UDHAMPUR: Udhampur Campus, University of Jammu organised a webinar in collaboration with the University of Jammu Special Purpose Vehicle Foundation(UOJSPVF) and Udhampur Business Incubation and Innovation Centre under the Udhampur Campus Capacity Building Series (UCCBS) on the topic "SDGs Vs. ESGs: What is the Better Measure of Sustainability" on 06th September 2022 under patronship of Professor Umesh Rai, Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu and under convenorship of Professor Parikshat Singh Manhas Rector, Udhampur Campus.

Dr. Shyam Sharan Garg, General Manager & Head of the Department, Environment & Social Management Unit (ESMU), Multilateral Funding & Procurement, Rajbhasha & MR for ISO 9001 in IIFCL, Govt. of India was the resource person for the webinar 58 Participants including students and faculty members from different colleges and universities attended the webinar. Besides, many environmentalists and industrialists from all over India also attended the webinar.

Dr. Shyam Sharan Garg started the webinar by discussing the concept that how SDGs are different from ESGs and the components of both, why is ESG more important now than ever for your business?

Further Dr. S.S. Garg explained that among the many things that the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled, conscious consumerism is one of the biggest, and a large number of companies have responded by announcing net-zero or carbon-neutral commitments by pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and investing in climate action.

Further, Dr. S.S Garg also mentioned that ESG can be very easily implemented by the local government. With growing alertness and demand for climate action amongst consumers, adopting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures is now more important than ever for businesses of all sizes to thrive in the present and also future-proof themselves.

Dr. S.S Gargexplained the following ideas: what ESG is; why ESG's importance is now growing; whether ESG is for businesses of all sizes; how your company can benefit from ESG; and how you should start working on your business' ESG policies that Govt. has initiated.

Last but not least he mentioned that ESG to SDGs is the connected paths to a sustainable future.