Accelerating sustainability initiatives across retail giant’s operations and supply chain

  • 30.07.2024
  • 1 min

Created an engaging, innovative and collaborative forum to inspire action on systemic issues​ across their external ecosystem and value chain The largest franchisee of a global home furnishing retailer was looking to accelerate its sustainability ambition across its business operations and value chain. In its journey to become a leader in tackling climate change, the client sought collaborative solutions that involve …

Heavy Industry’s Climate Challenge: Innovating For A Low-Carbon Future In India

  • 24.07.2024
  • 7 min

This article originally appeared in Construction Week on 17 July 2024 Heavy industry, which includes steel, cement, chemicals, oil and gas, automotive, shipbuilding, mining and metallurgy, machinery and industrial equipment, etc., forms the backbone of the modern economy. While heavy industry drives economic growth worldwide, it is also one of the major sources of GHG emissions. The path forward demands a delicate …

CNBC Highlights The Role Of Exchange 2024

  • 08.05.2024
  • 1 min

In February 2024, The Exchange brought together business leaders, policy makers, thought leaders and entrepreneurs for perspective shaping conversations, shaping action-orientated solutions, and to accelerate India’s ambitions for an inclusive and planet-positive future. India is already a shining beacon of growth and development in the 21st century. Now, as a leader of Global South our collective voice must be a powerful …

Bioplastics For A Sustainable Future

  • 08.05.2024
  • 1 min

The quest for alternatives to conventional plastics has garnered substantial global momentum in recent years, driving advancements in the field of bioplastics. As global concerns about climate change intensify, the imperative to promote sustainable alternatives becomes increasingly critical in mitigating its adverse impact. Bio-based polymers, derived wholly or partly from biological materials (excluding those found in geological formations or fossilised sources), …

Women For People And Planet: Tanja Gihr

  • 02.05.2024
  • 6 min

Meet Tanja Gihr—the sustainable finance pioneer who left her comfort zone to create impact, empowering companies to tackle climate change through strategic advice and an empathetic listening approach. This green trailblazer embraces being a life-long learner, continuously immersing herself in the ever-evolving sustainability landscape to stay ahead of the game. Xynteo’s Sally Gray sat down with Tanja to talk about …

A Framework For Cement And Steel Governmental Green Procurement

  • 30.04.2024
  • < min

India is the second largest cement and steel producer, with capacity to produce approx. 7% of global production for both.  To urgently kickstart the decarbonisation of these fundamental materials, the government of India should formally begin green public procurement. Strong signals from the public sector will provide the demand certainty that cement & steel producers need to invest in decarbonising …

Key Highlights From The Exchange 2024

  • 27.02.2024
  • 1 min

On 15 and 16 February, Xynteo in partnership with Hindalco, held the Exchange 2024 at the Mankeshaw Centre in New Delhi. The platform saw the confluence of some pioneering minds from Indian and global corporations, government, policy, finance, entrepreneurship, and the social impact realm.  Across all participants, the collective aim was to tackle the most pressing challenges on our journey towards …

Energy Leap Concludes Its Inaugural Innovation Challenge For Clean Hydrogen Start-Ups With Winner Announced At The Exchange 2024

  • 21.02.2024
  • 2 min

Xynteo’s Energy Leap, an end-to-end clean hydrogen technology and business accelerator launched in 2023, presented its first Innovation Challenge award to Suzhiyam Industrial Machines, a promising start-up working on a pathbreaking solution in the clean hydrogen value chain, at the Exchange, presented by Hindalco in collaboration with Xynteo, on 16 February. For the Innovation Challenge, Energy Leap received 23 applications …

Collaborating With Ikea (Ingka) To Become People And Planet Positive

  • 13.01.2024
  • 10 min

In 2019 we worked with IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) to deliver ONE HOME, ONE PLANET (OHOP) at one of their leading sustainable stores in Kaarst, Germany. The event is part of the company’s ambitious strategy to become people and planet positive by 2030. OHOP is an action-focused event that aims to shape and influence the sustainable future of retail, by exploring how retail can inspire …

Accelerating Green Hydrogen Ambitions For India’s Energy Transition

  • 04.07.2023
  • 1 min

Green hydrogen adoption in India has the potential for technological innovation, transforming and decarbonising the hard-to-abate industries, creating employment opportunities and further economic development.  In order to allow flexibility to the industries embarking on the decarbonisation journey, unique and customised requirements should be met – which requires a robust policy framework taking a systems approach that can benefit the stakeholder across …

Experiencing Purpose-Led Regeneration: A Tale Of Three Cities

  • 14.03.2023
  • 5 min

In recent years there’s been a shift in the way some people think and talk about sustainability and the role of business in society. The ambition has moved beyond merely reducing harm, or achieving a healthier balance, to the notion of business regenerating the health of the wider communities and ecosystems their activities affect during their commercial activities. But what …

Transforming India’s plastic waste ecosystem through FMCG-Bank collaboration

  • 30.07.2022
  • 1 min

Created financially viable model integrating existing collection systems into unified value chain, demonstrating complete circularity in plastic waste management. India generates 9.5 million tonnes of plastic waste a year, 45% of which is improperly disposed of or left as litter. The client, India’s largest fast-moving consumer goods company, and the CSR arm of one of India’s largest banks, are looking …