Raghu Tata

Dr. Raghu Tata is the Chairperson of Father Arrupe Centre for Ecology & Sustainability and Associate Professor of Strategic Management at XLRI Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur. He has over 30 years of research, teaching, and consulting experience in sustainable development, the last 17 years in the Corporate Strategy- Sustainability domain. Raghu is the first faculty member from any management institutes in India to offer a full course on Corporate Sustainability (since 2007). The course is designed to build student’s skillsets to integrate Sustainability into corporate governance, strategy, and decision making for win-win outcomes for all stakeholders. He also delivered corporate sustainability sessions in over 100 training programs for senior public & private sector executives.

*Experience Detail *

• Aug 2006 onwards: Assistant/Associate Professor, XLRI Jamshedpur
• Apr-Jun 2006: Fulbright Environmental Leadership Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Dec 2003-July 2006: Assistant Professor, IIM Calcutta
• 2000-2003: National Project Coordinator, World Bank aided Environmental Economics Research Committee, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai
• 1995-2000: Fellow (water), UNDP India Capacity 21 Project, IGIDR, Mumbai
• 1994-95: National Project Coordinator, Protected Area Network Cell, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehra Dun
• 1989-1994: Research Fellow, Impact Assessment of Narmada Sagar and Omkareshwar Hydroelectric Projects on Wildlife with Attendant Human Aspects WII, Dehra Dun.

Academic Distinction (Awards and Scholarships)

Fulbright Environmental Leadership Fellow (2006), John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,USA

Adminstrative Distinction

• Expert Member, Jharkhand State Wetland Development Board
• Expert Member, East Singhbhum Environmental Management Committee

Area of RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Corporate Sustainability
• Circular Economy
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Ecosystem Services
• CSR

Journal Articles-Refereed

• Venugopal P, Rajkumar N and T.L. Raghu Ram (2015). Concern for Global Warming Amongst Professionals in Urban India. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Management and Labour Studies (Vol. 40, No.3).
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2005). Greening the Green Agenda: Policy Options for Uttar Pradesh. International Journal of Environment and Development, 2(1).

Chapters in Scholarly books

• T.L. Raghu Ram and Ram Kumar Kakani (2009). A Framework for Evaluation of Land Acquisitions in India: Sustainable Development Perspective. In India Infrastructure Report 2009, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
• Ram Kumar Kakani, T.L. Raghu Ram and Nutan Shashi Tigga (2009). Insights into Land Acquisition Experiences of Private Businesses in India. In India Infrastructure Report 2009, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
• Archana Kumta, T.L. Raghu Ram and Rakesh Kumar, (2008). Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for the city of Bangalore. In Proceedings of Indo-Italian Conference on Green and Clean Environment, March 20-21, Pune.
• T.L. Raghu Ram and Parikh K (2003). Economics of Water Pollution in India. in Sustainable development strategies for India. United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan.
• Choudhury B.C and T.L. Raghu Ram (2003). The Need and Approach for a Wetland Protected Area Network in India in Parikh Jyoti and Datye H (eds.) Sustainable Wetland Management Strategies: Biodiversity and Beyond, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
• Parikh J, Datye H and T.L. Raghu Ram (2003). Developing National Wetland Strategy in Parikh Jyoti and Datye H (eds.) Sustainable Wetland Management Strategies: Biodiversity and Beyond, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2003). Impact of Dams on Biodiversity in India, in National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
• Parikh K, Parikh J and T.L. Raghu Ram (1999). Air and water quality management: New Initiatives Needed in India Development Report (ed) Kirit S Parikh, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
• Parikh J, T.L. Raghu Ram and Parikh Kirit (1999). Environmental Governance in India with Special Reference to Freshwater Demand and Quality Management Strategies in Environmental Governance in Four Asian Countries. Institute of Global Environmental Strategies, Hayama, Japan.
• Panwar H.S, Rajvanshi A, Mathur V.B., T.L. Raghu Ram, et.al. (1994). Impact Assessment of Narmada Sagar and Omkareshwar Projects on Flora and Fauna with Attendant Human Aspects. EIA Technical Report No.9, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun.
• Panwar H.S, Rajvanshi A, T.L. Raghu Ram, et.al. (1993). Impact of Omkareshwar Project on Flora and Fauna with Attendant Human Aspects. Technical report submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun.
• Mathur V.B, Rajvanshi A, T.L. Raghu Ram et.al (1994). An Ecological Assessment of the Proposed Protected Areas in Narmada Sagar and Omkareshwar Project Areas using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System. Technical report submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun.

Paper Presentations-Refereed

• T.L. Raghu Ram (2015). Dynamics of Small Scale Coal Supply Chains in Jharkhand, India: An Analysis from Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Perspectives. Peer reviewed paper presented at the International Conference Between the plough and the pick: Informal mining in the contemporary world 5-6 November, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2015). Valuing the invaluable: Business Imperatives and Strategic implications, Presentation during the faculty development program, 6th PRME Asia Forum, 25-28 November, GIM, Goa, India. 3.T.L. Raghu Ram (2015), Chaired a session on Ethics as Sustainable competitive advantage, Best practices for sustainability, XLRI/XL Mumbai Second Ethics Conference, ITC Grand Central, Mumbai, April 17, 2015.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2015), Chaired a session Sustainable Corporate Transformation a symposium on Advancing Sustainability Research and Education organized by IIM Bangalore and UNC Kenan Flagler Business School, 5-7 January, Bangalore.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2015), Chaired two sessions Inclusive Equitable Education and Lifelong Learning and Rethinking Consumption during International Conference Responsible Management Education, Training and Practice 8 to 10 January, PRME-IILM, New Delhi.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2015), Panel discussant on "Food, Energy and Water: Global Trends" during International conference on Managing Critical Resources: Food, Energy and Water during April 9-11 organized by IIM Calcutta.
• Pingali Venugopal, Rajkumar, N and T.L. Raghu Ram (2013). Concern for Global Warming Amongst Professionals in Urban India. Peer reviewed paper presented in the ANZ Academy of Management Conference, December 4-6, 2013, Hobart, Australia.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2012). Future of Corporate Sustainability invited presentation at International Conference on CSR organized by XIM Jabalpur, 4-5 October 2012.
• Shukla M, Farias G and T.L. Raghu Ram (2012). The Emerging Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in India. Paper presented at the Research Colloquium on Social Entrepreneurship, Sa??d Business School, University of Oxford, 16-19 July, 2012.
• Farias Gerard, Shukla M and T.L. Raghu Ram (2011). The Landscape of the Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in India. Paper presented at the ACRN conference on Social Entrepreneurship Perspectives, 26-27 August, Linz, Austria.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2011). A framework for analysis of Social Entrepreneurship ventures from Sustainable Development Perspective. Paper presented at the Conference on social Entrepreneurship: Driver of sustainable Development, NTNU, 4-5 October, Trondheim, Norway.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2011). Land acquisitions in a new policy regime: Corporate strategic perspective. Paper presented at the IIMB-IIMC seminar on the industrial revival of WB at IIM Calcutta, 24-25 September.
• Farias Gerard, Shukla M and T.L. Raghu Ram (2011). The Landscape of the Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in India. Paper presented at the ACRN conference on Social Entrepreneurship Perspective 26-27 August, Linz, Austria.

Research Report

• T.L. Raghu Ram (2005). Water Quality: Governance and Strategy options for India. CDEP Occasional Paper Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
• T.L. Raghu Ram (2005). Pictorial guide to biodiversity of IIM Calcutta Campus (Birds, Reptiles and Mammals). Research report submitted to IIM Calcutta.