Higher the ESG Score, Higher the Risk of Green Washing
Sustainability in Academia (Article 1, May 2025) Santhosh Jayaram In India, we are at the peak of the reporting season..
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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..
Beyond Shareholder Primacy – An Academician’s Take on Sustainability
In Beyond Shareholder Primacy, Prof. Stuart L. Hart explores capitalism’s evolution, urging a shift to sustainable, stakeholder-focused practices. Santhosh Jayaram calls it a hopeful guide blending history, philosophy, and action to rethink business and purpose.
Smart cities. Sustainable cities. Driving in the same lane.
Here's why sustainability is a core part of any smart city- and vice versa.
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
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.
‘Universities must move to the forefront of society’s sustainability efforts’
Meghna Tare has been leading the sustainability function at the University of Texas Arlington for over a decade. She shares the high points of the journey as well as challenges faced inn a exclusive interaction.
The Greenliness of Mukesh Ambani: Sincere or Synthetic?
Reliance Industries is adopting green. But can a petrochemical major really make clean break from the past and embrace sustainability? Here's a quick analysis based on RIL's AGM..
Why ESG is an Opportunity; not a Challenge!
ESG is driving companies towards better governance and sustainability practices. Integrating ESG within the business can be a great opportunity to prepare for the future world.
So you think you are a responsible “Planet-Lover”? Care to test that NOW?
Weirdly enough prayers tend to be more sincere in hospitals than in Churches. Like kisses happen to be more sincere..
Going back in Circles, are we?
In Scene 3. 37 in the play Acadia, Thomasina prods Septimus by saying: “Every week I plot your equations dot..
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..
The Green Reel
Here’s what’s been happening across the globe for the last few days and the questions that still hang in the..
If Darwin was locked in a shopping mall?
— Pratima H Oh! You are so stingy! That’s one line I have often been stonked with. The place and..
Making every drop count
Few years back, the picturesque city of Auraganbad hit national headlines for all the wrong reasons, and caused a small..
Finding the E of 3D!
— Pratima H There are two things that always fascinate me about IKEA. Irrespective of how good or bad the..
Green beginnings for Indian Railways
Typically, Railway Budgets every year make news for a couple of things; new trains launched (typically from the Minister’s constituency),..
Dear Mr. Minister; can we have a ‘Greener’ Railway this year?
— Shashwat DC Every year, as the month of February advances, excitement starts building in anticipation for the Union Budgetary..
Deliberating on technologies for sustainable development
Imagine a floor that generated electricity from the footsteps of people walking! Imagine a spray-on solar film that turns ordinary..
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