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Saint Gobain is committed to go the extra mile to create sustainable products By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 4, 2011
Hitesh Chawhan is an Applications Manager at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and his current responsibilities include developing new applications, project management, product design & validation, technical sales & trouble-shooting. Chris Needes is an expert... Read more.. |
"Dell’s sustainability goal is to help customers be green," says Executive Director-Consumer, Dell By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 1, 2011
In this next interview under the ‘Corporate Sustainability Series’, Mahesh Bhalla, Executive Director of Consumer and SMB at Dell India talks about the e-waste problem in India and the various e-waste management initiatives of the company. Mahesh Bhalla is the... Read more.. |
REDD+: Present and Future By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 23, 2011
REDD works on the idea of financial compensation for reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries. Here’s a senior climate and biodiversity expert sharing the journey of REDD+ also talking about its future and unresolved issues. ... Read more.. |
Eco-cities for India By : Dhanapal G, Jun 20, 2011
In this article, an ecological planner shares his perspective on the relevance of the concept of eco-cities in India, the eco-cities being planned and the challenges that need to be addressed. Cities are both engines for growth and sources of concentrated environmental... Read more.. |
Negotiators seek cuts in emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 13, 2011
Climate negotiators are seeking ways to make industrial countries continue reducing greenhouse gas emissions after their current commitment expires next year, the top U.N. climate official said Monday. The expiry of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which bound nearly 40... Read more.. |
Is sustainability a viable career in India? By : Pallavi Pant, Jun 9, 2011
In this article, the author talks about the potential of sustainability as a career in India, given the various policies and initiatives being taken up by the government and corporates to move towards a low carbon economy. The concept of sustainable development, first... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , Labor , Law , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Uncertain policies and regulatory hurdles hinder renewable energy sectorBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 8, 2011
India's renewable energy sector, a key plank of the country's plan to cut emissions, is feeling the pinch of policy uncertainty and regulatory hurdles, unsettling entrepreneurs who were gearing for spectacular growth. Renewable power producers were enthused by the... Read more.. |
Water alone can bridge the gapBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 7, 2011
Orissa should start water budgeting and auditing on the lines of Rajasthan to resolve the ongoing conflict between industries and agriculture, said Magsaysay awardee and Waterman of India' Rajendra Singh here on Sunday. Singh was speaking at a special forum "Green... Read more.. |
Bombardier's Environmental Technologies Help Delhi Metro Achieve World-First under United Nations-backed Climate Change InitiativeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 7, 2011
Bombardier Transportation's industry-leading technologies are helping Delhi Metro to achieve an impressive world-first linked to environmental performance by becoming the first railway project in the world to receive valuable carbon credits for regenerative braking. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Bombardier Inc. , Delhi Metro Rail Corporation , Entertainment , Environment , Technology |
Where should the carbon markets be headed for? By : Damodaran A, Jun 7, 2011
A carbon expert shares his views on the future of carbon markets post Kyoto phase and what the carbon market requires to keep functioning smoothly. Unlike global commodity markets that have been in existence for a long time, carbon markets are new and relatively... Read more.. |