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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…

ISSB to take over Corporate Monitoring Responsibility from TCFD

Sonal Desai - July 13, 2023

In 2024, The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will take over responsibility for monitoring the progress of companies’ climate-related disclosures from the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Task Force…

Puma’s sustainability drive: will source leather from deforestation free supply chains

Sonal Desai - July 10, 2023

By 2030, Puma—the third largest sportswear manufacturer in the world, will source all its bovine leather from deforestation free supply chains. The enterprise has signed up for the Deforestation-Free Call…

Need urgent action to embed impact of climate action into risk management

Sonal Desai - July 10, 2023

The climate scenario models in the financial services industry (FSI) significantly underestimate climate risk. A new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) created in partnership with the…

New CSR guidelines for Indian ports

Sonal Desai - June 28, 2023

The Government of India (GoI) has announced new corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines in an effort to serve the needs of the regional communities residing close to the ports. The…

Indian Railways` sustainable transportation initiative

Sonal Desai - June 28, 2023

The Indian Railway which has been at the forefront in adopting green technology is planning to operate 35 hydrogen fuel cell trains on the Northern Railway. A pilot project to…

ISSB issues global sustainability disclosure standards

Sonal Desai - June 26, 2023

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has issued inaugural standards—IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, to drive sustainability-related disclosures in capital markets worldwide. IFRS S1 provides a set of disclosure requirements…

Microsoft adds ESG Reporting, Scope 3 emissions to Sustainability Platform

Sonal Desai - June 16, 2023

Microsoft is adding new features to its sustainability platform-Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability. Key capabilities include helping companies meet emerging ESG reporting requirements and regulations, calculating Scope 3 emissions, and collecting…

FICCI to establish Centre for Sustainability Leadership

Sonal Desai - June 15, 2023

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry or FICCI is establishing the Centre for Sustainability Leadership. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has already signed on as its founding member.…

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