UK-based Dan Sandhu has extensive experience in nurturing and leading high growth companies in India and abroad both as an investor and professional manager.
Cleantech venture investment has hit an all-time high. It has already surpassed last year’s total of $6.0 billion and stands at $6.6 billion, according to Cleantech Group, which has venture capitalist Vinod Khosla chairing its India advisory board.
The challenge of climate change is climbing on top of the corporate agenda and companies are exploring ways and means of formulating sustainable and profitable solutions.
The United Nations Global Compact office has delisted 630 companies, including 39 Indian companies for failing to communicate progress in following its principles on social and environmental responsibility.
India is promising to become the world’s clean energy hot spot. Seven trends are catalysing the evolution of low-carbon economy in India.
The seriously rich are always followed. Now even the colour of their money is getting noticed as new trends emerge. High net worth individuals (HNWIs) are increasing their investment in green technologies, says the World Wealth Report 2008 brought out by wealth management company Merrill Lynch and IT and outsourcing consultancy Capgemini.
When Mitsubishi International Corporations president and CEO Ryoichi Ueda was asked to double as parent companys (Mitsubishi Corporation) chief sustainability officer for North America earlier this year, it brought into limelight the trend of appointing sustainability managers at senior levels. Today, more and more companies are appointing chief sustainability officers, who report directly to CEOs.
The Financial Express and Emergent Ventures India launch a survey to map the greening of businesses, highlight success stories and come up with recommendations for best practices.
Clean technology or cleantech is a happening business opportunity worldwide. Venture capitalists invested $2.2 billion in US cleantech companies in 2007.
When the Grameen Bank founder and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus labelled his breed of social entrepreneurs as 70% crazy, he was mouthing a popular perception.