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How to Reinvent Capitalism via Creating Shared Value?

By : Pankaj Arora, Nov 9, 2012

I had the good fortune of attending the Nestle’s Creating Shared Value (CSV) forum earlier this week. Nestle is very clear on what it intends to achieve – find ways and methods by which businesses can play a role in the development of the communities and countries it operates...

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Warehouses to have solar power units

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2012

The Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation (MSWC) has undertaken a project to utilize the roofs of its warehouses for solar power generation.

The corporation has initiated a tender process to seek advice for the project from consultants, who will study the...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Mahindra focuses on innovation for sustainability

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2012

With over a billion square feet area of LEED-certified projects already registered, India is today the second largest green building nation in the world, after the US. Corporate houses who made their entry into the realty space in the recent past, have helped the cause of...

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IFC ties up with Tata in water conservation drive

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2012

International Finance Centre (IFC) has inked a strategic partnership with Tata Quality Management Services (TQMS) for water conservation.

The partnership will work on ways to improve water efficiency and promote sustainable water use across eleven plants...

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Farmers introduced to tech, schemes for better yield

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2012

With the objective of promoting sustainable technologies for improving agriculture in state, PHD Chamber of Commerce along with Punjab National Bank on Wednesday organised a seminar attended by hundreds of farmers from across...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Sustainability Reporting: An enabler of Responsible Finance for Sustainable Development

By : Katherine Miles..., Nov 7, 2012

The financial services sector plays a catalytic role in the promotion of sustainable development through deploying finance responsibly. As intermediaries in allocating capital, investors and lenders have the power to influence social and environmental practices and...

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Portal on Indian solar market launched

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2012

India and Germany Monday launched a web portal to provide information to industry about...

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Subject Tags: Technology

Bioenergy Road Map Vision 2020 for India's biofuels development

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2012

The government Monday unveiled a road map for the biotechnology sector - "The Bioenergy Road Map Vision 2020" - for innovative technologies and policies for biofuels development in India.

Prepared by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), the document was...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology

Govt. of India host meeting of Ministers of Renewable Energy of ASEAN countries in New Delhi

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2012

The Government of India is hosting a meeting of the Ministers of Renewable Energy of ASEAN countries and India in New Delhi on 7th November 2012. In the meeting...

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Feature: India catching up in solar energy development

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 2, 2012

The rising cost of conventional power, largely driven by increasing raw material exports and the growing cost of putting up green-field facilities coupled with the steady decline in solar power costs could result in solar projects reaching grid parity by 2014, a new study by...

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Subject Tags: India , Technology