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Executive Summary
Inaugural Session
Insights from the UN Global Compact –
Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability 2013
Case Studies on Creating a Sustainable Future:
From Products to Supply Chain
Environmental Sustainability
in the Automotive Sector by BMW Group
Environmental Sustainability
in the Banking Sector by YES BANK
Environmental Sustainability in the
Chemical Sector by Jubilant Life Sciences Limited
Environmental Sustainability in the
Oil and Natural Gas Sector by GAIL (India) Limited
Environmental Sustainability in the
Real Estate Sector by Paharpur Business Centre
Recommendations
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We in corporate India are invariably conditioned to hyphenate the term 'increase'
with 'better' and 'desirable' such as increased turn - over, increased profits, increased
market - cap and the like. However, in context of finding a solution to cussed
sustainability issues for planet earth, 'increased' is not really 'better' or even 'desirable'
because while problems have increased, solutions have not and hence the immediacy
of finding one at the India Sustainability Dialogue.
Sudhir Vasudeva
President, Global Compact Network India
and
CMD, ONGC
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The success of the BMW Group is attributed to long term thinking and responsible
action. Corporate Sustainability is an investment in our future that will keep playing
a significant role in the economic success of the Group.
Philipp von Sahr
President, BMW Group India
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4. Executive Summary
In recent years, carbon dioxide
emissions have become a serious
environmental concern on a global
scale. The concentration has
st
increased markedly in the 21
century, at a rate of 2.0 ppm/yr
during 2000–2009 and faster since
then. It has risen to 400 ppm (parts
per million) as of May 2013, and is
projected to go higher in the next
decade. Because of their impact on
the 'greenhouse effect', which
ultimately affects climate change,
scientists and individuals around the
globe have become increasingly
concerned with the environmental
distress arising out of the carbon
emissions. Human activities are
altering the carbon cycle-both by
adding more carbon to the
atmosphere and by influencing the
ability of natural sinks, like forests, to
remove carbon from the atmosphere.
While carbon emissions come from a
variety of natural sources, human-
related emissions are responsible for
the increase that has occurred in the
atmosphere since the industrial
revolution.With humanity's march
towards 2050, our planet will house a
global population of 9 billion with
close to 70 per cent living in cities.
This massive scale of urbanization is
expected to result in doubling of the
energy demand by 2050 with close to
75 per cent of total demand arising
from developing and emerging
economies. Even if our current
emissions profile stagnates or
reduces marginally, a 4°C
temperature rise with drastic climatic
changes is a very realistic possibility.
Therefore, it is paramount for us to
plan, build and manage a low carbon
growth for the world.
Closer home, in the last one year in
India there have been two major
climate related calamities -
Uttarakhand floods in the North and
Cyclone Phailin in the South.These
calamities have not only uprooted
people from their homes and
destroyed associated eco-systems
but also set back the economic
progress of states of Uttarakhand and
Odisha by a number of years. Across
India, reports showcase that a
whopping 65 per cent of the land is
degraded in some way, shape or form
and the endless government policies
do little to curb the damage. Nearly
30 per cent of India's gross
agricultural output is lost every year
due to soil degradation, poor land
management and counterproductive
irrigation. Solid waste on the other
hand, is causing contamination of
water resources and severe air
pollution due to the open burning of
solid waste. As per the‘Manual on
Solid Waste Management’prepared
by Central Public Health &
Environment Engineering
Organisation (CPHEEO), Ministry of
Urban Development, Government of
India, 0.2-0.6 kg/capita/day of waste
is generated in Indian cities.
The government and industries have
recently begun to pay more attention
and are assuming an important role
in reducing carbon emission by
promoting and employing practices
that are directed towards
sustainability. The 'India Sustainability
Dialogue' aimed to understand the
challenges and opportunities that
the industries face in addressing this
issue. The discussion was an attempt
to deliberate about the challenges
and opportunities that exist to
achieve sustainability especially with
regard to carbon emissions. The
panel represented by wide business
sectors such as Banking, Chemical,
Real Estate, Oil and Natural Gas,
Automotive and the Government
examined the Indian and Global
industries’perspectives on the
ecological issues of sustainability and
ways to counter those challenges.
The dialogue, jointly organised by
Global Compact Network India and
BMW Group India, served as a
platform to discuss on the various
dimensions and challenges of
sustainability in India. The dialogue
also served as a platform where
eminent companies addressed the
issues of ecological challenges of
sustainability faced by them and their
industry, and the steps undertaken
by them to resolve them.
Industrial operations and their
products contribute significantly to
environmental pollution, and
therefore have a greater
responsibility to contribute towards
Across India, reports showcase that a whopping
65 per cent of the land is degraded in some
way, shape or form and the endless government
policies do little to curb the damage.
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5. ensuring cleaner production and
operational methods. The experts
deliberated on the methods to
reduce carbon footprint from
products to supply chain, understand
the challenges in doing so and learn
from best practices.
In the Automotive sector, the
growing demand of passenger and
public transport has led to an
increase in greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. According the US Energy
Information Administration, India's
transportation energy use will grow
at about 5.5 per cent a year –
significantly higher than the world
average of 1.4 per cent per year.
Therefore, the automotive companies
are required to take stringent
measures for low carbon
development. BMW Group has been
at the forefront of constantly
addressing the ecological challenges.
BMW i, a sub-brand of BMW, focuses
on addressing the sustainability
challenges of future mobility. The
manufacturing approach for BMW i
also endeavors to set new standards
in the use of innovative materials and
the cautious use of resources.
Buildings account for 50 per cent of
GHG emissions therefore it is
necessary for real estate companies
to take steps in order to reduce the
GHG emissions. With India expected
to grow at the rate of 7 to 8 per cent
leading to an approximately 80 per
cent of growth in physical assets, the
Real Estate Sector in India needs to
undertake measures to ensure the
development of green buildings.
Paharpur Business Centre (PBC), one
of the pioneer companies with
respect to green buildings, came up
with practical solutions to address
this issue. The Paharpur Business
Centre adopted a number of
innovative methods to ensure that it
contribute minimum to the carbon
emissions. The efficient energy, water
and waste management techniques
and the indoor air quality check
carried out regularly within the
premises of PBC are some impressive
measures taken by PBC to check GHG
emissions.
