Sanjini Jain

Sanjini is an Indian qualified lawyer. She has pursued her LL.M. in Sustainable International Development Law from University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, where she was the only Indian recipient of a Partial Tuition Scholarship from University of Washington International Student Tuition Waiver Program for the academic year 2018/19.

She currently works as a Researcher with the World Benchmarking Alliance and is supporting the development of WBA’s first Nature Benchmark. Within the Nature Benchmark, she particularly focuses on the core social indicators. Prior to her role at WBA, she worked as a Business & Human Rights Consultant at Impactt Limited, a London based consultancy specializing in ethical trade, human rights and labour standards. She led and managed Impactt’s flagship business and human rights programme in Mumbai, India. Other responsibilities during her tenure here included work on projects related to ethical management of international supply chains, carrying out human rights risk assessments and business & human rights related research for the private sector.

In the past, she has routinely advised clients on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues, which included advising on issues related to environmental and social compliance, conducting ESG due diligences and preparing due diligence reports to highlight environmental and social risks associated with an investment or project. She also assisted clients in understanding and adopting the internationally recognized best practices and frameworks for ESG.