XLRI Students' Blog on Corporate Sustainability

In the last three decades global population has increased by 2.7 billion [1] . Consequently, the demand for food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and other necessities for human survival in today’s era has increased exponentially. Like, the number of people with access to electricity has gone up by 1.7 billion across the world during this time-period. This is one of numerous examples that bolsters the fact that the demand for cheap energy has risen significantly. The problem is not with the risen demand but with the ways we are catering to it. Currently, we are meeting a major portion of this demand through non-renewable conventional modes of energy like fossil fuels. Such resources of energy emit pollutants like SO x , NO x , greenhouse gases, and suspensions. This creates problems for the entire ecosystem and has a visible impact on pretty much everything. Not only this, but the extraction and consumption of such energy resources has contributed the most towards the climate cha...

Image Source - Google Images According to the UN, a sustainable city is termed as one that can provide career and business opportunities, safe and affordable housing, and resilient societies and economies. Such cities involve investment in public transport, creation of green public spaces, and improving urban planning and management in participatory and inclusive ways . They take care of the needs of all sections of the society without discrimination. The concept of sustainable cities is interconnected with the environment and economy and safeguards the protection of natural resources, which leads to a minimum acceptable quality of life. Cities are primarily built on Infrastructure, Operations and People. In a Smart City, not only these three are infused with intelligence, but they also work in an integrated way to utilise resources efficiently. Technology is moving cities towards smart solutions that position businesses at the centre of sustainability solutions to the challenges of d...

  Group 8_B   SDG 7: Affordable and  C lean  Energy   Submitted by:   Aayush Singh- BJ20062 | Aishwarya Yadav- BJ20064 | Arpan Som- BJ20072 | Kushang Gupta- BJ20086 | Parth Kumar Saria- BJ20094 | Prateek Richard Toppo- BJ20096     European Commission President   Jean-Claude Juncker , in the Paris Climate deal 2015, stated:  "Today the world is united in the fight against climate change. Today the world gets a lifeline, a last chance to hand over to future generations a world that is more stable, a healthier planet, fairer  societies,  and more prosperous economies. This robust agreement will steer the world towards a global clean energy transition." His statement certainly imbibes a sense of positivity in us. To realize this vision, the doctrine of sustainable development becomes all the way more relevant in today's times.    Sustainable development has been commonly defined as the "Development that meets the nee...