Responsible Business

Renewable energy conference RENERGY 2013 to be held in India

May 07, 2013 World Renewable Energy Technology Congress And Expo is one of the largest renewable and sustainable energy sector trade shows in India.

Furthering the green buildings agenda in India

May 07, 2013 The Indian Green Building Council has introduced a rating system for buildings in India, which will help owners and builders in implementing green building strategies more efficiently.

[Sustainability] [Environment] [Green buildings] [India]

Weaving the road to women empowerment

May 01, 2013 Sally Holkar, founder of Women Weave, an NGO working to empower women from the marginalised sections, says that the occupation of weaving not only provides financial security to women, it also gives them aesthetic pleasure. Excerpts from the interview.

[Textiles] [Handloom industry] [Social Business]

SEDF commits $10 mil for India's low-income people

Apr 16, 2013 Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) backs Aspada Investment Company with $10 million to benefit India’s low-income sector.

[Sustainable development] [Inclusive development] [CSR]

H&M talks making fashion sustainable

Apr 15, 2013 At a talk held recently by retail giant H&M, many big names from the fashion industry came together to discuss ways to make this million dollar industry more sustainable.

[Sustainability] [Fashion industry] [Supply chain]

Cloud and wireless to drastically impact on power consumption

Apr 15, 2013 While estimating energy needs, the technology part is often ignored. A new report warns about the impact aspects like cloud computing and wireless services will have on energy patterns in the world.

[Wireless and Cloud technology] [Climate] [Cleantech] [Clean technology]

Jubilant Life Sciences receives CSR award

Apr 10, 2013 “We focus on community development through intervention in primary education, basic Healthcare Service, and Livelihood generation programs,” said Shyam S Bhartia, Chairman & Managing Director, Jubilant Life Sciences.

[India] [South Asia] [Corporate social responsibilty]

Asia's prosperity needs major change in energy use

Apr 10, 2013 By 2035, Asia will be eating up half of the worlds's energy supply. With the world's fastest growing cities in Asia, there is a need to ensure Asia grows in a sustainable way if the countries want sustained growth in the future, says a recent Asian Development Bank report.

[Asia] [India] [Sustainability] [Emergy Use] [ADB] [China]

Indus Towers sponsors ‘Science Express – Biodiversity Special’ train

Apr 10, 2013 The SEBS 2013 edition is scheduled to be flagged-off from Delhi on 9th April, 2013 and during its journey it will travel to 62 locations across India.

[Sustainability] [Biodiversity] [CSR] [Indus Towers]