Sustainability Karma Desk

Mandira Bedi honoured childcare changemakers at Mobile Creches’ Annual Awards, advocating quality childcare as a right and urging national investment in nurturing care for India’s youngest citizens ahead of International Day of Care.

Varaha has issued Asia’s first registry-verified enhanced rock weathering carbon credits under Puro.earth, based on its project in Madhya Pradesh applying basalt rock powder on smallholder farms to remove atmospheric CO₂ and improve soil conditions.

India needs sustained economic growth of 6–7% or more for decades to become a developed country by 2047, which will naturally increase emissions. In an interview with Sustainability Karma, Pratyush Thakur, Investment Director and Country Head (India) at Blueleaf Energy, says the focus should be...

When wind turbines are built, their large blades can cast long moving shadows that cause a flickering light effect, potentially irritating nearby residents. To prevent this, developers prioritise placing turbines far from homes, says Pratyush Thakur, Investment Director and Country Head (India),...

While costs matter in a price-sensitive market like India, the focus should be on total cost of ownership, says Juhi Gupta, Sustainability Director, South Asia Markets, Tetra Pak. A case in point is aseptic packaging offering a holistic solution by saving energy through no refrigeration needs and...

Five interconnected pillars drive Tetra Pak’s global sustainability framework: creating resilient food systems, enabling circularity, decarbonising its value chain, preserving nature and biodiversity, and embedding social sustainability across operations, says Juhi Gupta, Sustainability Director,...

The company is also investing in connected packaging – using QR codes to engage consumers, sharing information about sustainability efforts, and educating consumers  on proper waste sorting –  for improved recycling outcomes, says Juhi Gupta, Sustainability Director, South Asia Markets, Tetra...

Young Indians seeking homes now demand clean cities and efficient waste systems, as private-sector innovation and new technology replaces outdated urbanise-first, clean-later approaches to development, says Apoorvshree Chaturvedi, Director – Global Operations, UFlex Group, in an interview with...

In today’s packaging industry, ESG is no longer a box-ticking exercise but a core operational requirement, as rising public scrutiny around plastics and sustainability means companies that fail to actively recycle and reduce energy use risk losing customers and being pushed out of the market,...

The packaging industry needs to prioritise recycling existing cost-effective materials, reduce over-design, eliminate unnecessary aluminium foil, and expand plastic production only alongside robust recycling infrastructure to prevent future environmental problems, says Apoorvshree Chaturvedi,...