Oil and Natural Gas industry operates
in a wide range of activities which
create a huge impact on
environment. These include
operations in oil and gas wells,
establishment of processing facilities,
operating storage tanks and
distribution pipelines etc. The
industry is the largest industrial
source of emissions of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs), a group
of chemicals that contribute to the
formation of ground level ozone
(smog). One of the premier Oil and
Gas Companies, GAIL (India) Limited
is working towards contributing to
sustainability of the environment
through innovations in technology.
GAIL (India) Ltd. faced certain
managerial and technological
challenges but has managed to
operate within the framework of
environmental sustainability and are
making efforts to further lower the
CO emissions. Certain significant2
innovations like 'Sustainability
Aspirations 2020', 'Sustainability
Governance', and landfill gas projects
The dialogue served as a platform where eminent companies
addressed the issues of ecological challenges of sustainability
faced by them and their industry, and the steps undertaken by
them to resolve them.
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6. have been put up by GAIL to drive
transformation.
Chemical industries account for 8.1
per cent of the total GHG emissions in
the country. Jubliant Life Sciences
through its project 'Six Sigma', a
business excellence project, saves
money which is directed towards
addressing sustainability challenges.
Jubilant Life Sciences also adopted
other policies to integrate the
sustainability principles, like green
supply chain policy, freedom of
association policy, climate change
mitigation policy, etc. It uses cleaner
fuel in the form of biomass in boilers,
biodiesel for steam generation and
use of waste heat from exothermic
processes. It has also adopted new
technologies to increase water
recovery, processed hazardous waste
in cement factories side by side and
used slug water from distilleries for
environmental purpose.
Banking sector can help India to
achieve large-scale development of
clean energy resources to reduce
carbon intensity and GHG emissions
by prioritising investments in
technologies across sectors with low
incremental abatement costs and
other co-benefits. YES BANK through
its focus on climate change and by
converting climate change into an
opportunity from risk is working
towards contributing to saving the
environment and attaining
sustainability. Their Environment and
Social Policy (ESP) and the
Environment Management Policy
play a key role in attaining
sustainability.
The India Sustainability Dialogue
emphasised that equilibrium
between sustainability and
profitability has to be maintained and
the '4 Pillars' of sustainability has to
be emphasised irrespective of the
nature of one's business or
profession. New standards have to be
set, attempts needs to be made to
bring down the kilo-volts ampere
(kVA) and water consumptions and
policies need to be revised so that
effective contributions by industries
could be made to achieve
environmental sustainability.
The India Sustainability
Dialogue emphasised
that equilibrium
between sustainability
and profitability has to
be maintained and the
'4 Pillars' of
sustainability has to be
emphasised irrespective
of the nature of one's
business or profession.
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Welcoming the guests, Dr. Uddesh
Kohli stated that United Nations
Global Compact (UNGC) works firstly,
to engage companies to work
around the Ten Universal Principles
of Global Compact and secondly, to
commit companies towards the
broad UN Goals such as Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and
post-2015 Development Agenda.
Global Compact Network India
(GCNI) also works to strengthen the
objectives of UNGC and works to
further the mandate of UNGC in
India.
Based on the MDGs, various
initiatives have been taken up by
UNGC which include Principles of
Responsible Management Education
(PRME), Principles of Responsible
Investments (PRI), Caring for Climate,
Women Empowerment Principles
(WEPs), Children's Rights and
Business Principles, sustainability etc.
Sustainability has become one of the
most important features of UN
development goals. The Leaders
Summit held in September 2013 in
New York stressed on the importance
of sustainability for the development
of post-2015 agenda.
Clubbed with the issue of
sustainability, climate change is a
bigger issue, which needs immediate
response from governments and
private sector. Many companies have
taken measures to reduce the carbon
footprints in their operations. It is in
this context that the ‘Indian
Sustainability Dialogue: The
Ecological Challenge’, is important,
as it would enable us in arriving at
solutions on ecological challenges
that the companies are facing and
measures that are being used to
overcome these challenges.
He also emphasised the significance
of the event as it brought together
GCNI and BMW Group to address key
sustainability challenges and address
these collectively.
Sustainability is the result of
collective efforts towards a common
mandate of achieving objectives that
leverage resources and expertise to
benefit social, economic and
ecological dimension of business and
society.
This event is part of a broader
initiative to examine opportunities
and challenges within Indian
companies as they work towards
embedding sustainability practices
within their ethos and business
operations.
Clubbed with the issue of sustainability, climate
change is a bigger issue, which needs immediate
response from governments and private sector.
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Dr. Uddesh Kohli
Senior Adviser, United Nations Global Compact,
New York
9. Philipp von Sahr
President, BMW Group India
BMW Group launched sub brand
BMW i to make individual
mobility truly sustainable. The
focus is on developing visionary
vehicles and mobility services to
address the new requirements
of urban mobility. The Group
introduced its first battery
electric vehicle BMW i3 in 2013
and will launch a plug-in hybrid
sports car BMW i8 in 2014.
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Mr. von Sahr started with
appreciating the efforts of UNGC in
creating a platform to bring together
diverse stakeholders for deliberating
and working on future sustainability
challenges. BWM Group has been an
active member since joining the
UNGC in 2001.
One of the important focus areas of
UNGC is‘environment’. Climate
change, scarcity of natural resources
and need for low carbon development
are some of the major ecological
challenges. Therefore, it becomes
imperative for the automotive
industry to focus on 'sustainability' as
the key driver of business growth.
The success of the BMW Group is
attributed to long term thinking and
responsible action. The‘sustainability’
focus of the Group dates back to the
year 1973 with the appointment of
'Environmental Protection Officer',
the first company in the automotive
sector to do so. In the year 2000, the
Executive Board passed a resolution
making 'sustainability' the guiding
principle of the BMW Group's
corporate strategy.
BMW Group is the leading provider of
'premium products and premium
services' for individual mobility.
‘Premium’comes with responsibility
today and in the future, therefore the
meaning of premium goes beyond
excellence in products and services
and extends to sustainability in all its
forms – Ecological, Economic, and
Social. The Group follows a holistic
sustainability approach that cuts
across the value chain from research
to recycle.
