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Founder at ESG Minds | Sustainability | Technology | Qualified Independent Director

India
Joined April 2018
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THE DIRTY DOZEN. CLIMATE GREENWASHING OF 12 EUROPEAN OIL COMPANIES: GREENPEACE REPORT The share of renewable energy = 0.3% of combined energy production. Profits and Revenue increase by 75% and 70% in 2020 downtoearth.org.in/news/clim…
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I recently prepared these slides for a presentation, and thought I'd share them here too, for anyone who is interested in the topic of #degrowth (1/x)
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Our favorite planet has now seen 20 days in a row breaking the modern-day record high-temperature of 16.924°C (62.46°F) set on July 24, 2022. This global heatwave is likely the hottest 20-day stretch in the last 100,000+ years.
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SUSTAINABILITY GLOBAL ROUND-UP 2023 - JUNE UPDATES Here are my picks on key global sustainability updates for the month. Previous months' updates are retained for reference. The boxes are matched with the color codes of the closest SDG since April upda…lnkd.in/gJye7S4F
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ESG REPORTING IN THE SPOTLIGHT: DOES IT REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE ON GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY? Climate Change is Science, not an opinion. Climate denial has thus become progressively more challenging in the recent times  due to the persistent dissemination of…lnkd.in/guQaQNpm
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SUSTAINABILITY GLOBAL ROUND-UP 2023 - MAYL UPDATES Here are my picks on key global sustainability updates for the month. Previous months' updates are retained for reference. The boxes are matched with the color codes with the closest SDG since April up…lnkd.in/geDnw2jn
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FAROE ISLANDS BEGIN 'HORRIFICALLY CRUEL' WHALE HUNTS. Each year, about 850 long-finned pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins are brutally slaughtered by islanders participating in a practice called the grindadráp, or ‘gri…lnkd.in/g3y42849 lnkd.in/g9GnqCEJ
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FAROE ISLANDS BEGIN 'HORRIFICALLY CRUEL' WHALE HUNTS. Each year, about 850 long-finned pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins are brutally slaughtered by islanders participating in a practice called the grindadráp, or ‘gri…lnkd.in/gq2MdsWR lnkd.in/g9GnqCEJ
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World's top RISK: Climate Change World's top TECHNOLOGY: AI World's top LEADER(s): G20 BRING THEM TOGETHER! lnkd.in/gAx__RnS lnkd.in/grZk6ciP
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DO ESG EFFORTS CREATE VALUE? This is a question that could not be answered with sufficient statistical evidence for the lack of reliable data. In search of an answer, Bain worked with EcoVadis to assess, for the first time, how ESG activities impact the…lnkd.in/eWhwnBUR
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SUSTAINABILITY GLOBAL ROUND-UP 2023 - APRIL UPDATES Here are my picks on key global sustainability updates for the month. Previous months' updates are retained for reference. This time around, I have tried to match the color codes with the closest SDG.…lnkd.in/g3YP48Qa
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"Sustainability Simply Put" is a talk series and educational initiative set to explain Sustainability in simple terms from various dimensions. This conversation with Dhananjay Kulkarni is primarily meant to discuss some of the b…lnkd.in/gJaGH9qJ lnkd.in/gzBmV_ux
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India is at a vantage point. Be it economic growth, geopolitics, or climate action, India seems to be making its point from a well-made strategy and long-term thought process. India is potentially on its last lap of decades before it can shed the privi…lnkd.in/gEdmSJiH
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SUSTAINABILITY GLOBAL ROUND-UP 2023 - MARCH UPDATES Here are my picks on key global sustainability updates for the month. Previous months' updates are retained for reference. The respective media links are not provided as several media threads can be e…lnkd.in/ePwXt4in
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IMMORTALITY IS ATTAINABLE BY 2030 Bots and immortal humans wandering in a toxic planet! Sci-Real future! The planet probably has its business case ready for its 6th mass extinction! BTW, we will be achieving the goal of immort…lnkd.in/g_nnQfja lnkd.in/gbpxxW3C
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Someone asked me for book recommendations to learn all about Sustainability & ESG. Honestly, I haven’t come across one (or few) book(s) that will give you the essential blend of fundamentals, latest industry developments, sectoral insights, different sta…lnkd.in/gnw3Y5Ad
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Yesterday I was asked: “what are the 5 things you think everyone needs to know?” So, I thought I’d share them here too: 1. This chart from the IPCC 6th Assessment Synthesis report, released this week, shows just how far away we are from limiting warming to below 2C: (1/11)
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"The U.S. released its annual report on humanrights. From Russian war crimes to the horrors of Myanmar’s military. On expected lines, most nations refuted its findings. But what about Washington’s own record on human rights? " - P…lnkd.in/gtPiUNc9 lnkd.in/gNPM4XSY
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