One Planet Leader, the Applied Sustainability Masterclass for young Nepali CEOs was organized by WWF in association with Entrepreneurs' Organization Nepal Chapter (EO Nepal) and Confederation of Nepalese Industries Young Entrepreneurs' Forum (CNI-YEF). The masterclass aims at helping companies on their journey towards a sustainable future.
One Planet Leaders is an educational learning process which caters for individual interests and needs, as well as to varying levels of prior experience. It creates a supportive learning
environment within which participants can unlock existing thinking and stretch organizational ambition. It also brings a range of expertise to help identify practical solutions and empower staff to do sustainable business. International experts on corporate sustainability interacted with the top young Nepali CEOs helping them mainstream sustainability into their core business practices to build more profitable and longer-lasting businesses as a result.
Mr. Anil Manandhar, Country Representative, WWF Nepal said, " WWF's approach can help businesses leaders understand and exploit the opportunities to demonstrate how tangible actions can bring significant economic benefits, drive innovation, open up new markets and enhance organisational reputation." "Sustainability provides Nepal with the opportunity to build competitive advantage and valuable product differentiation meeting the emerging market demand-patterns, both of which are key for Nepal to thrive next to its giant neighbours India and China."
Mr. Nirvana Chaudhary, Executive Director, Chaudhary Group highlighting the Corporate Social Responsibility activities carried out by the group said, "Chaudhary Group has always been practicing sustainability and is committed towards following it in the days to come."
Mr. Anand Bagaria, Executive Director, Probiotech Industries Pvt. Ltd. said," Going green is no more a choice, it is a compulsion." "Nepali companies should be the ones to show the way towards sustainability to the rest of the world."