The Group's sustainability efforts are
driven by a comprehensive product
responsibility with clear commitment
to conserve resources. The‘Efficient
Dynamics’strategy consistently works
on reducing Co emissions of the2
vehicles without compromising on
the sheer driving pleasure that
defines BMW. Since the year 1995 the
Group has reduced its average CO2
emissions for the European Union
vehicle fleet, by more than 30 per
cent. The clean production concept
practice aims at reducing energy and
water consumption at various
manufacturing facilities.
While talking about the future, he
emphasised on Electric Mobility
strongly influencing the future
mobility landscape. BMW Group
launched sub brand BMW i to make
individual mobility truly sustainable.
The focus is on developing visionary
vehicles and mobility services to
address the new requirements of
urban mobility. The Group
introduced its first battery electric
vehicle BMW i3 in the year 2013 and
will launch a plug-in hybrid sports
car BMW i8 in the year 2014. The
manufacturing approach of BMW i
family will set new standards in the
use of innovative materials and
cautious use of resources.
He talked about the role of various
stakeholders in making electric
mobility a success. The Government
needs to play a significant enabling
role by providing the requisite policy
support for demand creation,
infrastructure development etc. He
applauded Indian Government's
efforts in formulating the National
Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020.
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10. Frederika Meijer
Representative, United Nations Population Fund,
India and Country Director,
United Nations Population Fund, Bhutan
Ms. Meijer began her address by
stating that environment
sustainability is essential to achieve
developmental goals, since
environmental crisis has a great
impact on poor and developing
countries. She also stated that
environmental sustainability is
deeply related to population, poverty
and environment. Most
environmental problems including
climate change are aggravated by
population growth and its dynamics.
Population dynamics include not
only the changes in population size
and age structure, but also trends in
migration and urbanisation. These
dynamics cannot be ignored while
formulating any realistic plans for
development of the current and
future generation.
She also stated that food and water
securities are also increasingly
becoming critical issues in many
developing countries. The food and
agriculture acquisition of the UN
estimates that in order to meet the
needs of the developed population
in the year 2020, the food production
has to be doubled. With the ever
increasing population, such concerns
need to be addressed without delay.
She stated that the world population
passed the 7 billion mark in the year
2011 and will continue to grow
rapidly.
Stabilising this population growth is
critical for a sustainable environment.
She suggested that free and
individual choice of the size of one’s
family is the most practical option for
slowing population growth.
Preventing unwanted pregnancies
through family planning is one of the
most cost effective ways to preserve
the environment. Family planning
makes good economic sense too. A
dollar spent in family planning can
save $2-6 in achieving the MDGs in
health, education and environmental
sustainability.
In developing countries with high
fertility, having healthy and fewer
children can reduce the economic
burden and environmental demands.
Efforts such as empowerment of
women, improvement in the social
conditions and ensuring universal
access to reproductive health
including voluntary family planning,
therefore need to be made to reduce
population thus contributing to
environment population stability.
To avert the huge cost that rapid
population growth could have, the
United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA) is working towards
providing full access to voluntary
reproductive health service and
support, with the agenda to
empower young women and people
through health, education and
employment opportunities that will
shape their future.
UNFPA is doing this because it wants
to deliver a world, where every
pregnancy is wanted, every child
birth is saved and all the
requirements of young people are
fulfilled.
UNFPA is doing this because it wants to deliver a
world where every pregnancy is wanted, every child
birth is saved and all the requirements of young
people are fulfilled.
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11. Ashok Baran Chakraborty
Chief Sustainability Officer, Indian Institute of
Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Government of India
The Ten Universal Principles of the Global Compact
and UN's Millennium Development Goals focus on
ensuring environmental sustainability among other
goals; this is of critical importance, which should
not be sidelined.
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While sustaining the business is one
part, sustainable development in
terms of reducing the ecological
impact and resource intensity
throughout the life cycle is another
part.
There are quite a few regulatory
steps that have been taken towards
sustainable development. The
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has
brought out the National Voluntary
Guidelines on Social, Environmental
and Economical Responsibilities of
business. A lot, however is required
to be done in terms of increasing
awareness, understanding and
taking active measure in the
Monetary, Reportable and Verifying
(MRV) mode.
The Ten Universal Principles of the
Global Compact and UN's MDGs
focus on ensuring environmental
sustainability among other goals; this
is of critical importance, which
should not be sidelined. In his
address, he reiterated that the time is
right where every action towards
sustainable development and
growth is required to be undertaken
in full spirit for better future.
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Ten principles of the Global Compact
are universal in appeal, have depth of
inclusion and diversity that best
serves as prime indicators of business’
approach and understanding towards
sustainable development. He also
appreciated the efforts of GCNI in
bringing key stakeholders together to
discuss, debate and take actions on
ecological challenges of sustainability
in a holistic manner.
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Bharat Wakhlu
Resident Director, Tata Services Limited
Mr. Wakhlu in his inaugural address
laid stress on changing the trajectory
of the manner in which sustainability
is being perceived. He stated that the
fact is that businesses do not
understand exactly what
sustainability is. Business leaders talk
about sustainability as a concept,
which for them is about mitigating
the risks and being able to run the
business just for making profit.
He stressed that“we need to change
the way business is done in the first
place”, while also stating that
perceiving corporates as villains is a
flawed paradigm. He reiterated that
what is needed is a new
consciousness of attacking this
fundamental problem which is
impairing the way the planet is able
to recharge itself. Steps need to be
taken on an urgent basis to put the
nature out of this disorder. People
need to understand that concerns of
global warming are real, that the
impact of climate change needs to be
taken seriously.
Emphasising on collective efforts, he
stated that the Corporates, Non-
Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
and Government should be brought
together to arrest these challenges.
Any agency working in isolation will
not be able to achieve this on its own.
Partnerships and collaborations in
this regard, thus, assume great
significance.
He further stated that sustainability
rests on four pillars. These‘Four Pillars’
of sustainability on which enterprises
must work to achieve the MDGs
include
?Ecological Sustainability: The
environment is getting degraded and
its ability to regenerate has gone
down. The businesses cannot work
ignoring that.
?Social Justice: Businesses need to
create value that is shared by all.
?Spiritual well being: Things like
joy, happiness, and fulfilment are a
part of inner being and need to be
kept in mind, and
?Improve the quality of life of all
people without exception: The
world today is far more
interconnected and development
can't take place in isolation.
Asserting on the important role of
business in taking forward the
sustainability agenda, Mr. Wakhlu re-
iterated that businesses bring in
talent, money and ideas to the table,
these result in devising innovative
solutions to address challenges in the
area of sustainability.
