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Sustainability in Businesses
A Mahindra Perspective
Hitesh Kataria | Mahindra Group
17th October, 2019 | For the United Nations ESCAP Conference
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Notions for Exponential Growth!
▪ “Natural resources are abundant, free and can be taken for granted”
▪ “All people do not have to be treated well all the time”
▪ “Technologies are wonderful and do not have unintended adverse effects”
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We became carbon junkies!
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Added many more of us!
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Putting carbon up in the air!
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100 Corporations responsible for
71% World Emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change
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Perish if you pollute!
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/11/accumulation-by-lockout/
https://www.livemint.com/Science/IMQge7cjmdmweUn6sXBf1L/Pollution-from-diesel-vehicles-is-50-higher-than-lab-tests.html
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Unrest if you discriminate!
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Millennials want purpose!
http://fortune.com/2017/11/03/millennials-are-killing-chad-from-accounting/
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Corporations have a role to play!
And Yes,
Many are realizing!
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Transition will add to the Push!
60% of India’s Population is
expected to live in cities by
2050
Clean and Accessible Mobility is required in the cities
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Transition will add to the Push!
>40% non-fossil energy sources
by
2030
Under IPCC projections, it will be
difficult to grow food on land
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$20.7 billion. 22 Industries.
100+ Countries. 240,000+ people.
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Bringing positive changes!
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Achieve Carbon Neutrality
Mahindra will leverage the latest technological advances and its recently
announced Carbon Price to work towards being
Carbon Neutral by 2040
$ 10 Carbon price
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Become Water Positive
Saving 30-40% Water for Irrigation
Integrated Watershed Management: 3X increase in income for 20,000; 12X of
water consumption harnessed by Mahindra
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Ensure no waste to landfill
10 Mahindra locations certified
‘Zero Waste to Landfill’
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Promote Biodiversity
Carbon sink powered by 16mn+ trees
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Make supply chain sustainable
Partnership to train suppliers on (EHS) Environment, Health and Safety at a centre in
Pune
300+ Mahindra suppliers embrace the LED program; 200 completed implementation for
100% LED
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Embrace technology and innovation
Mahindra’s Driverless tractors launchedBattista Electric Hypercar
‘Faster Than A Formula 1 Car’
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Grow green revenue: $600 million+
GenZe
MWEL
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#Butthisisnotenough
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• Climate Change is an Opportunity!
• Resource Scarcity is a reality!
• We need Collaborations!
• We need to scale-up solutions!
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