Bimal AroraBimal Arora (Late) was the founding CEO and Director of Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), which he established to facilitate participation of Indian actors in voluntary global governance for sustainability, and Professor at Manchester Metropolitn University. Driven by his vision, CRB has been established as key actor in the Indian and global landscape of CSR and sustainability. To contribute to the contemporary debates and facilitate participation of emerging economy actors in voluntary global governance, Bimal conceptualized an international Multi-stakeholder Dialogues Platform and Conference 'India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference' (www.sustainabilitystandards.in) in 2013, which attracts partnerships from over 60 international organizations, high-profile international speakers and participation of over 700 delegates every year in November. He was the Chair of the dialogue platform and the conference since 2014. After handing over the executive leadership, Bimal continued to serve as the Honorary Chairperson of CRB. Before his most recent academic position in Manchester Metropolitan University, he was a faculty member at Aston Business School and Joint Director of Aston India Centre for Applied Research (AICAR) and Adjunct Faculty at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), the University of Manchester, UK. He also held a Visiting Research Fellow position at the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) at Nottingham University Business School, and fellowship of Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative of UNDP. His active policy, teaching and research interests were in the areas of political economy of CSR and sustainability, global governance, ethical trade, sustainability standards, multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs), and collaborative sustainability partnerships and initiatives. Bimal had extensive experience of over 25 years across diverse sectors and has published in academic journals and busine Read More Read Less