Ending his address, he stated that all
agencies need to collaborate to
ensure that the business achieve the
four pillars of sustainability.
As businesses, we have got to ensure
that we are mindful of our impacts on
the people and on our stakeholders.
As businesses we got to ensure that we are mindful of
ourimpactsonthepeople,onourstakeholders
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14. This year has been a marquee year in
the entire climate change debate. For
the first time in 2 million years, the
atmospheric concentration of CO2
was measured at 400 ppm at the
Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii on
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9 May 2013. This is a watershed
event, as it is a realistic possibility that
global temperature could increase by
4°C resulting in drastic climatic
changes. Such changes are bound to
have an impact on businesses and
financial standing of countries. In a
study done in the year 2012,
researchers estimated that the cost of
climate change and air pollution
combined will rise to 3.2 per cent of
global GDP by the year 2030. The
world's least developed countries will
suffer losses of up to 11 per cent of
GDP and the impacts are already
being felt. It is estimated that climate
change is contributing to the deaths
of nearly 400,000 people a year and
costing the world more than $1.2
trillion, wiping 1.6 per cent annually
from global GDP.
The India 200 Climate Change Report
2013 by Carbon Disclosure Project
(CDP) launched in Mumbai, asserts
that businesses and companies are
aware of the sheer physical risk and
devastating effect that climate
change can have on their operations.
Sustainable practices and its
promotion in this context assume
great significance. New parameters
for sustainability need to be
considered so that the new way of
thinking can be followed, to embed
this concept in day to day activities,
involving the businesses, civil society,
investors and the government.
The UN Global Compact – Accenture
CEO Study on Sustainability 2013,
representing the views of more than
1000 CEOs worldwide, stresses that
sustainability is firmly placed on the
CEOs agenda and that they are
committed to taking action on
sustainability.
Some of the key findings of the
survey are:
1. The sustainability concept is given
different weightage in different
countries and continents. E.g. in Africa
poverty eradication tops the list,
while in Asia, peace and security are
more important.
2. Brand trust and reputation is at
the highest when it comes to what
triggers the CEO's of companies
towards sustainability followed by
potential for revenue and then
consumer demand.
3. Energy and climate change are
amongst the top in the priority list
with respect to the sustainability
agenda of the CEO's, and
4. Role of government is considered
important. However, there are certain
expectations with respect to the
regulations and standards set by
them and subsidies and taxes
essential for supporting green
growth.
Following the sustainability agenda is,
however, not without challenges.
Lack of financial resources, competing
priorities, lack of link to business
value and lack of ability to
communicate the business value of
sustainability to the investors and the
consumers and whether it holds any
business value pose some of the
major challenges with regard to
sustainability. To address these
challenges, it is therefore important
that the issue is discussed more
frequently at the board levels,
sustainability is integrated in the
strategies of the companies and
measurement of both positive and
negative impacts of their activities on
sustainable outcomes are taken into
consideration in strategic business
blue prints.
Vishvesh Prabhakar, Managing Director India,
Operations & Sustainability Services, Accenture
Insights from the
UN Global Compact - Accenture
CEO Study on Sustainability 2013
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Reference:
UN Global Compact - Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability 2013
Please refer to the slides given in the next page
15. Insight from the study: A Graphic Representation
Intent & Priorities : Sustainability and
climate change is firm on the CEO agenda
Transformational impact of
sustainability
of CEOs expect sustainability
to transform their industry
within 5 years
63%
Opportunities presented by
Sustainability
of CEOs believe that embedding
sustainability into core business will drive
revenue growth & new opportunities
76%
Key to business success
of the responding CEOs regard
sustainability as key to success
93%
Focus on Energy & Climate
Change
of responding CEOs consider Energy
and Climate Change as key priorities
within sustainability agenda
68%
Intent & Priorities : Energy and Climate Change rank
amongst the top 5 in CEO priorities for sustainability
64%Growth & employment
Note:PercentagerepresentstheproportionofCEOsineachregionnumberingeachissueamongtheir
topthreemostimportantsustainabilitychallengestoaddressforthefuturesuccessoftheirbusiness
Which of the following sustainability challenges are the most critical
to address for the future success of your business?
Education
Energy
Climate change
Corruption
Peace & security
Health
Poverty eradication
Water & sanitation
Inequalities
Food security
40%
39%
29%
28%
23%
18%
16%
14%
13%
10%
Potential for Scale : 33% of CEOs believe that
business as a whole is doing enough to address
global sustainability challenges
To what extent do you agree: business as a whole is making sufficient
efforts to address global sustainability challenges
Disagree 33%
Agree30%
29%
Neither agree nor disagree
Strongly disagree
5%
3%
Strongly agree
Future Directions : CEOs see consumers and
governments growing in importance in influencing
their approach to sustainability
64%Consumers
Note: Percentage represents the proportion of CEOs numbering each issue among their top three
choices
Over the next five years, which stakeholder groups do you believe will
have the greatest impact?
Employees
Governments
Communities
Investment community
Regulators
Media
Boards
Suppliers
NGOs
Organised labour
46%
42%
28%
23%
22%
19%
17%
17%
15%
4%
Key Barriers : CEOs identify barriers to progress including a lack of financial resources, competing
priorities and the lack of a link to business value
Lack of financial resources
Note:PercentagerepresentstheproportionofCEOsnumberingeachissueamongtheirtopthreechoices
Which barriers keep you, as a CEO, from implementing an integrated and strategic company-wide approach to environmental, social and corporate
governance issues?
Competing strategic priorities
No clear link to business value
Extending strategy through the supply chain
Difficulty due to operating environment
Implementing strategy across business functions
Lack of knowledge
Lack of recognition from investors
Extending strategy through subsidiaries
Lack of support from top management
51%
44%
37%
33%
30%
27%
22%
22%
13%
8%
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16. The automotive industry is
witnessing significant structural re-
alignment with focus on energy
efficiency and environmental
sustainability. The global drivers of
rapid urbanisation, climate change,
regulatory framework, scarcity of
fossil fuel and shifting consumer
preferences are shaping the future of
mobility, especially in mega-cities
and large urban settings. This
requires a fresh approach in defining
the future sustainable mobility
solutions.
