Saving Sunderbans protecting the Environment
Saving Sunderbans, protecting the EnvironmentBy Ashish Gupta (Director, Kaizzen Insights) On World Environment Day, Kaizzen looks at how the government is trying to protect critical mangrove forests to secure the future of the country’s coastal ecosystems and meet its climate goals. Mangrove forests are coastal rainforests, also known as “tidal forests” or “coastal woodlands”. These
Why corporates need to walk the talk on ESG reporting
Why corporates need to walk the talk on ESG reportingBy Ashish Gupta (Director, Kaizzen Insights) It helps find and manage risks, builds trust and transparency with investors, the public and other stakeholders, and attract a wider variety of investors. The philosophy of stakeholder capitalism in the western corporate world, which appeared during the 1950s and
Right to Repair and the Road to Circular Economy
Right to Repair and the Road to Circular EconomyBy Gayatri Ramanathan (Senior Director, ESG and Sustainability at Kaizzen ) With 67% of its e-waste going into landfills, India needs to focus on legislating on the Right to Repair as its first step towards a circular economy. Government of India’s proposed law on the Right to
A TIME FOR CORPORATE ACTION
A Time for Corporate ActionBy Gayatri Ramanathan (Senior Director, ESG and Sustainability at Kaizzen ) COP26 saw an enviable number of corporate leaders in attendance and pledging net zero goals, envisioning a transition to net zero soon than later. At COP27, the same head honchos find themselves constrained by unexpected geo-political and economic issues –
Seeking Climate Justice
SEEKING CLIMATE JUSTICEBy Ashish Gupta (Director, Kaizzen Insights) Without a concerted approach by developed nations to start disbursing their pledged $ 100 billion, developing countries may find it impossible to achieve their net zero goals How much will it cost India to achieve a net zero emission target by 2070? While different numbers are being
A JOURNEY, PANGONG LAKE, AND SOME FOND MEMORIES
A JOURNEY, PANGONG LAKE, AND SOME FOND MEMORIESThe journey to the Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh, some 4,350 m above the sea level, is a visitor's delight and a driver’s nightmare. As the six of us–three school friends and our families-- reuniting after many decades, watched with wonder and amazement at the barren and desolate
STAINLESS STEEL: A PERILOUS EXISTENCE LET’S BE IN TOUCH
STAINLESS STEEL: A PERILOUS EXISTENCE LET’S BE IN TOUCHHow faulty government policies led to a surge in Chinese and Indonesian imports of stainless- steel flat products, which sound the death knell of many small and mid-sized players. Instead of continuing with the imposition of countervailing duty (CVD) on Chinese imports---imposed on September 2017-- and provisional
