This resource was published on 11 November
The commercial and sales teams in the pharmaceutical industry spend a significant amount of time traveling to meet healthcare providers, distributors, and customers across diverse geographies. Road safety is the number one risk in India and road incidents directly impact personal safety, business continuity, and customer engagement.
This session will cover key aspects of road safety including safe driving practices and behaviours, managing fatigue and stress on the road, and the importance of avoiding distractions while driving. Demonstrating leadership in road safety strengthens employee engagement, corporate reputation, supports ESG commitments, and contributes to India’s National Road Safety Mission. By participating, you can help your organizations drive collective action towards a safer, more responsible, and resilient pharmaceutical ecosystem.
Speakers:
Mahesh Chandak
Head of SSHE - South Asia and Global Road Safety Lead, Bayer
Rajani Chavan
SSHE Enablement Lead, South Asia and India Road Safety lead, Bayer
The associated slides can be downloaded here
This resource was published on 11 November
The commercial and sales teams in the pharmaceutical industry spend a significant amount of time traveling to meet healthcare providers, distributors, and customers across diverse geographies. Road safety is the number one risk in India and road incidents directly impact personal safety, business continuity, and customer engagement.
This session will cover key aspects of road safety including safe driving practices and behaviours, managing fatigue and stress on the road, and the importance of avoiding distractions while driving. Demonstrating leadership in road safety strengthens employee engagement, corporate reputation, supports ESG commitments, and contributes to India’s National Road Safety Mission. By participating, you can help your organizations drive collective action towards a safer, more responsible, and resilient pharmaceutical ecosystem.
Speakers:
Mahesh Chandak
Head of SSHE - South Asia and Global Road Safety Lead, Bayer
Rajani Chavan
SSHE Enablement Lead, South Asia and India Road Safety lead, Bayer
The recording for this webinar can be accessed here
This resource was published on 2 May 2023
Presentation given by Balaji G. at the Musi River Wastewater Workshop 2023.
This resource was published on 30 September 2022
The third session of the 2022 PSCI India supplier conferences took place in-person on the 23rd of September and covered Human Rights & Labor and Ethics.
The full slide deck is available for download below.
The presentations covered are as follows:
- PSCI Human Rights & Labor Maturity Model
Dinesh Subhedar, Head of Third Party Labor Rights - India & West Asia, Novartis
Alexandrea Kunde, Partner, PSCI Secretariat – Carnstone Partners Ltd.
- Responsible Procurement
Ashish Mohan | Vice President – Procurement, BSV Group
- Psychological Safety
Rishu Roy, Chairperson, ISTD (Indian Society of Training and Development) Indore Chapter | Professor, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidhayalaya
- Management of Change – Application of Digital Tools
Anjali Sandesh, Associate Director, Benchmark ESG
Naveen GV, Corporate Officer & Manager Director, Benchmark ESG
- Data Privacy – General Introduction and Legislations
Neeru Walia, Associate Director, Deloitte
Sowmya Vedarth, Partner, Deloitte
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Ethics
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Data Privacy
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Human Rights & Labor
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Worker Protection
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Behaviour/Safety Culture
This resource was published on 30 September 2022
The second session of the 2022 PSCI India supplier conferences took place in-person on the 22nd of September and covered Audit, Environment, Scope 3, PiE/AMR
The full slide deck is available for download below.
