CII Godrej Green Business Centre’s Post

We're excited to share that Fredrick Royan, Global Practice Area Leader for Sustainability and Circular Economy Practice at Frost & Sullivan and Chair of SWAN - The Smart Water Networks Forum and its India Alliance, has recently collaborated with other leading industry experts to offer valuable insights on the current growth prospects in India's smart water market through the SWAN India Alliance Think Tank.💧 Fred shares the Top 6 Takeaways: 6P(Policies, Products, Processes, People/Personas, Partnerships and Platforms) framework of Policies2Platforms. 1. Policies –Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): 800 million in close to 600,000 villages will receive 55 litres per person per day meeting specified levels of water quality. Ashok Natarajan highlighted that the AMRUT initiative focussed on urban sector with $40 Bn over the 5 years to cover 500 main cities. The recently launched Central Public Health & Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO) manual for water and wastewater treatment systems has two chapters focussed on Digital Twins and Smart Water Metering(co-authored by Ashok Natarajan). 2. Products – Policies are influencing the design and development of products such as smart water sensors, meters and other solutions in India. Amruta Kar from Vassar Labs and Ms. Jayamala from KUIDFC highlighted a smart water project for the 4 cities in Karnataka which covered water quality monitoring, water billing and asset-management. 3. Processes – Customer Demand Side Management (CDSM) will be crucial to measure, monitor and manage through the smart solutions to improving and enhancing efficiencies and resilience of water supply and sewerage networks. Nicolas Bockhoff – COO Water Services for SUEZ India highlighted that there is a strong opportunity for AI to drive scale, speed and savings. 4. People/Personas – People and more importantly personas(both on the supply and the demand side) will be crucial to understand and evaluate in terms of expertise/skill sets and understanding and preferences will be key to target productivity improvements for operators and technicians. 5. Partnerships – We are witnessing partnerships between start-ups and water utilities. sourav daspatnaik – Managing Director of Swach Environment Private Limited mentioned the partnership with FIDO Tech and having installed their AI solutions for leakage management in Nangloi. Nicolas from Suez India is also engaging start-ups such as SmartTerra in their water utility services for the city of Coimbatore. 6. Platforms – The ultimate objective of policies are to ensure key outcomes are delivered. The JJM and AMRUT 2.0 are excellent examples of data and outcome driven initiatives for water which is also providing a platform to monitor the water services across rural areas in India and once completed will become the largest smart water grid in the world. Check out the online webinar here: https://frost.ly/a0a #SmartWater #Sustainability #SWANForum #SWANIndiaAlliance #JJM #DigitalTwin

🌱🎉 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🌍 In 2024, the CII Green Business Centre (GBC) celebrated its 20th anniversary, marking two decades of unwavering commitment to sustainability and its mission to green India. Offering world-class advisory services on conservation of natural resources, from pioneering green building solutions to fostering sustainable practices, we’ve made significant strides toward creating a more eco-friendly future. A heartfelt THANK YOU to all our stakeholders—partners, industries, experts, and supporters—who have been integral to this incredible journey. Your commitment to sustainability has made this achievement possible, and together, we continue to create a greener, more sustainable future. 🌿 Watch this video to take a walk down memory lane and see how far we've come in shaping a greener, more sustainable world. Here's to many more years of innovation, collaboration, and positive impact! Confederation of Indian Industry CII - Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) | CII GreenPro Type 1 EcoLabel | CII - GreenCo Rating ( Green Company Rating Sytem) | CII- Green Entrepreneurship Council (GEC) venkatagiri kramadhati | Anand Muthukrishnan | Kiran Ananth | Muthusezhiyan Nallathambi | S Karthikeyan #CII #GreenBusinessCentre #20Years #GreenPractices #GreenInitiatives #GreenJourney #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuildings #GreenCompanies #GreenProducts #RenewableEnergy #GreenEntrepreneurship #GreenMobility #GreenCooling #NetZero #Sustainability  #EnvironmentalResponsibility

We are honoured to announce Shri Rakesh Sachan, Hon’ble Cabinet Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, Government of Uttar Pradesh , will be the Special Guest at the 4th edition of Green Investment and Sustainability Summit 2024, hosted by #ASSOCHAM. This year's summit, themed, "Accelerating the Transition and Way Forward,” will feature in-depth discussions on #ClimateRisk, #SustainableFinance, #CircularEconomy, and natural resource management including relevant policies and best practices. Key highlights: 🌱Carbon-Neutral Collaborations: B2B Strategies for decarbonising industries 🌱Future trends in green finance 🌱Empowering #SMEs towards green transition 🌱Microcredit for sustainable development 🌱Innovation for sustainability: Technology's role in achieving #NetZero 🌱Mechanism to prevent carbon locking under transition finance 🌱Technology path to energy transition 🌱Unlocking the potential of AI in driving the energy transition 🗓️ 29th Nov 2024 📍Lucknow #GreenInvestment #SustainabilitySummit

CII Jharkhand Green Conclave! As a part of the panel, I shared my views on how Emerging technologies can contribute to a sustainable future, and how technology has an important role to play into this - to create a greener, more sustainable world! 🌍 CII Eastern Region #CIIJharkhand #Sustainability #NetZero #CircularEconomy #EmergingTechnologies #DigitalTransformation

