Mr. Acharya partners with CEOs, senior executives and operations heads to develop and drive sustainability strategy for the JSW Group companies of Steel, Energy, Cement, Paints, Infrastructure etc. An M. Tech in Environmental Engineering, he has worked for nearly three decades in the field of corporate environmental management, emissions reduction, climate change, corporate strategy on sustainability and policy development and assurance services. Beginning his career with SAIL, he has worked and managed a variety of environmental issues from mining to manufacturing in the metal (iron and steel) sector. Later, he managed the climate change, sustainability and customized Assurance Service for South Asia at Lloyd’s Register, UK and then worked as Sr. Vice President for Aditya Birla Group Sustainability before joining the JSW Group.