CLIMATE
Borewells and Sustainable? In the same breath!!
Rahul Bakare's award-winning BoreCharger uses robotics to recharge — not just drain — India's borewells, turning…
INTERVIEWS
Checking out Carbon from Hotels- How, and How Easy?
Novotel Hyderabad Airport's GM Sukhbir Singh on turning India's only airport hotel into a circular-economy case…
CLIMATE
The Glass Half Full: With Un-spilled Milk
It’s hard to believe so with all the oil and carbon that humanity as spilled already…
CLIMATE
Renewable energy- not aspirational, but viable now at Infosys
From its first solar PV plant of 250 kW about 15 years ago to having an…
IN ACADEMIA
Doing Good – But Who Decides What is “Good”?
CSR and philanthropy do good—but who defines what “good” means? This piece explores how power shapes…
IN ACADEMIA
The Truth We Hoped Wasn’t Empirical: Sustainability Bends Under Earnings Pressure
When earnings pressure rises, sustainability bends. This research shows how companies selectively disclose environmental data under…
CLIMATE
Is Art Banksy-ing?
What does the ‘Balloon Girl’ mean? Both before and after the paper-shredder? Why does any random…
IN ACADEMIA
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…
IN ACADEMIA
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…
CLIMATE
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…
IN ACADEMIA
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,…
INTERVIEWS
Smart cities. Sustainable cities. Driving in the same lane.
Here's why sustainability is a core part of any smart city- and vice versa.
INTERVIEWS
The imperfect environmentalist mind-set
"Infrastructure is responsible for 79% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, consumes 60% of the world’s…
IN ACADEMIA
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…
IN ACADEMIA
OUTLAST: A must-read for ESG in India
Outlast, the book authored by Mukund Rajan & Col. Rajeev Kumar is touted as the first…
INTERVIEWS
‘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…
OPINION
The Greenliness of Mukesh Ambani: Sincere or Synthetic?
Reliance Industries is adopting green. But can a petrochemical major really make clean break from the…
ESG
Why ESG is an Opportunity; not a Challenge!
ESG is driving companies towards better governance and sustainability practices. Integrating ESG within the business can…
ESG
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…
ESG
Going back in Circles, are we?
In Scene 3. 37 in the play Acadia, Thomasina prods Septimus by saying: “Every week I…