The AndPurpose Forum Mumbai 2025, a
purpose-led platform strengthening India’s sustainability and social innovation
ecosystem, successfully hosted its third edition on 10 December
2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre.
This year’s forum featured an impressive lineup of
speakers, including: Erik Solheim, Green Politician & Former
Norwegian Minister for Environment and International Development; Radhabinod
Aribam Sharma, IAS (Municipal Commissioner & Administrator, MBMC); Darshana
Gajare (Head of Sustainability, Lakmé Fashion Week & Circular Design
Challenge); Karan Mehta (Venture Principal, Green Frontier Capital); Nidhi Pant
(Co-Founder, S4S Technologies); Chinu Kwatra (Founder, Khushiyaan Foundation);
Ajay Menon (Senior Practice Lead, TechnoServe India); Shreya Ghodawat (Founder,
Sustainable Tea with Shreya); Madhav Pai (CEO, WRI India); Purvi Bhavsar (Co-Founder
& MD, Pahal Financial Services); Aakash Shah (Partner, Peak Sustainability)
and several other prominent leaders.
Erik Solheim, Former
Norwegian Climate & Environment Minister and Former Undersecretary General
of the UN and Executive Director of UN Environment, delivering a Special
Address, added:
“India is already a global leader in green innovation; what happens
here matters to the world. Platforms like AndPurpose bring together the energy,
creativity, and commitment needed to accelerate solutions that combine climate
ambition with real progress.”
More than 150 leaders and changemakers
from business, philanthropy, government, climate action, social innovation, and
impact investing participated in the one-day convening – reflecting
AndPurpose’s mission to unite India’s most influential voices across
sustainability, innovation, and inclusion.
Radhabinod Aribam Sharma, IAS, Municipal
Commissioner & Administrator, Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, said:
“India’s cities stand at a defining moment.
Purposeful growth now means building urban systems that are resilient,
people-centric, and climate-ready. Platforms like AndPurpose create the
collaborative spaces cities need—where government, industry, and innovators can
come together to reimagine urban development and co-create solutions that truly
serve our communities and our future.”
A Platform Built for Collaboration and Real-World
Change
AndPurpose Forums were created with a simple
belief: collective progress requires collective spaces. Each edition
brings together diverse stakeholders – industry, government, finance,
grassroots innovators, and global leaders to learn from one another and
co-create solutions to India’s most urgent challenges.
Panels at the Forum are intentionally curated
for diversity of thought, ensuring that perspectives that rarely meet in
the same room come together for meaningful dialogue and practical
problem-solving.
A core pillar of AndPurpose is to serve as a matchmaking
platform for funders, innovators, and ecosystem builders, enabling new
partnerships, shared learning, and pathways for action.
What began as a small community has now grown into a
network of 1,300+ members across India and globally – united by the
belief that sustainability and equity must go hand-in-hand.
Leadership Perspectives
Kamna Hazrati, Founder of AndPurpose, shared:
“The Mumbai Forum is built on the belief that real progress happens
when leaders come together with intent and purpose. India is entering a
defining decade of social and climate transition, and collaboration is no
longer optional – it is essential. This platform aims to inspire collective
action, spotlight innovation, and unlock partnerships that can meaningfully
shift outcomes for communities and the planet.”
A Day Designed for Depth, Dialogue, and Action
Participants engaged in cross-sector panels, interactive
workshops, curated networking, and the Purpose Pitch innovation
showcase-designed to help leaders walk away with immediately applicable
insights, new collaborations, and clear action pathways.
The Forum emphasised systems thinking,
practical solutions, and shared action over isolated, siloed approaches.
Those wishing to learn more about the Mumbai edition,
its sessions, or the wider AndPurpose community can explore further via
the AndPurpose Forum, Mumbai 2025 platform.
To stay updated on future convenings, partnership
opportunities, and community-led initiatives, please visit:http://www.andpurpose.world
About AndPurpose
AndPurpose is a
purpose-led collaboration platform that brings together leaders from business,
government, philanthropy, climate action, innovation, and social impact.
Through regional forums, national convenings, learning sessions, and innovation
showcases, AndPurpose creates trusted spaces for dialogue, partnership, and
collective action. The platform enables organisations and individuals to
accelerate solutions that strengthen sustainability, resilience, and community
well-being.
Its mission is simple yet urgent: to enable
aligned action that strengthens India’s impact ecosystem and delivers solutions
for both people and the planet.
