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Conserve power for sustainable development: CII

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N. Muthusezhiyan, senior counsellor, CII-Godrej Green Business Centre, speaks on Energy Conservation and Sustainable Devlopment at a session organised in Erode on Tuesday. –

ERODE: Confederation of Indian Industrys Erode Chapter has asked industries in the district to conserve energy for sustainable development.

At a meeting organised here on Tuesday on Energy Conservation and Sustainable Development for industries, N. Muthusezhiyan, senior counsellor, CII-Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad, said the need of the hour was to improve efficiency, reduce resource intensity and focus on sustainable development.

This was because India’s ecological footprint was an area of concern. He defined ecological footprint as the measure of land and water needed for producing resources for consumption and also to disposing waste generated.

India, he said, was in a critical condition as far as the footprint was concerned as it had limited availability of land and water.

And, if India was to be compared with other countries, it came under the list of ecological debtor countries.

On the purpose of conducting the programme, Mr. Muthusezhiyan said: “To promote and champion conservation of natural resources in Indian industry without compromising on high and accelerated growth.”

To implement the programme he sought voluntary commitments and targets from industries and promised to partner them in the work.

He then listed out the ten commandments for ecologically sustainable growth: specific reduction in water and energy, waste reduction, increase in use of renewable energy, specific reduction in green house gas and explore opportunities through clean development mechanism and carbon exchange programme, increase of recyclable materials, rain water harvesting, life cycle assessment of new products and technologies, adoption of green purchase policy and incorporation of latest technologies, implementation of product stewardship programmes and reduction in other natural capitals.

Mr. Muthusezhiyan said adoption of aforementioned steps would bring in benefits to the industry, which would be in a position to facilitate planning for long term ecologically sustainable business growth, increase competitiveness through resource conservation and foster improved productivity through environmental efficiency.

To help the industries achieve sustainable development, CII would develop baseline and voluntary targets, assist in identifying improvement opportunities in terms of energy, water, waste, materials, etc., facilitate in implementing identified projects for reducing energy, water, etc. and develop a system for continuous monitoring.

Earlier D. Venkateswaran, president, Erode Chapter, welcomed the gathering and spoke on the need for industries in Erode to turn green.

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