As companies, governments and communities navigate the rising imperatives of local weather motion and sustainable growth, The Hindu, in affiliation with Chennai Petroleum Company Restricted (CPCL), will host The Hindu Sustainability Summit 2026 on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) from 10 a.m. onwards.
Themed “CSR for a Sustainable Tomorrow,” the summit will convey collectively main voices from trade, authorities, academia and the broader sustainability ecosystem to look at how accountable management, innovation and collaboration can translate sustainability ambitions into measurable influence.
The summit can be inaugurated by V. Okay. Rajeev, Minister for Surroundings and Local weather Change, Authorities of Tamil Nadu. H. Shankar, Managing Director, CPCL, and Kumar Jayant, IAS, Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Restricted (TNPL), would be the Company of Honour.
Eight classes
The total-day summit will function eight insightful classes comprising hearth conversations, panel discussions and shows, bringing collectively numerous views on a number of the most urgent sustainability challenges and alternatives.
The discussions will discover the transformation of refineries into future-ready vitality hubs, modern approaches to wastewater administration and the position of circularity in constructing resilient water programs. Different classes will study how ESG, knowledge and digital innovation might help drive extra impactful CSR initiatives, alongside the way forward for sustainable cooling and course of heating.
The summit may also delve into India’s transition from fossil fuels to web zero, the position of start-ups in accelerating the vitality transition, and the way the banking sector can help the financing of a sustainable future. A session on actual property and sustainability will study how the sector can steadiness progress with environmental duty.
The summit is supported by CPCL because the Presenting Companion, with NLC India Restricted, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Navin’s, WABAG, Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Restricted, Indian Financial institution, Urbando and State Financial institution of India as Affiliate Companions.
The summit’s sustainability-focused partnerships embrace Thermax because the Sustainable Cooling Companion, Treeni because the Sustainability Intelligence Companion, Chennai Port Authority because the Blue Financial system Companion and Tamil Nadu Inexperienced Local weather Firm because the Local weather Motion Companion.
Mangaldeep is the Perfume Companion, Puthiya Thalaimurai the TV Companion, The Federal the Digital TV Companion and Communitree the NGO Companion.
Printed – September 20, 2026 09:09 pm IST
