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Despite the much talked about corporate sustainability reporting becoming a popular reporting mechanism to reduce environmental footprint across leading companies, a recent study finds that 51 of the top 100 companies surveyed emit unsustainable levels of carbon emissions. This shows that What the company reports as  leading to 'sustainability performance' does not lead to

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Forget about building consensus on the phenomena of global warming or the wrangling negotiations between the developing and developed worlds over carbon reduction targets, climate change has already started taking shape in almost every part of the world right from the equator to the poles, and from the wealthiest to the poorest of nations. Besides the uncertain nature and the surprising

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As the year draws to a close, it opens up many issues and challenges. Year 2013 was a witness to many unforeseen and puzzling climate change events. Unexpected heavy rains in Asia, Central Europe and North America triggered by locking up of pressure systems that quickly dumped excess moisture within a short span of time took people and government authorities by surprise. In June

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The pressure on national governments to formulate climate change policies and enact stringent environmental legislation is on the rise. With extreme weather events increasing in frequency and ferocity worldwide, nothing much is left for the political class to skirt around the issue. However, the political reaction to climate change seems to have missed out on a critical aspect – to

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Living Sustainably is My New Year Resolution After hearing a lot from my friends and colleagues about their New Year Resolutions, I started wondering if ‘Living Sustainably’ can become a New Year resolution. Some of the popular resolutions I came across while talking with them can be clubbed under two broad categories - Health & Appearance and Organization & Discipline.

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In July this year, NASA released images of Greenland that showed rapid melting of ice within a short duration of four days. In the image below, you can see a swift expansion of the area of melting ice, from about 40% of the ice sheet surface to 97%. This is an unprecedented event in the history of Arctic region and is believed to be caused by the anthropogenic emissions due to human

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The impact of climate change is fast becoming prominent across the world. Our review of recent research works on climate change and developing events worldwide suggests a few points. First, it is more than obvious that what we know of climate change, as of today, is just the tip of the iceberg. As more research findings from different parts of the world focusing on different aspects of

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Sunset at River Ganga, Allahabad Ganga - a river held in high esteem by millions of people around the world, is currently facing the threat of extinction. We at ThinktoSustain.com, realize that urgent action is necessary to take preventive steps to stop pollution and to take prudent measures through policy and action to safeguard its natural flow and riverine ecology. What should be

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A devotee offering prayers in Ganga The mighty Ganges is undoubtedly the enduring lifeline of India. Traversing a distance of over 2500 km across five populous Indian states, it provides a perennial&nbsp; source of irrigation and drinking water. However, it is the symbolic and religious importance of Ganga that has attracted its followers since ages. Megasthenes, a European traveler,

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Thoughts-On-Brew “The business of business is business” – this could have been an apt statement a few decades ago when business leaders were primarily concerned about economic profits. Social responsibility seemed too amorphous a concept that pro-business critics preferred to shrug off their shoulders. The focus was predominantly (and solely) on profits. This business paradigm dominated most

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As conservationists and governments across the world step up their efforts to protect freshwater sources, and build awareness on water conservation, the key question to ask is - Are we, as ordinary people, really concerned about our attitude towards water consumption? When we talk of water consumption, we generally tend to think of the water we use in homes for cooking food, washing

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Businesses of all sizes around the world are increasingly beginning to appreciate the urgent challenge for the need to operate in an economically, environmentally and socially friendly manner. As 2012 begins in the shadow of the just ended COP17, many companies should be wondering what implications lie ahead in the events of implementation of COP17 Agreement and&nbsp;the Kyoto Protocol.

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Markets and capitalist incentives have great strengths in promoting economic efficiency, growth, and innovation. And, as Ben Friedman of Harvard University argued persuasively in his 2006 book, “The Moral Consequences of Growth”, economic growth is good for open and democratic societies. But markets and capitalist incentives have clear weaknesses in ensuring stability, equity, and sustainability,

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It seems CSR or ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ has become a buzzword in Bangladesh. We often make confusion over charity and CSR, and are indulging in several activities in the name of CSR. I once heard the chief executive officer (CEO) of a bank terming their sponsorship of 'Indian Idol' singers in a social club as part of their CSR. Yet another CEO termed their compliance with regulatory

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Year 2011 sprang unexpected challenges&nbsp;for governance as a whole. Both -&nbsp;Polity and Corporate were seen at the receiving end as people marched onto the streets to vent their anger and frustration against a system that failed to maintain equity. In the Middle-East,&nbsp;the epicenter of revolutionary protests, unprecedented turmoil&nbsp;prevailed as civilians challenged the might of

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Nothing could have been as disastrous as a failed climate negotiation - a possible outcome&nbsp;the world barely brushed past at Durban, last week.&nbsp; The multiple challenges of bridging the gap between the developed and developing nations, infusing life into the Kyoto Protocol and activating the Green Climate Fund seem to have been met with some success. With low-key&nbsp;expectations from

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Global warming has emerged as the single largest threat to mankind. The twin-complexities associated with this phenomena, first – in understanding the multiple cascading effects on the global climate system, termed as ‘climate change’ and second – in developing an appropriate global response strategy, for ‘mitigation’ and ‘adaptation’, seem to have overthrown the scientific community into

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Durban climate talks couldn't have come at a worse time when&nbsp;Euro-Zone&nbsp;crisis looms large with Greece and Italy sounding the alarm bells. The global financial crisis of 2008, that was triggered off by the failure of corporate banking institutions has exposed nations to higher levels of risk in its aftermath. The levels of risk have assumed unmanageable proportions. Greece is tattering

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Agriculture coalition Farming First have created a new animated video on "The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy", which aims to share knowledge on the green economy and the role agriculture has to play in ensuring its success. The video communicates a key message – that the future of our world depends on addressing global challenges now. A transition to a green economy is already

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Thoughts on Brew&nbsp;@ ThinktoSustain.com Did the 2008 economic crisis really end?&nbsp; The global economy has never completely&nbsp;recovered&nbsp;from the 2008 crisis. Yes, there were talks of slow but sure recovery. However, if recent events are to be taken into account, the 'recovery' seems a far off dream. Nations are still reeling under the&nbsp;aftermath of the 2008 crisis as many&nbsp;

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With widespread changes in weather patterns – record high temperatures, unprecedented floods, droughts, cyclones and typhoons in many countries this year itself, the effects of climate change are getting more pronounced.&nbsp;Climate science is still evolving and there is growing evidence that associates such erratic weather events&nbsp;to climate change effects.&nbsp; Skeptics who still prefer

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With growing awareness among investors, consumers, employees and local communities on social and environmental risks posed by excessive use of natural resources, stakeholder rights' infringement and unabated pollution, corporate board rooms are gearing up to incorporate sustainability principles into their business strategies. The recent CDP Global 500 report released by Carbon Disclosure

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Carbon taxes are a means to put a control on green house gas emissions. Emitters of greenhouse gases, especially from the industry, release large quantities of carbon dioxide that not only pollute the atmosphere but also result in global warming. This threat to environment implies a social cost that humanity has to bear.&nbsp; In order to curb uncontrolled emissions by industry, governments

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The major environmental disasters in the first half of 2011 have raised the oft asked question – Is global warming responsible?&nbsp;DAMZ62S6U4RM But how does the&nbsp;occurrence&nbsp;of a natural disaster, that has happened in the past as well, make a difference? Should it not be - just a normal event? And so no significance be attached with reference to global warming and climate change? What

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