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Energy

Unlocking access to finance for decentralised energy solutions

Decentralised energy technologies have a vital role in extending electricity to around 80 million households lacking access to grid electricity and meet cooking energy needs of 49 % of the population which is still dependent on biomass fuels for cooking (Census 2011).

Publication Date: 
20/04/2015
Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Off-Grid, Energy Technology, Finance, India, Solar Energy, Biomass, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Industry

Study finds Chinese firms can beat global peers on social responsibility

Although China's huge investments in Latin American resources have generated environmental and social problems, Chinese companies operating in the continent have sometimes surpassed global peers in

Publication Date: 
16/04/2015
South China Morning Post
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Industry, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), China, Environment, Ecuador, Peru
Industry

KFC and Pizza Hut commit to responsible palm oil

Yum Brands - the parent-company of fast-food brands KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut - has committed to 100% sustainable palm oil for the first time following pressure from environmental activists.

Publication Date: 
08/04/2015
Edie (UK)
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Industry, Environment, Palm Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Water Resources, Waste Management, Food Process Industry
Sanitation

India Inc gifts Rs 1k cr to PM's Swachh plan

Constructing Toilets Tops List

Publication Date: 
23/03/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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India, Sanitation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Waste Management, Industry
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of a CNG Station in a green belt area, Haryana, 17/03/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Senior Citizen Forum (Regd.) Vs. HUDA & Others dated 17/03/2015 regarding establishment of a CNG Station in a green belt area, Haryana.

Judgement Date: 
17/03/2015
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Green Spaces, CNG, Municipal Corporation, Haryana, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Deforestation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of a CNG Station in a green belt area, Haryana, 17/03/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Senior Citizen Forum (Regd.) Vs. HUDA & Others dated 17/03/2015 regarding establishment of a CNG Station in a green belt area, Haryana.

Judgement Date: 
17/03/2015
Tags:
Green Spaces, CNG, Municipal Corporation, Haryana, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Deforestation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Climate Change

Multinational corporations and climate adaptation – are we asking the right questions?: a review of current knowledge and a new research perspective

Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of all actors in society. Until recently, predominant research focus has been on governments, communities and the third sector as key actors in the adaptation process.

Publication Date: 
11/03/2015
Alina Averchenkova, Florence Crick, Adriana Kocornik-Mina, & et al
Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP)
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Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Private Sector, Finance, India, Global, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Forests

Kenya: Tree Project to Educate Needy Students Launched in Kilifi

A project to feed and educate 150 needy students every month through planting trees has been launched in Kilifi county.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
All Africa
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Forests, Afforestation, Kenya, Trees, Africa, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Environment

Bank of Khartoum Sponsors Environmental Project

Bank of Khartoum (BoK) has participated in launching the project of “Housing is wearing a green suit”, in Public Housing – District No 75- Althawra in Omdurman.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2015
Sudan Vision (Sudan)
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Environment, Energy, Sudan, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Trees, Solar Energy, Africa
Water Resources

Water conservation work begins at 277 places

The divisional commissioner, CEO of zilla parishad and other senior officials from agriculture and other government departments on Monday visited various parts of the taluka to review the work of J

Publication Date: 
25/02/2015
Himanshu Nitnaware
Times Of India (Nashik)
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Maharashtra, Nashik, Water Conservation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Groundwater, Water Resources

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