Sustainability PORTFOLIO: Key Past Projects

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Primary ESG Category: Social

India with its 1.3 billion population has some amazing eco-entrepreneurs, who do everything from develop low carbon stoves used by street vendors to developing innovative solutions in waste management.  While they are technically savvy, they are constantly looking for help in the financial and management side of things, including ideas on the best way to scale.  

Green Curve's personnel in past roles, have volunteered their time as a part of foundation related work  to be on the boards of these companies, holding hands when absolutely needed, and developing best practices for these organizations to tap into.  They have also participated in competitions which would lead to highlighting some of these entrepreneurs and the fabulous work they do, and won awards.

Primary ESG Category: Governance

In order for projects submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to get carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) through the now expired Kyoto Protocol , these projects first needed to be validated (Pre-Project).  CDM audits are conducted by a Designated Operational Entity (DOE) which is an independent auditor accredited by the CDM Executive Board (CDM EB) to validate project proposals.  Green Curve's personnel were trained by the Certification and Validation segment of ERM (ERM-CVS), an approved DOE, certified and went on to perform validations of a wind project in San Lorenzo, Philippines and Solar projects near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.   

Primary ESG Category: Environmental

All company sustainability reports are required to list out their environmental impacts, including air emissions impacts, carbon footprints, water usage, waste handling and other important environmental data, no matter which sustainability standard the reports are based on (GRI, SASB, CDP etc.).  Green Curve's personnel, in past roles, have evaluated the environmental impacts of their company or office's operations over multiple years and identified areas for improvement.  

Primary ESG Category: Social 

Over the years, Green Curves personnel have prepared and published pertinent white papers on various sustainability issues; Some of these are listed below;

1. "India: Impact Investing in the Social and Environmental Sectors"; EHS Journal - 2010

2. "Exploring the Clean and Green Energy Potential" National Conference on Renewable Energy & Climate Change 2012 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)  - 2012

3. "Recommendations for Carrying Out a Successful Greenhouse Gas Inventory at Watertown MA; Harvard, 2015

4. "Role of NGOs in Sustainability", LinkedIn, Sustainability Series 2016

5.  "A Primer on Impact of Climate Change on Oceans". LinkedIn Sustainability Series 2017

6.  "Ganga, An Environmental Challenge"; LinkedIn Sustainability Series, 2017

7. "Lessons from Hurricane Harvey" LinkedIn Sustainability Series 2018

8. "Can India adapt global air regulations...", LinkedIn Sustainability Series 2018

9. Life-Altering: The Incredible Harvard University Extension Program in Sustainability; 2019

Primary ESG Category: Environmental

In past roles, Green Curves personnel have worked with software such as SANGEA for the Oil and Gas Industry to help establish their carbon footprint.  Green Curve's personnel also teamed up with ERM's UK office to get certified in carrying out Life Cycle Analysis  (LCA) using SIMAPRO.  We also fostered LCA sustainability collaborations between the UK and India offices, eventually leading to high profile LCAs of the diary facilities of a famous Indian energy drink.

Primary ESG Category: Governance

Part of a core corporate and field assessment group of 5 people responsible for setting the sustainability strategy of the company (Albemarle Corporation).  In this role, Green Curve personnel performed the following tasks:

1.  Conducted a gap analysis of the company's current metrics with Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and finalized which standard suited it best for sustainability reporting for the next year.

2. Discussed how best to increase board member engagement, given the competing priorities.

3. Finalized best ways to mitigate gaps and standardize the results reported across different geographies and different business divisions.