Impact Investing: Doing Good While Making Money

What inspires a successful business leader to embrace sustainability and impact investing? In this episode of TiE Talks, Amit Mehta, the Director of LNB Group, takes us through his journey from working across various industries, including his experience at Tata, to leading a family-owned business with a strong focus on sustainability. Amit shares how his upbringing and professional background have shaped his approach to business, emphasizing the significance of ethical practices and creating long-term value. Tune in to discover the challenges and rewards of managing a diverse portfolio of businesses, the role of family offices in sustainable investing, and how a commitment to doing good can drive success!

Discussion Points: Impact Investing

• What can we learn from a century-old family business?
• How do you excel in multiple industries at once?
• What life lessons shaped Amit’s approach to sustainability?
• How do you plant 100 million trees without owning any land?
• Is impact investing really just philanthropy?
• Why is sustainability the next big trend?
• Can agriculture be sustainable and profitable?
• How can family offices drive sustainability?

Our Guest: Amit Mehta

Amit is a qualified Chartered Accountant, M.Com besides being a member of various professional bodies like the Associate of Certified Treasury Managers (USA), Association of Corporate Advisers and Secretaries, Institute of Internal Auditors (USA). He is an alumni of the Harvard Business School, Boston and St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.

He has been associated with the LNB Group in various capacities for more than a decade. He plays a vital role in the company’s business and group strategy and helps the various business CEOs and their teams. Apart from being a Director at the Group level, he also heads the Family Office.

He worked earlier at the Tata Group.