ETPWLA 2023: Shining the spotlight on the nominees for the Beyond Business Leader of the Year Award

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Anita Ahuja, Co Founder & President, Conserve India; Dr. Anjlee Prakash, Chairperson, Learning Links Foundation; Namya Mahajan, Co Founder, Rocket Learning; Neerja Birla, Founder and Chairperson, Aditya Birla Education Trust and Ruby Ahluwalia, Founder, Sanjeevani Life Beyond Cancer are the finalists for this coveted category.

Anita Ahuja along with her husband Shalabh run the social campaign, Conserve India, founded in 1997. Under her leadership, Conserve has worked in the promotion of energy efficiency, waste management, upcycling, skill-training and food security. She has pioneered Handmade Recycled Plastic (HRP), a means to upcycled low-density polythene into a high-fashion material. Over the last two and a half decades, Conserve India has been making export-quality products like crochet pouches, shoulder bags, and crochet handbags by reusing plastic waste, which are now exported globally resulting in upcycling of over 5,000 tonnes of plastic waste, with a turnover of Rs. 100 crore. Conserve India steered a social campaign called Recognition for Rag Pickers. By providing Conserve Employee Cards, Conserve India supports the marginalised population of garbage collectors to have a voice in the society. As a part of the campaign, Conserve India is rallying for fair wages for rag pickers. Ahuja’s social-impact enterprise works towards solving an environmental hazard alongside serving a marginalised section of society.

Dr Anjlee Prakash is the Founder and Chairperson of Learning Links Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to driving sustainable change through better learning opportunities for all. Learning Links