India Climate Collaborative (ICC) exists to make climate philanthropy in India more strategic, connected and effective. Launched in 2020 by a group of respected corporate and philanthropic leaders—among them Rohini Nilekani, Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra and Nadir Godrej—ICC set out to solve a pressing challenge: climate solutions often struggle to find the right support at the right time. ICC bridges that gap.
At its core, ICC works on three reinforcing pillars. First, it unlocks philanthropic capital flows by advising philanthropists who are new to climate or want to give differently—helping them define priorities, build portfolios and fund with confidence. Second, it discovers, designs and surfaces climate priorities that both mitigate emissions and build resilience, carefully aligning these with India’s development needs. Third, it builds the connective infrastructure the sector lacks—shared platforms, resources and coalitions that enable funding to move with more speed and impact.
The organisation runs lean and collaborative, bringing stakeholders across civil society, government, business and philanthropy into the same conversation. Its teams convert knowledge into action—crafting investment cases, commissioning targeted research, and convening dialogues that lead to practical commitments. Whether the task is mapping a donor landscape, assessing solutions, or shaping a thematic convening, ICC’s role is to translate insights into scalable opportunities.
Meet the team
ICC, on LinkedIn
Edel Monteiro, Head - Programs
Abhishek Saxena, Senior Specialist, Climate Policy
Kevin Valsan Hymavathy, Senior Associate, Brand Communications
ICC’s portfolio reflects where philanthropy can be catalytic: areas like urban resilience, public health, livelihoods, energy transitions—and, increasingly, extreme heat resilience and climate-friendly cooling. By coordinating funders and partners, it helps align resources around shared priorities and ensures follow-through, from workplans and budgets to outcome monitoring and storytelling that elevates local implementation.
That combination of advisory, program design and coalition-building is what makes ICC a credible sector convener. It supports funders to act, partners to collaborate, and solutions to scale—so climate action advances in step with India’s growth story.
