The Tatas have emerged as the best performers on sustainable development indicators, according to ‘BT Sustainable Development (SD) Indexan assessment of business performance in India 2009-10’.
Rajiv Tikoo
Wildlife conservation is more of a mission than hobby for industry captains like Naina Lal Kidwai, Hemendra Kothari, S Ramadorai, Dilip Khatau and Meera Sanyal. Caring about nature is second nature to them.
After making their mark in leading multinationals, IIM and IIT alumni are now taking their success stories a step further and heading influential NGOs tackling challenges ranging from protection of human rights to mitigating climate change.
Mobile telephony and network operator Uninor’s CSR project was the only Indian initiative chosen by the GSMA mWomen programme for showcasing at its launch event in Washington. The listed speakers included US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Cherie Blair.
After offering high-quality and affordable healthcare to millions of people, pioneers like Narayana Hrudayalaya, Aravind Eye Hospitals, Sankara Nethralaya and LifeSpring Hospitals are moving up the technology curve to expand their reach, improve services and make themselves more affordable.
Whether it’s steelmaker ArcelorMittal, biscuit major Parle Products or global bank HSBC, big businesses across sectors are increasingly partnering with millions of schoolchildren on green corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and strengthening their brands.
Two Indian companies LifeSpring Hospitals and Reuters Market Light are among the ten global companies to bag this year’s World Business and Development Awards.
The three-day United Nations MDGs summit beginning from Monday in New York will take stock of the global progress and what more remains to be done to achieve the goals.
While China has scored over the US to become the most attractive market for renewable energy investments, India has ranked fourth behind Germany, according to the recent Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices report.
As the uncertainty over the outcome of the global climate change negotiations continues, carbon consultants are increasingly reinventing their businesses to expand into alternative opportunities in related fields like renewable energy, clean technology and environmental sustainability, irrespective of their carbon component.