On Tuesday, The NatWest Group India announced a partnership with the Indian School of Development and Management (ISDM) for the development sector, to strengthen capabilities and drive concrete progress of the country's development ecosystem.

In totalling to a significant financial commitment, NatWest Group India will be deeply invested with ISDM in fostering talent to positively contribute to India's development needs.

Punit Sood, Head of India, NatWest Group, states, "As a purpose-led organisation, this partnership reinforces our commitment to champion the potential of people and build a thriving development ecosystem to solve the most complex social issues society faces today. I personally believe that this convergence will help drive exponential progress in tackling the development needs of the country and will bring about scalable change."

Ravi Sreedharan, President of ISDM, states, "Organizations and institutions have a responsibility to drive systemic change towards an equitable, humane and sustainable society. This partnership with NatWest will play a significant role in driving far greater and sustained impact of Social Purpose Organizations through the pioneering use of Development Management.”

ISDM has built a booming ecosystem in the development sector through a first-of-its-kind Post Graduate Program in Development Management (PGP-DM).

While adopting a multi-dimensional model, NatWest Group India will reinforce and scale up the capabilities of this ecosystem through involvements like case studies, scholarships, knowledge sharing, industry best-practices and frequent engagements.

As a Founding Backer of ISDM, NatWest Group India will play an instrumental role in development and shaping the country's development sector by leveraging the power of transformational education.