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.
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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.
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.
Top engineering institutes and business schools across the country are going green with a vengeance. Seeing a growing market for green managers in the country, B-schools and universities are learning fast to offer management lessons in environment-related disciplines.
Power pinching in the past three years has saved the country electricity worth one ultra mega power plant, or 5,000 mw. What’s more, the country’s avoided power capacity addition has been doubling annually over the past three years.
After Indian companies, it’s the turn of desi NGOs like TERI, CUTS, Pratham, PRIA and Barefoot College to venture abroad.