The presentations covered are as follows:
- PSCI Audit Program – Practical Guidance & Panel Discussion
Rincy Joseph, Senior Manager SSHE Supplier Management, Bayer
- Engaging Suppliers to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions Towards Net Zero
Robert Williams, Director of Procurement Sustainability, Astra Zeneca
- Ban on Identified Single Use Plastic – The Whats, Whys and Hows
Ashish Jain, Founder-Director, Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA)
- Climate change – Risks to Organizations
Shivananda Shetty, Partner & Head, ESG and Climate Change, KPMG
- Supplier Water Quality & Pharmaceuticals in Environment
Balaji Gurumurthy, Environmental Compliance Lead, Novartis
- Reducing AMR Risk Through Effective Control of Antibiotic Manufacturing Emissions
Dharmesh Kharwar, Director, NGB Laboratories
- PSCI Musi River Project
Manjit Singh, Associate Director of Corporate Sustainability, Centrient Pharmaceuticals
Senthil Kumar, Supplier Operations, Pfizer
- Case studies – Implementation of Good Practice in Management of API Containing Waste Streams
Ashok Kumar Podisetty, Head of EHS, Neuland Laboratories Limited
- Developing PiE/AMR Capabilities in India
Aditya Shirodkar, Global Senior EHS Specialist, Abbott
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Environment
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Spills & Releases
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Waste Management
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Pharmaceuticals In The Environment
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Anti-Microbial Resistance
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Audit Program
This resource was published on 30 September 2022
The first session of the 2022 PSCI India supplier conferences took place in-person on the 21st of September and covered Safety and Process Safety Management.
The full slide deck is available for download below at "View More".
The presentations covered are as follows:
- PSCI Safety Principle - Supplier Maturity Model
Vijaya Sarathy, EHS Manager, West Pharmaceuticals Services
- Business Continuity Plans
Ranjana Ganguly, EHS Vice President - India, Pfizer
Amish Kamat, EHS Regional Manager - APAC, Bayer
Dr JVN Reddy, President, Aurobindo
Vijaya Sarathy, EHS Manager, West Pharmaceuticals Services
Declan Kielty, Business Resilience Leader, Pfizer
- Lab Safety – Risk and Prevention Opportunities
Naveen Mittal, EHS Senior Manager, Centrient Pharmaceuticals
- Process Safety Management: General Introduction
Vijaya Kumar Bendi, Manager-ESE, HS&S, Johnson & Johnson
- Hazardous Area Classification
M. Sasikumar, General Manager, Cholamandalam MS Risk Services
- Approach for Implementing Risk Based Process Safety Management Systems as per Centre for Chemical Process Safety
Sivala Ravi Kiran, Head of Corporate EHS & Sustainability, Biocon
- Preventive Maintenance of Safety Equipment
Subramoni S, EHS Chief Manager, Piramal Pharma
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Health & Safety
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Process Safety
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Hazard Information
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Management Systems
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Safety - High Risk Areas
This resource was published on 11 May 2022

Today the PSCI published its 2021 Annual Report, summarizing a year of exceptional advancement towards achieving our shared vision of excellence in safety, environmental, and social outcomes across the global pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chain.
Key developments in 2021 include:
- Growth in membership, with 53 member companies adopting the PSCI Principles
- Increased audit sharing, with 116 new audits uploaded to our bespoke audit sharing platform
- Finalization of our master supplier learning curriculum, with the launch of our eight maturity models for suppliers to use to advance their practices
- Unprecedented levels of supplier engagement through two large-scale Virtual Supplier Conferences in China and India, reaching 2,000+ attendees
- Promising insights on our impact on the industry, with preliminary analysis on audit data showing that our influence supports positive change on supplier practices
Manjit Singh, 2021 PSCI Chair and Associate Director of Corporate Sustainability at Centrient Pharmaceuticals says,
2021 was a year of spectacular growth for the PSCI in membership and activity. Despite the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, every aspect of the PSCI's program developed and grew from our shared audits to our supplier capability interactions. I have appreciated the professional and energetic contribution of my fellow PSCI members and watched with great pride the growth of the organization and the impact it has upon our entire industry.
You can read about these advancements and more in the report below.
We welcome comments and encourage you to share this report with your networks using the hashtag #PSCIAnnualReport.
This resource was published on 6 November 2020
The second session of the 2020 PSCI India supplier conferences took place virtually on 29 October and covered Safety, PSM and Industrial Hygiene (IH).
