Environment

According to a recent Deloitte report, while business leaders are becoming more aware of the potential implications of climate change on their organisations and communities, there is a gap between ambition and action. The report polled over 2,000 executives from 21 countries across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. These executives, whom Deloitte...

Assuring that no country will be left behind, Mr Sameh Shoukry, Foreign Minister of Egypt and COP 27 President Designate, said the outcomes at Sharm el Sheikh, the venue for COP 27, will be a turning point in terms of 'global climate action. With its focus on implementation and delivery, COP 27 will be...

The Green School, a joint initiative of Tata Steel Foundation and TERI, participated in the ongoing World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) to showcase its work on climate change related issues and the various milestones achieved over the years. Organised under ‘WSDS 2022’ thematic track titled “Futurists for the Future: A Younger, Greener Collective”, the session...

By 2024, almost 40% of Indian digital infrastructure bids will require vendors to present their environmental initiatives and progress, according to market research and analysis firm IDC. IDC India Research Director for Enterprise Solutions and ICT Practices Sharath Srinivasamurthy stated ESG (environment, social, and governance) is rapidly becoming a focus for Indian organisations expanding...

Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has announced that its business Godrej Aerospace has partnered with Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, for innovating methods and processesfor industrial net zero initiatives. As a part of the ‘FutureScope Build UK-India’ programme, the focus is to foster collaboration between UK...

India’s largest Science-based Ayurveda major Dabur India Ltd has now become a 100% ‘Plastic Waste Neutral company’ in India, having collected, processed and recycled around 27,000 MT of post-consumer plastic waste from all over India in the 2021-22 financial year. With this, Dabur has become the first Indian consumer goods company to achieve this landmark....

At the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) in November 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 highlighted India’s proactive stand in the fight against climate change, sending a clear message to historical emitters. Action from the private sector will play a critical role in achieving this target and a...

In the early 2000s, Kota Jahangir village in Maharashtra's Jalna district was experiencing a severe water deficit. The women and the children had to walk several kilometres each day, to fetch potable water for daily use in the region. Due to the general high concentration of fluorides in the groundwater, it was also unfit...

The transition to a circular economy is considered crucial and governments around the world incentivise companies to uptake e-waste recycling and other sustainable practices with new regulation. As highlighted by the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) Action Plan, boosting supply security through better cooperation among stakeholders is a top priority. The global Rare Earth Industry Association...

According to Cleanfox’s February 2021 report on email pollution, "If the internet were a country, it would be the sixth biggest polluter in the world." The report also revealed that promotional emails are responsible for two million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions annually in the United Kingdom. In response, companies and brands are overhauling...

According to a study of 25 corporations, many of the world's largest corporations are failing to fulfil their own climate change targets. The New Climate Institute report has indicated that these companies frequently misrepresent or misreport their success on a regular basis. Companies Responsible for 5 per cent Emissions According to the survey, Google, Amazon, Ikea,...

Potentially ‘game changing’ findings of a newly published study on the River Ganga could be used to help tackle pollution in large bodies of water and protect precious water resources around the world. Water quality in rivers is affected by underpinning ‘natural’ hydrogeological and biogeochemical processes, as well as interactions between people and their environment...