Audi: Paying the price for cheating
In October, as part of the fallout from the emissions-cheating scandal, Audi agreed to pay a fine of €800 million, or about $930 million, in Germany. The fine was for failure to properly supervise employees who devised and executed this cheating scheme. However,
Hydrogen – powering life and now trains
In a shot in the arm for clean energy, two hydrogen-powered trains recently went into commercial service on a rail line in northern Germany near Hamburg. The Coradia iLint trains are running along a 62-mile corridor between towns in Lower Saxony in the
Toyota Kirloskar Motor: How green is my plant
The Bidadi plant near Bengaluru has been declared the greenest among 56 plants run globally by Toyota. This achievement is primarily due to the plant sourcing a majority of its energy requirements from renewable sources such as solar and wind energy. At least
No funds for a green climate
In a further setback to the battle against climate change, reports suggest that contributions to the United Nations programme Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been inadequate and far short of the pledged amount. Of the $10.3 billion pledged, only $3.5 billion has been
What auto companies have in common
As part of CauseBecause’s efforts to look at trends across companies, we decided to take a look at the sustainability reports of India’s top 5 auto companies – Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, and Bajaj Auto – and find
Delhi: e-Waste to no waste
In some good news, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has announced that it will start a first-of-its-kind facility for door-to-door collection of e-waste from homes and offices that fall under its jurisdiction. The council will also pay money to people for their
South India leading the clean-energy charge
As per a recent report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a US-based think tank, Tamil Nadu is one of the top nine markets in the world that sources a high percentage of its net energy needs from renewable
Starbucks: Eliminating plastic, one straw at a time
Starbucks has announced that it will not use disposable plastic straws in its 28,000-plus stores worldwide by 2020, a move that is expected to eliminate more than one billion straws a year. The new strawless lid, designed in-house, will become standard for all
PepsiCo Foundation: Water for beverages and water-stressed areas
A $4.26 million grant to provide safe-water access to communities in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala by December 2020 is to be provided to WaterAid, an international non-profit, by PepsiCo Foundation. This is part of the foundation’s endeavour to expand its water-access initiatives
Volkswagen: Building an environment-friendly school
A new primary-school building in Phadke-Wasti, Nighoje, has been inaugurated in the emerging industrial zone of Chakan, Pune. Developed solely by Volkswagen India as part of its CSR initiatives in education and skill development, the school can cater up to 120 students every