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CDP helping businesses initiate the sustainability journey By : Bhavna Prasad, Sep 8, 2011
Proactive Indian businesses are starting to see business potential in many environment related opportunities. CDP is definitely one of the frameworks that have helped Indian businesses develop a broader sustainability outlook. Sustainability being the buzz word right... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon Disclosure Project , Entertainment , Environment , Human Interest , Policy Tracker , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Moving towards Responsible Business and Building Credibility By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 30, 2011
There is a growing discussion and debate about how corporates- both publicly and privately held organizations- should perform in terms of their environment and social performance, besides creating value for the shareholders. Conventionally, Corporate Social... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , Labor , Law , Policy Tracker , Social Issues , Technology |
‘Responsible Business’ Guidelines: A fact check on India Inc. ? By : Aparna Khandelwal, Aug 30, 2011
A growing concern amongst the investment community is that typical financial reports do not adequately capture all the risks and externalities of a firm and thus its true performance. All stakeholders including investors, government and consumers are now putting... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , India Inc , Labor , Law , Policy Tracker , Social Issues , Technology |
Shaping sustainability in business via ICT tools By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 26, 2011
With climate change posing a global challenge, adopting ICT solutions in various industries would be a win-win way to reduce India’s carbon trail, says a DESC Report. The new millennium has witnessed a perceptible change in people’s attitude towards climate change... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Different Strokes: the Sustainability journey of a development sector professional By : Sustainability ..., Aug 24, 2011
In this new series “Different Strokes”, we will be presenting a snapshot of the career journey of different sustainability professionals. Here’s a development sector professional- Bhavna Prasad, Director, Business and Industry Engagement, WWF India. Development... Read more.. |
Indian firms would invest in sustainability if there is a clear return and favorable economics By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 9, 2011
Srivats Ram has been Managing Director of Wheels India Ltd. since May 1, 2008. Mr. Ram has over 3 decades of work experience in Vehicle and Component Industry and serves in various leadership roles across the TVS group including the Board of TVS & Co. and Axles India.... Read more.. |
Beyond lighting -- Solar technology furthering the UN MDGs By : Smita Rakesh an..., Aug 5, 2011
Smita Rakesh and Jigyasa Jyotika at TERI discuss the ‘Lighting a Billion Lives Campaign’ – the largest non-government program to promote fee-for service based solar lighting in rural areas through the unique solar lantern re-charging stations. 160 years after the... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , Entertainment , Health , Labor , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
"Tax incentives will catalyze corporate action on Sustainability," says senior industry expert By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 2, 2011
Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Chairman Emeritus – Construction Industry Development Council and Senior Advisor to the UN Global Compact shares his views on the role of policy and voluntary guidelines as a driver for sustainability amongst Indian corporates. In addition to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology , United Nations |
A recycling story- From automobile tyres to road laying By : Sandeep Roy, Aug 1, 2011
In this next article under the 'Sustainable Consumption Series', the author writes about the problem of waste car tyres and a few ways in which tyre waste could be recycled to effective use. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the famous American philosopher once said ‘... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment , Law , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Rainwater harvesting need not be an obscure sustainability measure By : Shreema Mehta, Jul 26, 2011
Shreema Mehta, working on conservation biology and policy at the University of Maryland and TERI discusses the potential of rainwater harvesting from a sustainable agriculture perspective. Subject Tags: Resource Efficiency , Technology |