India’s climate change agenda would be tracked closely against its compulsions to push the GDP growth, which is sure to raise its carbon footprint.
Environment
While some b-schools are launching programmes on sustainability, others are starting courses in climate change, CDM and carbon trading.
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.
Leading Indian companies are joining the global community in observing Earth Hour to focus the attention on the need to take action to combat 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.
While venture investing in clean technology increased 38% globally, it fell 20% in India in 2008.
New Delhi was the centrestage last week for giving an impetus to the global fight against climate change with Indian business leaders playing a prominent role.
When Barack Obama talked about harnessing renewables in his presidential address, he was summing up the agenda of his new green deal for an energy secure United States.
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.
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.