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Driving responsible business behavior through metrics By : Pawan Mehra, Mar 22, 2012
Selecting the right metrics at the right time to track Environmental and Social (E&S) performance of businesses is crucial in driving the appropriate behavioral response of businesses.
In our work with clients and analysis carried out at firms undertaking... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Entertainment , environment , Labor , Law , metrics , policy tracker , Resource Efficiency , responsible business behavior , social , Social Issues |
Indian CPSEs foray into Sustainable Development By : Shradha Kapur, Mar 19, 2012
The article takes a look at the recently promulgated Sustainable Development Guidelines for Central Public Sector Enterprises and ways in which these action can be tracked to demonstrate contribution and commitment of these business entities in shaping a sustainable growth... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , capacity building , cdm , CPSE , energy , energy efficiency , Entertainment , Environment , ghg accounting , Labor , Law , Policy Tracker , policy tracker , reporting , Sustainable Development , Technology , waste management |
Our sustainability focus is across the entire ecological footprint and shapes our daily business strategy, says Infosys By : Roselin Dey, Feb 27, 2012
Rohan Parikh, Head of Green Initiatives and Infrastructure at Infosys, talks to Sustainability Outlook about the company’s efforts at shaping a holistic approach to sustainability. Rohan M. Parikh heads the Green Initiatives and Infrastructure team at Infosys and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , e-waste , energy , Human Interest , Infosys , Labor , Law , Technology , transportation |
Sustainability is not one big swing, it is a battle waged every day By : Pramita Sen, Feb 6, 2012
Scott Tew,Director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand, talks to Sustainability Outlook about Ingersoll Rand’s sustainability agenda, the initiatives undertaken by their Indian operations on this front and the role employee can play in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , energy efficiency , Environment , India , Ingersoll Rand , Ingersoll Rand , Labor , Law , Social Issues , Technology |
Mainstreaming Responsible Business Actions: First Baby Steps By : Pawan Mehra, Jan 24, 2012
IICA convened the 1st National CSR Conclave to make ‘Responsible Business’ a board room conversation and promote the recently launched guidelines. The direction from the top needs to be focused if the initiative has to penetrate the board room. CSR or... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Health , Labor , Law , Policy Tracker , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
"Sustainability practices, environment friendly products, and community relations form the cornerstone of our sustainability initiatives," says Raj Menon, COO of Cummins India By : Pramita Sen, Jan 16, 2012
Raj Menon, Chief Operating Officer of Cummins India, shares about the company’s focus on sustainability elements as also focuses the spotlight on products being launched by Cummins in India to enable energy access for rural communities and also provide affordable hybrid... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Cummins Incorporated. , Cummins India , energy , Environment , India , Labor , Law , Social Issues , Technology |
Investors in renewable energy sector planning to turn part-time farmersBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2011
Investors in the renewable energy sector are planning to turn part-time farmers. Land-intensive solar power projects may witness plantations around panels and modules, with project developers exploring possibilities to grow low-rise and underground crops like beets,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Labor , Technology |
Prefabrication – A stepping stone to sustainable development in India By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2011
Revolutionary housing concepts like the ‘India Concept House’- a prefabricated building solution-can help achieve cost savings both in the short term and over the life of the structure. Given the competitive nature of construction activity and the role it plays in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Entertainment , Environment , Labor , Law , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Technology |
Environ hazard, broken promises pack double punch for Phursungi-UraliBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2011
Here's something the Pune Municipal Corporation and the citizens of Pune refuse to learn how to manage garbage. For more than a decade, the civic body has been using Phursungi-Urali villages as a dumping ground and remained apathetic to its problems. It also put... Read more.. |
Wipro lends e-hand to BMCBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2011
The e-governance system of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is likely to get a further boost. The Centre has engaged IT major Wipro to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to strengthen the online facilities and functioning of the civic body. A Wipro... Read more.. |