World Bank assessing ways to help sustainable development projects in India
World Bank officials are evaluating various infrastructure projects in Mumbai and also met several senior officials to thoroughly understand the ‘sustainable development’ initiatives of the state government. Inger Anderson, vice president for sustainable development at World Bank (WB), along with Hubert Nove-Josserand, operations
Create value through sustainable business and win US$480,000, courtesy Nestlé
On February 11, 2011, Nestl̩ made a call for global nominations for the 2012 Nestl̩ prize in Creating Shared Value (CSV). Launched in 2009, the prize Рfinancial support of more than US$480,000 Рis awarded in alternate years to an innovation or
CSR in India: Government for mandatory spends, corporate India not sure
Leading dailies of the country on February 10 reported that the new Companies Bill would probably make it mandatory for companies to spend two per cent of their profits towards CSR. For corporate India, this is a surprise development from the office of
A sixfold path to sustainable and inclusive innovations
Talking-and-thinking points from the report ‘Sustainable and inclusive innovation – strategies for tomorrow’s world’ by CII-ITC CESD – part 2 So, what is the best strategy to go about doing ‘sustainable and inclusive innovations’, or SI2? There are six areas of strategic intervention,
Coca-Cola could not achieve ‘water replenishment’ goal
The Coca-Cola company’s seventh sustainability report says that the company could not achieve a goal of returning all water used in its manufacturing process to the environment by 2010. The company had aimed at treating the used water up to a level that
Amid protests, environment ministry sanctions Girnar ropeway
Girnar wildlife sanctuary, famous for its lions, will soon have a ropeway to provide a convenient way of transporting pilgrims and it is also expected to minimize man-animal conflict. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has granted ‘in principle’ approval for a ropeway project, apparently
Regenerate forests while recognizing biotic pressures: Ramesh to forest officials
‘The challenge of the forest officials is to find a way to regenerate forests even while recognizing biotic pressures. Forest officials have never reconciled to the Forest Rights Act; they still consider it a threat,’ Jairam Ramesh said while inaugurating the Forest Ministers
The mission is self-reliance and dignified survival
On January 23, a leading daily reported that Lutheran World Service India Trust (LWSIT), an NGO that fights for the rights of the under-privileged, will kick-start a mission to stop water wastage in Kolkata. Earlier, around January 17, the same organisation along with
Nourishing humans, replenishing water, sustaining development
In the beginning of this week, the president of the UK arm of PepsiCo said that business ‘needs sticks as well as carrots’, to ensure that it takes action against climate change. Richard Evans said this at a meeting called ‘What next after
CSR crisis: Common people against Posco; Vedanta lied, says environment ministry
Although Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has allowed Posco to resume work, the steel plant does not seem to be coming up soon. The locals in Jagatsinghour, the proposed plant site, have intensified their agitation against the project. Criticizing Ramesh, Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti