 6.5 Crore SMEs for his design in Robotics and Engineered Textile for COVID-19 on 22 Nov 2021.
  • Invited to Centre for Geo-Environmental Research and Innovation (CeGReIn): IIT Bombay. March 2019/20.
  • He has been invited for capacity building for Sustainable Cities by United Nations University Head Nuno Lopez in March 2018.
  • In August 2018, he was selected as a Consultant by INTEL Inc. to promote as per UN SDG’s Centre of Excellence for Good Governance, Ethics & Transparency the Smart City CDX Stack, in Smart Cities pan India. At the CMO level. In this regard, he gave a presentation to IT& Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at his office in New Delhi on 10th August 2018.
  • In May 2018, he was called by famous actor and MP of Ahmedabad, Paresh Rawal to provide innovative ideas for city sustainable growth in Gujrat.
  • In June 2018, he was invited by Chief Minister Maharashtra Office to be Jury for two panels on Energy & Waste in “Start-Up Maharashtra” an initiative by the Commerce & Skill Development Department for innovative ideas.
  • Participant in the World Benchmarking Alliance in framing the N -SDG’s.
  • In May 2014, he also collaborated with Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kiesel, Chair for Energy Trading and Finance, University of Duisburg-Essen; and Dr. T.S. Devaraja; B. Com, M. Com, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Hungary) & Associate Professor -Department of Commerce, Mysore University; in the field of voluntary Carbon Credits for revival and upliftment of India’s Renewable energy basket.

His ideas on the environment have helped him to be invited to forums where World Leaders gather. From the Vice President of the USA, The President of South Africa, The Prime Minister of Canada, many Ambassadors of EU and Asia and many other programs hosted by several institutions in India, have been gracious enough to invite & help him participate in the events. He is regularly invited to various Union Government policy stakeholder meetings as well as international stakeholder meetings to discuss Sustainable Development and his suggestions have been very well received.

Seminars/Talks –

  • Guest of Honor & Speaker – Indian Metrology Department, Western Region, Government of India. 22nd March 2024.
  • Guest Lecturer – Chetna Institute of Management, 19th January 2024.
  • Guest Lecturer – NMIMS – Masterclass for All India Architectural Faculty, on Climate Risk Assessment & Design, 17th January 2024
  • Guest Lecturer – Master Class: Green Dialogues Series 1- theme Ozone preservation and green consumptions: Society of Green Actions, Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University, 29th September 2023
  • Guest Lecturer – Sustainable Construction; Master Class & Workshop for 200 Management students, Amity University, Mumbai 25th September 2023
  • CoP28 UAE, official side event – Showcasing SGA’s CSaSS tool which aligns with the CoP27 call for a Global Shield for advanced Climate warning – 4th August 2023
  • G-20 Delegate – Sharing Global Policies to Decarbonize – Hard to Abate Sectors, Energy Transition Working Group Mumbai, 16th May 2023
  • Guest of Honour & Speaker – Climate Resilient India by ICPRD, New Delhi at 7th April 2023
  • Expert Consultant: Indo–EU SME Business opportunities; ICCC, Slovenia Feb 2023.
  • Panellist – “Inclusive Capital: Procurement & Practice” at Idobro’s The 10th RISE World Summit – February 2023
  • Speaker – Climate Proof Buildings at REDECON, Bangalore – November 2022
  • Master Class – Mayor & Municipal Commissioner office, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujrat & NE States – October 2022
  • Speaker – Carbon Leadership Forum – Future Buildings – August.
  • Speaker –Indo -USA Business Forum – Safeguarding your Capital Goods from Climate Change – March 2022.
  • OSH -India – Mitigation & Adaptation of Climate Change Risk to Finance & Assets – December 2021.
  • Panellist –AEC TECHs Ace-work. Fast Forwarding Net Zero in Built Environment. 18th November 2021.
  • Indian Chamber of International Business – Sustainable Renewable Future Summit 2021, 23rd June 2021.
  • International Circular Construction Cluster – lecture on Climate Resilient Integrated Smart City. Slovenia EU, 2021.
  • International Chamber of Service Industry – Lecture on Smart India. 2021
  • Panellist – International Chamber of Service Industry – World Water Day 2021.
  • Speaker – Indian Merchant Chamber – 2020.
  • Panellist – Business Network India forum – International meet, Mumbai, 2018
  • Government of Maharashtra Jury – Start-Up Maharashtra 2018
  • Speaker – Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry -2018
  • Panellist – International Seminar on UNFCCC CoP -21, Impact on India Inc, Mysore, 2016
  • Speaker – RERA – CEO Forum on RERA – Effects & Consequences – by Realty 2015
  • Panellist – ACE TECH Global Green Summit – 2011 & 2013
  • Guest Lecturer – BITS Pilani (Goa Campus) lecture on Sustainable Development, 2010,2011, 2012. And External Jury for Final Year Students Project submission.
  • Speaker – at various Rotary & 2010 to 2021

TV interviews –

  • Viksit Bharat, Mumbai Event – April & May  2024 During  Smriti Irani & Ashwani Vaishnav visits at NSE Mumbai.
  • The Times Media TV– 2021 E-TV at OSH India -2021
  • Times Now–Mumbai Mirror TV in 2016 Expert Advice on SPIN TV in 2015
  • Has been Interviewed by India TV (Hindi News) 2014,
  • India TV during the effect of Cyclone Namuk on the high tide in Mumbai & the future actions to save Mumbai in June 6 2014
  • NDTV- Property on Green Products a common man can use in 2014, NDTV-Profit on Green Building as a business opportunity in 2012
  • ET-Now TV during the Indian Bank Association – Climate Change meet in 2010, and also during ACETECH-2013
  • NDTV for Energy Efficient buildings 2011.

Newspaper interviews –

  • Times of India -Mumbai 2010
  • Mumbai-Mirror -2011
  • Times of India -2012
  • Interviewed by Hindustan Times, New Delhi 2010

E-Newspaper Articles –

  • Eficiencia Energética. – A Madrid based e-paper
  • Sustainable Profits Daily –A UAE based e-paper
  • Construction Sustainable Daily –United Kingdom based e-paper
  • The Dream Paper –A United States of America based e-paper

Articles featured in –

  • Energitica-India an International Spain based magazine on Renewable Energy which also is published from Spain andEnergy Blitz from India.
  • EcoBuild Magazine.
  • IGBC News Letter and E-magizine of CII

Blog: The Earth Patriot, with over 50 thousand readings, is followed in 177 Nations

Twitter: @SandeepAGoswami, is followed by over 800+ top intuitions, scientists, and environmental conscious people

LinkedIn: Sandeep Goswami, has over 4000+ followers & 9000 connections, most being from the top echelons of industry, academia, international institutions and environmentalist.