Think about it, if cis male leaders are simply called “leaders”, why are women called “women leaders”? Women make up roughly half of the population worldwide. Yet, UN data shows from 2019 shows no signs of gender equality in workplaces. Women hold only 28% of the managerial positions, which has remained consistent since 1995. The numbers appear to be even lower in India, with only 190 out of every 1000 executive positions held by women. Clearly, women’s empowerment has a long way to go in the workforce. But what is the cause?   The stairway to the glass ceiling is lon ..read more

Register Description Objective:   Sustainability has become the buzzword for the Companies across the world and the importance of integrating sustainability as a business strategy for long term value creation and growth has caught the attention of industry leaders cutting across sectors. SEBI has mandated the top 1000 Companies to submit their Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) from 2022-23 and in this scenario, it is pertinent for all the organisations and mainly their CHROs/CSR Heads to engage in a meaningful conversation with their professional colleagues ..read more

Register Description Sustainability has become the buzzword for the Companies across the world and the importance of integrating sustainability as a business strategy for long term value creation and growth has caught the attention of industry leaders cutting across sectors. SEBI has mandated the top 1000 Companies to submit their Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) from 2022-23 and in this scenario, it is pertinent for all the organisations and mainly their CHROs/CSR Heads to engage in a meaningful conversation with their professional colleagues in enabling a seam ..read more

2022 is a landmark year – it marks 50 years since the Stockholm Conference, which led to 5 June being designated as World Environment Day. A lot has changed in the last 50 years – from our environmental priorities to the way we consume products. Let’s take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly (from an environmental standpoint) over the last 50 years.   The good: Laws have changed Policies and laws surrounding environmental protection have only come into effect in the last 50 years. In fact, till 1972, no country had an environment ministry! Now, every country has its own set of laws ..read more

With sustainability disclosures increasing and transforming rapidly over the last decade, SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) created a new format of a sustainability report in 2021. It is called the BRSR (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting) and aims to link a company’s financial performance with its ESG performance. However, this is not the first iteration of such a reporting standard. Prior to 2021, companies used the BRR (Business Responsibility Report), introduced in 2012. While some aspects of both remain similar, the BRSR was designed to be more comprehensive ..read more

India is primarily an agricultural state, with a sizable chunk of our population dependent on agriculture and agribusinesses for their livelihood. The current heatwave ravaging India has already damaged wheat crop production. The extreme heat, surges in fossil fuel prices, and a recent shift in rainfall patterns have caused massive power and water supply disruptions. With all these conditions compounding, it is now critical that every farm has an automated irrigation system. But irrigation systems need constant and consistent power to keep running. So, it may be time to invest ..read more

Did you know that there are about 20,000 varieties of bees all across the world? While all of them aren’t under threat of extinction, many of them are considered an endangered species. But why are bees so important? Bees are a keystone species – which means that they are one of several species essential for the functioning of our entire ecosystem. From providing food to helping propagate plant and animal life, they help sustain food chains on all continents except Antarctica. On World Bee Day, let’s explore what would happen if the bees in the world died out:   No products from bees We’v ..read more

There is no denying that the corporate world is undergoing a significant shift. In what LinkedIn is calling the great Green Reshuffle, urgent global action is catapulting the job market into a green transition. Multiple reports indicate that the current workforce prefers working in a sustainable and responsible work environment. International policies and enforced sustainability standards are also driving this change. To add to this, transparency and accountability on social media platforms have made corporates aware of the large-scale demand for realistic, sustainable action. As such, sustai ..read more

Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are infectious diseases that spread from animals to humans through food, water or the environment. There are over 200 zoonoses currently known to man, and a few of them include rabies, dengue, swine flu, and, most recently, COVID-19. While some are transmitted to humans through viruses, they can also spread due to bacteria, fungus and parasites.   How to safeguard yourself from zoonotic diseases While zoonotic diseases can technically spread from any animal, even pets, it is most likely to first spread to people working with animals on a large scale – such ..read more

Details They say a woman’s work is never done, which holds true even today. Statistics indicate that women worldwide continue to do a disproportionate amount of unpaid domestic labour. This, along with the competitive environment of the corporate world, has left women with a unique set of gender-specific challenges. The United Nations states that in 2019, only 28% of managerial positions were held by women. In India, the heightened need for work-life balance, discriminatory work cultures and the slow battle against oppressive societal norms have all contributed to the gender gap in the la ..read more