The BMW Group's strategy and
approach for sustainable mobility is
driven by the vision and
commitment of the‘Board of
Management’of BMW Group.
Drawing from its Strategy No. 1 that
focuses on long term growth,
profitability, access to new customers
and technologies, BMW Group
commissioned‘Project i’to reinvent
the future of individual mobility
through innovative and
unconventional ideas. This
revolutionary approach involved
conducting field studies, interaction
with multiple stakeholders to gain
insight into the requirements of
electric vehicle landscape.
The‘Project i’later transitioned into
the introduction of sub-brand BMW i
that gives a new dimension to the
conventional understanding of
mobility. BMW i, characterized by
sustainability across the value chain,
follows a holistic approach
throughout the entire value chain.
The global market launch of the BMW
i3 (battery electric vehicle), marks a
new beginning in electric mobility.
Andreas Klugeschied, Vice President, Government Affairs,
BMW Group
Environmental Sustainability in the
Automotive Sector
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“Drawing from its
Strategy No. 1 that
focuses on long term
growth, profitability,
access to new customers
and technologies, BMW
Group commissioned
‘Project i’to reinvent the
future of individual
mobility through
innovative and
unconventional ideas.
“
17. 17
It embodies visionary design,
purpose-built architecture
comprising LifeDrive module, and
innovative connectivity with familiar
BMW driving pleasure that is strongly
defined by sustainability. The
lightweight design strategy specially
developed for BMW i models focuses
on extensive use of lightweight,
corrosion-proof, crash-resistant and
high-tech Carbon Fibre Reinforced
Plastic (CFRP).
The production of the BMW i3
vehicles consumes about 50 per cent
less energy, 70 per cent less water in
comparison with the current average
figures for production in the BMW
Group. The electricity used to
produce the BMW i models at the
Leipzig plant is wind-generated and
therefore 100 per cent renewable.
Similarly, all the energy used in the
production of carbon fibre at Moses
Lake plant, USA is entirely derived
from renewable, locally generated
hydroelectric power.
This has resulted in making the life
cycle global warming potential (CO2
emission) of the BMW i3, assuming a
European electricity mix (EU 25), at
least a third lower than for a highly
efficient combustion-engine vehicle
in the same segment.
The soon to be launched plug-in
hybrid sports car, the BMW i8 will
provide harmony between high
performance and excellent fuel
efficiency. The vehicle will offer a
pure electric range of 35 km and
would have a very fuel efficient
three-cylinder combustion engine.
There is an urgent need for
collaborative effort among various
stakeholders to provide strong
traction for electric mobility. The
governments can play a significant
role by providing incentives through
intelligent mix of quantitative
(monetary) and qualitative (non-
monetary) measures, developing
infrastructure to give impetus to
early adoption of electric vehicles
during the crucial market
preparation and ramp-up phase.
18. Globally the change in climatic
conditions is causing several
economic and social impacts. The
rising temperatures and global
warming has not only caused several
geographical changes but has also
brought about several new pressures
on the human beings. The climate
induced environmental changes are
causing displacement of human
being leading to the new
phenomenon of‘climate refugees’in
the global arena. A climate refugee is
a person displaced by climatically
induced environmental disasters
such as increased droughts,
desertification, sea level rise, and
frequent occurrences of extreme
weather events such as hurricanes,
cyclones, fires, mass flooding and
tornadoes. All this is causing mass
global migration and border
conflicts.
YES BANK believes that to arrest
these changes, it is imperative that
Sustainability be placed at the core of
business strategy. Business needs to
be driven by policy aimed at
sustainability and a business case for
the same needs to be developed. In
developing this business case, the
Bank believes that it is imperative to
ensure
?Buy-in of internal stakeholders
?Innovation and Insistence, and
?Collaborative approaches
For YES BANK, climate change could
have an impact on the way it does
business and therefore has devised
sustainability polices that aims at
mitigating climate change and
arresting those factors that have an
impact on it. In bringing these
agenda into practice, YES BANK has
adopted three main triggers to
mitigate climate change. These
include:
?Renewable Energy Portfolio
?Environmental and Social Policy
(ESP), and
?Environment Management Policy
Having integrated Responsible
Banking as one of its key
differentiators since its inception,
YES BANK scrutinises its business
activities using the ESP, a voluntary
policy that draws from the Equator
Principles, International Finance
Corporation (IFC) guidelines and
other international best practices.
The ESP also forms a crucial part of its
credit risk appraisal process. It is
aimed at setting highest standards of
corporate governance & business
practice.
The Environment Management
policy (EMP) is an integral part of its
core polices and outlines methods
for reducing carbon emissions and
reduction in waste. YES BANK has
developed a GHG tool which helps it
Environmental Sustainability in the
Banking Sector
Srinath Komarina, Assistant Vice President,
YES BANK
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Reference:
Please refer to the slides given in the next page
to accurately track, manage and
report, in quantitative terms the GHG
emissions in real time. The EMP has
led to development of Site
Environment Monitoring System
(SEMS) for offline ATMs that monitors
and controls the usage of electrical
devises like lights, ACs, UPS etc. at its
ATMs spread across the country.
Also, YES BANK is the first bank in
India to get the ISO 14001
certification for its accurate
measurement and assessment of the
Triple Bottom Line impact. The war
on waste at the Bank is an initiative,
under the EMP, to eliminate waste
resulting from over-processing,
overproduction and inventory.
