8th Edition of Earth Care Awards 2018

RECOGNIZING THE CLIMATE
ACTION HEROS

The Earth Care Awards

Encourages companies to plan for a sustainable future

The 8th edition of Earth Care Awards (ECA), a joint initiative of The Times of India and the JSW Group, was organised recently in the national capital to recognise the efforts of individuals, community groups and corporations to safeguard the ecosystem. The ECA recognise, verify, and promote the replicable initiatives and interventions on the greenhouse gasses (GHG) emission reduction, natural resource conserva- tion, energy efficiency improvement, development and promotion of innovative eco-friendly alternatives across various sectors of development.

This year nine entities out of nearly 250 applicants were presented with the awards under four broad categories –

  • Leadership in urban climate action
  • Community
  • Industry (green- house gas mitigation by large enterprises)
  • Innovation for climate protection

The awards are technically supported by knowledge partner Centre for Environment Education (CEE) and outreach partner Technology,Education, Research and Rehabilitation for the Environment.

Adopt at least one of those actions. It won’t cost you anything. We just need to alter our behaviour which I would like to call ‘green good behaviour’. It’s a ‘Green Social Responsibility’ like we have ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ in corporates

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Hon'ble Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Science and Technology and Earth Science, Government of India

The ECA is now into its 8th edition of its successful journey that started in 2008. Since then the ECA has gained wide spread recognition amongst the industries, NGOs, CBOs, and government institutes. Nine entities from nearly 250 applicants were presented with this year’s awards under four broad categories - leadership in urban climate action, community; industry (greenhouse gas mitigation by large enterprises) and innovation for climate protection. The awards are technically supported by knowledge partner Centre for Environment Education (CEE) and outreach partner Technology, Education, Research and Rehabilitation for the Environment (TEERE).