Some conversations end in applause. Others end in action.When The Times of India launched the Social Impact Summit, in partnership with Malabar Gold & Diamonds, The Responsible Jeweller, it set out to build the second kind, a platform where policymakers, industry leaders, CSR professionals, NGOs, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers could move past intention and towards measurable change.Grounded in real storiesThat ambition took shape long before the summit itself. Through the editorial series ‘Stories of a Changing India’, The Times of India spent months exploring the questions shaping that shape the country’s future, ranging from how India’s climate choices will influence global trajectories, to what it means to be solving for societal good, to why India’s new health push needs deeper inclusion.These stories weren’t a prelude to the summit; they were its foundation, grounding every panel and every honour in real lives and real outcomes.A confluence of leadershipThe summit opened with weight and clarity. Union minister Nitin Gadkari, as chief guest, set the context for the summit, framing social impact not as an act of charity, but as a national imperative.The conversation that followed drew some of India’s most influential voices, including Amitabh Kant, Uday Kotak, industry leaders, and grassroots voices, like Blue Star’s B. Thiagarajan, Mahindra’s Abanti Sankaranarayanan, and a twelve-year-old environmentalist, Prasiddhi Singh, proving that impact recognises neither scale nor age.In all, more than 50 speakers addressed the summit over two days, guided by a council of sector leaders who shaped the summit’s editorial and honours framework, their discussions moving fluidly between the boardroom and the grassroots. Anchoring these conversations in rigour, knowledge partner EY authored a whitepaper that distilled a year of dialogue into a structured body of insight and recommendations, ensuring the summit’s thinking would outlast the event itself.The TOI Social Impact HonoursAt the heart of the initiative were the TOI Social Impact Honours, recognising organisations creating measurable change across six vital areas:1. Education and Learning2. Skilling and Economic Empowerment3. Gender Equity and Inclusion4. Climate, Water and Environmental Sustainability5. Technology and AI for Social Good6. Health and WellbeingHonourees such as Lohum, Phool, SatSure, Piramal Foundation, SEWA Rural, Bajaj Auto, Quest Alliance, Aajeevika Bureau, Hindustan Unilever, Breakthrough, and CREA captured the sheer range of India’s changemaking ecosystem, from deep-tech and manufacturing to grassroots livelihoods and gender justice.The 2026 chapter: Where intent meets actionFor presenting partner Malabar Group, this measurable change is precisely the point. The Group has made ESG central to how it operates rather than a reporting exercise, backing it with structured, long-term work across healthcare, education, poverty alleviation, housing, and drinking water. As Chairman M. P. Ahammad puts it, the true value of social impact lies in how deeply it touches people’s lives.That belief now powers what comes next. The TOI Social Impact Summit returns for its second edition, with Malabar Gold & Diamonds continuing as presenting partner and EY as knowledge partner, and this time, the ambition runs deeper. Focused on “Where Intent Meets Action,” the 2026 edition calls on India to move beyond commitments toward outcomes communities can genuinely feel. It is a standard the Malabar Group sets for itself too: as The Responsible Jeweller, Malabar has earmarked Rs. 200 crores for CSR this year, a commitment that places ESG at the centre of its growth story rather than at the margins.With nominations across all six honours categories now open, the invitation is clear to every leader, institution, and changemaker turning intent into action: this is your platform. The second chapter has begun, and its promise is simple but powerful: impact that is not just measured but felt.Join the movementClick here to nominate a changemaker and learn more.Disclaimer: This article is part of a Brand Initiative by TOI in partnership with Malabar Gold and Diamonds.