Dr Tata L Raghu Ram
Qualification : M.Sc. (Limnology), Ph.D. (Biodiversity Impact Assessment
Email : raghutata@xlri.ac.in
Functional Area : Strategic Management
Languages Known : Telugu, English, Hindi
Brief Profile
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 32 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 institute 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.
A Fulbright Environmental Leadership Fellow at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Raghu earlier worked with the Wildlife Institute of India (www.wii.gov.in), Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (www.igidr.ac.in) and IIM Calcutta (www.iimcal.ac.in) before joining XLRI (www.xlri.ac.in) in 2006. Raghu has edited two books, published environmental governance & policy documents, journal articles, book chapters, more than 15 national/international conference papers and has consulted for the Government of India, The World Bank, Coal India Limited, etc.
Raghu has a Masters in Limnology and a Ph.D. in wildlife biology.
Total Experience (in months)
32 years (as on 14-NOV-23)
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.
Dr Tata L Raghu Ram
Achievements and Research Interest/Area of Research Interests
Academic Distinction (Awards and Scholarships)
Fulbright Environmental Leadership Fellow (2006), John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,USA
Adminstrative Distinction
- Member, Jharkhand State Board for Wildlife
- Expert Member, Jharkhand State Wetland Development Board
Other Achievements
Area of RESEARCH INTERESTS
Corporate Sustainability
Circular Economy
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Ecosystem Services
CSR
Faculty Development Programs Attended
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Sustainable Development & Corporate Sustainability A core course across all flagship programs of XLRI
- Enviropreneurship
- International Management
- Building Responsible Organizations
Consultancy Undertaken
- 2016: Evaluation of outstanding works of Joint forest management committees/Eco development committees in Singhbhum Region. Consultancy done for Department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand.
- 2013: Social Impact Assessment, Tribal Rights Compliance and CSR Action Plan of 4000 MW Odisha Ultra Mega Power Project. Consultancy done for Power Finance Corporation Limited and report submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
- 2008-9: Illegal Coal Mining in Jharkhand and Mitigation Strategies. Consultancy done for Government of Jharkhand and Coal India Limited.
In-Company Programs
Organized 4 training programs (Dec 2015 & Jan 2016) on the theme Good Governance for Sustainable Forest Management: Capacity Building of Forest Officers of Jharkhand. A total of 85 officers were trained in global best practices in forest management.
In partnership with MART and GIZ Germany organized a Faculty Development Program on Sustainable Business Models during Feb 20-21, 2015. The two day program was attended by about 20 professors from 10 management schools.
Conducted training sessions on Corporate Sustainability in over 40 Management Development Programs for corporate and public sector executives.
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS (PUBLICATIONS)
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).
Scholarly Books
1.T.L. Raghu Ram (Ed.) (2004). Uttar Pradesh Environment Monitor-2003. New Delhi, The World Bank.
2.Parikh J, Parikh K and T.L. Raghu Ram (2000). Environment, Economics and Development: Environmental Governance Series 5. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.
3.Parikh J and T.L. Raghu Ram (Eds.) (2003). Reconciling Environment and Economics: Executive Summaries of EERC Projects. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.
4.Parikh J, Parikh K and T.L. Raghu Ram (1999). Clean Air: Environmental Governance Series 4. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.
5.Parikh K, Parikh J and T.L. Raghu Ram (1999). Clean Water: Environmental Governance Series 1. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.
Chapters in Scholarly books
Paper Presentations-Refereed
Research Report
Other Professional Activities
Co-ordinating/Organizing Workshop/Conferences /MDPs
1. Coordinated a program titled Pillars of IndianOil Vision for very senior executives of Indian oil Corporation during 12-13 February 2016.
2. Organized two conferences on the theme Leveraging Ethics for Sustainable Corporate Advantage in Bengaluru and Mumbai. Organized in collaboration with XLRI alumni chapters, the conferences attracted over 250 participants.