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Look for the label: Catalyzing Sustainable Consumer Behaviour By : Seth Petchers, Nov 6, 2012
I’ve sat down at a Mumbai café to write a piece on labels and sustainable consumer behaviour. I should have done this several days ago and now the deadline I’ve been asked to meet is tomorrow. But there was Lakme Fashion Week, where my NGO Shop for Change Fair Trade... Read more.. |
Standard Chartered picks up stake in wind farmBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2012
Standard Chartered Bank, which is targeting improvements in energy and resource efficiency in its buildings, has taken a stake in a wind farm to source green energy for an office in Chennai. It has taken a 26 per cent stake in Green Infra to source over 1.5 million... Read more.. |
Government reconstitutes statutory advisory body on forest diversionBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2012
Government is sending out yet another industry friendly signal. The environment and forest ministry has reconstituted the statutory advisory body on forest diversion with members, who have strong pro-industry, particularly mining and hydro power, bias. The ministry has... Read more.. |
Ex-Im Approves $57.3 Million in Financing for Renewable-Energy Exports to IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2012
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a pair of loans totaling $57.3 million to Solar Field Energy Two Private Ltd. and Mahindra Surya Prakash Private Ltd., respectively, to finance the export of American solar panels and ancillary services... Read more.. |
JNNURM II opens doors for private playersBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2012
A few years hence, the city's water supply network and sewage treatment plants will be revamped with help from private players. The central government will launch the $40 billion second phase of its urban renewal mission in about four months to cover infrastructure... Read more.. |
Nagaland govt goes big way in installing solar powerBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 5, 2012
In the face of erratic electricity supply in the state, the Nagaland government has planned to install solar power facility in most of the directorate building of various departments within this year. Although the department of new and renewable energy (NRE) wanted to... Read more.. |
Corporates , NGOs to help tackle garbage issueBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2012
The Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to involve corporate companies and NGOs in solving the garbage problem in the city and implement the 'zero garbage' scheme throughout the city. The funds for making all the wards garbage free will be raised through corporate social... Read more.. Subject Tags: Law , The Pune Municipal Corporation |
Syntel Sponsors SIFE India Sustainable Entrepreneurship CompetitionsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 26, 2012
Syntel, Inc. a global information technology services and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) firm, today announced it will sponsor two regional competitions in India organized by SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), a global non-profit organization operating in 39 countries... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Human Interest , India , Labor , Law , SIFE India , Syntel Inc. , Technology |
A-B-C-D of the Business Case for Energy Efficiency By : Snehil Taparia, Jun 26, 2012
This article explores the different business prerogatives and the benefits that can be tapped into by adopting energy efficiency measures in the workplace. Depleting energy resources, rising cost of energy and the threat of climate change have elevated the demand for... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , Human Interest , Labor , Law , Resource Efficiency , Technology |
Infosys cuts energy use by a thirdBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2012
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