Tejashree Joshi heads Environmental Sustainability at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. With 18 years of experience she has facilitated strategic targets setting and achievement under Godrej Group’s Sustainability initiative of Good & Green Vision 2020, which includes Achieving ‘Zero waste to landfill’, ‘Carbon neutrality’, ‘Positive water balance’, ‘Reducing specific energy and water consumption’ and increasing ‘Renewable energy portfolio’.

Tejashree leads programs like Environmental studies and planning for new establishments and projects, design and development of Environmental management systems and is also responsible for Managing Environmental legal compliance performance across all businesses of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co Ltd and ensuring Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) conformance for E-waste and Plastic waste. She supports facilitation of Green Buildings and Products certification, Life cycle assessment and Sustainability reporting for Environmental indicators under GRI Standards framework for the organisation.

She is incharge of Godrej Wetlands management (Mangroves) and biodiversity enhancement. Under her leadership Godrej has undertaken many first of its kind Biodiversity initiatives like Estimation of Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Godrej Mangroves and Terrestrial Green cover, Development of Biodiversity Index for Godrej Vikhroli campus, ideating for creation and enhancement of biodiversity hotspots and theme gardens, Mangroves and other terrestrial afforestation projects, Development of Mangroves App (first by any corporate in the world) and Mangroves Children’s story book. She represents the company’s participation in India Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI) a flagship program by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for mainstreaming Biodiversity consciousness in Indian Businesses.

Ms. Joshi holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Environmental stream and a Master’s diploma in Business Management.