Sustainability Outlook Issue No.1

Aligning business with sustainability across the supply chain

In this issue

In-Focus
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Stage set for sustainability measure in the textile sector - Pawan Mehra, cKinetics
. Building an 'Advantaged Green' supply chain - Abhishek Malhotra and Vikash Agarwalla, Booz & Company

LeaderSpeak

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"Tax incentives will catalyze corporate action on sustainability - Interview with Dr. Uddesh Kohli  
. Tetra Pak environmental positioning - Jaideep Gokhale, Tatra Pak South & South East Asia markets    

In Conversation
. "Indian firms would invest in sustainability if there is a clear return and favorable economics" - Srivats Ram, Wheels India Limited
. "Finance is central to the sustainability challenge" - Nich Robbins, HSBC
. "The future of supply chain management is sustainability" - Anuradha Bhavnani, Shell Foundation

Perspective
. Sustainability, a competitive advantage for Indian companies - Christophe Liebon, Intertek
. India's challenge lies in achieving economic goals without sacrificing the environment - Rahul Bedi, Intel
. Sustainable agriculture: An alternative to empower farmers in the era of climatic challenges - Dr. Poonam Pande, DCA-GIZ project
. Delhi's own green story: Making buildings sustainable - Kamal Meattle, Paharpur Business centre
. Beyond compliance: EHS as competitive advantage - Matthew DeGroot, ISCVT
. Sustaining India's coal based energy system - Lydia Powell, Observer Research Foundation
. Designing our future: Promoting India's sustainable textiles in the global marketplace - Benita Singh, Source4Style
. SME sector in India: Role of finance in making or breaking sustainable supply chains - Koyel Mandal and Deepak Bawri, IFMR

Market Pulse

. India 2011: Key drivers for sustainability - Sustainability Outlook