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The first power exchange company to go carbon neutral in India In 2022, something quietly remarkable happened in India’s energy story. The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) —a platform where electricity is bought and sold every day—became the country’s first carbon-neutral power exchange. A platform that doesn’t generate electricity itself, but powers the entire mechanism of trading it, decided to account for its own carbon footprint. And then—wiped it clean. From the electricity running its operations, to employee travel and data infrastructure—IEX mapped it all using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Then, they offset their emissions through verified carbon credits, funding projects like renewable energy installations and clean cookstoves for communities. While many sustainability efforts focus on energy production, IEX looked inward, at the systems facilitating those transactions. Their move sets a precedent for climate accountability in the infrastructure of markets, not just their outputs. #ClimaTales is a weekly series by TheSustainabilityCloud to highlight the pioneers who shaped sustainability. Keep watching this space for weekly historical nuggets about sustainability. #ClimaTales #TheSustainabilityCloud #IndianEnergyExchange #IEX #CarbonNeutral #NetZero #PowerExchange Niyati Pandey jatin khattar Farheen Fatima Brijesh Narang Hemesh Singhal Sanket Gupta

How are CCTS and India's climate strategy linked? In the latest episode of #ClimaThreads, Carbon Market expert Shubhi Goel, founder of Parijata, breaks down the CCTS scheme and its larger alignment to India’s climate strategy, Paris Agreement etc. during her conversation with Sharanya Munsi. Watch the full episode here https://lnkd.in/gg3DdHXW [Carbon Market, Indian Carbon Market, Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, Climate Goals, Carbon Trading, Carbon Credits, Carbon Accounting, ClimaThreads, The Sustainability Cloud]

What’s the common thread connecting India’s textile legacy with global demand? Sustainability. 🌱 We were at #BSLGlobalOutreachSummit2025 organized by Brands & Sourcing Leaders Association to discuss with textile leaders across the country how data transparency in water and carbon management is central to meeting evolving buyer expectations and unlocking access to global markets. The future of textiles is not just in fabric—it's in footprints. #Bharat #NewIndia #BSLA #Brands #Policymakers #Brands #SourcingLeaders #SupplyChainPartners #ArtisansofIndia #BSLSummit2025 #GlobalOutreach #TextileLeadership #FarmToForeign #BSLIndia #GlocalVision #SustainabilityInTextiles #MakeInIndia #VocalForLocal #TextileInnovation #PublicPrivatePartnership #IndiaTextileIndustry #WomenInLeadership #PolicyToPractice #TextileEcosystem #BSLCommunity #BharatMandapam #GlobalSourcing #EmpoweringIndia Tisha Kohli Palvi . Nimish Dave

The Company that put a price on its own emissions How do you make 260,000 employees cognizant of their emission footprint? In 2016, Mahindra became the first Indian company to introduce an internal carbon price, putting a self-imposed cost of $10 per tonne of CO₂ on its own emissions. But what does that mean? It means that every time a project or plant emitted carbon, it added an extra cost to Mahindra’s internal budget, just for polluting. This was strategically done to instil climate action sensitivity and make teams aware of the emission costs associated with their operations. Why? Because it changes how teams think. Suddenly, low-carbon choices started making more financial sense to the teams. After introducing the internal carbon price estimation method, Mahindra invested more in renewables, energy efficiency, and clean tech. By 2019, they had cut their emissions intensity by 47%. They even trained 1,400+ ‘Carbon Champions’ to spread awareness internally. By becoming the first Indian corporate to adopt internal carbon pricing, Mahindra demonstrated that sustainability can be embedded into core business decisions to develop future-ready solutions. ** #ClimaTales is a weekly series by TheSustainabilityCloud to highlight the pioneers who shaped sustainability. Keep watching this space for weekly historical nuggets about sustainability. #climatales #climatechange #corporatesustainability Mahindra Group #AnandMahindra shruti setia chhabra Sanghamitra Bhowmik Yayati Gaikwad #CarbonPrice #TheSustainabilityCloud Nikhil Jain Sneha Gupta Ashna Sethi Supriti David

