Image Source: greeneconomycoalition.org Major retailers and the fashion industry have a long-standing history of grappling with sustainability and social responsibility issues. While there has been a notable shift, with 52% of leading fashion retailers now revealing their tier 1 supplier lists, the collective performance paints a bleak picture, averaging only 23%. Moreover, a substantial 45%…
(Image Courtesy: Deccan Herald) A recent news report highlighting how Hyderabad planned to sell sludge, methane gas and plastic waste generated from their software tech parks brings back into focus the discussion of how most water users are concerned only about using this natural resource without ever caring about how to replenish this fast-depleting life-saver. …
Thirty-six years after the Union government set up the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) for promoting, developing and extending financial assistance for sustainable energy development, the agency is all set to go public through an initial public offering (IPO). This is a welcome development as not only can IREDA raise money from the equity…
India played host to a bevy of world leaders during the G20 summit in what increasingly appears to be an “all pomp and no substance” exercise, especially when it comes to reiterating the global commitment to sustainability goals. While India can take diplomatic pride for pushing through an unscathed declaration, there is a big question…
Germany’s recent decision to disassemble a major wind farm while simultaneously expanding an adjacent open-pit lignite coal mine underscores the vicious hypocrisy of the Global North when it comes to actual action by governments on the climate crisis. Once again, the developing world is confronted by a paradox of environmental advocacy and contradictory actions by…
