Kanishk Negi is Director of Sustainable Procurement at Schneider Electric. He drives corporate sustainability across decarbonisation, human rights and circularity topics for supply chain transformation. He has designed and led multiple award-winning programs, including The Zero Carbon Project- decarbonising over 1000 supplier operations, the Decent Work Program- promoting aspirational human rights practices, critical minerals approach for the company and sustainable packaging initiative among many. In his earlier roles, he helped expand the Responsible Procurement program for a global industrial automation giant from 5 to 17 countries. He designed the initiative on community led ground water management in fluoride contaminated zones, which was awarded by World Bank in 2007.
With over 21 years of experience in leading sustainability initiatives in global supply chains and advising companies on sustainability strategy, Kanishk’s work has been globally recognised and awarded for its impact. He was awarded the Sustainable Procurement Leader of the Year at 8th ProcureConnect Awards and Top100 ChangeLeaders in Sustainability in 2025, Meaningful Business leader (MB100) in 2024, Sustainable Procurement Leader in 2022 by Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISCM) and 40 under 40 Super Achiever for Supply Chain Sustainability by Celerity/Alvarez & Marcel in 2019. Kanishk regularly shares his views and insights across various UN, OECD, and industry forums and is also associated with various academic institutions such as Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs), Danish Technical University, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) among others and continues to share his expertise with the next generation of sustainability leaders.
