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Anumita Sarkar standing at the welcome sign of the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific 2026, Bangkok
Anumita Sarkar at the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific 2026, Bangkok
Anumita Sarkar
Founder

Anumita Sarkar

Lawyer · Independent Policy and Strategic Advisor · Founder, P/ PRABHAVEE

Anumita Sarkar is a lawyer, an Independent Policy and Strategic Advisor, Founder of P/ PRABHAVEE, registered with the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. She advises on regulatory risk and compliance, and provides strategic consultation on social sustainability, labour rights, PoSH, gender, diversity and inclusion, governance, ethics and compliance, business integrity, corporate accountability, human rights and responsible business.

She is a strategic leader with an interdisciplinary academic background in sociology, law, communications and strategic management, and brings close to 20 years of sectoral, cross-functional and multi-stakeholder expertise. Anumita has extensive experience spanning law practice, corporate, LegalTech (governance, risk and compliance solutions), global publishing and information services, consulting, academia, universities, a public policy office, a non-profit accelerator, social enterprise and NGO advisory boards. From 2022 to 2025, she served as a member of UN Global Compact Network India's Anti-Corruption Collective Action Working Group.

She is known for building powerful collaborations and designing high-impact capacity-building programmes, and leading organisations invite her to deliver lectures on ESG, CSR, and business and human rights. She advises organisations on responsible business, governance and multi-stakeholder engagement through strategic advisory, facilitation, capacity building and strategic programmes. She serves as an External Member of PoSH Internal Committees.

What she advises on

Building powerful collaborations. Designing high-impact capacity-building programmes.

  • 01Regulatory risk and compliance
  • 02Social sustainability
  • 03Labour rights
  • 04PoSH
  • 05Gender, diversity and inclusion
  • 06Governance
  • 07Ethics and compliance
  • 08Business integrity
  • 09Corporate accountability
  • 10Human rights
  • 11Responsible business

Leading organisations invite her to deliver lectures on ESG, CSR, and business and human rights.

Experience across

  • 01Law practice
  • 02Corporate
  • 03LegalTech: governance, risk and compliance solutions
  • 04Global publishing and information services
  • 05Consulting
  • 06Academia and universities
  • 07Public policy office
  • 08Non-profit accelerator
  • 09Social enterprise
  • 10NGO advisory boards

Areas of expertise

  • 01Strategic partnerships and new opportunities
  • 02Organisational development and strategic consulting
  • 03Non-profit board leadership
  • 04Leadership and team-building
  • 05Multi-disciplinary and cross-functional team leadership
  • 06Stakeholder engagement and strategic initiatives
  • 07Training and capacity-building
  • 08Communication, outreach and knowledge management
Awards & recognitions

Recognised for impact and delivery.

Receiving an award at a Wolters Kluwer India event
  • 01

    CEO Award for exemplifying the core value of “Make It Better”, Tax, Accounting & Legal Publishing Team, for exceeding revenue targets in H1 2018 (Wolters Kluwer India, 2018)

  • 02

    Best Product Launch of the Year 2017 (Wolters Kluwer India)

  • 03

    Launch of the Month (Wolters Kluwer India, 2017)

  • 04

    Launch of the Month, Best-selling Publication, Deloitte (Wolters Kluwer India, 2017)

  • 05

    Rookie of the Year 2016 (Wolters Kluwer India, 2017)

Collaborations, consulting and engagements
Participants at the Workshop on Trends in Data Governance in India and the EU, New Delhi
  1. 01Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)
  2. 02Institute of Law, Nirma University
  3. 03NEW IMAGINATIONS: Centre for Peace, Conflict and Justice of Jindal School of Journalism & Communication at O.P. Jindal Global University
  4. 04Centre for Business and Human Rights, Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU)
  5. 05Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University Delhi
  6. 06New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM)
  7. 07EHS GURU Sustainable Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  8. 08Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi
  9. 09Centre for Excellence in CSR and Corporate Citizenship, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)
  10. 10Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  11. 11ATMA - An Accelerator for NGOs
  12. 12UN Global Compact Network India (UNGCNI)
Strategic partner to
Receiving a Women on Boards Programme certificate at the Indian School of Development Management
  1. 01Civil society organisations
  2. 02Law universities and law schools
  3. 03Legal research institutions
  4. 04Public policy institutions and offices
  5. 05Academic research centres and think tanks
  6. 06Policy research and advocacy organisations
Credentials

Registered. Empanelled. Contributing.

Registered
Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India
Empanelled
New Delhi Institute of Management for PoSH training and capacity building
Previously
Member of the Anti-Corruption Collective Action Working Group, UN Global Compact Network India (2022–2025)
Contributor
GRI standards consultations, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, European Commission
Advocate (non-practising)
Registered with the Bar Council of Delhi
Alumni
International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) Alumni Network, member since 2021
Academic & professional training

Anumita’s academic and professional training includes an LL.B. from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi; a B.A. (Hons.) in Sociology from Miranda House College; a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication from Bhavan's Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication and Management; Strategic Management from IIM Bangalore; CSR, social media and strategic communication from MICA | School of Ideas; and Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) with ICRC, AIMA, GD Goenka University and FORE School of Management.

She holds professional certificates in Business and Human Rights, Human Rights Due Diligence, Anti-corruption and Anti-bribery, and Labour standards from ITCILO, UNODC, UNGC, Global Campus of Human Rights, TRACE International Inc., GIZ, RBH Network and Labor Solutions.

Full list of degrees, programmes and certifications
Degrees and diplomas
  • LL.B., Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
  • B.A. (Hons.) Sociology, Miranda House College, University of Delhi
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication, Bhavan's Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication & Management
  • Certificate in Strategic Management, IIM Bangalore
Faculty development programmes
  • CSR law and practices, strategic engagements and implementation of CSR initiatives through social media, FORE School of Management, New Delhi
  • Context to Concept: Crafting Impactful Case Studies, jointly organised by the School of Management, GD Goenka University and the India Case Research Centre of the All India Management Association
Board Development Programme
  • Women on Boards Programme, Cohort 5, Indian School of Development Management (ISDM)
Certificates
  • Certified Professional in CSR Impact Assessment and SROI, Consultivo Academy
  • Strategic Communication and Partnership Building for Social Impact, MICA | The School of Ideas
  • Financial Education, National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE) and ITCILO, International Training Centre of the ILO
  • CSR Laws: Its Applied Aspects, HCL Academy of HCL Foundation, Batch X
  • Professional trainings and certifications from the World Bank Group, ITCILO, UNITAR, WHO, UNESCO APCEIU, OECD-OCDE, UN Global Compact Academy and others
Registration
  • Advocate (non-practising), registered with the Bar Council of Delhi
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