JULY 01 2023

Irony in Letters

Till there is no government-backed link between good behaviour and financial outperformance, ESG adoption risks being considered a box-ticking exercise

Suchetana Ray - July 01, 2023

What Microsoft Stands to Gain from Start-Ups

Through Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, the tech major offers early-stage start-ups access to tech tools, mentorship programmes and handshaking opportunities with an eye on their and its future

Vinita Bhatia - July 01, 2023

ESG Notion Goes Beyond Stakeholder Capitalism: Milind Kothari

The ESG concept is clearly facilitating in building a resilient strategy for long-term business sustenance. This intrinsic motivation eventually addresses stakeholders’ needs and, more importantly, the need of a company

Milind Kothari - July 01, 2023

Biodiversity Has Robust Supply Chain Connect: Dipankar Ghosh and Indra Guha

By aligning their products and services to environmentally conscious consumer preferences, businesses gain a competitive edge and carve out new avenues for economic growth and innovation

Dipankar Ghosh

& Indra Guha - July 01, 2023

A Sustainability Query for the Zettabyte Era

Amid the debate around artificial intelligence, access to infinite storage space and ubiquitous computing, we need to realise that there is an environmental impact associated with all this

Santhosh Jayaram - July 01, 2023

How Edtechs Can Fight the Perception Battle

Best practices are only worth their salt if they can stand up to shareholder scrutiny and demonstrate a linear link between protocol and performance

Prateek Maheshwari - July 01, 2023

The Many Problems of EU’s Carbon Tax Regime

CBAM does not give any consideration, let alone full consideration, to the disproportionate and abnormal burden that it will be putting on developing country parties

Bose Varghese - July 01, 2023

The Spotlight on Nature

Natural capital underpins the wellbeing of humans and deserves a central place in our economic framework, author Siddarth Shrikanth argues. The current system has improved living standards but gone far in the direction of environmental destruction. Having made this point, The Case for Nature attempts to show ways of shifting to a ‘nature-positive’ economy

India’s Global Moment On Women And Climate

The good news is that we already have several women role models in India helping to transform the sustainability landscape

Mukund Rajan - July 01, 2023

Sustainability or Profit: That is the Long and Short of ESG Puzzle for Businesses

The environmental, social and governance ecosystem is driven by corporate innovation and strong will. The ESG framework helps stakeholders understand how an organisation is managing risks and opportunities related to ESG criteria

Anantshree Chaturvedi - July 01, 2023

In India’s Fragmented ESG Space, Businesses Need Expert Advice: Rinesh Patel

Snowflake, the US-headquartered cloud data platform, has emerged as a binding glue in the fragmented data ecosystem of environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks. In today’s business landscape, ESG considerations are gaining prominence, as companies strive to align their operations with sustainable practices and meet evolving stakeholder expectations. Rinesh Patel, global head of financial services at Snowflake, talks about how important it is for modern corporations to navigate the complex web of scattered ESG frameworks using tech tools which are customised to honour the investor and regulator’s expectations. Edited excerpts:

Shailaja Tripathi - July 01, 2023

The Humble Entrepreneur

There is more to Atul Shinghal, founder and CEO of digital wealth manager Scripbox, than work. The diehard crossword fan is a yachting champion and loves to tee off whenever he can. His sports-life analogies make for inspiring nuggets of wisdom

Chitra Nair - July 01, 2023

Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head, Audi India

Balbir Singh Dhillon, head of Audi India, finds comfort in Indian food

Growing Responsibly

With the worsening climate crisis and mounting pressure to cut down global carbon emissions, countries are being forced to rethink their growth strategies to make them environmentally sustainable. Srivatsan Iyer, global chief executive officer of renewable energy producer Hero Future Energies, talks about five ways in which India can achieve its climate action goals while meeting its economic growth needs

Building a Case for ESG

Compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidelines can be tedious but rewarding. By voluntarily joining the compliance bandwagon, Indian companies can reap the benefits of an increasingly ESG-conscious global business ecosystem

Rajiv Tikoo - July 01, 2023