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Getting Grounded
The Building of a Sustainable Airport
Speakers
Bangalore International Airport, the first Greenfield Airport in India and one of the fastest growing airports in the world, continues to strive to create a meaningful impact not just for its customers but also for the community and environment in which it operates. Popularly called an airport in a garden, it serves to be a delightful experience for travellers having won over 100 distinctions and Indian and International awards including Best Airport, Best passenger Experience and Best Employer, Best Greefields Airport etc.
Beyond its design and success however, BIAL has made a commitment to the environment and sustainability, as highlighted in state of the art water, solid waste and energy management and community engagement.
What does it take to make an airport sustainable? What does it take to make an airport stay grounded yet fly above the rest? Join us for a conversation about the behind the scenes BIAL story which is an example that it’s possible to stay committed to core sustainability values in a profit driven business.
Speakers

P Phani Chandravarma
An architect with nearly 13 years of experience in Green Architecture, Project Management, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG), Sustainable Design Management and Environmental Impact Assessment, he presently works in Bangalore International Airport Limited, (BIAL) as “Senior Manager – Sustainability”- as a strategic planner in executing BIAL’s ESG strategies, working on multiple frameworks of ESG like GRI, ACI, BRSR, SBTI, CDP, GRESB, UNGC, Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), TCFD, Aspire Impact, Blue rating etc.

Sridhar L
An exxperienced Sustainability and ESG professional of nealy 30 years he has worked as a strategic planner in climate, water, circular economy, energy and supply chain sustainability.
At BIAL he drives the Sustaainability Strategy 2030 which suppurts UNs SDGs and is responsible for the carbon accreduation program, water stewardship and community programs among others. Currently part of the UN Global Compact Giverning Council he works on sustainability, environment, labour and human rights

Jenny Pinto
At various times in her life, she has been film maker, designer, writer and curator, she has remained passionate about circularity and the climate future of the planet. She strives to run a circular design practice at Oorjaa and has authored a book for children, The Magical Everything on the interconnectedness of the planet and now teaches environment in schools and circular design in design institutions.

