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The Feasibility of Renewable Energy in Pakistan
Over the last thirty years, Asia has become a major player on the global scene. Many economies have become tigers while China and India are developing more rapidly than anyone had expected. Because of these developments, electricity demand is expected to increase 8% every year until 2015. As the world wakes up to the reality […]
TBL and Eco-Efficiency: Where to Start?
The spirit of eco-efficiency? To combine economic value creation or enhancement while continuously mitigating environmental resource usage and impacts. Eco-efficiency is a key driver for overall business performance because it helps companies understand that they can produce better goods and services while using fewer resources, and lowering ecological impact: Thereby improving both, their environmental performance […]
Hisaar Foundation A Foundation for Water, Food and Livelihood Security
Have you noticed that Pakistan has more extreme weather events than it did some years ago? That droughts and floods have become more frequent? Did you know that per capita availability of water in Pakistan has gone down so sharply, that Pakistan is now classified as a water scarce country? Did you know that the […]
The Three Magical – And Misused – Letters: CSR
I must warn you not to allow your actions to be guided by ill-digested information or slogans and catch-words. Do not take them to heart or repeat them parrot-like. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, during an address at Islamia College, Peshawar, April 1948 As discussions on CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) regress, the need for understanding the beautiful concept […]