Ankita Sharma is a young Sustainability Leader and Climate Force Ambassador carrying rich and diverse experience of anchoring Sustainability practices across various sectors for reputed global organizations. She is also a ‘Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum’ and ‘Lead India Fellow’. She is a regular contributor to various notable Policy making groups on Sustainability and Environment issues including Bombay Chamber of Commerce (BCC), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and others. She has been invited by different forums like CSR Congress, International Youth Conclave and leading Universities to speak about Peace, Human Rights, Women and Youth Development and address issues of Sustainability. Currently, Ankita works for Marico Limited (a leading Consumer Goods company in India) and has worked with World Bank and Arvind Limited (textile manufacturing giant) in the past. After completing Engineering in Computer Science, she has done her Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in Business Sustainability from TERI (The Energy Research Institute), followed by an advanced course in Social and Environmental Business Management from World Bank Institute. Her role with the private corporations is to advise Leadership on Sustainability along with developing organizational approaches including setting up organizational targets and aligning them in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for conducting the business responsibly. She has facilitated Bombay Chamber of Commerce (BCC) in developing Supplier Sustainability toolkit for Small & Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). She has successfully led various programs focusing on Human Rights, Livelihood Generation, Peace, Renewable Energy, Circular Economy, Sustainable Tourism, Carbon Reduction, Farmer Development, Waste Management, Education, Sustainable Fashion and Skill Development. She has worked and contributed in the remote rural areas of India like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Coimbatore. She is also the founder of “GIRL RIDERS”- a community for promoting women empowerment and actively speaks on various sustainable issues. As a founder of this group, she has organized several events focused on women and youth empowerment, establishing peace in the society, water conservation awareness drive and open talks on local sustainability issues.