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Sustainability in Businesses

A Mahindra Perspective

Hitesh Kataria | Mahindra Group

17th October, 2019 | For the United Nations ESCAP Conference

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Notions for Exponential Growth!

▪ “Natural resources are abundant, free and can be taken for granted”

▪ “All people do not have to be treated well all the time”

▪ “Technologies are wonderful and do not have unintended adverse effects”

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We became carbon junkies!

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Added many more of us!

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Putting carbon up in the air!

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100 Corporations responsible for

71% World Emissions

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change

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Perish if you pollute!

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/11/accumulation-by-lockout/

https://www.livemint.com/Science/IMQge7cjmdmweUn6sXBf1L/Pollution-from-diesel-vehicles-is-50-higher-than-lab-tests.html

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Unrest if you discriminate!

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Millennials want purpose!

http://fortune.com/2017/11/03/millennials-are-killing-chad-from-accounting/

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Corporations have a role to play!

And Yes,

Many are realizing!

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Transition will add to the Push!

60% of India’s Population is

expected to live in cities by

2050

Clean and Accessible Mobility is required in the cities

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Transition will add to the Push!

>40% non-fossil energy sources

by

2030

Under IPCC projections, it will be

difficult to grow food on land

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$20.7 billion. 22 Industries.

100+ Countries. 240,000+ people.

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Bringing positive changes!

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Achieve Carbon Neutrality

Mahindra will leverage the latest technological advances and its recently

announced Carbon Price to work towards being

Carbon Neutral by 2040

$ 10 Carbon price

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Become Water Positive

Saving 30-40% Water for Irrigation

Integrated Watershed Management: 3X increase in income for 20,000; 12X of

water consumption harnessed by Mahindra

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Ensure no waste to landfill

10 Mahindra locations certified

‘Zero Waste to Landfill’

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Promote Biodiversity

Carbon sink powered by 16mn+ trees

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Make supply chain sustainable

Partnership to train suppliers on (EHS) Environment, Health and Safety at a centre in

Pune

300+ Mahindra suppliers embrace the LED program; 200 completed implementation for

100% LED

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Embrace technology and innovation

Mahindra’s Driverless tractors launchedBattista Electric Hypercar

‘Faster Than A Formula 1 Car’

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Grow green revenue: $600 million+

GenZe

MWEL

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#Butthisisnotenough

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• Climate Change is an Opportunity!

• Resource Scarcity is a reality!

• We need Collaborations!

• We need to scale-up solutions!

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