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One of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters is trying to clean up. Global venture capitalists looking to put their money to work should keep an eye on it. The Indian capital region of Delhi is abuzz with activity. Rusty metal signs that tout "Electric Charging" stand out, along with stations that power electric two-and-three wheelers.

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav addresses the Inaugural session of Sustainable Mountain Development Summit-XI. Ease of living is as important as Ease of doing business: Shri Yadav.

Sustainable manufacturing demands a better future for the well-being, development and safety of the community.

Hindustan Unilever Limited today announced that its Dapada factory has been recognised as a Sustainability Lighthouse by the World Economic Forum.

"A metal atom is a metal atom," says Alan Nelson, senior vice president for battery materials at Redwood Materials, a company that specializes in recycling.

The European Investment Bank, EIB, is one of the world's biggest players when it comes to financing the sustainable transition.

Since the acronym "ESG" was coined in 2005, and until recently, its fortunes were steadily growing. To take one example, there has been a fivefold growth in internet searches for ESG since 2019, even as searches for "CSR"-an earlier area of focus more reflective of corporate engagement than changes to a core business model-have declined.

Ancient microbial life on Mars could have destroyed the planet's atmosphere through climate change, which ultimately led to its extinction, new research has suggested.

It has also snagged a spot on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species and emerged as one of the biggest threats to the indigenous snow trout and 150 other native fish species found in the Himalayan waters.

A good chunk of real estate managers' portfolios are currently managed under ESG principles, according to data from Pensions & Investments' annual real estate money manager survey.

From a tick-box to a business imperative, ESG is a crucial topic in boardrooms, impacting business decisions.

The students pursuing studies in fashion and the new generation of designers are the practitioners of sustainable fashion in the future.

Shoppers once selected products based simply on price or brand, but now attributes such as whether goods are "Sustainable," "Climate-friendly," "Green," and "Eco-friendly" are readily becoming part of the consideration.

Since 26 September, mysterious leaks have appeared in the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines - which run from Russia to Germany - close to the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.

Three weeks into a refinery strike that has caused fuel shortages across the country, tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris on Sunday, adding to a growing picture of defiance and anger about inflation.

New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.

The documentary features voices representing Indigenous communities, people living in poverty, young people and the science community, and follows their journey to Rome to meet with the pope and share their stories on the planetary crisis and the toll it's taking on nature and people.

Google and YouTube on Thursday announced a new policy that prohibits climate deniers from being able to monetize their content on its platforms via ads or creator payments. Why it matters: It's one of the most aggressive measures any major tech platform has taken to combat climate change misinformation.

Many species are slowly suffocating as oxygen leaches out of the seas.

Global companies are in various stages of developing programs focused on environmental, social, and governance compliance, while concerns in the US around ESG compliance are picking up as well.

Over the past two decades, a cascading series of global studies, white papers and United Nations development goals has led to the adoption of long-term benchmarks for corporate environmental, social and governance initiatives.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday addressed the issue of businesses that exaggerate environmental, social and governance credentials, arguing that though corporate sustainability credentials are often controversial, they are still critical for assessing whether to invest in a company.

On the eve of World Sustainability Day, IIT Madras launched three events - the 'Punch the Plastic' campaign, a monkey-proof dustbin hackathon, and a sustainability champions contest.

A government panel has approved an application seeking environmental clearance of indigenously developed genetically modified mustard seeds, experts said, paving the way for commercial use of the country's first GM food crop. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, a unit of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has approved the GM mustard seeds, said a top scientist and an agricultural expert in India.

Using four lakh bags of single-use plastic, Amritsar native Ruhani Verma has built what she claims is India's first carbon-negative public toilet, made of 100 per cent recycled or recyclable material.

IIT-Bombay is the best educational institution in India in the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sustainability released today. A total of 15 Indian universities ranked in the list with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay featuring in the 281-300 rank range, followed by IIT-Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University at the third rank. QS World University Rankings: Sustainability ranking is a new framework to evaluate how universities are taking action to tackle the world's most pressing environmental and social issues.

'Faces of Climate Resilience' - a short documentary series of 16 films - pans in on the stories of communities in five States adapting to climate change Women from 10 self-help groups from Tandahara village in Odisha's Puri district have been nurturing a forest, which will provide a measure of protection from the water, especially seawater intrusion, that destroys their fields.

In the land of natural fibers, fashion is slowly evolving to become more inclusive and sustainable across India. Considered the backbone of India's textile industry, despite competition from synthetic versions, the demand for natural fibers is increasing steadily. Natural fiber composites have varied uses in the textile, packaging, furnishing, building, and construction industries.

Reduced green investment will put a spanner in the efforts to fast track solutions for climate change.

Those two functions are Monitoring and certification of a company's Environmental, Social, and Governance score, or the ESG score, and finding a solution for the bankless and providing them with identification.

