Infosys in association with the Center for Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore), Climate3C, the Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability (STEPS) and UKIERI jointly hosted a two-day conference on 'Risk, Competitiveness and Sustainability'.
The conference featured leading thinkers and practitioners who shared their views on why Indian companies need to embrace 'sustainable'business models in order to successfully address business, societal and ecological risks. Speakers at the conference highlighted the importance of initiatives like the BSE Greenex Index which can prove to be effective in inspiring companies to adopt green accounting practices in the country. Speakers also spoke about new regulations being introduced including SEBI's move to make it mandatory for top 100 Indian companies by market capitalization to disclose their sustainability and responsibility actions.
Prof. Rajeev Gowda, Chairperson, Center for Public Policy, IIM-B said, "A mindset that embraces sustainability is makes business sense. Industry will gain tremendously from balancing people, planet and profits harmoniously."
