SIFTA | Webinar on Beyond Compliance: Operationalizing ESG for a Sustainable Competitive Edge

Why Attend?

With increasing expectations from regulators, investors, and clients, ESG has evolved from a reporting obligation into a critical business driver. This webinar will provide practical steps and real-world insights to help MFIs move beyond compliance and operationalize ESG to build resilience and competitive advantage.

What you will learn?

The webinar will focus on how microfinance institutions (MFIs) can integrate ESG principles into their daily operations to strengthen risk management, improve efficiency, and unlock long-term strategic value

Who should attend?

This session is designed for:

  •  MFI leadership
  • Sustainability and compliance officers
  • Risk managers
  • Operational teams seeking actionable ESG integration strategies

Our Experts

Dr Agyeya Tripathi, Deputy Director – Consulting, Agents for Impact

Dr Agyeya Tripathi leads ESG strategy and consulting at Agents for Impact, where he supports financial institutions globally in building sustainability roadmaps, ESG policies, and capacity. He has worked across Asia, Europe, Africa and Pacific countries with a focus on inclusive finance, sustainability ratings, and SDG alignment.

 

 

Pratibha Singh, Deputy Director – Sustainability Rating, Agents for Impact

Pratibha Singh has dedicated close to a decade of her career working with NGOs, think tanks and associations in India, Thailand and Germany on issues such as gender equality, climate change, migration, conflict management and sustainable development. Adept in content creation & storytelling, she has published around 40 articles, book chapters, issue briefs and papers. She holds two Masters degrees in Gender & Development Studies & Public Policy. Currently, she aims to maximise positive impact of financial institutions in consonance with Agenda 2030 at Agents for Impact where she is working as Deputy Director-Sustainability Ratings. Simultaneously, she is pursuing her PhD from EBS University of Business and Law on sustainability transitions in small-and medium sized cities of the Global South.

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