National programme
CSE has been studying the coal-based thermal power sector in India since 2011. The work started as an off shoot of the UNDP’s The Green Ratings Project (GRP), one of the millennium development goal projects.
Green Leaves Award
The award is given by CSE in recognition of the rating achieved by industries on the basis of their environmental performance in various sectors covered under Green Rating Project.
Ecological and economic profile of the caustic-chlorine industry
There are broadly two categories of industries. Explained simply, one makes the final product the way we see them on the shelves and one supplies the raw material or intermediate product to make the final products. The manufacturing industry depends on the intermediary industry. The manufacturing industry is at the forefront, normally facing the brunt for any environmental pollution while the intermediary industry remains obscure from the public gaze.
A clean environment makes perfect business sense
The Green Rating Project (GRP) assesses, and makes public, the environmental performance of companies within a sector in India. It aims to reduce the impact of industrial activity on the environment.
Green Rating Network
GREEN RATING NETWORK is a countrywide network of volunteers of Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi (CSE) which undertakes surveys and data collection on industries. The volunteers are authorized representatives of CSE to survey the industries assigned to them and collect the required information. Being an important part of CSE’s Green Rating Project (GRP), their contribution helps to provide crucial plant level information.
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How we rate an industrial sector?
The project was conceived in the mid- 1990s when Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) director Anil Agarwal visited the United States. He read about the work of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) called the Council of Economic Priorities (CEP), which rated the social and environmental performance of industries in the US.
Sustainability Index Program
The Sustainability Index Programme is supported by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Cement industry ratings released
The cement industry is a heavy weight of Indian industry. It is a darling of the stock market, a major contributor to GDP and the country's second-largest taxpayer. The industry poses many environmental challenges from mining to waste disposal. The industry has a unique opportunity to address these challenges without hurting the bottom line.
Is the Indian automobile sector as environmentally conscious as best in the world?
NO! Automobile sector has fared badly. Under the project rating scale, we were to award five leaves award to the best company. But sadly no auto company deserved this honour. The best company got less than 45 per cent marks getting a mere three leaves award. But the sector as a whole got even lesser, scoring 31.4 per cent, deserving only two leaves award.
Pulp and Paper Sector: Rating Scorecard 1
The first green rating of the Pulp & paper sector ranked JK Papers as the best manufacturer of paper in the country.
Chlor-alkali Sector: Rating Scorecard
Green Rating for Chlor Alkali Sector COMPANY SCORE RANK
Cement Sector: Rating Scorecard
Overall performance of Indian Cement plants.
Automobile Sector: Rating Scorecard
The rating process provided us with the top automobile companies in the country.
Mercury pollution of India
Mercury, a very toxic and dangerous substance, has severely contaminated land, water, air and the food chain throughout India.