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Prepared for Corporate Ecosystem Valuation? By : Sandeep Roy, Jun 13, 2011
This article highlights the need and business case for Corporate Ecosystem Evaluation based on a recently released guidelines by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The biodiversity loss and the continuing ecosystem degradation are putting... Read more.. |
Is sustainability a viable career in India? By : Pallavi Pant, Jun 9, 2011
In this article, the author talks about the potential of sustainability as a career in India, given the various policies and initiatives being taken up by the government and corporates to move towards a low carbon economy. The concept of sustainable development, first... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , Labor , Law , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Tackling E-Waste With NASSCOM Foundation in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2011
NASSCOM Foundation is the social development arm of the internationally recognized trade body of the Indian IT outsourcing industry (IT-BPO). The Foundation aims to channelize the potential of the industry towards inclusive development of India. The Foundation is effectively... Read more.. |
Bio-plastic bags trying to change the face of carry bag marketBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2011
With the Supreme Court coming down heavily on the use of plastic pouches for 'gutka' and a number of states banning plastic carry bags, an eco-friendly bio- plastic bag is being touted as a replacement for the ubiquitous polythene bag in India's retail markets. |
Corporation to embark on a cleaning driveBy : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is launching a campaign to clean up public places in the city, streamline solid waste management, and improve the functioning of centralised garbage treatment plant at Vilappilsala. The standing committee on health and sanitation is... Read more.. |
Who ‘cleared’ India to bag multi-million dollar carbon credits?By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2011
India was blocked from securing hydro-carbon credits on the controversial Baglihar project after a timely intervention, not by the Government of Pakistan but a vigilant citizen instead. After earning hydro carbon credits on controversial Nimmo-Bazgo and Chuttak... Read more.. |
Denmark wooing SMEsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2011
Denmark, home to just 5.5 million people, could open up new business opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kerala willing to invest in areas such as Information Technology (IT), life sciences, clean technology and solid waste management. Known for... Read more.. |
IFC To Invest $55M In Solar Power Co; Debt Funding Also On The CardsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 25, 2011
International Finance Corporation (IFC) is looking to invest $55 million to pick 15 per cent equity stake in an upcoming solar power development company which is sponsored by US-based SunEdison LLC. It has a pipeline of grid-tied solar PV projects in India and Thailand, with... Read more.. |
India’s first waste-to-energy plant generates heatBy : sustainabilityo..., May 23, 2011
India’s first waste-to-energy plant, touted as an answer to the waste and electricity woes of the capital, will start operations from July. But people living near the site are up in arms over the Rs.200 crore project’s high environmental and health costs - something the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Education , energy , Health , Labor , Law , Politics , Social Issues , Technology |
Central board to study pollution by distilleries in Punjab and HaryanaBy : sustainabilityo..., May 20, 2011
If presence of effluents found in groundwater, governments and pollution control boards of two states will be asked to take action against erring units While alcohol has damaged the health of north Indians, the units manufacturing it have been defiling the groundwater... Read more.. |