Yash Kumar

ESG and sustainability consultant with over five years of experience advising companies and financial institutions on sustainability reporting, climate risk, GHG inventories, ESG ratings and supplier assessments. Manage reporting inputs across business functions and support emissions accounting, decarbonisation strategies, assurance, CDP, S&P Global CSA, MSCI and EcoVadis assessments.

Consultant at Uniquus (2023-04 – Present)

Sustainability Reporting, Materiality, Ratings and Assurance Stakeholder Management and ESG Programme Delivery GHG Accounting and Financed Emissions Climate Risk, Scenario Analysis and Decarbonisation Supplier ESG and Responsible Sourcing

• Developed sustainability-report disclosures informed by GRI, SASB and IFRS standards, and conducted CSRD/ESRS-aligned double materiality assessments covering impacts, risks and opportunities.
• Supported submissions and improvement plans for CDP, EcoVadis, FTSE Russell, GRESB, MSCI and S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment through evidence assessment, gap analysis and disclosure enhancement.
• Supported assurance and audit processes aligned with ISAE 3000, examining substantiation for energy, emissions, water, waste, biodiversity, occupational health and safety, human rights and governance.
• Supported ISO 14001 environmental management requirements for client organisations.
• Drafted ESG policies covering human rights, HSE, ethical conduct and non-discrimination, along with sustainability goals and Paris-aligned decarbonisation roadmaps.
• Acted as the primary ESG reporting engagement contact, coordinating evidence and metrics with EHS, HR, Finance, Procurement, Commercial, GRC, Company Secretarial and CSR teams.
• Facilitated cross-functional workshops to define material ESG metrics, data requirements, disclosure responsibilities and action owners.
• Calculated Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 GHG inventories, covering all 15 Scope 3 categories, using GHG Protocol methodologies.
• Calculated financed emissions for corporate banking and investment portfolios using PCAF asset-class methodologies and relevant financial and emissions data.
• Assessed physical and transition climate risks across assets in multiple regions using IFRS S2 and TCFD-aligned approaches.
• Applied RCP and NGFS scenarios to examine heat stress, water stress, cyclones, wildfires and flooding; evaluated business and potential financial implications and adaptation responses.
• Developed emissions-hotspot assessments, mitigation opportunities and practical decarbonisation strategies.
• Supported SBTi target setting and preparation of technical information for target validation.
• Designed supplier ESG evaluation frameworks covering environmental, social, governance and responsible sourcing criteria.
• Assessed Tier 1 suppliers to identify material ESG risks, compliance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Reviewed EcoVadis documentation and developed recommendations to improve assessment evidence and sustainability practices.
• Developed supplier ESG scoring and benchmarking approaches and engaged suppliers on emissions-reduction opportunities.

Data Analyst at S&P Global (2021-03 – 2023-03)

• Developed an analytics product benchmarking Indian power distribution companies across financial, operational and regulatory performance indicators.
• Analysed the issuance, retirement and transfer of carbon credits from international projects, including LNG cargo offsets, using Verra and Gold Standard datasets.
• Modelled Scope 3 emissions and developed Power BI dashboards for regional energy forecasting.
• Produced energy-market KPI databases, research outputs and analytical reports for South Asian markets.

Customer Support (SAP CRM) at Hinduja Global Solutions (2018-01 – 2018-06)

• Maintained customer information and supported customer service workflows using SAP CRM.

Master’s Degree in Conservation and Livelihood Management – Indian Institute of Forest Management (2018 – 2020)

B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Manipal Institute of Technology (2013 – 2017)