In moving forward, the bank has also
adopted several internal practices
and international guidelines to
ensure this. These include;
?Decidedly moving away from the
practice of exchanging gifts to an
environment friendly gifting option
?Signing the Natural Capital
Declaration, and
?Reporting – first Indian bank to
come out with GRI checked
Sustainability Report, and also first
Indian bank to be on the Carbon
Disclosure Leadership Index for three
consecutive years
19. Case Study: A Graphic Representation
• Material gifting to environment
friendlyplatform
• To support United Nations
Environment Programme’s (UNEP)
billion tree campaign & World Wide
Fund’s (WWF) Cities for Forests
campaigns planted over 8000 trees
& gifted over 2,500 e-certificates on
behalfofstakeholders
• An approximate offset of 154.48
tonsofcarbon
Vision
Mission
Deliverables
“YES BANK - Be the Benchmark Financial Institution for
Sustainability”
Link Sustainable Development with stakeholder value
creation through innovative business solutions and services
&
Weave sustainability principles into YES BANK’s core business
strategy and processes
Deliver Positive socio-environmental Impact
Enhance brand visibility and influence in sustainability space
Responsible Banking Step towards being Carbon Neutral
Insights, Learning & Success criteria
Buy-in of internal stakeholders
Innovation and Insistence
Collaborative approach
Business Case for Sustainability
Enablers
Financed emissions
First Indian Bank to sign the
Natural Capital Declaration
External Reporting
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
• YES BANK is the only Indian Bank to be in the Climate
DisclosureLeadership Index (CDLI) for 3 consecutive years
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20. Business sustainability is a proactive
approach towards ensuring a long-
term viability and integrity of
business through optimum utilisation
and management of resources,
reduction of environmental, energy or
social impacts, without compromising
on competitiveness or profitability. In
the current era, however, pursuing a
sustainable business model is a major
challenge considering high degree of
cost competitiveness amongst the
companies. Imbibing sustainability in
business requires companies to take
bold steps to move beyond efficiency,
beyond compliance – beyond just
green – to a higher level of
performance. In adopting it, the
leaders are challenged to shift from
seeking short-term return on
investments to longer-term gains,
making this change hard-sell to high-
level decision-makers. Given this
scenario, it is often believed that it is
easy to talk about sustainability but
absolutely difficult to practice
sustainability in an industry.
Jubilant Life Sciences, an integrated
pharmaceutical and life sciences
solution provider, believes that
adoption of sustainability requires a
bottom up approach, with each level
and systems in an organisation being
attuned to the agenda of
sustainability. Jubilant emphasises on
ensuring that the senior management
and leaders are in consensus with
regard to the sustainability
challenges. At Jubilant, the path for
sustainability is created by the
founders and the senior
management, where the emphasis is
on action. It also ensures developing,
maintaining, implementing &
reviewing systems put in place for
sustainable growth. At policy level,
Jubilant has adopted not only the
policy on sustainability but also other
policies like green supply chain, non-
discrimination, freedom of
association, climate change
mitigation and several other codes of
conduct.
Environmental Sustainability in the
Chemical Sector
Sustainability thrust areas of Jubilant
Green Jubilant Safe Jubilant Responsible Jubilant
Implement energy and water
conservation measures, reduce waste
generation and increase recycling and
reuse of waste generated, switch over
to renewable & cleaner fuels to reduce
organisational carbon footprint.
Create a safe working environment
for all employees according to
international standards and doing
regular assessments and reviews of the
same.
Jubilant Bhartia Foundation (JBF),
corporate social responsibility wing of
Jubilant Bhartia Group, implements
community initiatives focusing on
education, livelihood, healthcare and
social entrepreneurship.
Ganesh Tripathy, Chief Sustainability Officer,
Jubilant Life Sciences Limited
Key sustainability initiatives
?Considering environment, occupational health and safety impact of its products at conceptual, design and Research and
Development (R&D) stages
?Implementing stage gate process requiring all capex approvals to pass through environment, health and safety (EHS) and
sustainability criteria in addition to financial, technical, process and other regular criteria
?Use cleaner and renewable fuel like biomass in boilers, biodiesel for steam generation and maximum use of waste heat from
exothermic processes
?Use of common transport system and more use of telecommunication/video conference facilities to reduce employee travel
and thus reduce Jubilant's carbon footprint
?Co- processing of hazardous waste in cement mills helping indirectly to preserve non-renewable natural resources like coal
?4.5 per cent of Jubilant's total energy comes from the renewable sources, while some of its plants use more than 30 per cent of
its total energy consumption from renewable sources
?Reuse of treated effluent to reduce fresh water consumption, and
?Adopt new technologies to conserve energy and water
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Reference:
Please refer to the slides given in the next page
21. Case Study: A Graphic Representation
• Longtermbusinesssustainability
• NationalandInternationaldevelopmentonclimatechangefront
• Globalcustomerbase
• Business opportunity through cost reduction and improving
brandimage
• Becomelesssensitivetoexternalenergypricefluctuation
Top Leadership Commitment-
Policy Framework
Developing, Maintaining,
Implementing & Reviewing Systems
put in place for Sustainable Growth
Work at Ground Level to derive
greater results
TopDownApproachforSustainable
GrowthatJubilantLifeSciences
?Jubilant believes in Corporate philosophy of Sustainable
Developmenti.e.Caring,Sharing,Growing.
?Sustainability at Jubilant is guided by several policies and
principlessomeofwhichare:
?SustainabilityMission
?ClimateChangeMitigationPolicy
?Environment,Health&SafetyPolicy
?GreenSupplyChangePolicy
?Child LabourPolicy
?PolicyonForcedandCompulsoryLabour
?BriberyandCorruptionPolicy
?FreedomofAssociationPolicy
?NonDiscriminationPolicy
?WhistleBlowerPolicy
•Energy & Water
Conservation
•Use of Cleaner
Fuels
•Reduction of
carbon footprint
•Reduction in
waste
production
• Creating a Safe
working
environment for
all employees
• Following
internationally
prescribed safety
standards
• Regular
assessments and
reviews
Jubilant Bhartia
Foundation
specializes in
community
initiatives and
focuses on:-
• Education,
• Livelihood,
• Healthcare,
• Social
Entrepreneurship
Green Jubilant Safe Jubilant Responsible Jubilant
?Considering EHS aspect at decision and design stage
?EHS impact including performance evaluation at Capex
stage for all business decisions
?EHS impact including energy performance assessment
product development stage at R&D
?Cleaner fuel
?Use biomass in boilers at Samlaya and Ambarnath units
?Use of biodiesel in Nanjangud plant for process steam
generation
?Use of Natural Gas instead of coal
?Use Waste Heat from Exothermic process
?Waste to Energy initiatives:
?Biogas from Distillery effluent
?Slop fired boiler from Distillery effluent
? Energy Conservation at all units & other efforts for climate
changemitigationbydedicatedBusinessExcellenceteam
Behavioralchange
?Encourageuse of commontransport system(e.g. shuttle service/
publictransport/company
?More use of telecommunication/ video conference to reduce
employeetravelleadingtoreductioninGHGemission
?Otherinitiativestoreduceotherscarbonfootprint
?Co-processingofHazardousWasteincementmills
?Useofflyashincementmillandbrickkiln
Conductcarbonfootprintingofselectedproducts
?The Company has conducted two life cycle based carbon
footprint studies by E&Y in 2010-11 and 2011-12. The latest study
was conducted on 15 key products of the Company using the cradle
togateapproach.
