Minister Counsellor for Economic,
Environment, Science and Technology Affairs, Embassy of the United States of
America, Mr. George N Sibley on Friday asserted that the research and
development engagements of Indo-US clean energy cooperation has been
progressing objectively, making a prophesy that it might lead to invent
technologies for storage facilities of solar and other clean energies.
Speaking at a Business Sustainability
and Responsibility Reporting Summit 2016 under joint aegis of PHD Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and FORE School of Management here today, Mr. Sibley even
forecast that this exercise might also produce scholars for noble prize in case
the storage solutions for clean energy are discovered.
“The world has so far not been able
to create storage facilities for energy generated both in the segments of
fossil and non-fossil and, therefore, a time has come that research and
development work is necessitated for creating energy store houses”, he
emphasised.
Speaking on the occasion Counsellor
for Trade and Economic Affairs, Embassy of Sweden, Ms. Anna Ferry informed her
country has come out with an action plan as per which its corporates are
required to integrate their business processes with environment and ecology so
that these are kept unspoilt from all possible sources of pollutions and
degradation. The action plan makes it obligatory for the Swiss companies
to apply same standards and tools including applications for production even
outside their country so that the sensitivities of environment and ecology are
hurt little, she added.
Convener and Chief Programme
Executive (CSR), National Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility
(NFCSR), Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ms. Gayatri Subramaniam
emphasised that national voluntary guidelines pave a way for the companies to
apply sustainability practices at their workplace taking care of people and
plant along with profits.
Director, FORE School of Management,
Dr. Jitendra Das sought the participation of all citizens of the world
including those of India to resist all attempts intended or unintended so that
production methodologies of any economic activity is prevented from hurting the
environment.
In their remarks, President and Vice
President, PHD Chamber, Dr. Mahesh Gupta and Mr. Anil Khaitan also emphasised
the need to maintain an eco system that can strike is suitable balance between
production processes and environment. Sr. Secretary, PHD Chamber, Dr.
Jatinder Singh moderated the summit.
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