Sonal Desai, Author at ESG News.earth

Jindal Stainless reducing Scope 3 emissions

Sonal Desai - August 11, 2023

Jindal Stainless, the third largest private steel producer, is working at reducing Scope 3 emissions. With this, the company is ready for European Union’s Cross Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for…

Maharashtra sets up panel to accelerate climate action

Sonal Desai - August 10, 2023

The Maharashtra government has set up a panel to monitor implementation of the Maharashtra State Action Plan for Climate Change (MSAPCC).

How are IBM and NASA leveraging AI to fight climate change?

Sonal Desai - August 9, 2023

IBM that had developed AI-based geospatial foundation model from NASA’s satellite model has decided to share the code on open-source AI platform, Hugging Face. The initiative is an effort from…

5 key principles of new global steel climate standards

Sonal Desai - August 9, 2023

In a bid to advance climate strategy, advocate carbon emissions, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement’s 1.5-degree Celsius scenario by 2050, the Global Steel…

Japanese Consortium to Conduct Feasibility Study for CCS Project

Sonal Desai - August 4, 2023

The Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (Jogmec) is conducting a feasibility study on the Japanese Advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS Project), a public offered project in FY2023.…

Indian diamond company pledges net zero emission by 2024

Sonal Desai - August 2, 2023

Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt Ltd (SRK), a global natural diamond crafting and exports company has set a target to achieve net zero emissions for both of its diamond crafting facilities…

EU takes a step forward toward sustainable economy

Sonal Desai - August 1, 2023

In a bid to promote sustainable economy, the European Union has adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for all companies subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The…

CXOs can now track GHG emissions with new IBM tool

Sonal Desai - July 28, 2023

IBM has launched a new tool to help enterprises track greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across cloud services The tool: Now generally available, the AI-informed tool is designed to give clients…

Wipro cloud customers can now monitor carbon footprint

Sonal Desai - July 25, 2023

Thousands of Wipro cloud computing customers will now be able to reduce energy usage and also monitor their carbon footprint. One of India’s ten largest ITeS companies, Wipro will leverage…

Sebi expands ESG to six new mutual funds schemes

Sonal Desai - July 21, 2023

The mutual fund industry in India is all set to embrace more green initiatives. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the market regulator, has issued a circular introducing…

10 sustainability lessons from the life of Nelson Mandela

Sonal Desai - July 18, 2023

Depending on how one wants to view it, the rift between those who support and oppose climate change action, alleviating poverty and hunger, DEI, and promoting world peace and unity…

L&T Bags Water & Effluent Treatment Contracts from UP

Sonal Desai - July 18, 2023

Very soon, around 50 lakh citizens from the districts of Ballia and Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh will get access to safe and potable drinking water. The Water & Effluent Treatment…

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