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Video: Enabling Energy Efficiency in SMEs
Energy Efficiency
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By EHS+ Center Staff
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September 30, 2019

As part of the MacArthur Foundation-funded SME Cleantech project – Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) through its enabling body EHS+ Center demonstrated the replacement of coal-fired induction furnaces to electric furnaces for cleaner and energy-efficient production in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Here a story of its impact. Click on the video to see our work in Jamnagar!

ISC selected for P4G’s scale-up partnership
News
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By EHS+ Center Staff
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September 18, 2019

P4G recently announced that ISC’s Energy Efficiency Alliance for Industry (E2 Alliance) is one of seven public-private partnerships that has been selected for scale-up. The Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 Initiative, will provide $4.5 million to fund and accelerate the partnerships. With P4G’s support, the E² Alliance expects to catalyze the

VIDEO: Anirban Ghosh at the Decarbonizing Growth Summit
Decarbonization
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By EHS+ Center Staff
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July 11, 2019

On May 9, ISC and the Mahindra Group – a leading manufacturer in India – convened over 100 Indian and international industrial, NGO, and government leaders to chart concrete steps to decarbonizing the manufacturing sector.  The Mumbai-based summit was the first of its kind in India, and Mahindra’s Chief Sustainability Officer Anirban Ghosh gave a

Energy Efficiency Work Mentioned by Times of India
Energy Efficiency
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By Suresh Kotla
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November 29, 2018

ISC recently launched the Clean Energy Accelerator component of our India EHS+ Center program. The EHS+ Center provides environment, health, safety, and energy efficiency training and technical support to factories. The accelerator initiative is intended to speed adoption of energy efficiency practices in factories throughout the country through direct demonstration projects. A two-day training in Tirupur marked

Motor Replacement
ISC Update: Motor Replacement Pilot Project in India
Energy Efficiency
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By Shawn Phulpagar
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October 31, 2017

About the SME CleanTech Program India’s manufacturing sector is rapidly growing, and with that growth comes increased greenhouse gas emissions from a sector that already accounts for more than a quarter of emissions from the world’s fourth largest emitter. Through its MacArthur-funded SME CleanTech program, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is reducing greenhouse gas

Launching Ceremony for India EHS+ Center in Pune
Event
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By Shawn Phulpagar
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August 26, 2016

Will train factory managers in critical manufacturing skills Pune, India – August 26, 2016 – The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) held a launch ceremony for the first India EHS+ Center in Pune, marking the official transition from the Center’s pilot phase to a fully-operational environment, health & safety training center. The Center was initiated by

Mahindra Group Provides Support for India EHS+ Center
News
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By EHS+ Center Staff
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October 15, 2015

Institute for Sustainable Communities Launches India EHS+ Center with Support from Mahindra & Mahindra Will Train Factory Managers in Environment, Health and Safety Skills Mumbai, October 15, 2015 – The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and Mahindra Group announced their partnership yesterday to support the new EHS+ Center in Pune. The EHS+ Center began trainings for factory managers earlier this year, is India’s

The time is right for India to take action!
Opinion
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By Suresh Kotla
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January 13, 2015

Editor’s note: this post is a reflection by Suresh Kotla, ISC’s Director for Sustainable Manufacturing in India. I started working with the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) in January 2014, and have been engaged in work that has been inspiring and fulfilling. It’s great to work with a team of champions that look at the world

Institute for Sustainable Communities Launches India EHS+ Center
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By EHS+ Center Staff
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November 19, 2014

Will Train 2,000 Factory Managers Each Year in Environment, Health and Safety Skills Pune, India – November 18, 2014 – The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB) have announced their partnership to support a new EHS+ Center in Pune. The Center, which will begin trainings for factory managers early in