Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards were announced at the evening plenary of Annual Summit of the Sustainable Business Leadership Forum (SBLF) on October 16, 2014.

Jury

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K C Mehra

Chairman, SKF India
Former Dy. Managing Director, Tata Steel

Dr. Kirit s Parikh

Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development
Former Member, Planning Commission, Government of India

Deepak Gupta

Director General, National Solar Energy Federation of India
Former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

M C Mehta

Environmental Lawyer
Winner, Goldman Environmental Prize

Rajendra Shende

Chairman, TERRE Policy Centre
Former Director, United Nations Environment Programme

Chavvi Rajawat

Sarpanch – Village Soda, Rajasthan
Winner of IBN Live Young Indian Leader Award

Corporate Sustainability Stewardship Awards

Subcategory: PSU

  • Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)
  • Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL)
  • Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd. (GSECL)

HPCL has been engaged in a variety of activities to holistically integrate the economic, ecological and social responsibility objectives into the sustainable development plan of the Company.

Subcategory: Automotive

 

  • Kirloskar Oil Engines
  • Mahindra Gears and Transmission
  • TVS Motors
  • Anand Group
  • Volkswagen
During last three years, KOEL have reduced their Specific Energy Consumption by 10-12% even though there are additions in equipment’s loads due to capacity expansions, and also have used renewable energy sources to fulfil upto 35% of their total electricity requirement.

Subcategory: Manufacturing

 

  • ITC
  • RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
  • International Paper
  • Welspun
  • Shree Ramkrishna Exports
38.1% of ITC’s energy requirement in 2013-14 was derived from renewable sources. About 93.9% of the renewable energy at ITC is derived from biomass, 5.9% from wind and the remaining from solar.

Subcategory: MNC with India Operations Category

  • Schneider Electric
  • Ambuja Cement
  • ACC Limited
  • Grundfos
  • Carrier
Schneider Electric (SE) launched a companywide program Schneider Energy Action (SEA), aimed at reducing energy consumption at its factories, offices and warehouses, greater than 5000 m2 in area, by 10% over a 3 year period. In addition, 10 Schneider facilities, including the company headquarters at Gurgaon, have achieved ISO 50001 certification, the global standard in energy management.

Subcategory: Technology, Utility and Services Category

  • Infosys
  • ITC Windsor
  • Reliance Infrastructure Limited
  • Cognizant
  • ICICI Bank
ITC Windsor, Bangalore is one of the first hotels in the world to receive US-GBC United State Green Building Platinum certification and has remained carbon positive (for last 6 years), water positive (for last 9 years) and solid waste recycling positive. It also meets 100% of its electricity requirements through its own 21 MW wind energy power plant.

Sustainability Innovation Challenge Awards

Subcategory: Cost effective resource monitoring systems which control and display usage enabling customer to proactively pursue resource sustainability practices

  • Ecolibrium
  • Maven Systems
  • Wifinity
Maven Systems has developed an innovative wireless smart metering technology allowing for accurate electricity meter data collection. The solution comprises of a hybrid of RF communication for local area network and GPRS communication for communication across cities; thus facilitating  two-way communication between every meter and data management software.

Sustainability Innovation Challenge Awards

Subcategory: Innovative Energy Efficient Product

  • Rayforce Greentech
  • Skyshade Daylight
Maven Systems has developed an innovative wireless smart metering technology allowing for accurate electricity meter data collection. The solution comprises of a hybrid of RF communication for local area network and GPRS communication for communication across cities; thus facilitating  two-way communication between every meter and data management software.

Subcategory: Zero liquid discharge system for industrial wastewater treatment to create closed loop systems

  • SepraTECH
  • Uniqflux
  • Bhawalkar Biotech
SepraTECH has membrane based solutions for separating water from waste water and putting it back into the process. It offers process applications where different types of membranes are used to recover either the product, by product or raw material from the effluent stream which otherwise is either drained off or treated as waste.

Subcategory: Proven solutions for manufacturing sustainable products

  • Newreka
  • Pluss Polymers
  • Pratibha Syntex
Pratibha Syntex has developed Viscose Allure fabric which consumes ~85% less water and 35% less energy, due to the spun dyed fibres. Additional product performance features include better colourfastness and Lower pilling grade (spun dyed viscose fabrics vs. conventional), excellent drape and spirality and better breathability.

Subcategory: Electronic Waste Management Solutions

  • Karma Recycling
  • SIMS Recycling
  • Gujarat Refilling Centre
SIMS has developed an innovative model of maintaining a portal http://www.ewaste.in which serves a dual purpose of encouraging individual consumers to improve their green footprint by engaging in electronics reuse and recycling.

Subcategory: Cleantech Solutions to enable Consumer Engagement towards Sustainable mobility

  • Clean Motion
  • Ather Energy
Clean Motion has developed an innovative electric three wheeler, called Zbee, driven by lithium ion battery. In a single charge, Zbee travels 50 km with a maximum speed of 45km/hr and can carry two passengers. The charging time of the battery from zero to full capacity is four hours and Zbees conform to the EU safety standards and are EU approved.

Subcategory: Sustainable mobility apps and services to enable Consumer Engagement

  • CarPoolAdda
  • MeterShare
  • McCruieson
  • Webreinvent Technologies
  • Cubito
  • Share My Route
It offers a technological solution available on mobile phones called SearchCarpool.com that bridges the gap between daily needs and sustainable solutions. This is a unique platform for commuters to interact with potential carpool/ lift providers and vice versa, to plan a carpool/ rideshare, and ease their daily commuting hassles while also reducing emissions and thus decreasing environmental degradation.

Subcategory: Non-Motorized Sustainable Mobility Services to enable Consumer Engagement

  • Cycler City
  • Ride a Cycle

CYCLERCITY is India’s first bike messenger company for corporates and individuals. Their bike messengers are spread across the city. As soon as they receive a call for a pick up, their nearest messenger picks up the package and delivers it at the desired address. 

Industry Sustainability Compass Awards

  • World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
  • The Climate Group
  • Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI)
  • Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)
  • GIZ

CYCLERCITY is India’s first bike messenger company for corporates and individuals. Their bike messengers are spread across the city. As soon as they receive a call for a pick up, their nearest messenger picks up the package and delivers it at the desired address. 

Industry Sustainability Compass Awards

Raahgiri Day is India’s first sustained car-free citizen initiative that started in Gurgaon on Nov 17, 2013.

Sustainability Trailblazer of the Year Awards

Subcategory: CSO of the Year

  • Beroz Gazdar, Sr. Vice President-Group Sustainability, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
  • Dr. Yogendra Saxena, Chief Sustainability Officer, Tata Power

Subcategory: Emerging Leader of the Year

  • Kiran Sarkar, Mahindra Gears and Transmission

Subcategory: Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Aditya Handa, MD and CEO, AbellonClean Energy

Subcategory: Executive of the Year

  • Roshan Tamak, Business Head-Sugar, OlamAgro