Who’s Jack and Who’s the Beanstalk? Farmers, AI and the planet!
Farmers using apps, developers helping farmers and corporations tapping AI beyond the glass and concrete they work in. A lot is changing as technology and sustainability climb together. We may…
The imperfect environmentalist mind-set
“Infrastructure is responsible for 79% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, consumes 60% of the world’s materials, and represents 88% of all adaptation costs. Therefore, the sector is essential to achieving the Paris Agreement and the SDGs,” states Rodrigo Fernandes, Bentley Systems
Will the Air be Toxic & Rivers Noxious; Again?
As India emerges out of an extensive lockdown, will things be back to its normal polluting self. Will the air pollution and water pollution be back again? This is a question that bothers many.
Forget Bang for Your Buck. Look out for Pangs
Ever scratched your head and wallet over sustainable-investing? Ever thought that stock-buy-outs, advisors and investment products, how CEOs perceive the investor-community, the link between economic-growth and debt-levels, the way ESG…
Corporate India and Mixed CO2 Hues
On one hand we can celebrate increased awareness about carbon impact and enhanced reporting and on the other corporate denizens in India are anxious about regulations and view them as…
Safety India Kicks off, what would 2.0 be about?
ASSE’s (American Society of Safety Engineers) 2nd Professional Development Conference and Exposition, Safety India 2015, is about to flag off in Mumbai from October 15-17 and all set to bring…
Giving it away like Premji!
— Shashwat DC Much of our generation had grown up listening tales about how the Tatas (especially Jamshetji & JRD) were one of the most respected businessmen, not because they…
Carrot or Stick and Climate Change
— Nick Barter Environmental and social degradation precipitated a call for sustainable development and in 1987 the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development report ‘Our Common Future’ (1987),…
German solar disruption moves to Modi’s digital India. Is Australia game?
— Mara Bun Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop is turning her considerable skill towards hammering out a civil nuclear supply deal with India. ‘The Australian’ reports “High hopes for…
15 fun activities for Earth Hour
— Pratima H EARTH: What started as a simple lights-off incident in Sydney, Australia in 2007 has sparked so much debate and attention alike all these years, that it is…
Sharing Telecom Towers – a greener, more clever idea?
The telecom infrastructure space has been grappling with a lot of new environmental frequencies in the recent past. It’s a tight-wire walk of sorts to balance the need for uptime,…
Breaking News: CSR kills Sustainability in India
— Shashwat DC It is often said that India is biggest test-ground or the toughest challenge-spot for any idea or product. Over the very many years, so many products and…
Understanding the economics of sustainable development — Online & Free
— Ankur Verma For long I pondered over one particular question “Why have we developed the way we did?” “Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith provides a fitting answer as…
Did you forget the green stuff, Mr. Finance Minister?
— Shashwat DC It is a rather known fact, that the current NDA government places development over environment. Not surprisingly, there was little expectation in terms of ‘green-ness’ of the…
Sustainability champions hope for a ‘green’ Union Budget
Every year, before the Union Minister of Finance unveils the budget, there are lot of hopes and expectations that get listed. From analysts to layman, everyone has something or the…
Marrying Sustainability & Business
They say to maintain something is more difficult than starting up, be it business, an image, a standard or an organization. The same theory applies when you’ve turned your business…
With a Tweet & a Like, spreading sustainability alike
— Dwayne Baraka Social Media can help transform your Sustainability programmes and commitment into something that creates engagement and loyalty from customers and employees. Unfortunately it can also kill your…
Let’s talk Materiality!
— Arvind Sharma Over the past few years, the term of materiality has gained much traction in the sustainability domain. While it has been around for quite some time, and has…
Flying in the right direction
Integrating sustainability into business processes in one challenge, communication it with the stake-holders from share-holders to employees is another thing altogether. Many an organisations while doing in great in former,…
Sustainability, Matt Damon, Leonardo, and whole lot of coffee chitter-chatter
Disclaimer: These are excerpts from our staff’s coffee-break time so if you expect to find the usual wised-up and all-sophisticated talk on environmental issues on this messenger window, don’t say…