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Delhi warms up to green workplaces

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 28, 2013

Employees at an office block in Greater Noida's Ecotech City do not need any artificial lighting. Not even a CFL bulb. Sunlight floods into their workspaces, and the play of light and fresh air ensures an almost ideal temperature inside. Welcome to the new-age office space....

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Subject Tags: Business , Labor , Law

Apple Names Names in 2013 Supplier Sustainability Report

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 27, 2013

Apple released its 2013 Supplier Sustainability Report update Friday, and the company's not messing around when it comes to some of the suppliers violating its code of conduct. Apple publicly named some of the companies found to have forged documents to help children—...

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Subject Tags: Apple , Labor , Law

Singapore firm BrightLite Systems enters Sonipat to make Light Emitting Diodes

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 26, 2013

In a bid to enter the Light Emitting Diode (LED) Modules business in India, BrightLite Systems - a Singapore-based company has joined hands with Fiem Industries Ltd - a Sonipat-based auto company.

The move is expected to create business of around Rs 300 crore...

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Vodafone releases sustainability report

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 16, 2013

Vodafone India on Tuesday spelt out its game plan to include socially relevant services as part of its business. The company released ‘Footprints II’, the second edition of its Sustainability Report, which encapsulates the various initiatives undertaken by Vodafone India....

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SGS India launched “First Product Carbon Footprint Marks”

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 15, 2013

Climate Change & Global Warming is the growing concerns for the gradual increase in temperature of the Earth's surface that has worsened since the industrial revolution. 

With more than 70,000 employees in 1350 global locations providing services across industries...

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Parker Hannifin India sets up Rs 100-cr factory near Chennai

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2013

Parker Hannifin India, a part of the Rs 71,500-crore Parker Hannifin Corporation of the US, has set up a Rs 100-crore factory near Chennai to manufacture components for a wide range of industries.

Thomas Williams, Executive Vice-President and Operating Officer, Parker...

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Technopark trying for a green tag

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 1, 2013

The Technopark campus here is preparing to acquire ‘green zone’ status even as the ambitious phase-3 expansion project is set to be commissioned in another six to eight months, doubling the number of employees and adding one million sq ft of built-up area.

The...

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Subject Tags: Business , Labor , Law , Technology

E.P.A. Chief Is Stepping Down After 4-Year Term

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 28, 2012

Lisa P. Jackson is stepping down as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after a four-year tenure that began with high hopes of sweeping action to address climate change and other environmental ills but ended with a series of rear-guard actions to defend the...

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IIFCL keen to fund renewable energy projects

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 21, 2012

India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd awaits final nod to launch the credit enhancement scheme next month.

It is also seeking a bigger role in lending to the country’s renewable energy sector.

Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Executive Director, IIFCL, said the...

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How Mahindra & Mahindra is championing sustainability

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 6, 2012

At a recent event at the Mahindra United World College near Pune, Mahindra & Mahindra CMD Anand Mahindra, in his speech to a gathering of students, teachers and parents, broke off to speak to the support staff (who were also present) about sustainability and the adjoining...

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Subject Tags: Business , Environment , Labor , Law