While some b-schools are launching programmes on sustainability, others are starting courses in climate change, CDM and carbon trading.
Sustainability
Though Earth Day falls on April 22, there is a growing interest worldwide to make every day earth day to cope with the two biggest challenges of our times — the economic slowdown and climate change.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has urged governments to ask companies to report on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance or give reasons for not doing so.
The Tata Group has emerged as the top corporate leader in sustainable development in India. The Tatas are followed by Reliance and Infosys, according to India’s first sustainability index.
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.
Industry leaders like YC Deveshwar, Subodh Bhargava and Arun Maira discuss how sustainability challenges can be converted into business opportunities, beginning with the bottom of the pyramid (BoP).