A professional journey dedicated to sustainable transformation
Following an outstanding academic path and a shift towards sustainability issues, Shivani Kumar has developed expertise at the intersection of finance, impact and organisational transformation.
Now based in Paris, she works at Danone, where she contributes to the Group’s non-financial performance reporting. In collaboration with numerous experts, she is involved in analysing, structuring and enhancing ESG indicators. Her role directly supports greater transparency and helps steer strategic decisions towards more responsible business models.
National recognition: Top 35 Positive Young Leaders
Shivani Kumar has recently been recognised through her inclusion in the Top 35 Positive Young Leaders 2026, a national ranking led by the NGO Positiv, founded by Jacques Attali. Unveiled in Paris and previewed by Ouest-France, this list highlights 35 talents under the age of 35 who are actively contributing to the transformation of society and organisations.
Recipients are selected through a rigorous process based on several criteria:
- social and environmental impact,
- leadership,
- capacity for innovation,
- medium-term transformative potential.
This distinction underscores the consistency and significance of Shivani Kumar’s commitment to more sustainable finance and to performance aligned with today’s major global challenges.
An achievement reflecting the ambition of the MSc in Business Transformation for Sustainability
Led by Fiammetta Cascioli, the MSc in Business Transformation for Sustainability prepares professionals to support organisations in their strategic transformations in response to environmental, social and governance challenges.
The programme combines academic excellence, hands-on experience and close engagement with businesses in order to develop immediately operational profiles capable of leading high-impact projects.
The recognition received by Shivani Kumar fully reflects the programme’s ambition: to educate a new generation of responsible leaders, able to reconcile economic performance with sustainable value creation, both in France and internationally.
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