ESD due diligence for an agri focused fund
As an empanelled ESG consultant for the investor, Envint did an ESG DD aligned with IFC-PS and helped the investor in identifying key ESG risks and opportunities prior to the transaction, and developed an ESG action plan to address the gaps. Our work Information & documentation review around E&S risks,
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Let the birds keep singing
There are numerous newspapers reports nowadays on how the Ganga is cleaner, on how air pollution is at two-decade lows and how many of us are waking up to hear more birds chirping. We have seen that a few days of industrial and vehicular inactivity have started to reverse damage
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Climate SDGs: More needed beyond the Union Budget’s sprinkling of schemes
India is committed to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The national action on SDGs in India is currently led by the policy thinktank – NITI Aayog. Envint takes a look at the Union Budget 2020 from the lens of climate SDGs and how the progress on
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Sewage and its hidden value
Pre-monsoon showers have just started in Mumbai bringing cheer and the kind of freshness that can be experienced only once a year. Naturally, it is also a time of the year when discussions on water scarcity and water conservation take a backseat. So, we decided not to talk about water
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NITI Aayog CWRM and the missing Industrial link
The recently published NITI Aayog Composite Water Resource Management (CWRM) index is a comprehensive overview of States on practices of water resources management. The index is aimed as a useful tool for States to assess and improve the performance in efficient management of water resources. Unsurprisingly, the report highlights data
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The water case for renewable energy
The renewable energy mission of India is amongst the most ambitious in the world. Most discussions on the shift from thermal generation to renewable energy, focus on the benefits of emissions reduction. While emissions reduction is indeed needed, this blog looks at the impact of such a shift on the
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Planning to reuse the last drop
The end of Nov 2018 saw the National Green Tribunal (NGT) impose fines on the Chief Secretary of Delhi and Delhi Jal Board for not implementing a plan for the use of treated water from sewage treatment plants. In the same order, the NGT has directed all the Indian States
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A vision for waste management in India
The first half of 2016 saw significant changes in waste management rules, after a gap of almost 16 years. Almost two years thereafter, the market is currently abuzz with KKR, one of the world’s largest investment firms completing the first PE buyout in India’s environment sector. It is planning to
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A unified water ministry is a good idea
An interesting common point made in both the BJP and Congress manifestoes of 2019 has been the creation of a separate water ministry. The ‘Jal Shakti’ ministry of the BJP and the Ministry of Water of the Congress both aim to unify the various ministries and agencies related to water
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The future is in plastics, again
A day ahead of the expected nationwide singe-use plastic ban, I might sound silly saying this. In the 1967 movie, The Graduate, the career advice to the young man was clear, “One word. Plastics.” Five decades later, the advice might still hold true “Plastics. But not as we know.” The very characteristics
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