As Indian conglomerates design integrate Sustainability into their DNA, the Mahindra Group sets the bar on how to align its policies with strategies, organizational design and goals.

ReMaterials was recognized in the category of Alternate Materials for developing a new wood-like material from cardboard which is used to create a strong, insulating, water and weatherproof roofing solution to replace low quality and toxic metal and cement sheet roofs.

While most IoT solutions for Smart manufacturing are still in the ‘hype-cycle’ and working on Proof of Concepts, Flutura’s platform Cerebra has gained significant market traction in the Indian manufacturing setting.

The Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) has developed a technique of utilizing the solid waste (slag) generated in foundry enterprises as a raw material in production of paving blocks of different grades, thereby recycling slag which would have gone to either landfills or in open areas.

By using real-time monitoring systems and analytic solutions (all developed in-house), Schneider is targeting reducing energy consumption in its operations by 10% by 2017.

OCW has taken up the cudgels of providing uninterrupted water supply to the city of Nagpur. The project comprises of laying down of around 600kms of Pipe Line and 3.25 Lakh metered water connections for which it had to undertake several initiatives to engage the community for successful completion of this immense task.