Fourth Edition of IICA’s National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct (NCRBC) 2026 held in New Delhi
IICA’s fourth National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct focuses on ESG-led transformation, sustainability disclosures, and board-level governance
- The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs organised the National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct through its School of Business Environment.
- The National Financial Reporting Authority emphasised that sustainability disclosures require reliability, traceability, professional scepticism, and independent examination.
- The Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting framework represents India’s shift toward mandatory sustainability disclosure for covered companies.
- Responsible business conduct is being framed as part of India’s long-term development model rather than as a peripheral compliance exercise.
What happened
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) held the fourth edition of the National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct (NCRBC) 2026 in New Delhi. The conference theme was "ESG-led Transformation for Viksit Bharat". The School of Business Environment of IICA organised the two-day conference under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The conference placed responsible business conduct, environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, and sustainability reporting at the centre of India’s corporate-governance discussion.
UPSC may use this conference to ask about the evolution of responsible business conduct in India, the role of the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting framework, the credibility challenge in ESG disclosures, and the need for board-level oversight, assurance, and anti-greenwashing safeguards.
Related dispatches
