Namrata Rana is a sustainability strategist, author, and the Partner and National Head of ESG for KPMG in India. At the forefront of business transformation, Namrata bridges the critical intersection of technology, climate strategy, and future-ready business models. She acts as an advisor to C-suites, multinational boards, and foundations, helping them pivot from traditional operations to resilient, sustainability-led growth.

      Her work tackles some of the most pressing dual-disruptions of our time: AI and ESG. From rethinking waste systems and advancing the blue economy to embedding circularity within the high-velocity world of quick commerce, Namrata specialises in creating new processes and frameworks to unlock sustainable transformation.

      With multi-sectoral expertise spanning manufacturing, mobility, finance, retail, and heavy industries (steel and cement), she focuses on four core pillars: building next-generation business models, deploying technology/DPI at scale, driving green skilling, and institutionalising corporate sustainability learning.

      Namrata is a widely published author and researcher whose case studies are taught in elite business schools globally, including Harvard Business Review (HBR).

      1. Education & qualification

        BCom (Hons) Delhi University

        MBA (IIM Ahmedabad)

        University of Cambridge UK (CISL) - PG Sustainability 

        Blekinge Institute of Technology Sweden - PG Sustainability

      2. Accreditations

        She writes extensively in various publications and published two books on ESG – SHIFT: Decisions for a Net Zero world and BALANCE: Responsible Business for the digital age).

        She has written over 250 articles based on conversations with prominent business and sustainability leaders and also contributed to case studies that are available at HBR and other locations.

      3. Awards and recognition

        2023 - Financial Times Teaching award: A toolkit for change - Special recommendation

        2022 - 75 Indian Women in STEAM (fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) - The Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India in partnership with Red Dot Foundation, British High Commission, and FICCI FLO. Commemorating India’s 75 years of Independence– Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

        2021 - Economic times Top 8 women leaders impacting the SDG’s

        2018 - EFMD Social Return on Investment case study award