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Way to go

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 4, 2010

 Leave your footprint on the sands of time, by all means. But no carbon footprint, please! That's the message from global warming and tech companies are heeding it - and helping businesses across sectors to be more energyefficient without losing out on productivity.

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Bharti Airtel Makes its Buildings Sustainable

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 2, 2010

As a part of its sustainability initiatives, Bharti Airtel has used innovative ideas to make its buildings more energy efficient and eco friendly.

Bharti Airtel Showcase

Company Profile:  Bharti Enterprises is one of...

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India leads in energy efficiency: Survey

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 2, 2010

Business leaders throughout India give a higher priority to  energy efficiency in their facilities than do those in any other major country, according to the Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI).

This year’s survey results provide a look at how business...

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IBM believes responsible suppliers create business value

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 29, 2010

In this first article under the “Corporate Sustainability Series”, Reji K. Pillai (Head, Energy & Utilities Industry at IBM India/South Asia) talks about the drivers for sustainability, emission reduction targets and the status of green procurement in IBM.

Reji...

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REC could boost investment in renewable energy, says Fitch

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2010

India’s move to introduce renewable energy certificate (REC) scheme should help improve cost economics of renewable energy projects and attract investments to the sector. However, there are still many regulatory and institutional challenges to be tackled to make the scheme...

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Subject Tags: energy , Fitch Ratings

Save money! Save energy! Go Direct Cool…

By : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 15, 2010

This first article in the ‘Sustainable Consumption Series’ talks about how the direct cool refrigerators can enable savings while being environmentally helpful.

This first article in the ‘Sustainable Consumption Series’ talks about how the...

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Aparna Doshi named co-chair of US-India Business Council solar task force

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2010

Aparna Doshi, chief operating officer of Astonfield Renewable Resources, has been named Co-chair of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) Solar Power Task Force, a major new initiative to promote US-India trade and investment in...

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Yechury backs Pachauri on nuclear power

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 13, 2010

R.K. Pachauri, whose UN panel on climate change has shared the Nobel Peace Prize, Sunday described nuclear power as an important source of India’s future energy needs. Extending unusual support to him was Communist Party Of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury.

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Company growth to depend on water, energy consumption: Eric Fyrwald

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 11, 2010

This is a good time to be the CEO of NLC NALCO. After all, the whole world is talking about sustainable growth and the $3.7 billion company is among the global leaders in providing water treatment solutions to industry.

Erik Fyrwald, chairman, president and CEO, NLC...

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Reinforcing role of renewables in energy security

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 9, 2010

The report summarizes the proceedings of the recently concluded Renewcon Conference India 2010 held in Mumbai on 26th & 27th August 2010. 

The two day conference brought together various stakeholders and industry participants in the solar and wind...

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