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,
Innovation rethought, redesigned, and reversed: To sustain and to include
Talking-and-thinking points from the report ‘Sustainable and inclusive innovation – strategies for tomorrow’s world’ by CII-ITC CESD – part 1 A hepatitis B vaccine that is 1/40th the cost of traditional vaccines but meets UNICEF’s quality requirements; cataract surgeries, performed on 300,000 patients
CSR 2010 in India: They talked about ‘responsibility’, ‘sustainable development’ and ‘business ethics’
Why have there been so many symposiums, write-ups and talks around corporate social responsibility (CSR), business ethics, cause initiatives, sustainability, conservation, green… in 2010? The optimistic mind says: ‘The business world and the policymakers are going through an ‘awakening’ phase and 2010 saw
Low carbon: Where do we begin?
At the moment, there is something akin to a mix of the real and the mystical in general perceptions about the earth’s myriad sustainability and environment issues. There is glamour even, thanks to Kyoto, Copenhagen, Cancun, and the ‘will do, won’t do’ suspense
Avoid-shift-improve: The transport sector is in for a spin
The Climate Instruments for the Transport Sector (CITS) study, commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), gives an assessment of the current state of affairs with regard to the impact on the transport sector in developing countries
Private sector”NGO partnerships: Finding the right strategy and approach
Imagine a profit-driven multinational corporation mapping its next investment target and an impassioned non-governmental organization (NGO) championing a bold environmental agenda in the same boardroom – a recipe for disaster, you might say. For all the talk about cooperation and partnership between the
Post-CWG cleanup: Government bank accounts made accessible to the common man; SMS alerts on withdrawals to keep check on corruption
Imagine: Every time money is withdrawn from the home ministry’s or the railway department’s bank account, you will get an alert on your mobile. You can even check the purpose of the withdrawal and have a right to object to that. All that
Sustainable access: Correcting the wrongs of lopsided development
We cannot solve the problems that we have created with the same thinking that created them.’ – ” Albert Einstein The phrase ‘sustainable development’ buzzes around politics and economics today, but seldom is the phrase defined and even more rarely is the concept
Hindus and Muslims to build ‘school of self-actualization’ at Ayodhya site
In a landmark turn of events that will very well amaze people across the world who have been following the Ayodhya verdict, Hindu and Muslim parties have come to a mutual understanding and decided to not build either a temple or a masjid
Srinagar to be India’s capital: The greatest step towards Kashmir’s prosperity
In a landmark announcement that can impact the entire outlook of the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with the backing of his entire cabinet, said that New Delhi would soon share its responsibilities with Srinagar in summers. Srinagar will function as the national