The Chief Sustainability Officers’ (CSO) Forum

A Platform promoting “Triple Bottom Line”

Promoting sustainability: Sharing best practices on Industrial Water Use Efficiency amongst corporates

Consortium of more than 100 companies across sectors

Value proposition for its members with a focus

Knowledge papers and quarterly newsletter to share best practices

TERI-BCSD: Mainstreaming sustainability in Business Practices

The Chief Sustainability Officers’ (CSO) Forum

Focus Themes

  • Energy


    Encourages the deployment of energy-efficient approaches in businesses and lead the country towards a low carbon economy.
  • Climate Change


    Helps transform the business strategies of member companies to address climate policies and regulations.
  • Business Responsibility


    Promotes business ethics and social responsibility among corporates and encourages them to adopt sustainable practices.
  • Water


    Employs TERI’s expertise to help members adopt alternative sustainable solutions to water-related issues.
  • Sustainable Habitat


    Advocates the promotion of energy-efficient buildings among members to reduce their energy footprint.

latest News

    • South Indian City Of Anantapur To Go Solar And Save $1 Million Every Year

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      Feb 25 2013

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    • Bulk generators to dispose of waste on their own

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      Feb 24 2013

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    • DU college harnesses wind energy churned out by Metro trains

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      Feb 24 2013

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    • Agra set to be country’s first solar city

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      Feb 23 2013

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    • On a green drive

      The Hindu,
      Feb 23 2013

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    • Delhi seeks to tap more solar power

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      Feb 20 2013

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    • MC mulls over proposals to harness solar energy

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      Feb 13 2013

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    • Control discharge of pollutants into Ghaggar, Badal tells Hooda

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      Feb 10 2013

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    • Solar plants to be set up at two plants in Mysore

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    • Mizuho Leads Japanese Group to Build Solar-Power Plant in India

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    • Climate change can impact birds, their life

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    • Why not use treated water to fight fire?

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      2 Feb 2013

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    • Mandatory use of recycled sewage water on the cards

      The Times of India
      31 Jan 2013

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    • India, Spain to encourage joint R&D effort in renewable energy

      Business Standard
      30 Jan 2013

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    • Shree Cement lauded for Green Business Practices

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    • Nokia uses fuel cells and biogas to power manufacturing for first time in 2011

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      31 May 2012

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    • M&M eyes 100 MW from solar power projects in India in 2-3 years

      The Economic Times
      24 May 2012

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    • Jain Irrigation Partners with G8's To Build Sustainable Agriculture in Africa

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      22 May 2012

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    • Alstom grants Euros 90K to Husk Power Systems Project for a green project

      The Economic Times
      22 May 2012

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    • Bayer building tops global sustainability ranking

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      16 May 2012

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    • Alcoa Releases Sustainability Report for Year 2011

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      13 May 2012

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    • Long Term Supplier Partnerships Key to Unilever Sustainable Growth Strategy

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      04 May 2012

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    • BP announce two Carbon Offset schemes

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      16 April 2012

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    • ONGC bagged the Gold Trophy of SCOPE Meritorious Award for “Environmental Excellence & Sustainable Development”

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      16 April 2012

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    • Areva to build big Indian solar power plant for Reliance Power

      The Economic Times
      12 April 2012

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    • Unilever Tops Sustainability Leadership List for a Second Year DNA


      11 April 2012

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    • Tata Power’s ‘Greenolution’ campaign encourages employees to come up with a green innovation

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      28 March 2012

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    • Tata Steel and Pepsico named among World’s most ethical companies List

      The Economic Times
      15 March 2012

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    • Ingersoll Rand & IBM team up to make buildings Smarter & Efficient in India
      12 March 2012

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    • Tata Steel India’s most admired company: Fortune

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      6 March 2012

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    • GAIL releases first sustainability report

      Indiainfoline
      1 March 2012

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    • BASF beats 2020 green goals nine years early

      Business Green
      24 February 2012

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    • New bottles from Coca- cola to be 30% biomass-based

      The Economic Times
      23 February 2012

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    • SAIL Develops model steel villages to unleash initiatives in Sustainable Development

