Category: Special Coverage

Storyboard18’s Power of Purpose: People, planet and profit

The capital witnessed a gathering of purpose-driven minds debating how the young generation and business leaders are driving the sustainability efforts in the country.

During a panel discussion, Ramnath Vaidyanthan, AVP & Head Of Sustainability, Godrej Industries, Ridhima Pandey, 16-year-old climate activist, Amar Nagaram- CEO and Co-founder, Virgio, and Saurabh Goenka, Director of Marketing, Pashupati Group discussed ‘powering long-term sustainability and new bottom-line (people, planet and profit).

India will be an intelligence market: RIL’s Mukesh Ambani | I&B Ministry ‘suspends’ work on draft Broadcasting Bill

During the AGM earlier in August, Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani's address to shareholders reflected the conglomerate's growing emphasis on advanced technology and innovation. Ambani's made more than 50 references to artificial intelligence (AI) as he laid out an ambitious blueprint of deeptech moves to transform the oil-to-telecom conglomerate.

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Microsoft’s Alok Lall on how tech fuels sustainability efforts

While discussing Microsoft's commitment to renewable energy, Alok Lall, COO, Microsoft India and South Asia shares, "In order for us to become carbon negative by 2030, we have to move all our infrastructure to renewable energy by 2025. By next year, 100 percent of our infrastructure will be on renewable energy including solar."

Speaking at Storyboard18’s Power of Purpose: Sustainability Edition, Alok Lall, COO, Microsoft India and South Asia, talks about how at Microsoft, the ambition is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

TV ad spends decline | Disney Star’s President steps down | Zomato, Paytm Q2 earnings

IPL alone is expected to account for around 30-35% of sports-related ad spending, while high-impact events like the ICC Cricket World Cup will also play a pivotal role in driving AdEx, say experts. (Representative image by Josh Appel via Unsplash)

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Sustainability is not just a compliance for Swiggy, says Rohit Kapoor

Rohit Kapoor, CEO, Swiggy Food Marketplace highlights that for widespread adoption, sustainability needs to be profitable. Just like learning and development, sustainability initiatives are more likely to be prioritized when there is a financial incentive.

At Storyboard18’s Power Of Purpose event, Rohit Kapoor, CEO, Swiggy Food Marketplace, highlighted that the IPO-bound company is in the business of spreading joy, and not in the business of delivering food.