Chaitra Nayak

Senior Program Manager, Just Transition

Chaitra is responsible for leading the Just Transition Working Group at AIGCC. She is based in Mumbai. Chaitra is responsible for leading the Just Transition Working Group at AIGCC. She is based in Mumbai. In 2025, Chaitra was appointed as a member of the Regional Council (Asia-Pacific), Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISD).

Chaitra has more than 10 years of diverse experience working in sustainable finance across consulting, and the capital markets. Prior to joining AIGCC, she worked with technical and management environmental consulting, advisory firms such as Arcadis, KPMG, Trucost S&P Global. She has also led responsible investment functions, both, on the sell-side and in asset management at Axis Capital and DSP Asset Managers respectively. She has established a strong foundation in climate risk analysis focusing on both corporates and financial institutions. She is passionate in facilitating the development of sustainable investments in Asia and has contributed to thought leadership in climate finance through publications in leading outlets.

Chaitra has completed a Master’s in Environmental Sciences, a Diploma in Environmental Law and an undergraduate degree in Biotechnology.

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Early Planning for a Just Transition is Crucial for Asian Policymakers and Investors

24 September 2025

New analysis from AIGCC urges early, place-based planning that integrates climate adaptation and mitigation measures to attract stable, long-term private capital. Policy baseline study explores how place-based just transitions are unfolding in four key Asian markets: Japan, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Place-Based Just Transition: Policy Baseline and Case Studies

Report | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | Just Transition Working Group | September 2025

This report examines place-based just transition perspectives emerging in four Asian markets — India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan — each with distinct policy baselines, institutional capacities and labour market dynamics. It offers investors and policymakers an overview of the social transition aspects and nuances in Asian markets as they transition towards a greener economy.

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Submission to the Department of Economic Affairs – Climate Change Finance Unit (DEA CCFU), Ministry of Finance, on the Framework of India’s Climate Finance Taxonomy

Policy Submissions | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | June 2025

AIGCC welcomes the Government of India’s initiative to develop a robust climate finance taxonomy, recognizing it as a foundational step toward a transparent, science-aligned investment environment.

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In Depth Investor Briefing: AIGCC Investor Climate Transition (India)

In Depth Briefing | 3 June 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) presents an exclusive online event on the Investor Climate Transition.
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