      The Hindu
      19 February 2012

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    • GAIL and Mahindra Group are among the Shortlists Bidders for National Solar Project

      The Wall Street Journal
      05 December 2011

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    • Coke Machines Reward Consumers for Recycling

      Environment Leader
      21 November 2011

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    • Lafarge Invention Awards launched

      Business Standard
      16 Nov 2011

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    • BASF unveils farmer-centric sustainable solutions

      Business Line
      10 November 2011

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    • Tata Power Club Enerji bestowed with Asian Leadership Award 2011

      Tatapower.com
      11 Oct 2011

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    • Reliance, GAIL, IOC, Cairn among finalists for Platts awards

      Economic Times (Online)
      4 Oct 2011

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    • World Economic Forum report names Jain Irrigation Systems, Shree Cement and Suzlon Energy as ‘Sustainability Champions'

      Economic Times (Online)
      23 Sept 2011

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    • Tata Power’s Initiative: ‘Energy Champs' help bring down electricity bills

      Hindu Business Line
      16 Sep 2011

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    • Philips & Bayer Top Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Rankings

      Environmental Leader
      14 Sept 2011

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    • Air India and Bilt received the Earth Care Awards

      The Times of India
      11 Sept 2011

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    • Toyota Motor Corp. : TMC Publishes 'Environmental Report 2011'

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      7 Sep 2011

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    • Suzlon launches clean-air campaign

      Hindu Business Line
      30 Aug 2011

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Publications

EnCORE

The periodical focuses on the issues, challenges, and initiatives of business committed to sustainability.

"Power to the Planet"

"Sustainability Disclosures by the Indian Power Sector" by Thought Arbitrage Research Institute.

world-ceo

  • The time has come when industry and business together look to what they can do for the society and government."

    Dr R K Pachauri
    Director General,TERI
    President TERI-BCSD

  • Our mission at TERI BCSD is to support the business license to operate, innovate, and grow in a world increasingly shaped by sustainable development issues."

    Mr Arun Seth
    Chairman BT India & Alcatel Lucent India
    Vice-Chair TERI-BCSD

  • Executive Committee 2013-15

    Mr Ulhas Yargop
    President, Information Technology Sector & CTO,
    Mahindra Group

    Mr Ajit Gulabchand
    Chairman & Managing Director,
    Hindustan Construction Co Ltd

  • Executive Committee 2013-15

    Mr Rana Kapoor
    Managing Director & CEO,
    YES Bank Ltd

    Mr Venkatesh Valluri
    President
    Ingersoll Rand (India) Ltd

  • Executive Committee 2013-15

    Mr Rajiv Ranjan Mishra
    Managing Director,
    CLP Power India Pvt Ltd

    Mr Prasad Chandran
    Chairman BASF Companies in India and Head South Asia

  • Executive Committee 2013-15

    Mr. Deepak Amitabh
    CMD
    PTC India Limited

    Mahendra Singhi
    Executive Director
    Shree Cement Ltd

VERBATIM

  • pramod
    quot Making the economy green in India is not a matter of choice, but a matter of survival."

    Mr Pramoda Karkal
    Johnson Controls India

  • pramod
    quot The CSR department is the wrong place for climate change to be residing in a company…it should be in the mainstream with the company."

    Mr Arun Seth
    Chairman, BT (India) pvt. Ltd & Alcatel Lucent India

  • pramod
    quot Only the paranoid survive: we have to be paranoid about the future scenario."

    Mr Praveen Vishakantaiah
    President, Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd

  • pramod
    quot Sustainability is not just an environmental issue but has evolved into an economic issue."

    Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan
    Executive Co-Chairman & Chairperson, Executive Council,
    Infosys Technologies Ltd, India

  • pramod
    quot As we move towards Rio+20, what is the global business community prepared to commit to the sustainability agenda?"

    Mr Bjorn Stigson
    President, WBCSD

  • pramod
    quot Since businesses respond to market signals, there is need to reflect on the use/depletion of natural resources through market signals."

    Mr Prof. Jeffrey D Sachs
    Director- Earth Institute & Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations

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