?
?
?Self dependency in energy
?Reduction in pollution in surrounding community
?Reduction in Carbon footprint
?Reduction in Energy cost
?Improve in brand image
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Carbon focused issues in Jubilant Sustainability at Jubilant - Approach
Sustainability Policy Framework Sustainability at Jubilant- Thrust areas
Key initiatives in Reducing Energy and Carbon
Footprint by Jubilant
Key initiatives in Reducing Energy and Carbon
Footprint by Jubilant
Learning from GHG reduction initiatives
22. Reference:
Please refer to the slides given in the next page
Challenges to achieve environmental sustainability
ManagerialTechnological
Optimisation of production processes
and resource use
Top management involvement
Managing leakage and fire hazards
Efficient utilisation of water resources
(large volume of water used during
hydraulic fracturing)
Participation of key stakeholders
Energy efficient operations Incentivising sustainability initiative
Mainstreaming sustainability in the
organisation
Design constraint of plant and machinery Employees participation in taking
forward sustainability agenda
Tapping unconventional gas sources &
minimum impact on environment
Setting and monitoring of targets to
improve sustainability performance
India is the fourth largest energy
consumer in the world after the
United States, China, and Russia. On
one hand, the Oil and Gas sector
accounts for 39 per cent of the
country's primary needs, while on the
other hand, it contributes 15 per cent
of the India's GDP. The sector, being a
primary energy provider, has a
significant role in the national and
global economic development.
However at the same time, the Oil and
Gas sector has a huge responsibility
towards environmental sustainability.
Issues in Oil and Gas Sector:
• Energy Issue: High dependence on
import poses a serious challenge to
the aim of providing‘sustainable
energy for all’; which is a primary
requirement for development
• GHG emissions: India's CO2
emissions from energy consumption is
doubled, as country's energy intensity
declines by 28 per cent by the year
2030
• Water: Fresh water plays an
important role in upstream and
downstream core processes in the
industry, which exposes it to the risk
of contamination. However, the levels
of fresh water are receding rapidly.
• Innovating through R & D: Optimise
production and resource use, besides
diversifying portfolios through
enhanced investments in R&D.
Nevertheless, a constraint in the
resources- both financial and
technological- is source of concern.
If these issues are not dealt
adequately, it could create a huge
impact on environment with respect
to the Oil and Gas sector.
Significant innovations in GAIL to
drive environmental sustainability
GAIL has brought in considerable
innovations to achieve environmental
sustainability that include;
?Sustainability Aspirations 2020: To
achieve environmental sustainability
within the GAIL's structure, the
organisation has set sustainability
targets under the framework of
'Sustainability Aspirations 2020'. The
target is to reduce GHG Emissions
intensity by 33 per cent from 2010-11
levels. The targets are also set to
achieve energy reduction of 5 per cent
in specific energy consumption
(petrochemical and liquid
hydrocarbons (LHC) segment
products) to achieve energy efficiency.
Water consumption targets are set at
Santanu Roy, General Manager - Corporate Planning,
GAIL (India) Limited
Environmental Sustainability in the
Oil and Natural Gas Sector
45 per cent reduction keeping 2010-
11 as the base year. Target is also set
to increase waste water recycling by 5
per cent keeping 2010-11 as the base
year. Training and awareness
programmes on sustainability is
encouraged and all GAIL employees
are given training on sustainability.
?Sustainability Governance: GAIL
has appointed sub-committees
headed by an Independent Director
(ID) which looks into the aspects of
sustainability in the governance of
GAIL.
?Investments in Carbon Mitigation:
Almost 50 per cent of R&D investment
in carbon mitigation is ensured. Six
out of twenty projects on
‘environment mitigation’are being
floated by GAIL and substantial
investments are envisaged in solar
and wind energy programmes.
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23. Case Study: A Graphic Representation
India
China
China USEUJapanIndia200219971992 20122007
600
400
-400
-200
200
0
MtCO2BtCO2
40
30
20
10
0
Impacts on Environment
•Atmospheric Impacts
•Aquatic Impacts
•
Terrestrial Impacts
•Ecosystem Impacts
•Human & socio-
economic impacts
Flaring, venting and combustion process
•
Improper disposal of effluents, oil spills
and leakage
••
Construction practices, improper disposal
of solid waste
•• Explosions fires, blow-outs
•••
Conflicts between development and protection
of natural resource, disturbance in land-use etc.
Lessons Learnt
Broadbasing- Sustainability is
an umbrella concept
Identifying our priority areas
through Sustainability
Performance tracking
Importance of sensitizing
sustainability among
employees
Participation from
Stakeholders
Data Management
Success Criteria
Collaboration with
external agencies
Top Management
involvement
Readiness to learn
Target: 51.35 (t e/Cr)CO2
97.50
76.65
64.25
54.7
FY 09-10 FY 10-11 FY 11-12 FY 12-13
GHG Intensity (t e/Cr)CO2
Target: 230.86 m3/Cr
505.2
419.7
344.8
288.6
FY 09-10 FY 10-11 FY 11-12 FY 12-13
Water Consumption Intensity (m3/Cr)
43
45
38.5
45.7
FY 09-10 FY 10-11 FY 11-12 FY 12-13
Waste water recycled as % of WW
generated
Target: 50.23%
13.12
14.00
14.33
14.12
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Specific Energy Consumption GJ/MT
of LHC & PC product
Target: 13.30 GJ/MT
As on
31.03.13, approxima
tely 30% employees
have been covered in
training on SD
Aspects
Shared during GAIL Strategy Review Meet
We are not resting upon our laurels …
The exercise for re-look is already on...
Carbon based free lunch is over..
Identifying the Sustainability Issues
Lessons learnt and Success Criteria Sustainability Aspirations 2020
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24. Environmental sustainability is a
growing challenge for the real estate
sector in India. On one hand, in the
quest to achieve development in India,
real estate and construction sector
should be propelled in the right
direction, on the other, the rising
green house emission also needs to be
checked. The buildings consume 40
per cent of the world's energy and are
responsible for 50 per cent of all
greenhouse emissions. India specific
data is more discouraging. Currently,
2/3rd of India needs buildings,
shelters, office blocks etc for the next
20 years. Thus, despite the efforts by
the government, public sector, private
sector and civil society towards
environmental sustainability, the
greenhouse emission levels are poised
to rise.