The full recording of the session is available here. Slides are available for download below.
Recordings and slides of individual presentations are also available as individual resources - please click on the relevant links below:
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Health & Safety
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Process Safety
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Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene
This resource was published on 6 November 2020
This presentation on Implementing a comprehensive industrial hygiene program – panel presentation was delivered by:
- Vivian Rivera Turro, Industrial Hygiene Consultant, Eli Lilly
- Anna Gonzalez, EHS Manager, Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Matthew Thomas, Global Industrial Hygiene Lead, AstraZeneca
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene
This resource was published on 6 November 2020
This presentation on Industrial Hygiene Maturity Model was delivered by:
- Vivian Rivera Turro, Industrial Hygiene Consultant, Eli Lilly
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene
This resource was published on 6 November 2020
This presentation on Process Safety Management – 2nd supplier case study was delivered by:
- Thakur Pherwwani, Head SHE & Sustainability, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 6 November 2020
This presentation on Process Safety Management – 3rd supplier case study was delivered by:
- Srinivas Nagalla, Corporate Head EHS, Granules India Limited
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 5 November 2020
This presentation on Risk Assessment Keynote was delivered by:
- Kumarkrishna Bhattacharjee, Head HS&E Supplier Assurance and Risk India Region, Novartis
- Vijay Kumar Bendi, Manager - External Supply EHS&S, Johnson & Johnson
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 5 November 2020
This presentation on PSM Maturity Model was delivered by:
- Daniel Rehm, HSE Advisor, External Manufacturing EMEA & API, Elanco
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 5 November 2020
This presentation on Electrical Safety & LOTO was delivered by:
- Roberta Haski, HSE Advisor, Asia- Pacific, Japan, ANZ, Elanco
- Rajiv Narang, Associate Director Safety, Health & Environment, Centrient Pharmaceuticals
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 3 November 2020
The third session of the 2020 PSCI India supplier conferences took place virtually on 15 October and covered Ethics, Human Rights & Labor.
The full recording of the session is available here. Slides are available for download below.
Recordings and slides of individual presentations are also available as individual resources - please click on the relevant links below:
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Ethics
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Human Rights & Labor
This resource was published on 3 November 2020
This presentation on Operationalizing the PSCI Human Rights Principles was delivered by:
- Samah Abbasi, Human Rights Manager, GSK
- Peter Nestor, Human Rights Manager, Novartis
This session was facilitated by Maggie Zhang, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 3 November 2020
This presentation on A Conversation on Forced Labor and Modern Slavery was delivered by:
- Laura Greene, Program Technical Officer, ILO Global Business Network on Forced Labour
- Peter Hall, Senior Manager Human Rights & Sustainability Compliance, Johnson & Johnson
This session was facilitated by Maggie Zhang, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 3 November 2020
This presentation on Introduction to PSCI Principles & Antibribery and Corruption was delivered by:
- Sumit Makhija, Financial Advisory Services Forensic Partner, Deloitte
This session was facilitated by Maggie Zhang, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Ethics
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Human Rights & Labor
This resource was published on 3 November 2020
This presentation on Introduction to GDPR was delivered by:
- Helene Millenaar, Global Risk and Compliance Director, Centrient Pharmaceuticals
This session was facilitated by Maggie Zhang, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on the future of online learning was delivered by:
- Professor Diana Laurillard, Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies, UCL Institute of Education
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on PSCI Management System Maturity Model was delivered by:
- Roberta Haski, HSE, External Manufacturing, Asia Pacific, Elanco
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on Indian Case Study on Controlling API Releases Including Wastewater Treatment/Analysis was delivered by:
- Jon Peers, Director of Environment, Teva
This session was facilitated by Annabel Buchan, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Environment
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Pharmaceuticals In The Environment
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Anti-Microbial Resistance
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This introduction to sampling and analysing APIs in wastewater was delivered by:
