East-West Seed
Sucheta Ramprakash currently serves as the Group Head of Sustainability and EHS at East-West Seed, where efforts include conducting double materiality assessments and developing sustainability strategies through leadership engagement. Prior to this, Sucheta held multiple roles at VF Corporation, including General Manager for APAC, managing social and environmental compliance for over 800 suppliers and leading responsible sourcing initiatives across various regions. Earlier experiences include serving as Senior Compliance Officer at PVH Corp. and Senior Auditor at Intertek, focusing on social compliance audits. Sucheta began a career in environmental engineering as an Environmental Engineer with both Salarpuria Sattva and ETA Group of Companies. Sucheta holds a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering Technology from Visvesvaraya Technological University and a Bachelor's degree in the same field from Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology.
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East-West Seed
Founded in 1982 by Dutch seedsman Simon Groot, the 2019 World Food Prize Laureate, East-West Seed is one of the world’s leading vegetable seed companies in Asia and expanding rapidly in Africa and Latin America. The privately-owned company has played an important role in the development and improvement of tropical vegetable varieties that are adapted to tropical markets and growing conditions. Its mission is to provide innovative products and services that help to improve the livelihood of vegetable farmers. In addition, East-West Seed trains vegetable farmers in order to help maximize their yield and income through better knowledge on vegetable production and farming skills. In 2019 it ranked number 1 on the Access to Seeds Index for Global Seed Companies and number 1 for South and Southeast Asia Index. In 2020, it ranked #28 in Fortune’s Change the World list of companies that are doing well by doing good. East-West Seed has its headquarters in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The company employs about 2,800 people and has 20 R&D establishments in 9 countries. With exports to over 75 countries in tropical areas, East-West Seed serves nearly 23 million farmers around the world.