Category: ESG India
Malaysia’s Petronas has bid 38 billion rupees ($460 million) for a 20% stake in the green energy arm of India’s largest power producer, NTPC, in the first deal of its...
Essar Group, invested in Energy, Metals and Mining, Infrastructure and Technology sectors, announces the formation of Essar Energy Transition to drive the creation of the UK’s leading energy transition hub...
The governments of India, the United Kingdom and the United States joined with business, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and multilateral funding organization to launch the first...
India will exclude renewable power companies from government contracts for between three and five years if they do not meet project completion deadlines, a government order seen by Reuters shows,...
First-of-its-kind purchase helps scale new, high-impact projects in Brazil, India, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia that advance a just and inclusive energy transition Eight-year contract enables Salesforce to maintain its...
Meeting in Mumbai, European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Kris Peeters and founder of global sustainability private equity firm GEF Capital Partners Raj Paj formally announced a $40 million commitment to the...
Today in Mumbai Kris Peeters, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, formally agreed to join the India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) and increase support...
The Reserve Bank of India will soon issue guidelines for regulated entities to boost green finance and mitigate climate-related financial risks, the central bank governor said on Wednesday. “It has...
The Indian government expects to issue its first green bonds at a ‘greenium,’ with yields below prevailing market rates, and has identified 400 billion rupees ($4.92 billion) in projects that...
India’s market regulator will adopt a principles-based, rather than prescriptive, approach in its first set of rules, expected over the next few months, for rating a company on ESG issues,...
India has set green hydrogen consumption targets for some industries, so as to generate demand for cleaner fuel in its quest to reach net zero by 2070, the government said...
As announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, Government of India, as part of its overall market borrowings, will be issuing Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs), for mobilizing resources for green infrastructure....
India has approved an incentive plan of 174.9 billion rupees ($2.11 billion) to promote green hydrogen in a bid to cut emissions and become a major exporter in the field,...
India is planning a $2 billion incentive program for the green hydrogen industry, three sources told Reuters, in a bid to cut emissions and become a major export player in...
Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced its collaboration with UNLEASH, a non-profit organization with a mission to get the youth to...
World’s leading cloud provider announces new replenishment projects in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States to bring much needed clean water to communities around the world AWS re:Invent,...
India laid out on Monday the steps it will take to achieve net zero by 2070, releasing its Long-Term Low Emissions and Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) at the COP27 summit in...
The Indian government’s first ever green bonds will focus on funding solar power projects, followed by wind and small hydro projects, as Asia’s third largest economy attempts to tap the...
The Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs-backed Climate Innovation and Development Fund has completed its first set of blended-finance investments focused on innovation across the sustainable transport sector in each of...
Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has been recognized with the Commitment to Life Award in the Human Rights category by Natura&Co for Ashland’s Responsible Solvers™ sustainable guar farming and education program using...
Company building new level of specialty field services, to benefit farmers and advance sustainable agriculture ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, today announced the launch...
LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries, India’s largest plastic scrap recycler and waste collection company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture to build and operate a fully-automated, mechanical recycling plant...
Toyota India released the following statement: We, at Toyota, are fully committed towards sustainability and protecting the environment in line with our principle of ‘Respect for the Planet’. Towards this,...
A panel of the International Financial Services Centres Authority has recommended the development of a voluntary carbon market and the creation of a global climate alliance among other measures to grow the...
US$3.3 Million for Improved Rice Cultivation Practices Reducing Methane Emissions, and Water and Energy Consumption Carbon Streaming Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into a carbon credit...
STL, one of the industry’s leading integrators of digital networks, has announced Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) for all its optical fibre and cable facilities across India and Italy. Earlier In 2020, STL...
Norms may eventually apply to unlisted companies, KPMG says Regulator also plans to collect historical data on emissions India’s new environmental rules will help eliminate green washing by requiring companies...
India’s GAIL (India) Ltd has set a 2040 target to achieve net zero carbon emissions from its operations, Chairman Manoj Jain told the gas distributor’s annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday. India,...
The Volkswagen Group and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) announced they intend to expand their cooperation. Both companies signed a Term Sheet on the supply of MEB electric components for...
Sprng Energy, set up in 2017 by Actis, is a renewable energy platform based in Pune, India, and develops and manages renewable energy facilities such as solar and wind farms...
HDFC announced the completion of the $1.1 billion Syndicated Social Loan Facility for financing affordable housing in India. The company called it the largest social loan globally and the first...
WayCool marks the first transaction for 57 Stars Direct Impact Fund 57 Stars LLC, an independent global alternative investment firm targeting high-growth sectors driven by technological innovation, is pleased to...
Adani New Industries Ltd to invest USD 50 Bn in green hydrogen This is India’s largest commitment to green hydrogen by a company Adani, India’s fastest-growing diversified business portfolio, and energy supermajor TotalEnergies of France, have entered...
Gurugram-based renewable energy company ACME Cleantech Solutions on Monday signed up with Karnataka proposing to invest about Rs 52,000 crore in a 1.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) green hydrogen...
Glatfelter Corporation, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, is proud to partner with Aakar Innovations (Aakar) from India, to increase access to period products for Indian women and girls...
Finding finance for exciting environmental, social, and governance projects that have huge potential to achieve sustainability is now turning out to be a challenging task, according to Goldman Sachs Managing...
Around 93% in India believe it’s not enough for businesses to say they’re prioritising Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). Across the world, people are demanding greater progress on sustainability and...
Apple’s partnership with the Applied Environmental Research Foundation will promote the protection and conservation of mangroves in Maharashtra, India Just 60 miles south of the vibrant coastal Indian city of...
Fresh Equity Round comes from Nuveen’s Global Impact Fund and Triple Jump’s ASN Microkredietfonds Kinara Capital, India’s fast-growing MSME fintech, closed a fresh equity round of USD $50 million led...
Responsible Solvers™ initiative increases farmers’ yield and income, lowers production costs, expands local economy, and positively impacts the environment Ashland Global Holdings Inc. announced the first of a series of...
Aster DM Healthcare is the only listed company from Middle East and India to be featured in this prestigious list for 2022 The ranking is based on a rigorous assessment...
Lenovo has appointed Chandrika Jain as marketing director, India, Lenovo PCSD. Based in Bengaluru, she will lead the marketing function across the consumer, commercial, tablets, and solutions and services portfolios....
MUMBAI : The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) issued a consultation paper to streamline and standardize the ratings of companies on Environmental Social and Governance metrics. As per the...
Mumbai: Impact investment firm Aavishkaar Capital (Aavishkaar), in partnership with German state-owned investment and development bank KfW, has launched a $250 million ESG First Fund. This fund will focus on strengthening...
Kapoor with his network and insight into building partnerships in both the private and public sectors will lead efforts to improve the adoption of 5ire’s technology Founder and CEO of...
Indian technology and services firms will see business grow from the increasing investments by global firms in improving their environmental, social and governance goals (ESG), a new study by IT...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vow came less than a week after India, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, declined to set a deadline. (Reuters) — India’s prime minister on Monday...
Some Indian companies are recalibrating their businesses to hit net-zero emissions deadlines If there is one common thread that ran through the ambitions of Indian companies in 2021, it was...
