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Fo
yea s,
e vi o me tal
CSR
i
I dia
was
la gely
associated
with
t ee
pla tatio
d ives,
clea li ess
campaig s
a d
occasio al
co se vatio
p ojects.
While
those
i itiatives
co ti ue,
compa ies
a e
i c easi gly
di ecti g
thei
CSR
effo ts
towa ds
somethi g
fa
mo e
st ategic.
They’ e
st e gthe i g
climate
esilie ce,
secu i g
wate
esou ces,
p omoti g
ci cula
use
of
mate ials,
a d
helpi g
commu ities
adapt
to
a
wa mi g
wo ld.The
cha ge
eflects
a
g owi g
ealisatio
that
e vi o me tal
sustai ability
is
o
lo ge
just
about
p otecti g
atu e.
It
is
about
p otecti g
livelihoods,
busi esses,
a d
the
eco omy
itself.Climate
cha ge
is
al eady
affecti g
wate
availability,
ag icultu e,
supply
chai s,
a d
i dust ial
ope atio s.
As
these
isks
i te sify,
Co po ate
I dia
is
begi i g
to
see
e vi o me tal
CSR
ot
as
phila th opy
but
as
a
i vestme t
i
lo g-te m
esilie ce.The
scale
of
the
challe ge
is
e o mous.
I dia’s
d aft
Climate
Fi a ce
Taxo omy
estimates
that
the
cou t y
will
equi e
a ou d
$2.5
t illio
(Roughly
a
estimated
Rs
2,50,00,000
c o e
o
Rs
250
t illio )
to
meet
its
climate
commitme ts
by
2030,
while
climate
adaptatio
alo e
could
equi e
i vestme ts
of
ea ly
Rs
56.7
t illio
du i g
the
same
pe iod.

These
figu es
u de li e
why
esilie ce
has
become
a
busi ess
impe ative
as
much
as
a
e vi o me tal
o e.I c easi gly,
compa ies
a e
alig i g
thei
CSR
p og ammes
with
this
ew
eality.
Wate
has
eme ged
as
o e
of
the
biggest
p io ities.Acco di g
to
the
Ce t al
G ou d
Wate
Boa d,
I dia
ext acts
245.6
billio
cubic
met es
(BCM)
of
g ou dwate
a ually,
with
751
assessme t
u its
al eady
catego ised
as
ove -exploited,
206
as
c itical
a d
a othe
711
as
semi-c itical.
Ag icultu e
accou ts
fo
87%
of
g ou dwate
ext actio ,
maki g
wate
sca city
a
co ce
that
exte ds
fa
beyo d
fa ms
to
i dust ies,
cities
a d
supply
chai s.Fo
CSR
p og ammes,
this
has
mea t
a
shift
f om
isolated
wate
p ojects
towa ds
la dscape-level
i te ve tio s.
I fosys,
fo
i sta ce,
epo ts
c eati g
40
lakes
ac oss
its
campuses
with
a
combi ed
ai wate
sto age
capacity
of
430
millio
lit es,
suppo ted
by
409
deep
i jectio
wells
a d
complete
ecycli g
of
wastewate .

