B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) (Dist.), LL.M. (Cantab.), Junior Project Officer (Social Finance, ILO)

Ms. Rakshita Agarwal is a Junior Project Officer working with Social Finance Unit at International Labour Organisation, Geneva (HQ). Her work involves collaborating with stakeholders across the investment ecosystem with the objective of reorienting capital towards achieving decent work and economic inclusion (as envisioned by the UN’s SDG 8). She completed her Master of Laws, specializing in International Environmental Law, from Univesity of Cambridge (2022). She has prior experience of working in impact investment space and social finance instruments in India.

Ms. Agarwal is a Legal Research Group Member with the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law. Her research interests lie at the intersection of social justice, human rights, and climate change.