Nominate Your Sustainable Business Solution for the Parivartan Awards

The deadline to nominate your business for India's Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards 2014 is approaching – send in your submission by Friday, 18 July.

Autor*in Anna Rees, 07.07.14

The deadline to nominate your business for India’s Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards 2014 is approaching – send in your submission by Friday, 18 July.

The Awards recognise businesses based in India that have implemented sustainable solutions to help reduce their company’s impact on the environment. Organised by the India’s go-to think-tank on sustainable and resourceful business practices, Sustainability Outlook, the Awards – which take place on October 16, 2014 – act as a springboard to further dialogue about the imperative for all businesses to adopt eco-friendly policies.

Submissions are currently being accepted in the following categories:

  • Corporate Sustainability Stewardship Awards
  • Sustainability Disclosure Leadership Awards
  • Sustainability Innovation Challenge Awards
  • Industry Sustainability Compass Awards
  • Sustainability Trailblazer of the Year Awards

Get an idea of what the judges are looking for by checking out this video about th 2013 Awards:

For details on how you can apply, please visit their website: parivartanawards.in

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