Introduction
Nisheeth has nearly 9 years of diversified experience in ICT and sustainability domain. He works on the crossroad of sustainability and tech enablement wherein he develops streamlined innovative solutions for complex procedures and lifecycles. He has worked across multiple sectors such as supply chain, IT infrastructure, energy, retail etc. and has in and out understanding of operations. He is specialized in creating digital tools for sustainability thereby developing robust information architecture and following user experience portfolio design approach. Nisheeth has been working with the sustainability center of excellence with KPMG International and is based in Netherlands. In past he has worked with sustainability and CSR advisory team of KPMG India, UAE and has worked in various consulting capacities across UK, Turkey, India and the United Arab Emirates.
Entrepreneurial in spirit he has also worked with startups, SMEs and have been tasked with responsibilities to independently run units and teams. He has a strong understanding of topics such as ESG, sustainability reporting & assurance, sustainable finance, business and human rights, ethical trade, responsible sourcing, product traceability,corporate social responsibility, social and natural capital and dynamic risk assessment. He holds a Master in Carbon Management and a Masters in Computer Applications.
Expert
In my current and previous roles, I have advised several large multinationals on sustainability programs and created multiple innovative business frameworks for integration with sustainability services. Some of the solutions included, Digital M&E tool for KPMG Clients, CSR Gold Standard Ratings Scheme for Indian corporates, PMO based ICT Business model using emerging technology for social development, Connecting U(Matching Grant Supplier Engagement) etc.
I have also created my own IP’s around supply chain transparency using block chain (working on the PoC), Data Validation & Analytics for reporting & assurance, Dynamic Risk Assessment with predictive analytics (IA based on Azure Edge, Watson). I have a thorough understanding of incremental and disruptive innovation models and their applicability in business environment.
I have an entrepreneurial spirit and in my previous roles I was leading a technology company in India focused on IT infrastructure and support and while studying for my second masters in Edinburgh (U.K) I created a GHG Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) software with my university incubator (acceleration pipeline program) and sold it to a Turkish company. I have lived and worked in U.K, U.A.E, India, Netherlands and Turkey. Throughout my career I have been mentoring startups for their business and it has seen significant success. I hold a Masters in Carbon Management from the University of Edinburgh (U.K) and a Masters in Computer Applications from Punjab Technical University (India). I am also a certified usability expert (CUA).
Fields of expertise: Communication and information/ICTs, Social innovation / public sector innovation / policy innovation, Sustainable Development Goals