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Stage set for Sustainability Measures in the Textile Sector By : Pawan Mehra, Apr 5, 2011
In this decade, the Indian textile industry faces its next big challenge: incorporating environmental sustainability into the core of its operations. Textile industry is a copious consumer of resources: directly and indirectly |
Tetra Pak, Kirloskar Oil, TVS, Welspun and Infosys among Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Award winners By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2011
India Carbon Outlook recently organised the Parivartan Sustainability Summit and Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards to showcase the leading sustainabilty intiatives of Indian Corporates. India Carbon Outlook recently organised the Parivartan... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , Infosys , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology , TVS Motor Company , TVS Motors |
Technologies for Rural Electrification By : ARE RuralElec.org, Jan 31, 2011
This is the second in the series published by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries. There are three basic... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy , Entertainment , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
Nominations invited for India’s first “innovations for sustainability” awards By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 19, 2011
India Carbon Outlook recently launched the Parivartan Awards for Sustainability and Innovation to showcase sustainable products, processes, facilities and operations. The nomination deadline is February 11th. Parivartan Awards for Sustainability and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Human Interest , India , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Food Miles- A Green Wash By : Sandeep Roy, Jan 3, 2011
Food miles is an inadequate indicator of sustainability- so what are the different factors involved and what is the implication for Indian food exporters? Read more in this latest article in the 'Sustainable Consumption' series. Locally sourced material does... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , food , Resource Efficiency , Social Issues , Technology , transportation |
Green Giving – Easy way to a sustainable lifestyle By : Ashish Chandola, Dec 1, 2010
Ever wondered how to offset the emissions from your high carbon footprint lifestyle? Here’s a newly launched initiative ‘Green Giving’ that helps consumers contribute conveniently and do exactly that. Global warming, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, and... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , India , Labor , Law , Resource Efficiency , Sustainable Products , Technology |
Which is more sustainable: Paper or Plastic? By : Pranay Kumar, Nov 18, 2010
This next article in the ‘Sustainable Consumption Series” analyses the plastic vs. paper war and positions plastic as more sustainable than paper and other packaging materials such as aluminum and glass (wherever, replaceable)*. Almost 7 million tonnes of plastic... Read more.. |
Making the business case for water stewardship By : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 4, 2010
With top companies declaring their water conservation initiatives, this article reflects on the need for water stewardship programmes and the corporate perspective on making the business case for such initiatives. With top companies declaring their water... Read more.. Subject Tags: Resource Efficiency , Technology |
Mainstreaming sustainability: Journey from CSR to sustainable sourcing By : Preeti Aggarwal, Aug 11, 2010
Achieving sustainability is impractical without managing all aspects of life cycle. The article reflects on the progression of sustainability dialogue in the corporate setting from the traditional CSR construct to the emerging field of sustainable sourcing. Corporates... Read more.. |
Bio-refineries: A novel solution to optimal biomass utilization By : setu.goyal, Jul 26, 2010
The concept of Bio-refineries came in light of reduction of dependence on traditional resources for fuel by optimum utilization of biomass. Though it has applicability in solving waste management & GHG emission problems, there are still limitations of raw-material... Read more.. |