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What to expect on this World Environment Day? By : Aparna Khandelwal, Jun 5, 2012
Its 5th of June and it’s the 40th anniversary of the World Environment Day (WED). This article provides an overview of what this year’s WED has in store for us. UN selects a theme and a host country every year for World Environment Day in order to increase awareness... Read more.. |
Can Unilever deliver Sustainable Consumption growth? By : Pankaj Arora, Apr 28, 2012
As an update to my earlier piece, “Will Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan drive costs out?“, here are a few suggestions post the event on 24th April, that marked a special day for Unilever launching its first update on its Sustainable Living Plan and sharing its progress... Read more.. |
Using GIS to advance sustainability By : Aparna Khandelwal, Apr 26, 2012
This article explores how organizations have started using GIS as a tool for natural resource assessment to enhance sustainability. A geographic information system (GIS) is a technological tool which captures, manages and helps to analyze all forms of geographic... Read more.. |
Environmental Sustainability – Business Case for Indian BFSI sector By : Snehil Taparia, Apr 23, 2012
The role of Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector towards sustainability has evolved globally from corporate philanthropy to a recognized means of value addition for stakeholders. This article explores the business risks and opportunities for environmental... Read more.. |
Corporates get wiser on Sustainability Reporting though nuts and bolts of Sustainability Assurance are still missing By : Aparna Khandelwal, Feb 15, 2012
Sustainability Reporting is catching steam in India however external assurance for non-financial performance disclosures/sustainability reports remain in their infancy. Assurance for financial data in term audits is very popular however external assurance for non-... Read more.. |
The Indian sustainability leap – Is ‘IT’ on? By : VK Kripanand, Nov 25, 2011
In the following article, an IT expert sheds light on what environmental sustainability means for Indian IT companies. A recent press article that appeared in the Times of India, said that India's spending on GREEN IT and sustainability initiatives will... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , Environment , India , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Products |
Building green IT, shaping greener tomorrow By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2011
The following article presents a snapshot of how Microsoft, a global IT leader, has successfully embarked on this path. A competitive IT market and growing need for eco-energy conscious solutions offers opportunities to thought leader firms to shape differentiation and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Entertainment , Labor , Law , Microsoft , Microsoft India , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Sustainability: The Next major Career Destination in India By : Roselin Dey, Sep 29, 2011
This article by the author Roselin Dey has been entered in the Rio+ 20 Blogger Contest organised by Tck Tck Tck - The Global Campaign for Climate Action and is based on the campaign's climate theme "Green Jobs". While green jobs are a mature job segment in developed... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Cognizant Technology Solutions , Labor , Law , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Green Infrastructure: strategies, approaches and way forward By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2011
Green infrastructure, encompassing the triple bottom-line framework acts as the ecological structure needed for environmental, social and economic sustainability. Despite sustainable development making inroads into the Indian economy and going ‘green’ becoming a trend... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , Environment , India , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Products , 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 |