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Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) sponsored “Mission on Sustainable Growth” develops GreenCo Rating system for Indian industries

By : 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...

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India says developed world must lead on climate change

By : 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...

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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...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

More Companies Finding Cost and Carbon Savings in Supply Chains

By : 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,...

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Subject Tags: Business , Environment , Labor , Law

India, Germany ink energy, climate deals

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: energy , Environment

Meat-less diet to help reduce emissions

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Environment

Inox Renewables of India to Buy Wind Business of Gujarat Fluorochemicals

By : 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...

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SAP Reduces 2010 Green House Gas Emissions Despite Double-Digit Revenue Growth

By : 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...

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India's own emission reducing mechanism

By : 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...

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EU ban on some carbon offsets may hit Indian cos

By : 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...

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