Rajiv Tikoo

Despite petrostates overshadowing vulnerable communities, commitments from hundreds of businesses offer hope for a sustained low-carbon shift, even as the pace of progress remains troubling.

What will be the lasting memory about the just concluded UN climate COP30 in Belem, Brazil? Will it be remembered for being simply a slow work in progress or the key promises it could not keep?

The bigger the conference, the more the influence the process has over deliberations and the outcome. While the global focus is usually on political positions, the results are invisibly guided by the way such conferences are designed, conducted, led and concluded.

Rising consumer consciousness and social awareness are driving the future of compliance, as people increasingly hold businesses accountable, says Amit Bhasin, Chief Legal Officer and Group General Counsel at Marico Limited, in an interview with Rajiv Tikoo of Sustainability Karma. Edited excerpts:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already marked its real presence at the UN Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil .... COP30, or the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will set the stage for harnessing AI’s transformative...

Today’s youth prioritise sustainability, driving companies to align innovations with this trend and focus on sustainable packaging solutions, says Juhi Gupta, Sustainability Director, South Asia Markets, Tetra Pak in an interview with Rajiv Tikoo of Sustainability Karma. Edited excerpts:

Policy recommendations nudging corporates in certain industries towards complementing one another in synergistic areas would bring a lot more impact, says Sheena Kapoor, Head - Marketing, Corporate Communications and CSR at ICICI Lombard, in an interview with Rajiv Tikoo of Sustainability Karma....

Pragati Abhiyan, which works towards developing solutions that create an enabling environment for the poor to break out of the poverty trap, was set up to overcome the limitations of donor-driven models, says Ashwini Kulkarni, Director & Founder Trustee of Pragati Abhiyan, in an interview with...

To align skill-building with sustainable livelihoods, design training programmes based on local demand, focus on mid-skill jobs, and leverage technology to connect youth, training institutes, and employment opportunities within the local ecosystem, says Dr Ajay Kela, President & CEO, Wadhwani...

The market for decentralised clean energy solutions to power livelihoods in peri-urban and rural India is estimated at $50 billion, with the potential to impact 37 million livelihoods and support essential income diversification, says Abhishek Jain, Director of Green Economy and Impact Innovations...