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Creating a market for clean energy products in rural India: lessons from smokeless chulas By : Sustainability ..., Dec 2, 2013
Last-mile distribution and re-seller networks continue to be critical for actioning uptake of domestic clean energy products in rural India. Sustainability Outlook spoke to players in the clean cook-stoves sector and saw carbon financing was playing an increasingly... Read more.. |
Enhancing brand value through sustainability By : Sustainability ..., Oct 17, 2013
Consumer sentiment has been subdued in India. Perhaps for the first time, a fundamental energy resource constraint has driven a period of slow, volatile growth. Almost all sectors of consumption have experienced volatility and a decline in demand in the last 6 months. It... Read more.. |
Consumers pay the price for the pollution caused by improper disposal of e-waste By : Sustainability ..., Oct 17, 2013
India has been urbanizing at a rapid pace and the Indian agglomeration needs competent infrastructure and smart planning to move forward sustainably and meet the demands of the ever growing population. Today, every industry and business vertical is witnessing development but... Read more.. |
Market Analysis: The case for electric and hybrid vehicles in India By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2013
India National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 envisages 5-7 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the roads by 2020. An opportunity for EVs in India exists in the nascent 4W market and it is driven by low hybrid/electric penetration, high oil price forecasts, and an... Read more.. |
Drivers for change: how India’s ever-increasing car users could inspire sustainable infrastructure By : Anonymous, Aug 6, 2013
To understand the challenges facing India’s infrastructure system one simply has to look at the statistics. Recent estimates suggest there are at least 103 million cars on the country’s roads. In Delhi alone, around 7.4 million vehicles are competing for space on the... Read more.. |
Look for the label: Catalyzing Sustainable Consumer Behaviour By : Seth Petchers, Nov 6, 2012
I’ve sat down at a Mumbai café to write a piece on labels and sustainable consumer behaviour. I should have done this several days ago and now the deadline I’ve been asked to meet is tomorrow. But there was Lakme Fashion Week, where my NGO Shop for Change Fair Trade... Read more.. |
Sustainable Retail:The New Industry Buzzword By : Roselin Dey, Nov 2, 2012
The sustainability coin has two sides: Sustainable production and sustainable consumption. Newer compliance mandates and regulations coupled with increased investor and client demands for responsible business behavior have led to the onset and acceptance of cleaner... Read more.. |
Financing Sustainable Infrastructure: The Need and Challenges By : Cherian Thomas, Nov 2, 2012
The challenges of achieving rapid and continuously high levels of economic growth as a means to poverty reduction include the need to balance development aspirations with minimal environmental impact. Given the global impetus to peg carbon emissions to 2005 levels over the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Products , Technology |
Look who’s reading your Sustainability Report By : Pawan Mehra, Oct 26, 2012
As India Inc. begins to adopt Sustainability reporting, investors are likely to be combing through it and select winners from the rest. The number of corporates coming out with Sustainability reports in India is on the rise. In these reports... Read more.. |
Green Tires as a new Business Tool to Address Climate Change By : Vijeta Rattani, Jul 10, 2012
Globally, a large number of international players have introduced green tires as an option for reduced carbon emission. Such initiatives also present a new opportunity that can be explored by Indian firms. Last year in November 2011, the European Union operationalised... Read more.. |