Sustainability Masterclass

Dr. Smita Singh is a sustainability expert who holds a PhD and leads programmes on carbon footprint and circular economy. With more than 15 years of experience in environmental management, environmental policy, waste management and sustainable development, she has worked on research and consultancy projects that promote eco-friendly practices in urban and industrial settings. Her expertise spans environmental monitoring, pollution control, environmental impact assessment and green certification, and she has guided organisations in implementing climate accountability practices and ISO-compliant sustainability systems. She is experienced in ISO standards auditing, including ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 14064 for greenhouse gas accounting, and advises both private and public organisations on achieving compliance and sustainability goals. An ACLP-certified corporate trainer, lecturer and assessor, she combines scientific analysis with practical, case-based teaching. She has also supported businesses in embedding ISO-aligned sustainability practices and climate accountability, and she is known for translating technical environmental concepts into clear, actionable steps that managers and operational teams can apply within their own organisations.

In the Sustainability Masterclass, Dr. Smita helps professionals and organisations move from good intentions to a credible carbon reduction plan. She begins with identifying and analysing carbon footprint hot spots, showing learners how to locate the activities and processes that contribute most to emissions and where the supporting data comes from. Drawing on her climate accountability and environmental monitoring experience, she then guides participants through prioritising reduction initiatives, weighing feasibility and likely impact so that effort goes where it makes the greatest difference. The final topic focuses on implementing a carbon footprint reduction plan, where she links reduction actions with environmental management system thinking, circular economy principles and responsible resource management. Throughout, she uses real-world examples to keep the methods practical. She also encourages participants to consider how reduction plans can be monitored, reviewed and communicated over time, so that carbon management becomes an ongoing part of organisational decision-making rather than a one-off exercise that is quickly forgotten once the report is filed. Participants leave able to measure, analyse and reduce their organisation's carbon footprint and to present a plan that customers, investors and regulators can trust.