- Jon Stanway, Biotechnology & Environmental Downstream Manager, GSK
This session was facilitated by Annabel Buchan, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Environment
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Pharmaceuticals In The Environment
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Anti-Microbial Resistance
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on Draft Indian Wastewater Standards - Current Status and Possible Ramifications for Indian companies was delivered by:
- Mugundan Ramachandran, Senior Consultant, ERM India Private Limited
- Shivananda Shetty, Partner & Commercial Director, ERM India Private Limited
This session was facilitated by Annabel Buchan, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Environment
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Pharmaceuticals In The Environment
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Anti-Microbial Resistance
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on Sustainable Packaging was delivered by:
- Jacqueline Hollands, Global Manager, Customer Sustainability Solutions, MilliporeSigma
- Victor Bell, US Managing Director, Lorax EPI
- Zelia Kranich, Sustainable Sourcing Associate Director, Merck & Co., and PSCI Environment Sub-Team Co-Lead
This session was facilitated by Annabel Buchan, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on Taking Climate Action was delivered by:
- Glynn Roberts, Director and Senior Partner, Carnstone
This session was facilitated by Annabel Buchan, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Environment
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Decarbonization
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This PSCI Environment Sub-Team Overview was delivered by:
- Rikke Christensen, Head of Sustainable Procurement, LEO Pharma, and PSCI Environment Sub-Team Co-Lead
- Zelia Kranich, Sustainable Sourcing Associate Director, Merck & Co., and PSCI Environment Sub-Team Co-Lead
This session was facilitated by Annabel Buchan, Partner Manager at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
The second session of the 2020 PSCI India supplier conferences took place virtually on 24 September and covered Environment and Pharmaceuticals in the Environment/AMR.
The full recording of the session is available here. Slides are available for download below.
Recordings and slides of individual presentations are also available as individual resources - please click on the relevant links below:
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on Safety Culture was delivered by:
- Raju Ingale, Senior Director EHS&S Asia Pacific, Johnson & Johnson
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Health & Safety
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Management Systems
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on India Chemical Management & Safety Rules (ICMSR) was delivered by:
- Jayachandran Nair, CEO, Global Product Compliance (GPC) India
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
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Health & Safety
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Management Systems
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Chemical Registrations
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on learnings from responding to Covid-19, an experience sharing from Pfizer, India was delivered by:
- Ranjana Ganguly, Global EHS Leader - India and Pakistan, Pfizer
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation detailing our audit finding analysis was delivered by:
- Shelly Shope, HSE Advisor, Elanco, and PSCI supplier capability committee co-chair
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This presentation on PSCI capability building vision and plans was delivered by:
- Ingrid Vande Velde, Senior Manager EHS&S External Supply EMEA/ASPAC, Johnson & Johnson and PSCI Supplier Capability Committee co-lead
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
This is the opening address of PSCI Virtual India Supplier Conference 2020, delivered by:
- Caroline O'Brien, Asia Pacific Director of Global Audit Quality, AstraZeneca, and PSCI Chair
- Manjit Singh, Associate Director of Corporate Sustainability, Centrient Pharmaceuticals, and PSCI VIce-Chair and Chair of the India Sub-Team
This session was facilitated by Simon Hodgson, Managing Partner at Carnstone.
The recording is available here. The slides are available for download below.
This resource was published on 2 October 2020
The first session of the 2020 PSCI India supplier conferences took place virtually on 17 September and covered PSCI Updates and Management Systems.
The full recording of the session is available here. Slides are available for download below.
Recordings and slides of individual presentations are also available as individual resources - please click on the relevant links below:
This resource was published on 3 September 2020
This draft agenda for India conference is updated on 9 September 2020.
This resource was published on 30 March 2017
Agenda for 2017 Supplier Conference in Hyderabad, India
This resource was published on 14 October 2015
Full presentation pack from the 2015 Supplier Conference held in Mumbai, India.