How well do companies know their sustainability practices?
We take the back-packet route to, well, find out
There’s this little important detail on every product that we buy – the manufacturer’s contact coordinates (address, phone number, email ID), wherein we can send in feedback and/or complaints. Easy to miss, and we actually do. Unless maybe we are saddled with a
Talk Straight, Talk Sustainability
Brig. Rajiv Williams, Jindal Stainless Ltd
The growing number of consumers in India who are conscious about various environmental and social issues reflects a trend and a way of thinking that is picking up globally. These consumers prefer associating with – buying, consuming, propagating about, endorsing – products, brands
Let us talk about failing, about things that may have been, and things that aren’t how they seem to be
I will tell you what phony is? A soft drinks-and-instant-snacks major sending out a press release on its campaign for promoting whole grains in our daily diets. The manufacturer of fuel-guzzling SUVs planting saplings to offset its carbon emissions. Any company, NGO or
Why animal testing for cosmetics must stop: A perspective
Most commercially available cosmetics contain lard, gelatine and various forms of pig fat, lanolin (from sheep), carmine (that beautiful red stain, obtained by crushing cochineal beetles), beeswax, and other animal-derived substances. These typically help in easy transfer of product to the skin, lend
PNB MetLife: Will plant 40,000 trees
This will be done over the next three years under the company’s Glow Green initiative. As per the press release shared with CauseBecause, 12,000 trees will be planted in Uttarakhand, 1,000 trees in Gurgaon (Aravalli), and 500 trees each in Bengaluru and Pune
ETO Motors: Helping make an electric-vehicle city
The electric mobility solutions and services company has commenced operations of over 50 e-rickshaws at Kevadia in Gujarat, in partnership with The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SOUADTGA). The operations will cover all of Kevadia, making it India’s first
Marelli: So as to be carbon-neutral by 2030
The global automotive supplier has announced that it will meet the 2030 goal through a series of measures aimed at minimising energy consumption, ensuring the use of renewable energy, and neutralising remaining unavoidable emissions through certified projects. As per the press release shared
Mahindra Cero: More vehicle-scrapping units on the way
The Government of Maharashtra through the Industries, Energy and Labour Department has signed an MoU with Cero (Mahindra MSTC Recycling Pvt. Ltd), India’s first government-authorised vehicle recycler, to set up additional vehicle-scrapping centres in Maharashtra. The proposed scrappage centres will have the capacity
Ignition Grants: To support tech-based clean energy solutions
The United States-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF), in partnership with Social Alpha, has announced the Ignition Grants – titled ‘Technology-based Energy Solutions: Innovations for Net Zero’ – to select and support new technologies that address climate change and clean energy challenges.
Planting trees? Yes! Are they doing fine? Maybe. Or maybe not. Actually no idea!
What do these diverse entities – PayPal, Capgemini, Cyient Foundation, Vanarai, NMDC, Amrita University – have in common? You guessed it. Yes, they have all issued press releases informing that they have planted s0-and-so number of saplings, and will keep doing so until