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<p>Ult aTech<br />
Ceme t<br />
says<br />
its<br />
ope atio s<br />
became<br />
4.9<br />
times<br />
wate<br />
positive<br />
du i g<br />
FY2024-25<br />
th ough<br />
ai wate<br />
ha vesti g,<br />
g ou dwate<br />
echa ge,<br />
wate shed<br />
ma ageme t<br />
a d<br />
ecycli g<br />
i itiatives.<br />
Hi dusta<br />
Zi c<br />
epo ts<br />
achievi g<br />
3.3<br />
times<br />
wate<br />
positivity<br />
while<br />
ta geti g<br />
a<br />
50%<br />
eductio<br />
i<br />
f eshwate<br />
co sumptio<br />
by<br />
2030.<br />
ITC,<br />
mea while,<br />
has<br />
expa ded<br />
wate shed<br />
esto atio<br />
a d<br />
ive<br />
basi<br />
stewa dship<br />
p og ammes<br />
alo gside<br />
imp oveme ts<br />
i<br />
wate -use<br />
efficie cy.The<br />
commo<br />
th ead<br />
u i g<br />
th ough<br />
these<br />
i itiatives<br />
is<br />
that<br />
they<br />
be efit<br />
both<br />
commu ities<br />
a d<br />
busi esses.<br />
Resto i g<br />
wate sheds<br />
imp oves<br />
g ou dwate<br />
availability<br />
fo<br />
ea by<br />
villages<br />
while<br />
also<br />
educi g<br />
wate – elated<br />
isks<br />
fo<br />
i dust ial<br />
ope atio s.<br />
Wastewate<br />
ecycli g<br />
lowe s<br />
p essu e<br />
o<br />
f eshwate<br />
esou ces<br />
while<br />
helpi g<br />
i dust ies<br />
ope ate<br />
mo e<br />
sustai ably.The<br />
focus<br />
is<br />
also<br />
wide i g<br />
beyo d<br />
wate .<br />
A othe<br />
eme gi g<br />
a ea<br />
fo<br />
CSR<br />
is<br />
the<br />
ci cula<br />
eco omy,<br />
whe e<br />
compa ies<br />
seek<br />
to<br />
mi imise<br />
waste<br />
a d<br />
maximise<br />
the<br />
p oductive<br />
use<br />
of<br />
esou ces.<br />
Rathe<br />
tha<br />
viewi g<br />
waste<br />
simply<br />
as<br />
somethi g<br />
to<br />
be<br />
disposed<br />
of,<br />
busi esses<br />
a e<br />
i c easi gly<br />
i vesti g<br />
i<br />
ecycli g,<br />
euse<br />
a d<br />
esou ce<br />
ecove y.I dia’s<br />
policy<br />
f amewo k<br />
ow<br />
cove s<br />
plastics,<br />
batte ies,<br />
e-waste,<br />
waste<br />
ty es,<br />
co st uctio<br />
waste<br />
a d<br />
seve al<br />
othe<br />
waste<br />
st eams<br />
u de<br />
Exte ded<br />
P oduce<br />
Respo sibility<br />
ules.<br />
As<br />
of<br />
Ma ch<br />
2026,<br />
egiste ed<br />
ecycle s<br />
had<br />
p ocessed<br />
417.6<br />
lakh<br />
met ic<br />
to es<br />
of<br />
waste,<br />
ge e ati g<br />
ea ly<br />
342<br />
lakh<br />
met ic<br />
to es<br />
of<br />
EPR<br />
ce tificates.<br />
The<br />
gove me t<br />
has<br />
also<br />
i t oduced<br />
a<br />
Rs<br />
1,500<br />
c o e<br />
i ce tive<br />
scheme<br />
to<br />
p omote<br />
ecycli g<br />
of<br />
c itical<br />
mi e als<br />
such<br />
as<br />
lithium,<br />
ickel<br />
a d<br />
cobalt.Co po ate<br />
i itiatives<br />
a e<br />
i c easi gly<br />
eflecti g<br />
this<br />
t a sitio .<br />
Tata<br />
Steel<br />
epo ted<br />
ecycli g<br />
a ou d<br />
4.2<br />
millio<br />
to es<br />
of<br />
sc ap<br />
du i g<br />
FY2024-25.<br />
I fosys<br />
dive ted<br />
98%<br />
of<br />
its<br />
waste<br />
away<br />
f om<br />
la dfills,<br />
while<br />
Hi dusta<br />
Zi c<br />
is<br />
wo ki g<br />
towa ds<br />
achievi g<br />
ea -ze o<br />
waste<br />
to<br />
la dfill<br />
by<br />
2030<br />
th ough<br />
g eate<br />
euse<br />
a d<br />
ecycli g.<br />
These<br />
examples<br />
demo st ate<br />
how<br />
e vi o me tal<br />
i vestme ts<br />
ca<br />
educe<br />
aw<br />
mate ial<br />
co sumptio ,<br />
lowe<br />
disposal<br />
costs,<br />
a d<br />
imp ove<br />
esou ce<br />
secu ity.CSR<br />
is<br />
also<br />
begi i g<br />
to<br />
suppo t<br />
i ovatio<br />
athe<br />
tha<br />
o ly<br />
fu di g<br />
co ve tio al<br />
p ojects.<br />
Tech ology-led<br />
solutio s<br />
a e<br />
eme gi g<br />
as<br />
a<br />
impo ta t<br />
a ea<br />
of<br />
i vestme t.<br />
Digital<br />
Paa i,<br />
featu ed<br />
i<br />
NITI<br />
Aayog’s<br />
F o tie<br />
Tech<br />
Reposito y,<br />
uses<br />
I te et<br />
of<br />
Thi gs-based<br />
automatio<br />
to<br />
optimise<br />
wastewate<br />
t eatme t<br />
pla ts.<br />
The<br />
platfo m<br />
has<br />
bee<br />
deployed<br />
at<br />
mo e<br />
tha<br />
40<br />
facilities,<br />
t eati g<br />
ove<br />
90<br />
millio<br />
lit es<br />
of<br />
wastewate<br />
eve y<br />
day.I<br />
ag icultu e,<br />
Kheyti’s<br />
“g ee house-i -a-box”<br />
model<br />
has<br />
demo st ated<br />
how<br />
climate-sma t<br />
fa mi g<br />
ca<br />
imp ove<br />
esilie ce.<br />
Acco di g<br />
to<br />
the<br />
study<br />
cited<br />
i<br />
the<br />
epo t,<br />
pa ticipati g<br />
fa me s<br />
eco ded<br />
a<br />
73%<br />
i c ease<br />
i<br />
i come,<br />
58%<br />
lowe<br />
c op<br />
losses,<br />
67%<br />
lowe<br />
wate<br />
co sumptio ,<br />
a d<br />
sig ifica tly<br />
lowe<br />
fe tilise<br />
use.<br />
Satellite-e abled<br />
platfo ms<br />
such<br />
as<br />
SatSu e<br />
a e<br />
also<br />
helpi g<br />
govts,<br />
fi a cial<br />
i stitutio s<br />
a d<br />
ag ibusi esses<br />
assess<br />
climate<br />
isks<br />
a d<br />
imp ove<br />
decisio -maki g<br />
usi g<br />
a tificial<br />
i tellige ce<br />
a d<br />
Ea th<br />
obse vatio<br />
data.</p>
<div data-pos=

The
evolutio
of
e vi o me tal
CSR
eflects
a
b oade
shift
i
co po ate
thi ki g.
Ea lie ,
e vi o me tal
spe di g
was
ofte
evaluated
th ough
the
umbe
of
t ees
pla ted
o
awa e ess
campaig s
o ga ised.

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shocks.The
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also
alig s
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closely
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p io ities.
Healthie
wate sheds
mea
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eliable
wate
supplies.
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educes
depe de ce
o
vi gi
mate ials.
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ag icultu e
st e gthe s
u al
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