Vishal Dindorkar

Experience

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  International Resources for Fairer Trade

  Jun 2001 - Oct 2004

  Business Counselor

  Conducting Social, Environmental, Fair Trade, product safety and quality (BRC) audits for major EU, UK and US brands and consortiums in India and abroad (Bangladesh). This involved auditing exporters for compliance against the Operational Standards/Code of Conducts, labour laws, Factory’s Act, Environmental Act and product safety, legality and quality standards. Conducted 200 plus social audits.

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  Wal-Mart Global Sourcing India Pvt. Ltd

  Nov 2004 - Jun 2009

  Responsibilities include:•Managing execution of Wal-Mart ES program and leading a team of 5 auditors to effectively measure supplier / factory performance on ES. •Training and capacity building of suppliers and factories, to go beyond compliance to ethical and sustainable business practices.•To assist sourcing team on the development of supplier scorecard embodied with ethical performance for effective usage on supplier alignment.•To identify and engage relevant local stakeholders (NGOs, Trade Unions, Activist groups) and work with them to resolve the ethical issues in the supply chain. To identify and facilitate specific collaboration projects involving multi-stakeholder groups and internal partnerships.•Training independent auditing firms (Certification bodies) and validating their audits to ensure ethical audits quality and consistency.•To build a team of skilled auditors by guiding and mentoring them to help them achieve their set goals. •Directly responsible for budgeting, expenses, travel requirements for the region.•Coordinating activities for Brand Ethics Working Group (BEWG). BEWG is a consortium of major US, UK, EU retailers which was established to develop a common understanding and long term impacting solutions on ethical and sustainable issues in the Indian supply chain. Show less Responsible for executing ES audits at Wal-Mart supplier’s factories to ensure compliance with legal requirements as well as requirements embodied in Wal-Mart’s Standards (Ethics, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety) for Suppliers. Verify that management practices are in accordance with Wal-Mart’s Ethical Standards for Suppliers. Conducted 300 plus social audits in India and abroad in various sectors ranging from garments, jewellery, handicrafts, home textiles, electronics, furniture,etc. Show less

  • Supervisor, Ethical Standards & Sustainability-India,Srilanka,Middle east & Africa

    Jan 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Ethical Standards (ES) Auditor

    Nov 2004 - Jan 2007
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  Vodafone

  Jun 2009 - Dec 2014

  Senior Manager- Health Safety & Well Being

  •Implement Vodafone Group policies and DoT guidelines on RF Health & Safety for all base stations in India. •Supplier development to ensure strict adherence of VF Group policies on Rf H & S across all Vodafone circles.•Stakeholder Engagement with COAI and other regulatory bodies and play a leading role in the mobile industry’s management approach towards Rf Health & Safety.•Continue to innovate and improve Vodafone's capability to address RF H & S concerns and champion Vodafone as a responsible corporate citizen. Show less

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  Novartis

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

  Senior Manager Responsible Procurement

  Responsible for managing ethical risks in all procurement categories across the business division of Novartis in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.Engaging and collaborating with suppliers and relevant stakeholders for seamless integration of Responsible Procurement (RP) in procurement process.

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  Aircel

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2018

  Senior Manager - Compliance
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  RBL Bank

  Aug 2018 - Mar 2022

  Deputy Vice President ESG
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  IDFC FIRST Bank

  Apr 2022 - now

  Vice President Environment & Social Risk