The watermelon theory for ESG profitability! ESG has been the buzzword for corporate and sustainability leaders. But beyond the buzz, the true ESG integration is plauded when it is able to reflect positively on the balance sheet at the end of the year. According to a study by PWC, 87% of investors want ESG performance to be reported in the same manner as financial performance, but only 33% of companies link ESG targets to their financial results. So how do you make ESG profitable?  Global sustainability expert Sushil Sharma proposes the watermelon theory in the latest episode of #ClimaThreads. Watch it now!  https://lnkd.in/g8BVA66p

What happens when AI meets ESG reporting? TheSustainabilityCloud’s Associate Director – Enterprise Sales, Krishang Thakur was at the prestigious  National Sustainability Conference 2025 hosted by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India where we discussed the future of ESG through the prism of AI. Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing more insights from the discussion soon. #ICSI #NationalSustainabilityConference2025 #ESG #ICSISustainabilityConference

First country in the world to introduce a carbon tax. During the 1990s, climate change was mainly limited to theoretical limits, with no policy integration or laws around it. However, one Nordic nation identified the threat and translated a theoretical framework into policy action. Finland became the first country in the world to introduce a carbon tax in 1990. The main objective of the tax was to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, slow climate change, and enhance human and environmental health. The rate was, albeit a low rate of 6.5 US$/ton of carbon. There were several exemptions too, notably for peat, natural gas, and the wood industry, raising concerns about the carbon tax’s environmental effectiveness. Over time, reforms in 1997 and 2011 adjusted rates and broadened coverage, converting it into a combined carbon and energy tax. Several countries, including Norway and Sweden, followed suit, introducing carbon tax rates in 1991, although significantly higher (155 and 150 US$/ton carbon, respectively). The carbon tax in Denmark also came into force in mid-1992, and was set at a rate of 57 US$/ton of carbon. #ClimaTales is a weekly series by TheSustainabilityCloud to highlight the pioneers who shaped sustainability. Keep watching this space for weekly historical nuggets about sustainability. [TheSustainabilityCloud, ClimaTales, Carbon Tax, CBAM, Carbon Emissions, ClimataTax]

Are PAT’s Lessons Transferable to CCTS? India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) is beginning to take shape, requiring eight major industrial sectors to meet stringent emission targets or purchase carbon credits. As CCTS gradually replaces the Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) scheme, the lessons learned from PAT hold significant value. For businesses and sustainability stakeholders, understanding what worked—and what didn’t—under PAT will be critical in navigating the evolving compliance landscape and capitalizing on opportunities in India’s emerging carbon market. In our latest #ClimaThreads episode, Shubhi Goel, Founder and CEO, Parijata, breaks down this observation. Watch the full conversation here https://lnkd.in/gfBAvWw3 #CarbonTrading #CCTS #IndiaClimate #Sustainability #ClimatePolicy #CarbonMarket #NetZero

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The superhero who lost his home to climate change We all know Superman as the superhero who saves Earth from danger. But few people realise… Superman’s own planet was destroyed by climate change. His home planet, Krypton, wasn’t attacked. It collapsed from within because the people in power ignored warnings from scientists. They kept using the planet’s resources. They didn’t take care of their environment. And by the time they realised the damage, they had run out of time. This was emphasised across several editions of the Superman comic series.  In Future State: Superman – Worlds of War (2021), Clark Kent reflects on how Krypton’s environment steadily deteriorated as those in power looked the other way. Earlier, in The Man of Steel #1 (1986), Jor-El, Superman’s father, pleads with the Kryptonian Council to take action. But his warnings are brushed aside, and the planet ultimately self-destructs. Now on Earth, Superman fights to protect not just people, but the planet itself. Because he knows what it’s like to lose a home. **#ClimaTales is a weekly series by TheSustainabilityCloud to highlight the pioneers who shaped sustainability. Keep watching this space for weekly historical nuggets about sustainability. DC Comics, #SupermanComics #TheSustainabilityCloud #ClimaTales