Sustainable Business Leader Of The Year

BW Businessworld, at the recently concluded 4th Edition of the Sustainable World Conclave in Bengaluru, recognised Samir Shah, Managing Partner at Peak Sustainability Ventures for his tireless efforts in the space of sustainability by felicitating him with the hallmark award, “Sustainable Business Leader of the Year”.

The award was presented to Mr. Shah by the Chief Guest of the event, Hon’ble Minister Shri K.J. George, Minister of Energy, Government of Karnataka.

Shah is a climate investing veteran and is pioneering the climate VC fund in India that spotlights sustainability and supports early-stage entrepreneurs addressing critical climate challenges with innovative and scalable technological solutions. Peak Sustainability Ventures’ investments span across some of the most important areas of climate change including energy, water, food systems, and climate.

He made his first climate investment in 2007 in VA Tech Wabag and since then has been an early investor in some of the world's leading sustainability companies, including HST Power, ION Energy, Drinkwell, Global Initiative for a Sustainable Tomorrow (GIST) and others.

Thanking his entire team for their unending support Shah said, “It encourages us to continue our journey in a more exciting way and continue our work to address some of the more complex problems for India and the world.”