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1.0 Introduction
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In its pursuit of achieving a developed country status by the year 2020, India needs to maintain the present high GDP growth rates.
This necessitates increased usage of natural resources, such as, energy & water. The increased resource usage compounds the problem of emissions.
Hence, there is potent need for the country to achieve higher growth rate with optimal use of resources and adopt better management practices to reduce the emissions & discharges.
In light of this, CII has taken a pioneering role in advocating and pursuing ecologically sustainable economic growth. Pooling up the rich experience of CII Godrej GBC in green initiatives for various sectors of the Indian industry, we have come with a new initiative; the Mission on Sustainable Growth.
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2.0 Objective
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The overall objective of the Mission is to "promote and champion conservation of natural resources in Indian Industry without compromising on high and accelerated growth".
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3.0 Composition of the Mission
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A council, comprising of 7-10 key members has been constituted to steer and guide the activities of the mission. The composition of the council is as follows: |
| Mission Chairman: | Mr Jamshyd N Godrej |
| Past President, CII |
| Members : | Senior Industry Thought Leaders |
| Heads of Industry Sectoral Associations |
| Select NGO representatives |
| Secretariat : | CII |
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4.0 Top 10 impact sectors
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The impact of various sectors on ecologically sustainable growth, coal, electricity, water consumption, air emissions and waste water discharge has been developed along with an action plan. The Mission on Sustainable Growth would focus on the following high impact sector.
* Power plant (Thermal and Hydro)
* Transport sector
* Buildings & Construction - Hotels, Hospitals and Commercial buildings
* Iron & Steel
* Pulp & Paper
* Non ferrous metals (Aluminum, Zinc, Copper)
* Cement
* Chemicals & Fertilizers
* Renewable Energy
* Engineering & Automobile
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| CII - CODE FOR ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH |
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| As part of the initiative, a Code titled "CII - CODE FOR ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH", in consultation with the industry leaders has been developed.
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| The CII Code focuses on ten natural commandments, which include energy intensity reduction, decrease in water consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity reduction, reduction in waste generation, utilisation of renewable energy, increased rainwater harvesting, green procurement, life cycle analysis, clean technologies, product stewardship and reduction in consumption of other natural resources like paper and wood. |
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| The Code aims voluntary commitments from corporate sector to implement them and participate in this initiative by signing the CII-Code. |
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As on date, 327 organisations have signed the CII- Code |
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Scope of the Mission
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At a macro-level, the scope of the mission will target 3-tiers - national level, sectoral level and firm level.
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Tier - 1 Activities
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The tier-1 activities of the mission would focus on triggering policy initiatives at the national level. The idea is to catalyze and facilitate development of a policy on sustainable growth.
The policy will provide a clear definition for sustainable growth. It will also highlight the strategies & approach for conservation of natural resources, such as, energy, water etc., with goals & targets.
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Tier - 2 Activities
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The tier-2 activities would focus on industrial sectoral initiatives. The scope includes identifying top 10 industrial sectors, having maximum impact on sustainable growth.
To give a further fillip to the activities, CII will sign MoU's on partnership with respective industrial sectoral associations. CII along with the industrial sectoral associations will jointly initiate the following activities:
- Setting up norms, targets and goals for each sector
- Initiating voluntary target setting for each sector
Eg: Emissions/ sec to come down by X% in 5 years
- Identifying what can trigger quick change
- Technologies, Process etc.
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Tier - 3 Activities
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The tier - 3 activities are focused on firm or unit level. The scope would include identifying specific activities which will improve bottom-line of the individual units.
The entire process is aimed at facilitating achievement of the respective industrial sectoral goals and national goals.
The existing resources available within CII, viz., GBC, CESD, CFC and TQM would be leveraged for initiating these activities.
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Services Offered
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* Handholding companies in promoting ecological sustainability
* Analyze and implement opportunities for reducing emissions, including energy efficiency and renewable energy, and set long-term GHG reduction goals.
* Guiding the industry in finalizing energy and environmental goals
* Developing GHG inventories for participating companies
* Assisting industrial units to reduce and conserve resources by carrying out energy, water and waste utilization studies to help them in implementation and monitoring.
* Developing Green Purchase Policy
* Share the best practices with Industry
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Green Business Summit 2008
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The 4th edition of the Green Business Summit 2008 - an international Conference on "Green Businesses" was held on 13 & 14 October 2008 at New Delhi, India with the theme of "Pursuing growth - Preserving Ecology".
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| Green Business Summit 2008 focused on: |
- Latest trends in corporate sustainability and voluntary programs
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- Case studies on resource conservation, waste management and best practices in Environmental Management
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- Ecological Footprint Report for India
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- Corporate GHG inventorisation, Life cycle assessment and Green Purchase Policy
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- Networking with equipment suppliers & service providers
The event was also marked by the release of the Ecological Footprint Report for India and GHG Inventory Guide for India.
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Ecological Footprint Report for India
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The Ecological Footprint Study Report for India, the first of its kind in India has been done jointly by Global Footprint Network, USA & CII with the support of World Wide Fund for Nature- India (WWF-India).
The ecological footprint has been widely used to measure the human demands on nature. It is a measure of how much land and water is needed to produce the resources we consume and to dispose of the waste we generate.
The Report essentially focuses on India's ecological Footprint and bio-capacity, and the implications of current and future trends for Indian Industry.
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RELEASE OF ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT REPORT
[L-R] Mr S Raghupathy, Senior Director & Head, CII-Godrej GBC, Mr Harpal Singh, Deputy Chairman, CII (Northern Region) & Chairman (Non-Executive) Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, Mr Shyam Saran, Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Government of India, Ms Susan Burns, Managing Director, Global Footprint Network, USA & Mr Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman, CII - Godrej GBC
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GHG Inventory Guide for India
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In order to enable companies to adhere to the ten natural commandments of the CII-Code, CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII-Godrej GBC) has partnered with the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to develop the Corporate GHG Inventory Guide for India.
Click for GHG Guide
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RELEASE OF CORPORATE GHG INVENTORY GUIDE FOR INDIA
[L-R] Mr S Raghupathy, Senior Director & Head, CII-Godrej GBC, Mr Harpal Singh, Deputy Chairman, CII (Northern Region) & Chairman (Non-Executive) Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, Mr Shyam Saran, Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Government of India, Mr Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman, CII - Godrej GBC, & Ms Susan Burns, Managing Director, Global Footprint Network, USA |
For further details, please contact: |
Mr K S Venkatagiri
Principal Counsellor
Confederation of Indian Industry
CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
Survey No. 64, Kothaguda, Near Hi-Tech City
Hyderabad - 500 032, India
Tel: 040 - 23112971 - 73; Fax: 040 - 23112837
Email: k.s.venkatagiri@ciionline.org
Web:www.greenbusinesscentre.com
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