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Four big moves from the New Delhi G20 leaders’ summit

For all its imperfections, the G20 is a remarkable example of leaders, nations, friends, and some-time competitors coming together in the spirit of collaboration and in recognition that we are better when working on problems from diverse perspectives. Xynteo Senior Partner, Vipul Kumar, looks at four of the big moves to come out of last weekend’s Summit in New Delhi.

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Four big moves from the New Delhi G20 leaders’ summit

For all its imperfections, the G20 is a remarkable example of leaders, nations, friends, and some-time competitors coming together in the spirit of collaboration and in recognition that we are better when working on problems from diverse perspectives. Xynteo Senior Partner, Vipul Kumar, looks at four of the big moves to come out of last weekend’s Summit in New Delhi.

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Xynteo joins the UN Global Compact

Xynteo is pleased to announce that we have joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative - a voluntary leadership platform for responsible business practices. With this announcement, we are committing to align our operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas and to act in support of UN goals and issues embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Sustainability

Regenerating our planet’s finite resources has never been more critical for business

Earth Overshoot Day is a clear reminder that ignoring our impact on resource consumption will not only lead to a darker planetary future but destroy economic value and cause crises within society. Businesses and their leaders must look at two interlocked strategies to address this challenge: mitigation and regeneration.

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Sustainability

Turning sustainability regulation into a competitive advantage for European businesses

Regulation is often viewed as a hindrance to business, but the EU’s pending sustainability regulatory framework is so much more. Powered by data technology, new corporate responsibilities towards the climate, biodiversity, human welfare, and workplace rights will transform value chains, making them faster, smarter, safer, and shareable.

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Xynteo unveils clean hydrogen technology accelerator, Energy Leap, to drive sustainable energy innovation

Xynteo, in partnership with the SED Fund, Technip Energies and Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH), is proud to announce the launch of Energy Leap - Asia's first end-to-end clean hydrogen technology accelerator focused on driving sustainable energy innovation that will power India’s home-grown energy security, economic development, and decarbonisation journey.

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Sustainability

Accelerating Green Hydrogen ambitions for India’s energy transition

Green Hydrogen is key to achieve net-zero commitments and to lay out this low-carbon pathways for industrial decarbonisation, we need to a robust policy framework that supports the entire value chain. Technip Energies as part of Vikaasa coalition, aims to co-create and collaborate with government in developing policies that fit the purpose in enabling the green hydrogen ecosystem in India.

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Inclusion

Regenerating for the people and at scale: A tale of three cities, part 3

Across the last nine months the Leadership Vanguard cohort of change makers have travelled the world to investigate the big challenges we face as a global society and the threat to the planetary ecosystem in which we live. In this final Field Report, we travel to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) where the catalysts explore 'how we can go from these small seeds to initiatives that do truly scale up, wide and deep?'

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Sustainability

A coalition of purpose-driven organisations is pioneering collaborative growth for a sustainable future

With a steady economic growth rate that has eclipsed China’s for the last two years, India will also host heads of state from around the world at the G20 summit in September. With its enhanced profile, the nation also faces a greater responsibility to lead in addressing urgent global challenges and advancing the sustainable development goals. Vikaasa is pioneering the good growth India needs to meet its ambitions.

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Sustainability

Why embodied carbon should be included in green building ratings in India

Almost a third of the built environment’s carbon footprint is formed by embodied carbon, primarily from the manufacturing of steel and cement. Today, green building ratings have a low focus on these emissions – giving an incomplete impression of the sustainability of construction. Our paper examines why this needs to be addressed and how we can incentivise the construction industry to take positive action.

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Sustainability

Collaborating for the greater good with Vikaasa

Advisory firm Xynteo is helping businesses find new ways to shift the needle and address challenges by embracing cross-sectoral partnerships. Today, more than ever before, global businesses are realizing the scale and complexity of social and environmental challenges and the threat it poses to their growth. Vikaasa, a coalition of forward-leaning organisations launched in 2017 is accelerating India’s development goals.

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Sustainability

Pledges and commitments are no longer sufficient when it comes to net zero

Each year, World Environment Day is a moment to reflect, challenge ourselves, and recommit to taking planet-positive action. But merely ‘pledging’ is no longer sufficient. As we approach 2030, leaders and organisations must take tangible actions and provide transparent strategies to effectively reduce their environmental impact and work towards a sustainable planet.

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Satish Pai takes over from Sanjiv Mehta as Chairman of the Vikaasa Executive Committee

Xynteo is thrilled to announce the appointment of Satish Pai, Managing Director, Hindalco Industries, as the new Chair of Vikaasa. Mr Pai succeeds previous Chair Sanjiv Mehta, who over the last five years has been instrumental in shaping Vikaasa’s people and planet-positive impact since its inception in 2017.

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