Two Indian companies Wipro and HCL have emerged amongst the top five greenest electronics companies in the world. While Wipro shares the top position with Nokia, HCL at third position is marginally behind Sony Ericsson, according to Greenpeaces just released report.
Environment
As good environmental practices become the cornerstone of doing business in the developed world, the Wal-Marts, Tescos and IBMs ask for compliance from their suppliers in India.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has asked the world’s largest companies, including Bhel, Indian Oil, NTPC, ONGC, ITC, L&T and Reliance Industries, to report on their water risks.
Fresh three-day talks begin in Bonn on Friday to lay down the time table for preparatory meetings in run up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun in Mexico.
Many Indian companies ranging from power majors like NTPC to diversified groups like Mahindra and Mahindra to software leaders such as Infosys are already on track to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Transfer of clean technology from industrialised countries to developing countries is one of the main issues holding up progress in climate change talks in Copenhagen.
The approval of India’s technology transfer proposal to establish a global network of climate innovation centres for developing and deploying clean technologies at the ongoing climate change talks in Copenhagen should cheer businesses.
Irrespective of whether a Copenhagen declaration incorporates a legally binding climate change agreement or not, the event has proved to be a huge green branding exercise.
Apart from Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the participants at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen include US President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to take part during the last leg of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change.