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Inside automakers' capital playbook: Why the green transition is becoming a boardroom allocation exercise

Inside automakers' capital playbook: Why the green transition is becoming a boardroom allocation exercise

Between 2022 and 2026, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Maruti Suzuki pursued three distinct capital-allocation strategies to navigate India's electric-vehicle transition. Their choices on investment timing, funding structure, and platform development shaped market outcomes more than technology alone. The case demonstrates that, under policy-driven disruption, capital allocation has become a decisive source of competitive advantage, resilience, and long-term value creation.

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How circular business models are turning resource efficiency into competitive advantage
Green Business

How circular business models are turning resource efficiency into competitive advantage

The circular economy shifts business from the traditional "take, make, use, and dispose" model to one that maximizes the value of products and materials throughout their lifecycle. By emphasizing repair, reuse, refurbishment, and remanufacturing, it reduces waste, improves resource efficiency, strengthens supply chains, and creates new revenue opportunities, making circularity a competitive business strategy as resources become increasingly constrained.

The global water crisis explained: Why sustainable water management matters more than ever
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The global water crisis explained: Why sustainable water management matters more than ever

SDG 6 aims to ensure safe water, sanitation, and sustainable water management for all by 2030. While global access to drinking water and sanitation has improved, billions still lack safely managed services. The focus has shifted to wastewater treatment, water-use efficiency, and integrated resource management. Water security is now recognized as essential for economic development, climate resilience, public health, and sustainable growth.

Explained: PM Narendra Modi's Panchamrit and how India is delivering on its COP26 climate promises
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Explained: PM Narendra Modi's Panchamrit and how India is delivering on its COP26 climate promises

India’s Panchamrit climate strategy, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP26 in 2021, outlines five key commitments including expanding non-fossil energy capacity, reducing emissions intensity, and achieving net-zero emissions by 2070. Integrated into India’s updated NDC, the framework links climate action with economic growth, green jobs, and technology development. Early progress includes surpassing 500 GW of installed power capacity, with over half from non-fossil sources, while long-term goals require continued investment and innovation.

Decarbonisation plant case study-what it tells Indian exporters about surviving Europe's carbon border tax
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Decarbonisation plant case study-what it tells Indian exporters about surviving Europe's carbon border tax

What is the 2030 Agenda? Understanding the global blueprint for a sustainable future
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What is the 2030 Agenda? Understanding the global blueprint for a sustainable future

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development changed how the world measures progress. Instead of focusing only on economic growth, it considers social equality, environmental protection, and sustainability. Adopted by the UN in 2015, the 17 SDGs provide a common framework for governments, businesses, and investors. Despite challenges like climate change and pandemics, the goals guide efforts toward sustainable development.

From PAT to carbon credits: How India is nudging sustainability into factory operations
Green Business

From PAT to carbon credits: How India is nudging sustainability into factory operations

India's domestic carbon market has evolved gradually from the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme to the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) and the Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025. The latest steel-sector notification marks another step in operationalising this framework, making carbon performance an increasingly important factor in industrial efficiency, compliance, investment decisions and long-term competitiveness.

What the new draft steel emission targets mean for India's carbon market
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What the new draft steel emission targets mean for India's carbon market

India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme is moving from policy to implementation through sector-specific greenhouse gas emission intensity targets, beginning with the steel industry. The framework creates a compliance-based carbon market where companies can earn or buy carbon credits based on emissions performance. The article argues that carbon management is becoming an operational and investment consideration alongside cost, productivity and long-term industrial competitiveness.

Inside automakers' capital playbook: Why the green transition is becoming a boardroom allocation exercise
Innovation & Technology

Inside automakers' capital playbook: Why the green transition is becoming a boardroom allocation exercise

Between 2022 and 2026, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Maruti Suzuki pursued three distinct capital-allocation strategies to navigate India's electric-vehicle transition. Their choices on investment timing, funding structure, and platform development shaped market outcomes more than technology alone. The case demonstrates that, under policy-driven disruption, capital allocation has become a decisive source of competitive advantage, resilience, and long-term value creation.

Sustainability is reshaping the global economy and how India is adapting to this transition
Green Business

Sustainability is reshaping the global economy and how India is adapting to this transition

Sustainability has evolved from a peripheral concern into a core driver of global economic policy and competitiveness. Governments are integrating climate goals into industrial strategy through regulation, incentives and state planning. Markets and supply chains are adapting, while businesses increasingly embed emissions and energy decisions into investment choices, making sustainability central to long-term growth and global trade dynamics.