Climate change is real and it’s quite obvious from the extreme weather conditions prevailing across different geographies. While parts of Europe are sweltering under record-breaking temperatures resulting in wildfires, massive floods have caused severe destruction and loss of lives in others. India has already witnessed both extremes this season. While the country is facing its…
Strong demand from eCommerce companies and consumer goods manufacturers and suppliers is giving a much-needed fillip to the electric vehicles industry in India, more specifically the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segment. Companies such as HUL, Swiggy, Coca-Cola, Zomato, Amazon, Flipkart, BigBasket and Amul are among a host of big players that have either switched to EVs…
Contrary to popular belief, the world’s electric vehicle revolution is not being driven by the Teslas or other big brands in the passenger car segment. If anything, the shift from fossil fuels to more sustainable forms of transportation could be arriving on two-wheels, which incidentally accounts for close to a third of global mobility. Though…
For a considerable duration, global attention was predominantly directed towards economic advancement, often at the expense of environmental considerations. However, the surge in environmental activism has led to an escalating recognition that both individuals and businesses bear a responsibility to conscientiously manage resource consumption and curtail their carbon footprint. The unregulated pursuit of capitalism, marked…
One of the global sustainability goals that gets bandied about relates to green steel, considered a low-carbon alternative to traditional steel production. Greenhouse gas emissions from steel manufacturing contribute to about 9% of global fossil and industrial emissions, which is why the narrative around greening the steel industry gained ground. However, global expert opinion is…
At a time when reports are leaking out around how investor support to ESG has tanked over the past six to eight months, there’s some good data that is coming out that should warm the cockles of all sustainability supporters. Google’s Sustainability Survey notwithstanding, some Big-Tech companies are pulling their considerable weight. SDxCentral came out…
The Atal Innovation Center (AIC) T-Hub, a Hyderabad-based incubation center has selected 23 startups to initiate the second cohort for its sustainability program that aims to foster innovation and drive sustainable solutions across industries. The selected companies were part of more than 400 applications who came forth to participate in the incubation drive. They would…
The global electric vehicle markets are witnessing a changing trend where more customers are considering the acquisition of such a vehicle with a four percentage point decline in skepticism between 2021 and 2022, a mobility consumer pulse survey conducted by McKinsey says. However, aspirants have higher expectations from the EVs with regard to reliability and…
Investors looking for green, ESG-compliant companies to invest in may still have a hard time finding them, even with new emissions reporting rules from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP). The GHGP allows companies to buy green energy to offset their emissions, but it also allows different accounting methods to be used when calculating Scope 2…
A recent study led by researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University of Cambridge in the UK has raised concerns about the potential impact of climate change on India’s sovereign credit rating. The study suggests that if steps are not taken to address climate change, India’s credit rating could face a…
