The Hidden Cost of SDG Progress: Who’s Paying the Price?
Top SDG nations may shift environmental & social costs abroad via spillovers, raising questions on true sustainability & “leave no one behind.”
Higher the ESG Score, Higher the Risk of Green Washing
The sustainability teams are extremely busy with their sustainability disclosures and working overtime to ensure that their ESG ratings improve. There couldn’t have been a better time to explore the…
Smart cities. Sustainable cities. Driving in the same lane.
Here’s why sustainability is a core part of any smart city- and vice versa.
FCA Amendments: Missing the wood for the trees
The current amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act 2006 can be quite counter productive to the conservation of natural spaces in India
Net Positive – It does net a positive frame of mind
Net Positive, the book authored by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston has been touted as A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year. Santhosh Jayaram reviews the book to see if it stands up to its billing and is there a net-positive gain from reading it?
OUTLAST: A must-read for ESG in India
Outlast, the book authored by Mukund Rajan & Col. Rajeev Kumar is touted as the first Indian book written on the topic of ESG. Santhosh Jayaram reviews the book to see if it can really aid businesses to build resilience and outlast the competition.
‘The role of art is to show the world that things can be different than how it is currently’
Graphic artist Matthew Frame shares his views on how art can play an important role in spreading the message of awareness on topics like Climate Change
Birds, Butterflies, Fungi and a rare Spider at Puttenhalli BioBlitz
BioBlitz is a short but intense session in which participants do a biological survey of a particular area and record all the living creatures in that space. Recently Puttenahalli Lake in Bangalore saw its first BioBlitz. Here’s how it went..
The ‘Sherni’ didn’t Roar!
Sherni is a Hindi film depicting the real-life struggles faced by forest officers in India. Here’s an honest review of the film…
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.
Idiots are Universal. Learn to Live with Them!
Einstein had famously said, “only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” The Coronavirus outbreak seems to have proved him right. So what do we do with so much stupidity?
CSR Spending on Calamities has a Compliance Edge
Usage of CSR Funds for relief and rescue in case of natural calamities is the way ahead. Companies need to be aware of the new provisions of CSR Act and align their policies accordingly.
9 billion by 2050! What about plants and animals?
Have the use of human capital, the green revolution feat and the development choices we made helped India get a relatively-better spot on biodiversity? A biodiversity scientist tells us why….
Air Pollution – Haunts Delhi Again…
When we cringe at the sight of a glass of dirty water, when we twist out noses when they meet contaminated food, then why are we accepting polluted air with…
New iPhone, Old Question
“I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” -Steve Jobs. Chances are you are reading this quote in the latest,…
Tiger Corridors and Vodafone’s new shade of connectivity
In 2010, a survey in the Kanha-Pench corridor by WWF India, underscored a direct sighting. On any other area, it would have been a moment worth some applause for tiger…
Tips for Eco-Tourists
Its easy to chant the poems of environment and have heated conversations about the fate of future generations over a coffee. But its not easy to imbibe that eco-concern and…
Top 10 Eco-tourist Hotels in India
According to Wikipedia; ecotourism typically involves travel to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. … For these reasons, ecotourism often appeals to advocates of environmental…
India’s Tryst with COP21: Deal gets the green light but can we put if off?
October 2016 started off with a bang or a few at least. A few days before, the first of three no-holds-barred US Presidential debates were held, Indian news anchors were…
‘Indira Gandhi made a huge mistake by using coercion for population control’
He may sound bizarre when he mentions words like ‘try the norm recipe’ and ‘Humlog’ in the same breath. Perhaps, quite an iconoclast in the way he interprets population-related problems…