Vijay Kumar MacHcha

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About Vijay Kumar MacHcha

Vijay is a sustainability and multi-disciplinary professional with over 14 years of experience. He has core expertise in Responsible Business, Corporate Sustainability, Social Entrepreneurship, Incubation, CSR and Sustainable Development. He has extensively worked in management systems consulting and auditing including, CDM Program, Corporate Sustainability, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), quality (ISO9001), environment (ISO14001) and climate change (CDM/ISO14064/GHG) management standards. Apart from the standards, he has also worked on multi-lateral/bi-lateral advisory projects of World Bank, European Union and CIDA. He is a certified lead auditor in QMS, EMS, GHG, CDM standards and is a certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner. He has led several research programs and has contributed to publications, new letters and knowledge sharing modules in his areas of expertise. In the past, he worked with TUV NORD (Germany), SENES (Canada), IT Power (UK) and Zenith Energy. He has successfully delivered over 250 consulting and auditing assignments in his previous stint. He advocated companies in adopting responsible business practices. In his current role at BVIC, he has executed high-impact programs of Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), US Consulate, Sopar-Canada, HCL Foundation and other corporate companies. He is part of the core strategic management team that plans the overall functioning of the organization. He is often invited as a speaker and panellist by reputed institutes for his expert contribution. He acts as an advisor to engineering colleges, institutes and start-ups, mentors young entrepreneurs and professionals, and is a member of various selection panels and working groups. So far, he has trained over 300 international participants and national participants on a variety of subjects. He has been recognized as a young leader (under 40) by US Consulate General, Hyderabad. He is a fitness enthusiast and has interest in the areas of DIY, naturopathy, photography, exploring the unknown and cosmology.