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The author is correspondent at BW Businessworld, he has a keen interest in sustainability and environmental economics
The report states that India scores 54.90 on the Social Progress Index. Breaking down this average across dimensions and components of social progress, there is wide variation in state performances
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In an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, Sudhir Sinha, CEO of CSR Inc. discusses the transformational movement and the problems which underlie with CSR being practiced today.
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The 24-hour average level of PM2.5 during Diwali and the morning after (12 pm - 12 am), October 19-20) was 397 microgrammes per cubic metre (mg / cu m) even after carcker ban. This is 6.6 times higher than the standards and more than two times higher than the levels of pre-Diwali day when the 24-hour average was 184 microgramme per cu m.
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"The parameters to assess and measure the environmental component of the building is very important. You have to find a balance for a greener environment,” Mili Majumdar, Managing Director, Green Business Certification Inc
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According to the report, more than 1,389 companies are disclosing to CDP their plans or current practice of putting a price on carbon emissions because they understand that carbon risk management is a business imperative
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Harsh Vardhan's statement came in the backdrop of a debate on pollution due to the bursting of firecrackers and the Supreme Court temporarily banning their sale in Delhi and the National Capital Region earlier this month
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With clear incentives in the form of redeemable cash or tax cuts, with a clear definition of a value of the Green Credit, it becomes easy for participants to adopt and adapt their behaviour as per the incentives to become more eco-conscious
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With the Companies Act, 2013, every company, private limited or public limited, which either has a net worth of Rs 500 crore or a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or net profit of Rs 5 crore, needs to spend at least 2% of its average net profit for the immediately preceding three financial years on corporate social responsibility activities. Big consultancies like PwC too, are a part of this CSR ambit, using their consultancy brainpower to drive social change. In an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, Jaivir Singh, Vice Chairman of PwC India Foundation shares his vision of societal change, and PwC India Foundation’s attempt to use their consultancy brainpower to create blueprints for transformational changes across India. Edited excerpts:
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The four emerging trends the survey spotlights on CR reporting are reporting on climate-related financial risk, reporting on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reporting on human rights and reporting on carbon reduction targets
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One of the biggest impacts on companies across the public and private sector after coming in the ambit of mandatory CSR initiatives under the Companies Act has been to have “trained CSR professionals”
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