Twenty young women from Chennai are up against a steep challenge: Stopping a juggernaut, an impersonal force that we have unleashed on ourselves: Climate change.

Amid a climate weighed down with uncertainties and financial challenges, the last few years have demonstrated intelligence and resilience by Indian investors who have tightly held on to their existing investment portfolio and not taken panic-stricken decisions.

Their study has found that climate change is leading to an increase in cloud cover, and this, in turn, is shrinking the difference between the daily maximum and minimum temperatures across the globe.

Bharat Soka Gakkai: Bharat Soka Gakkai, the Indian arm of Soka Gakkai International, organised a peace and sustainability conclave to discover a path to revive humanity.

The finance ministry has advised banks to support those micro, small and medium enterprises that have adopted certain sustainability standards for manufacturing with a raft of incentives, including cheaper credit, at a time when interest rates are on the rise, official and banking sources told FE. The move is part of the government's broader efforts to encourage MSMEs to become "Responsible manufacturers" and improve credit flow to these units that account for a bulk of the country's job creation.

More than a year on, his wife mourns the unhappy collision of circumstances that led her 68-year-old husband quite literally into the jaws of death - climate change that turned the waters saline, making agriculture unviable, shrinking tiger habitat in the ecologically fragile region and the Covid aftermath that robbed her children of their work.

Emperor penguins occupy a sea-ice habitat crucial for their survival.

World-famous teas from India's rolling Darjeeling hills are facing an existential threat, as producers reeling from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and climate change struggle to stay afloat.Tea plants in Darjeeling district, a region that sprawls across several towns including its namesake, were first introduced by the British during its colonial rule to counter the growing dependence on Chinese tea.

Ahead of the 27th United Nations Conference of Parties to be held in Cairo, Egypt, in November 2022, there are growing demands

The Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window - Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies was released Thursday

This makes India a major market for sustainability solutions and green finance, and makes it critical to the evolution of the ESG ecosystem worldwide

This makes India a major market for sustainability solutions and green finance, and makes it critical to the evolution of the ESG ecosystem worldwide

Businesses in India continue to face significant challenges in their journey towards meeting net-zero carbon emission targets

Many firms are changing their ESG guidelines to add defense stocks for the first time

Many firms are changing their ESG guidelines to add defense stocks for the first time

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and GAIL Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to explore collaboration opportunities

To reduce their carbon footprint, the majority of hotel operators have reduced and eliminated single-use plastic and switched to more

ESG has been a trending topic for some time now, and lately it has also come onto the radar of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The Company receives ResponsibleSteel Certification for three facilities in Jamshedpur ~. ~ ResponsibleSteel is a global multi-stakeholder

RMZ Corp, one of Asia's largest privately-owned real estate investment, development and management firms, has embraced and

Climate scientists have warned that scorching heatwaves in India, among other extreme weather events, are "Most certainly" being

Vijay Sehrawat, 27, a founding member of Youth For Climate India, spoke about how acquiring more knowledge on the climate crisis made

India recorded extreme weather events on 242 of the 273 days from January 1 through September 30, 2022, according to a new report

Three of Gautam Adani's infra, energy, and utility businesses-Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Adani Green Energy

Three of Gautam Adani's infra, energy, and utility businesses-Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Adani Green Energy

Tetra Pak published its Annual Sustainability Report highlighting the company's global achievements and progress in the last year

Some of the world's biggest consumer goods companies, including PepsiCo, Mars and Nestle, are almost certain to miss a target

Given the increased regulatory requirements, it is imperative that companies be proactive in monitoring current and emerging ESG regulations

The intersection between ESG and financial reporting is rapidly evolving due to rising investor awareness about the impact of ESG factors

Young Texans who aspire to have careers in the energy industry are paying close attention to the future of energy

India's plans to decarbonise the heavy duty transport segments of aviation, shipping and trucking are still at a nascent stage

Situated on Egypt's northern coast on the Mediterranean, the Nile River Delta is one of the world's three most vulnerable hot-spots

India's per capita consumption of plastic at 11 kilograms per year is still among the lowest in the world. In 2020-21, India generated

Corporates have been issuing green bonds in India for a few years in a growing market, but the country's global share stood at just 1%

At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the industry's urgent need to be proactive was made evident by the Fashion Industry

The Technical University of Munich has declared sustainability to be an integral guiding vision for its plan of action

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between India's largest rigid plastic packaging company - Manjushree Technopack Ltd

The Technical University of Munich has declared sustainability to be an integral guiding vision for its plan of action

The Indian government has simplified rules governing the Open Access framework for the procurement and sale of electricity

More than half are super-promoters, recommending the product to more than ten people. SMEs that prioritize ESG today are putting themselves

The Embassy of Sweden, the Consulate General of Sweden, and Business Sweden - Team Sweden has played a crucial role over the years

