Guest: Sundeep Sharma (MD, Accenture – ESG | Marathoner)<\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s right, we\u2019re back. New season. New stories. Same unapologetic truth. If you thought we were going to ease you in, sorry-not-sorry. We\u2019re jumping straight in, with a guy who runs niggling marathon times for fun and drives ESG at one of the largest firms in the world by day.<\/span> He is the Managing Director for ESG at Accenture. And he is a serious runner. A dude who has run thousands of kilometers while the rest of spend our days dodging potholes and regimented deadlines. While this episode touches on \u2018running\u2019 from time to time, it is about why we are all running in circles on sustainability, and why we love to use ESG as a buzzword, and hate to focus on action for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n A perfect story of Sustainable Leadership in action.<\/span> Air Pollution:<\/b> Why are we still surprised breathing in Delhi is like chain smoking in a locked garage<\/span> Discipline vs Motivation:<\/b> No fluff! All facts. You don’t wake up every day feeling inspired. You wake up and you show up. That’s it.<\/span> We live in a world that worships speed and forgets about direction. Sundeep’s story is a cautionary tale, that if we are not centred on our purpose, we will crash, whether it’s in business, health or life. And ESG isn’t something you simply tack on at the end. It’s the damn spine if we want to have a livable planet to run on.<\/span><\/p>\n ESG in Business is not a side quest\u2014it\u2019s the core mission.<\/span> Episode 1 of Season 4 is streaming now. Watch it, question yourself, and maybe lace up the running shoes again\u2014or at least start walking your sustainability talk.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to Season 4 of Truth Shots. Guest: Sundeep Sharma (MD, Accenture – ESG | Marathoner) That\u2019s right, we\u2019re back. New season. New stories. Same unapologetic truth. If you thought we were going to ease you in, sorry-not-sorry. We\u2019re jumping straight in, with a guy who runs niggling marathon times for fun and drives ESG […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[365],"tags":[719,716,715,720,717,718],"class_list":["post-2238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-truth-shots-with-kapil","tag-corporate-esg-responsibility","tag-esg-podcast-india","tag-kapil-gupta-kgism","tag-mental-wellness-india","tag-sustainability-awareness","tag-truth-shots-podcast"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/span> Let\u2019s talk about <\/span>ESG in Business<\/b> like it actually matters.<\/span><\/p>\nMeet Sundeep Sharma.<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n<\/span>This episode breaks down what a real <\/span>Corporate ESG Strategy<\/b> looks like\u2014beyond the buzzwords.<\/span><\/p>\nWe talked about:<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>Corporate ESG:<\/b> most companies see ESG as a checkbox PR exercise. Sundeep doesn\u2019t, and he unpacks why this can be an existential crisis mindset.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span> The Long Game: There are no shortcuts that stick whether you’re trying to run a marathon or trying to build sustainable systems.<\/span><\/p>\nSo what did I learn?<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span> Sustainable Leadership<\/b> means showing up, even when it\u2019s hard.<\/span><\/p>\n