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Climate change: EU rebrands green energy campaignBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2012
The EU has launched a campaign aimed at showing how low-carbon solutions can improve quality of life. The European Commission believes that policies to cut greenhouse gases will only work if individuals share the vision of... Read more.. |
DFID India, GIZ and Sankalp Forum Collaborate to Support Social Enterprises, Impact Investments in India's Low-Income StatesBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 14, 2012
Intellecap, DFID India, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH recently announced their collaboration to launch the Sankalp Forum-Samridhi Social Enterprise Recognition to bring forth sustainable and scalable businesses in eight low-... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Social Issues |
OpenADR Alliance Announces First Open Automated Demand Response 2.0a Certified ProductsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2012
MORGAN HILL, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation created to foster the development, adoption and compliance of the Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) Smart Grid standard, today announced the first deployment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Carbon efficiency failing to fight warming: studyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2012
A surge in carbon emissions from power demand in the developing world is overwhelming progress by nations including China and the United States in improving efficiency, new research shows. Seeking to cut costs, numerous nations in recent years have scaled back or... Read more.. |
Rural penetration, sustainability & infrastructure development, key to FMCG sector’s growthBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2012
Rural penetration, sustainability and infrastructure development are key to the FMCG sector's growth, top industry officials representing the sector said on Wednesday. "Huge investments in developing rural infrastructure and efficient utilisation of resources like our coast... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues , Technology |
Global pact signed to support low-carbon cement investmentsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012
Indian cement majors, including ACC Ltd, Shree Cement Ltd and Ultratech, have signed a co-operation pact to support low-carbon investments in India. The pact was signed in Geneva with member companies of the World Business Council (WBC) for Sustainable Development’s Cement... Read more.. |
Indian Solar Action Forum proposedBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012
The creation of a pan-solar industry body of professionals called ‘Indian Solar Action Forum (I-SAF) has been mooted. Industrialists and corporate executives, who attended a photovoltaic manufacturing summit in Gurgaon, Delhi, have mooted the I-SAF with an objective “... Read more.. |
Nuclear energy reduced by 9.2% in 2011By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2012
Nuclear energy supply saw a 9.2% reduction last year, according to a new report. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report said the decrease was seen in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, which includes the UK, US... Read more.. |
Pharma cos lag behind rest of India Inc on sustainable development reportingBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2012
When it comes to corporate social responsibility and environment, social and governance disclosures, pharmaceutical companies lag behind the rest of India Inc. In contrast, the oil and gas, IT and metal and mining sectors have been leading adopters of a separate... Read more.. |
Nuclear plant gets pollution board go-aheadBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 2, 2012
The Tamil Nadu government has given environmental clearance for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. An information to this effect was furnished to the Madras high court on Wednesday, when a batch of public interest petitions relating to the power project came up for hearing... Read more.. Subject Tags: Social Issues |