Green Bonds Market For the last 14 years, the Green bond has become a significant tool for addressing the impacts of climate change and challenges. Fresh water and food security are at stake in the world today nearly 1 million of the globe's 8 million animal and plant species are extinct. Right now, there is [...]
Sustainability in Aviation industry Aviation is crucial for our worldwide public, as it’s a commodity for economic, social, and cultural expansion around the globe. Nowadays passengers, crew, employees, and supervisors are more and more aware of the atmosphere and GHG emissions. The worldwide aviation industry generates around 2% of all CO2 emissions, with the major [...]
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals In September 2015, 193 Member States of the United Nations approved a plan for 15 years duration to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet. At the center of “Agenda 2030” are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which identify the goals to be applied to [...]
MSCI Indexes The MSCI Indexes are a way of measuring stock market performance in a certain region. It measures the performance of the stocks included in the index, just like other indexes like the Dow Jones Averages or the S&P 500. Exchange-traded funds are based on the MSCI Indexes. The ETF invests in the same [...]
EPR Compliance In India, more than 25,000 tonnes of plastic waste is produced daily, nearly 40% of which is not collected and messes with the environment. People are moving towards the harmful impacts of plastic on land and marine life. If plastics demand follows its current trajectory, global plastics-waste volumes would grow from 260 Metric [...]
Responsible Supply Chain Standards A sustainable supply chain is one in which ethical and ecologically responsible practices are completely integrated into a competitive and profitable model. End-to-end supply chain openness is essential; sustainability measures must encompass everything from raw material procurement to last-mile transportation, as well as product returns and recycling. The growth of supply [...]
SEBI BRR India's securities market is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). SEBI enforced a Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR) requirement for the top 100 listed businesses in terms of market capitalization in a circular issued on August 13, 2012. A firm can either submit the report individually or post it to [...]
Battery Swapping Policy Battery swapping is an alternative that includes exchanging discharged batteries for charged ones. This method removes the link between the vehicle and fuel or battery and thus leads to a decline in the direct cost of the vehicles this is widely applied for minor automobiles, such as 2 & 3 wheelers, which [...]
Sustainability megatrends in various industries In industry, sustainability is boosted both in the report and in practice. Gradually sustainability has become a part of every industry’s core business strategy, wherever it will have the highest impact and profit in business. Nevertheless, many businesses risk being left behind as they simply react sooner than acting tactically [...]
What is Decarbonization? Decarbonization is related to the reduction of CO2 emissions stemming from human activity, with the subsequent goal of eradicating them. The 2015 Paris Agreement set an objective for limiting global warming below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing attempts to limit it to 1.5°C - in part by chasing net carbon neutrality [...]
