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Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) sponsored “Mission on Sustainable Growth” develops GreenCo Rating system for Indian industriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2011
Mission on Sustainable Growth” (MSG) is a CII initiative for the industry towards realizing the objective of ecologically sustainable growth, and with the intention to promote and champion conservation of natural resources in Indian industry without compromising on high and... Read more.. |
India says developed world must lead on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 5, 2011
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday stressed that emerging economies were in no position to tackle climate change compared with developed countries which had caused the problem. India won widespread praise for showing new flexibility at the UN... Read more.. |
PM: India to decrease GDP emission intensity by 20%By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 4, 2011
Putting to rest all controversy on India’s stand on the climate change debate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh emphasised on Thursday that India is set to reduce the emissions intensity of our GDP by 20 per cent between 2005 and 2020. To put this in effect, Dr Singh said... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
More Companies Finding Cost and Carbon Savings in Supply ChainsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2011
More major companies are tracking their supply chain emissions, and many, along with their suppliers, are also saving money from reducing carbon. The Carbon Disclosure Project's latest supply chain report looks at what the 57 members of its Supply Chain program and 1,... Read more.. |
India, Germany ink energy, climate dealsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2011
India and German today signed two agreements worth over 500 million euros to step up cooperation in energy, environment protection and social sectors. "Two umbrella agreements amounting to a total of about 500 million euros were signed by German Ambassador... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment |
Meat-less diet to help reduce emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 1, 2011
A new report has claimed that greenhouse emissions on earth can only be reduced when people start going for a total meat-free diet. This, it said, should be done on a national scale. As per the guidelines given by them, just 4 per cent of meat consumption is needed of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
Inox Renewables of India to Buy Wind Business of Gujarat FluorochemicalsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 1, 2011
Inox Renewables Ltd., a unit of Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd., an Indian maker of refrigerant gases, plans to buy the wind energy business of its parent for an undisclosed sum. The board of Gujarat Fluorochemicals agreed to seek shareholders’ approval for the sale... Read more.. |
SAP Reduces 2010 Green House Gas Emissions Despite Double-Digit Revenue GrowthBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2011
SAP AG today announced its preliminary report of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2010. The company's worldwide GHG emissions for 2010 totaled 430 kilotons, a four percent decrease from the 450 kiloton level of 2009. In its third year of consecutive reductions, SAP... Read more.. |
India's own emission reducing mechanismBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2011
Companies consuming less energy will now be able to sell the efficiency certificates to the non-efficient ones, domestically. India's domestic energy efficiency trading system ---- Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) ----- similar to international Clean Development Mechanism of... Read more.. |
EU ban on some carbon offsets may hit Indian cosBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2011
In a development that could impact Indian companies trading in carbon credits, the European Commission (EU) has said it would ban the most common type of offsets, for use in the EU emissions’ trading scheme (EU ETS) from the start of May 2013. The commission proposed that... Read more.. |