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24 February, 2026
New Delhi: A delegation of senior leaders across metals and mining, energy, clean mobility, circularity, finance and clean tech sectors from India, the UK and Europe, led by Padma Bhushan Smt. Rajashree Birla, met the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday. The delegation convened to advance the vision of the India–UK/Europe Green Corridor, a first-of-its-kind cross-geography platform designed to accelerate industrial decarbonisation, clean mobility, circular economy solutions, and sustainable trade through partnerships, technology transfer, and catalytic capital flows.
The meeting served as a platform for the delegation to exchange greetings with the Hon’ble President and brief her on the intent of the upcoming India Exchange 2026. At the core of the interaction was the presentation outlining actionable pathways to operationalise the Green Corridor, moving beyond dialogue to implementation of lighthouse projects, cross-border alliances, and commercially viable collaborations between businesses in India and the UK/Europe.
The Green Corridor initiative gains urgency in the context of recently concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and the UK/Europe, creating a historic window to align trade expansion with sustainability outcomes and resilient supply chains.
The delegation includes senior leaders from organisations such as Aditya Birla Group, Hindalco, Ultratech, Thermax, Volvo Group, Bayer CropScience, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Xynteo, Leon Capital, and Origination Foundation
Speaking after the meeting, Smt. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson of the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, emphasised the importance of the dialogue, “It was an honour to meet with the Hon’ble President to share our collective vision for sustainable value creation. The Green Corridor represents a strategic bridge between India and the UK/Europe enabling businesses to co-create solutions, mobilise capital and technology, and unlock new markets while delivering measurable climate and societal impact. By leveraging the expertise of our alliance ecosystem, we are committed to identifying opportunities that align commercial success with meaningful, measurable impact for a shared future.”
Mr. Satish Pai, MD of Hindalco Industries, added “The Green Corridor represents a shift from high-level strategy to practical, industrial-scale action. By bringing together leaders from across the value chain, we aim to build the operational bridges necessary to scale breakthrough technologies and decarbonise our industries at pace.”
The India Exchange 2026, convened by Xynteo and supported by the Aditya Birla Group, will serve as the mobilisation platform to define the Corridor’s priorities, governance structure, and initial collaborative projects across industrial decarbonisation, clean mobility and circular economy. The Exchange will also catalyse partnerships to unlock capital, technology and market access required to scale sustainable growth between the regions.
The two-day India Exchange 2026, being held on 24th and 25th February in New Delhi, brings together over 180 business leaders from diverse sectors to work on complex systemic challenges through a collaborative platform on purposeful growth strategies and to formalise the roadmap for the India–UK/Europe Green Corridor as a long-term coalition for sustainable impact and value creation. Strategic partners of the event include Mahindra Group, Hindustan Unilever, Marico Industries, Marico Innovation Foundation, Khaitan & Co, and JSW Cement.
About Aditya Birla Group
A US$67 billion global conglomerate, Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500 and has a consolidated market cap of ^US$117 billion (as of 20 Feb 2026). Aditya Birla Group is present across 41 countries and 6 continents. Anchored by an extraordinary force of over 227,500 employees, the Group is built on a strong foundation of stakeholder value creation. Aditya Birla Group enjoys a position of leadership in all the major sectors in which it operates — from cement to chemicals, metals to textiles and fashion to financial services. Today, over 40% of the Group revenues flow from overseas operations that span countries in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
More information on the Group: https://www.adityabirla.com/our-story/
About Xynteo
Xynteo is a specialist business advisory firm, based in Europe and India, on a mission to help global organisations and investors accelerate sustainable impact and value creation.
In a market dominated by traditional consultancies, Xynteo is disrupting the status quo. Our work goes beyond ‘just strategy’ to transform complex decarbonisation, energy transition and circularity challenges into practical, actionable pathways for commercial success. By forging long-term partnerships with our clients, leveraging our expertise and extensive alliance ecosystem, we empower companies to identify, realise, and scale opportunities at all stages of their value-creation journey.
Our tailored solutions help organisations achieve meaningful, measurable results. We unlock systemic challenges through collaboration, devise sustainable value strategies, bring to life economically viable transformation, and generate impact across the investor portfolio lifecycle.
Learn more about us at xynteo.com