Yakult Danone India Private Limited today announced the successful commissioning of Yakult Group's first-ever global Solar plant

As Europe may soon implement ESG legislation, there is a need for Indian apparel exporters to swiftly modify their operations

India is ranked among the top five countries, and the best among the G-20 nations, under the global Climate Change Performance Index

Today, sustainability has become a core topic of discussion in boardrooms of businesses transcending industry lines and the general consensus

India's G20 presidency, which starts from December, provides a historic opportunity to promote inclusive development across countries and people

India's transition to a low-carbon economy will demand a vast amount of funding over the next five decades

Software major SAP Labs India is betting big on sustainability solutions and has invested in dedicated research and development teams

PwC India's net-zero commitment is to reduce its emissions to 50 percent of its scope 1 and 2 emissions as well as 50 percent reduction

India has intensified its efforts for a global push to counter the challenges to ensure food security - threatened by Covid-19

Open cross-border data flow is the lifeblood of the global digital economy. In this scenario, technology has a vital role in helping address climate change

First, what are COPs or "Conference of the Parties"? - The COPs are annual conferences to deal with climate change issues

The 27th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, had the view to build on previous successes

All climate change talks over the next decade will prove ineffective if immediate actions to stop the earth's rising temperatures aren't acted upon

Whereas 51 per cent of firms in India that participated in the survey agreed that sustainability is a critical differentiator

Nokia announces a new enhanced ESG strategy designed to maximize Nokia's impact where its technology, solutions and capabilities combine to address some of the biggest global challenges and create value.

India will use next week's U.N. climate conference to urge rich countries to keep their promise to give $100 billion a year

Recently, the SEC investigated one of the worldʼs largest banks on ESG claims and levied fines on another large financial institution for alleged fraudulent ESG credentials.

The problem is that it's not just mummies but all our organic and inorganic archaeological treasures. Yes, you heard it right. We humans are not the only one affected by climate change, our historical treasures too

A keen interest by investors in companies with sharp focus on sustainability, climate action and GHG emission reduction is accelerating the ESG discourse

Fodor's, the popular travel company that built its business on telling you where to go and where to stay, eat and drink once you're there

Hindustan Times Navigate through the world of sustainability in luxury weddings with these simple and effective tips and tricks from the experts

Concerned over the increasing environmental degradation and climate crisis, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is focussing on recycling and resource recovery

The steadily rising temperatures due to climate change could create investment opportunities worth $1.6 trillion by 2040

There is no need to constitute any specific apex organization at the national level to tackle climate change or to enact a law to set legally binding targets

Over the last 60 years, India has witnessed a rise in meteorological droughts and heatwaves, with the frequency and intensity increasing

The Climate Change Performance Index, released yearly since 2005, is an impartial assessment tool for analyzing how well 60 nations

The Prime Minister stressed the importance of making millets a future food option by pointing out that millets are one of the earliest crops grown by humans

The rise of businesses with a conscience in India is a positive development as it enables companies to effectively address social and environmental issues

One of the key areas at COP27 for fashion-centric sectors was the sustainable value chain

Not just water, Bosch India's mobility plant in Bidadi saves resources that would otherwise have generated 300 truckloads of waste causing 58 truck-trips around the planet.

New research commissioned by FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company

In India as in many other countries, political and economic considerations have yielded an energy strategy of simultaneously pursuing clean energy and burning fossil fuels

India saw a big jump in extreme weather events such as heatwaves and lightning strikes this year and related deaths rose to their highest in three years

They account for 10% of the ocean's total burial of carbon, despite covering less than 0.2% of the ocean floor, a report in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience said

Dew would log 943 dives observing the crabs during his 25-year tenure as a marine biologist at NOAA, where he studied their complex social systems

lastic products like water bottles are designed as single-use items intended to be thrown out after use

Dwarka Prasad, 24, believes he is on the cusp of landing his dream role driving a dumper truck at a coal mine in eastern India

The solar charkhas - which feature 12 spindles, double the number on Anita's old wheel - are equipped with a motor and battery pack

For Indian farmer Lalmuankimi Bawitlung, selling her annual orange harvest is often a race against time to beat the heat.

There can be no better testament to India's world-class fintech innovation than the fact that it leads the world with an 87% fintech adoption rate.

The Israeli Embassy in India collaborated with TiE Chandigarh, a non-profit, global community welcoming entrepreneurs from all over the world

Hindustan Times Navigate through the world of sustainability in luxury weddings with these simple and effective tips and tricks from the experts

Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy on Friday sought to underscore the role technology and innovation can play in achieving sustainability in the farm sector

With the past eight years on track to be the eight warmest on record, climate friendly cooling continues to be a topic of global discussion

Climate change will leave all cardamom-coffee hotspots of South India vulnerable while the growth, development and yield of various crops will be impacted negatively