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...

  Blog Authors:  Group 2, Section D, PGDM (BM) 2020-22 Batch Devansh Tripathi, Job Joseph, Lakshay Arora, Rishabh Agarwal, Tridib Banerjee, V Lohitha, Wesley John Sunil Introduction Affordable and Clean energy is the seventh pillar of the seventeen sustainable development goals outlined by the United Nations in September 2015. Over the years, rampant use of fossil fuel sourced energy has enacted a terrible price on the planet, the effects ranging from air pollution to oil spills to adverse health impacts in ground-level workers such as coal miners. The 5 targets to guarantee access to cost-effective, dependable, and green energy for all by 2030 include widespread access to clean energy; increase worldwide proportion of renewable energy; double the rate of enhancement in energy efficiency; encourage access to research, technology, and investments in modern energy; and expand and upgrade energy services in developing countries. Both governments and private players have also star...