Sonal Desai, Author at ESG News.earth

2030 SDGs at Grave Risk Amid Widening Finance Gaps: IMF

Sonal Desai - June 9, 2025

As the 2030 deadline for the SDGs looms closer, the IMF warns that a sustainable future may be elusive without a significant shift in global financial priorities and collaborative efforts

When Green Goes Grey: How Assam’s Indigenous Community’s Unwavering Resolve Paved the Way for a Global Shift

Sonal Desai - June 6, 2025

ADB has cancelled a loan for Assam Solar Park in Karbi Anglong, a significant victory for the Indigenous community, emphasizing social justice, human rights, and environmental stewardship

USAID Void and India’s Opportunity for CSR to Step Up

Sonal Desai - June 3, 2025

Can corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds, mandated by the Companies Act, 2013, step up and evolve to prioritize innovation in lieu of USAID?

Amaravati: A Bold Leap Towards a Sustainable Future

Sonal Desai - May 22, 2025

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu is promoting green living spaces in Amaravati, setting a benchmark for sustainable urban landscapes and integrating green DNA into the youth.

India, UN Partner for Two Sustainable Initiatives

India, EU Partner for Two Sustainable Initiatives

Sonal Desai - May 19, 2025

The EU initiatives, involving a joint investment of approximately Rs 390 crore, focus on two coordinated calls to convert marine plastic litter and waste to green hydrogen

New BRSR Amendments In-Line with IFRS: Sunila Sahasrabudhe

Sonal Desai - May 9, 2025

Sunila Sahasrabudhe, a seasoned ESG lead with experience in private equity, discusses the impact of BRSR amendments and ERPs in an exclusive interview with Sonal Desai, Managing Editor, ESGnews.earth

BluSmart Investors Mulling $30 million Investment to Revive Start-up

Sonal Desai - May 8, 2025

The deal would protect investors' funds, maintain drivers' jobs, and reinstate BluSmart EVs, marking the Founders’ final departure from their six-year-old business

Transparency, The Key to Women Welfare: SS Bhat

Transparency is the Key to Women Welfare: SS Bhat

Sonal Desai - May 5, 2025

SS Bhat, CEO of Friends of Women's World Banking, emphasizes the need to evaluate financial service providers' delivery channels for effective implementation of welfare schemes for women

Inadequate Documentation, Limited Financial Literacy Barriers in Credit Disbursal to WNEs: SS Bhat

Sonal Desai - April 30, 2025

WNEs are the torchbearers of an economy. However, inadequate documentation and limited financial literacy hamper their progress, states Mr. SS Bhat, Chief Executive Officer, Friends of Women's World Banking, India,…

AIPEF Demands Halt to PSU Privatization in UP, Chandigarh

Sonal Desai - April 24, 2025

AIPEF has urged the Minister of State for Power Ministry to withdraw unilateral privatisation in UP, and review Chandigarh Power Department privatisation