Environment
CSR: Corporates step up to Climate Change
2018 drew to a close with a hotly-contested ‘Katowice Climate Package’ finalised at COP24 establishing a set of guidelines to make the Paris Agreement...
Building an Environmentally Conscious Brand: In Letter and Spirit
I was intrigued that every big programme launched by the Indian Hotel Company (also known as The Taj Group of Hotels) had small beginnings.
Since...
CSR: Zomato Introduces Cycles in Food Delivery
Cycling has gathered a lot of attention in India in recent years. Cycling tours, cycling activities, fundraising cyclothons, occupy a lot of city events...
CSR: Viscose pollution is fashion industry’s dirty secret
Viscose has often been marketed as a more ecologically sustainable alternative to polyester. It is also praised by some fashion brands because it requires...
Tech Mahindra Commits to 22% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030
Tech Mahindra Ltd. has committed to reduce its absolute scopes 1 and 2 GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions 22% by 2030 and 50% by 2050,...
‘My Earth 2050: Sustainable Habitats for Co-Existence’ by Godrej & K C College
Around 125 Biology students and professors from 17 colleges and two NGOs of Mumbai participated in ‘My Earth 2050: Sustainable Habitats for Co-Existence’ organized...
CSR: How villagers in Odisha saved sal forest from a factory using Chipko & media
The trees of the Jhinkargadi forest have been nurtured for three generations by the villagers of Balarampur in Odisha. For more than four decades,...
MakeMyTrip’s GoGreen Drive Helps Plant One Million Trees
MakeMyTrip has successfully supported plantation of One Million Trees through MakeMyTrip Foundation in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand and Udaipur districts as part of its efforts to...
Why choosing Organic Food is not enough to bring Sustainability in Food Industry
Health concerns over additional preservatives in food and concerns over how food is being produced has made the organic food industry very popular. In...
Navi Mumbai Airport Displacing Families, Destroying Ecosystems
Besides displacing thousands of people, the proposed Navi Mumbai airport is expected to destroy local mangrove and wetland ecosystems.
3,500 families displaced
Approximately 3,500 families residing...
Responsible Behaviour by Tribals of Nagaland
Festivals in India are an excuse for people to throw caution to the wind and cause air, soil, water, light and noise pollution with...
We Are Calling Out Environmental Racism
The idea of environmental racism is controversial. Even in the age of climate change, many people still view the environment mostly as a set...