XLRI Students' Blog on Corporate Sustainability

Authored by: Anshika Agarawal (BJ20069), Apoorva (BJ20070), Kavya Pant (BJ20084), Rahul Raja (BJ20100), Rituraj (BJ20103), Shubham Dhoble (BJ20110) Introduction The earth’s surface is about 29.2% of land [i] , and 3% [ii]  of it is urban areas. What is astonishing to know is that this 3% accounts for up to 80% of energy consumption and at least 70% iii of carbon emission. Although half of us already live-in cities – it is predicted that by 2020, 66% of the world population [iii]  will be living in urban areas. The burgeoning population and increased migration drive this. Hence the size of our urban centres is only going to increase in the coming years. This is the reason sustainable urban spaces gain paramount importance.   This growth of urban spaces has not necessarily increased the quality of life and, in some cases, has even made cities unsustainable due to the rapid growth of slums, landfills, etc., especially in developing countries. The push to make cities sustai...

Achieving Universal Health Coverage through a sustainable business model INTRODUCTION   Sustainable Development Goal 3 which stands for “Good-Health & Well-Being” is one amongst the 17 goals established by the United Nations in 2015 as a part of the 2030 Agenda. Efforts in this direction are gauged through 28 indicators which measure progress towards 13 targets. These targets were developed with a global perspective and released by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) at the 48 th  United Nation’s Statistical Commission held in March 2017.  [5]  [7]     The journey thus far has not been easy, in fact each generation, each decade, each year, brings with it, its unique set of health and wellness challenges, but no single event has reversed decades of improvement like COVID19 has. So, let’s put the impact of the pandemic into perspective –  [11]   Measles immunization campaigns have been suspended in 23 countries affect...