Chandran K. P. Nair

Chandran K. P. Nair is the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), an independent social venture think tank based in Asia.
Background
Born in Malaysia to Indian parents, Nair has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and Africa, and currently lives in Hong Kong. For more than a decade, Mr Nair has advocated a more sustainable approach to development in Asia, and has helped governments and corporations instil these principles into their key decision-making process. He was Chairman of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in the Asia Pacific until March 2004.
Nair is the founder of the social venture think-tank Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), an organisation based in Asia that is focused on the relationship of Asian society and values with those of the rest of the world.
Sustainability of Economic development in Asia
He has spoken at forums around the world from topics ranging from leadership development and corporate social responsibility to ethics, sustainability and globalisation. He writes for many international publications and his first book Consumptionomics: Asia’s Role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet was published in January 2011.
In the book he lays ground for a new model of consumption in the developing world, primarily in India and in China. He argues that for years the engine of global capitalism has been fuelled by consumption, but nowadays the world is not able to cope with the expansion of this style. These thoughts he highlights for the BBC World Service
Nair is also the co-founder and Chairman of Avantage Ventures, an Asian-based social impact investment company that supports entrepreneurship and local economic development as key drivers of poverty alleviation in the region.

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