{"id":16626,"date":"2023-08-09T11:59:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T11:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=16626"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T11:59:24","slug":"working-towards-a-greener-world-together","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/working-towards-a-greener-world-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Towards A Greener World Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>In the face of growing environmental concerns and the pressing need to combat climate change, the imperative to work towards a greener world has never been more critical. Carbon emissions, primarily derived from the burning of fossil fuels and industrial activities, stand as a formidable antagonist in our battle to preserve the planet for future generations. As global temperatures continue to rise and extreme weather events become more frequent, the call to action becomes resoundingly clear.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Image-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16630 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Image-2.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Image-2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Image-2-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Image-2-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Realising the significance of curbing carbon emissions, exploring innovative strategies and solutions to secure a sustainable future for humanity and the planet we call home,\u00a0<\/span>Thomas Cook India &amp; SOTC Travel partnered with LTIMindtree to launch \u2018Green Carpet\u2019 &#8211; a global platform for enterprises to monitor and manage business travel emissions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC00672-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16633 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC00672-1-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC00672-1-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC00672-1-1024x650.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC00672-1-768x487.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC00672-1-1536x975.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC00672-1-2048x1299.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC00672-1-473x300.jpg 473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a>The platform also leverages the global expertise of Fairfax Digital Services in line with the SEBI Business Responsibility &amp; Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Global warming and its resultant impact on the environment and mankind have forced countries globally to take concrete measures to curb the damage, and preserve for the future \u2013 and India is at the forefront of this movement.<\/p>\n<p>SEBI has mandated the top 1,000 listed companies in India by market capitalization to make filings as per the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) from FY23. Coming against this backdrop, Thomas Cook (India) Limited and SOTC Travel, announced their partnership with global technology consulting and digital solutions company LTIMindtree, to launch \u201cGreen Carpet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Green Carpet is built on the combined prowess of Thomas Cook and SOTC\u2019s deep expertise in the travel industry, LTIMindtree\u2019s ESG consulting and digital solutions capabilities, and also leverages the global expertise of Fairfax Digital Services (a Fairfax company).<\/p>\n<p>A SaaS-based platform, \u201cGreen Carpet\u201d is designed to address specific concerns faced by organizations, helping them capture, monitor, analyse and reduce their carbon emissions from business travel. It offers real-time insights related to Scope 3 emissions and helps organizations to significantly reduce their ESG reporting costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreen Carpet\u201d enables:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Simplified data capture &amp; analysis of travel emissions with real time dashboards<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adherence to BRSR and aligned to global audit requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Swift and easy integration with current business travel platforms of corporates<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advanced AI &amp; ML to provide analytics &amp; recommendations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Decision making to drive enterprise net zero goals<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Madhavan Menon, Executive Chairman, Thomas Cook (India) Limited said, \u201cUnder its G20 Presidency, India has set ambitious ESG (Environmental, Social &amp; Governance) goals, and India Inc. has been called on to implement SEBI\u2019s BRSR mandate starting FY23. The need for a trustworthy partner to provide accuracy and speed in reporting is hence an imperative. At Thomas Cook &amp; SOTC, our leadership in the travel sector formed the basis of our partnership with LTIMindtree \u2013 a leading technology solutions provider. \u201cGreen Carpet\u201d therefore, not only embodies this potent partnership of leaders, but also leverages the global expertise of Fairfax Digital Services to collectively empower enterprises with the ability to seamlessly monitor and manage business travel emissions and drive their net zero goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sudhir Chaturvedi, President and Executive Board Member, LTIMindtree said, \u201cESG has become a board-level priority for nearly all organizations, especially in cognizance of India\u2019s ambitious goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2070. To achieve this goal, organizations are investing in initiatives and infrastructure that will enable them to track, reduce and report carbon footprint seamlessly. The Green Carpet, powered by LTIMindtree\u2019s ESG digital platform and advanced analytics techniques, and Thomas Cook &amp; SOTC\u2019s travel expertise, will help climate-conscious clients to comply with regulatory expectations. It will accelerate their net-zero journey through data-driven engineering solutions, cloud computing data analytics, and enable business decisions towards a sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanjay Tugnait, CEO of Fairfax Digital Services said: \u201cGreen Carpet is a scalable and powerful tool that will enable the enterprise customers accelerate their journey to Net Zero. This is an exemplary partnership between Thomas Cook, SOTC &amp; LTIMindtree powered by the Global Knowhow of Fairfax Digital to create ESG solutions. To capture, measure, benchmark and report is not only a requirement by SEBI for scope 3 emissions but also a social obligation for us to do our bit, to save the planet. In this, the year of India\u2019s G20 Presidency, as a member of the G20 Startup 20 Task Force on Sustainability, under the leadership of Dr Chintan Vaishnav, I am delighted we have built this digital solution that India can showcase amongst the G20 nations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the face of growing environmental concerns and the pressing need to combat climate change, the imperative to work towards a greener world has never been more critical. 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