This initiative aims to support environmentally sustainable projects within India's small business sector, promoting green growth and climate resilience. Small businesses in India will be provided with concessional loans to adopt various mitigation and adaptation technologies under the facility. The funding consists of a USD 200 million facility for concessional loans, while the remaining USD 15.6 million is grant support from GCF. This grant will be utilized to build the capacity of various stakeholders, including MSMEs and PFIs, to understand low-emission and climate-resilient technologies. The FMAP program is expected to result in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 35.3 million tonnes. Additionally, the adaptation activities will lead to substantial water savings and enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities, benefiting more than 10.8 million people. SIDBI has already approved its first project under this facility, allocating USD 24.5 million to the Avaana Sustainability Fund to stimulate the startup ecosystem. Hi, I am Asheesh Chatterjee, a CA, CMA (India & UK) and an alumnus of Kellogg School of Management; I love talking about building blocks for the next level of growth and excellence. #SustainableIndia #GreenGrowth #ClimateResilience #SmallBusinessSupport #ConcessionalLoans #GreenClimateFund #GHGReduction #WaterSavings #CommunityResilience #SIDBI #AvaanaSustainabilityFund #FMAP #ClimateAdaptation #LowEmissionTech #MSME

MSMEs integral to industrial growth, willing to earmark land at a concession to develop businesses in industrial townships: Shri Piyush Goyal “The Government is willing to earmark areas to MSMEs in the 20 townships being built across the nation. MSMEs are integral to large businesses and industrial growth. Stating that MSMEs are pivotal to supporting large industries in their ecosystem, the Minister noted that he would speak to States to look at providing areas to MSMEs for developing their businesses in townships and industrial parks. He also added that MSMEs can be provided land at concessional rates to develop their businesses in the townships.” https://lnkd.in/gyWSGpbb Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India)  #MSME #ViksitBharat #Bharat2047 #IndustrialGrowth #sustainability

📰 The news of scorching cities is everywhere, and soon - just as monsoon picks up - we may hear about drowning cities as well. It's clear that India’s growth path - to become a developed economy - will have to cross the turbulent river of climate change multiple times. To navigate that, we must build bridges—bridges of #energy_security, #climate_security, leadership in #climate_tech and a #LIfestyleForEnvironment 🌇 With nearly 8% of global carbon emissions coming only from cement and concrete - humanity's most used material - and the fact that an unprecedented urbanization and infrastructure growth is expected to happen in India, it is crucial to approach its use with optimal designs, right material substitution, durability, reusability, eliminating wastage, and an ultimate coupling with carbon capture. 👍 We recognize that building confidence in any new material or solution takes time. Therefore, we proceed cautiously yet boldly, with a strong focus on performance and quality through our Pilot and Scale methodology at the Lodha Net Zero Urban Accelerator, and in collaboration with our industry partners. 🤝 Earlier this year, we topped some of our buildings with a higher GGBS concrete mix, reducing their overall embodied carbon by approximately 15%. Now, we move to the next pilot with #LC3 (Limestone Caclined Clay Cement). We thank the teams from LC3 Technology Resource Centre, @IIT Delhi, RMI India, and GIZ India for collaborating with us to making this a reality. 🇮🇳 We are open to exploring all clean technologies related to the built environment that need scaling for a cleaner, safer, prosperous, and stronger India. Dr. Prasad Marepalli, Shrikanth Kamblii, Akshima Ghate, Victor Olgyay, Chris Magwood, Sai Sri Harsha Pallerlamudi, Vijayakumar ., Umesh Vithaldas, Jayant Prabhune, Tarun Garg, Shatakshi Suman, Amey Phadke #BuildingABetterLife, #ClimateAction, #Sustainability, #DoGoodDoWell, #NationBuilding

🌿 Excited to Join the Panel Discussion on #CarbonCredits & #Coldchain #Sustainability! 🌿 "Credit Where It’s Due: Leveraging Carbon Credits for Cold-chain." Join us as we explore the untapped potential of carbon credits in bridging financing gaps, enhancing sustainability, and driving resilience in the cold chain sector. This discussion is crucial for shaping a greener, more efficient future for the industry. Looking forward to engaging with industry experts and sharing valuable insights on how innovative financing mechanisms can empower the cold chain ecosystem

India is on the frontlines of climate impacts, and with the rate of construction and economic growth, many of our environmental building solutions must grow there.

Centre for Responsible Business, in partnership with Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture, Pune (MCCIA), organised a capacity-building workshop in Pune, Maharashtra, on 27 September 2024. This was also supported by the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC). Through technical sessions and interactive exercises, participants explored practical approaches to implementing emerging frameworks – including Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), National Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC), and Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) – while fostering meaningful collaboration between EU and Indian businesses. This event marked the second major workshop in the series of capacity-building workshops under the project ‘EU-India Business Collaborative Initiative on Sustainable Development Climate Action and Inclusivity’, supported by the Delegation of the European Union to India. Aligned with the EU Global Gateway strategy and the EU-India Trade and Technology Council, the 2-year project focuses on reinforcing business cooperation in sustainable modernisation, clean energy, climate action, and trade and investment between the EU and India. Download the report here: https://bit.ly/3WBqWZY #EUIndiaPartnership #BusinessCollaborativeModels #Sustainability #ClimateAction #WaterManagement #Biodiversity #GenderEquality #ResponsibleBusiness #SDG17 #PartnershipforGoals #BusinessCollaboration #BusinessSustainability