Sustainability – THE PULSE by Sivakumar Gopal

Stretching too far

Organisations fail when they don’t keep the risks in check by borrowing too much, expanding more than they could service and bad leadership.

Rural India – what it needs besides income generation

Rural India needs sustainability practices that would help prevent migration to towns and cities.

2024 had a lot of ups and downs.

The year that we are biding adieu to, 2024 has been an eventful year for India and the world. The world is still reeling under the impact of wars that have killed and displaced innocent millions in Russia, Ukraine and Middle East. There has been civil wars in a few geographies too and they haveContinue reading “2024 had a lot of ups and downs.”

Sustainable Agricultural Practices – SAP

We see a lot of stuff being written about sustainable business practices across many industry verticals but we hardly see any concern towards safe and sustainable agricultural practices in an industry that is being harped as the lifeline of India. We hardly see any concerted effort by India’s retail conglomerates, agricultural bodies or Governments towardsContinue reading “Sustainable Agricultural Practices – SAP”

People are different

Every person is different than the rest and creates his or her unique hue and colour. That person picks up the traits from people who had influenced him or her to do good or bad. The attached video grab ( thanks to the person who posted in LinkedIn and to the original contributor) is aContinue reading “People are different”

Does strategy need to be short sighted or far sighted?

In today’s business, a strategy needs to be a for a shorter period of time as there are compelling challenges in front of the business leader to encompass ESG mandates, technology disruptions and stakeholders’ expectations.

Move the needle for a Better Sustainable world

‘Create a Sustainable world’ has been a clarion call for many decades but the big question still remains – are we doing enough for the future generations? In a 1987 report, Brundtland called out a sustainable development as the one that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the futureContinue reading “Move the needle for a Better Sustainable world”

Business Sustainability over a century – An Indian Model

There are numerous business houses in India that have survived many decades and some of them are older than 100 years. The founding fathers of these businesses had such a great vision and foresight of how their businesses needed to survive long years in the interest of community and economy of the nation. They hadContinue reading “Business Sustainability over a century – An Indian Model”