The main objective to achieve
environmental sustainability is to
reduce the carbon footprint in the real
estate sector. However, there are some
critical issues in the sector which need
immediate attention. These issues are
specifically related to construction
material, consumption of energy, use
of glasses in buildings. Hence,
developers must pay attention on the
following:
• Appropriate selection of
construction material
• Emphasis on natural lighting
• Building orientation and
landscape, and
• Promoting usage of Alternate
Energy
Environmental sustainability lies on
four pillars. These pillars are energy
management, water management,
waste management & maintaining
indoor air quality (IAQ). To achieve
environment sustanability, it is
imperative to strengthen these four
pillars.
Kamal Meattle, Chief Executive Officer,
Paharpur Business Centre
Environmental Sustainability in the
Real Estate Sector
24
Major achievements of PBC
Reduce the sanctioned MDI from 735 kVA to 350 kVA in the
energy sector
Saved 19,25,650 litres of water
Improved the indoor air quality by having more oxygenated
air and that resulted in energy savings of 30%
?There should be appropriate selection of construction
material.
?Emphasisonusingmorenaturallightshouldbemade.
?Usageof'AlternateEnergy'shouldbepromoted.
?WaterHarvestingshouldbemadecompulsory,and
?Wasteshouldberecycledasmuchaspossible.
Reference:
Please refer to the slides given in the next page
Paharpur Business Centre's (PBC) measures towards strengthening the pillars of
environmental sustainability
Light coloured tiles
on the roof, light
reflecting paints and
cool wall paints are
used to reduce the
heat gain
Collection and
harvesting of
rainwater from
rooftop
Plastic bottles are
re-used to grow
plants
IAQ maintained as
per ASHRAE and
WHO Standards
Energy Management Water Management Waste Management Maintaining indoor
air quality
White mesh and
green reflective films
are used to block
direct sunlight
Installation of
waterless urinals
and sensor taps in
washrooms
Waste segregation
is followed
ASHRAE
recommends 20
CFM air per person
but PBC maintains
4.7 CFM pp of fresh
air load on system
Pre-centrifuged
diesel are used for
all diesel generators
Hydroponics
culture is adopted
for recirculation of
water in plants
Food waste is
converted into
organic manure
through vermiculture
Evaporative cooling
is adopted to reduce
the temperature of
air entering the air
conditioners
Sky planters are
placed to limit
evaporation and
dripping
Paperless
methodology is
followed
Key initiatives
25. Case Study: A Graphic Representation
735
552
462
400 400 400 350
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Sanctioned kVA 2006-2012
Smallest Particulate Matter - goes to our lungs
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Standard
for ambient air – 60µg/m3
USA – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Standard for ambient air – 35µg/m3
8:00pm PRITHVIRAJ ROAD – 3140µg/m3
1:00am FEROZESHAH ROAD - 7280µg/m3
Equivalent to Smoking 50 CIGARETTES in 1
Minute
WHAT AIR DID YOU BREATHE?
3rdNovember,2013
DIWALIFESTIVAL
ParticulateMatter2.5
SmallestParticulateMatter-goestoourlungs
On3rdNovember,OTHERBUILDINGS-1210µg/m3
On3rdNovemberinPBC-79µg/m3
CPCB Standard for ambient air – 60µg/m3
USA – EPA Standard for ambient – 35µg/m3
On 3rd November, 2013: AMBIENT AIR –
1018µg/m3
Guideline for Indoor Air – 15µg/m3
On 3rd November, 2013: OTHER BUILDING -
1810µg/m3
With several Energy Efficient Practices, PBC has reduced
its sanctioned MDI from 735 kVA to 350 kVA
Particulate Matter 10 (PM10)
Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) PBC makes that Difference
How PBC made that Difference….
PARAMETERS
AVG. of other
Buildings
PBC %
REDUCTION
CO2, ppm 1067.5 488 55
PM10, µg/m3 689 24 97
PM2.5, µg/m3 492 14 97
VOC - Benzene, ppb 150 BDL 99.99
VOC - Acetaldehyde, ppb 3125 BDL 99.99
VOC - Acetone, ppb 800 BDL 99.99
VOC - Toluene, ppb 275 BDL 99.99
Aerobic Plate Count, cfu 153 26 83
Fungal Count, cfu 48 <1 99
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26. 26
Key Recommendations
Chemical Sector
Automotive Sector
?Evaluate the option of introducing CO based taxation, and2
?Accelerate the adoption of electric vehicle (xEV) in India by providing financial incentives in the initial
phase spanning five years. A significant reduction in the import tariffs of completely built electric &
plug-in hybrid vehicles is strongly recommended to provide opportunity for automotive companies
to demonstrate cutting edge electric technology and also create a market for future technology
?Emphasisonenvironment,occupationalhealthandsafetyimpactatconceptual,designandR&Dstages
?Use of cleaner and renewable fuel like biomass in boilers, biodiesel for steam generation and maximum
useofwasteheatfromexothermicprocesses
?Co-processingofhazardouswastetopreservenon-renewablenaturalresourcessuchas,coal,and
?Reuseoftreatedeffluenttoreducefreshwaterconsumption
Oil and Natural Gas Sector
?Optimise production and resource use, and diversifying portfolios through enhanced investments
in R & D.
?Training and awareness programmes on sustainability among employees, and
?Investment to be made in carbon mitigation through promotion of solar and wind energy
programmes
Banking Sector
?Sustainability to be placed at the core of its business strategy
?The sustainability policy should ensure and work towards buy-in of internal stakeholders, innovation
and insistence and collaborative approach among various stakeholders
?Promotion of investments in programmes aimed at carbon mitigation, and
?Adoption of carbon mitigation policies in internal functioning and external engagement
Real Estate Sector
?Appropriate selection of construction material
?Construction design should ensure optimum use of natural light indoors
?Usage of‘Alternate Energy’
?Implementation of water harvesting techniques in buildings, and
?Stress on waste recycle management through refuse, reduce, reuse & recycle of waste, paperless
office, reuse of printed paper, recycling and reconstruction of broken furniture and discarding of
e-waste through e-waste recyclers
