| | NOVEMBER 20228At the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to reduce emissions to net zero by 2070, and boost the amount of renewables in the energy mix to 50 percent by 2030. The conference also underlined the significance of mobilizing business assistance to pursue an ecologically responsible agenda, as well as the need for sustainable growth. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations also sounded a clarion call to businesses to join the fight against the global climate crisis. "Companies everywhere are recognizing that sustainable business is good business; that decarburizing operations and supply chain is not just the right thing, but the smart thing to do. Consumers expect it. Employees demand it. And our future depends on it", António had said. Today, business is becoming more than just an engine of economic development restricted to the creation of wealth and employment. Rather, its inclusion in the SDGs as a whole indicates a new development paradigm that gives business a more central and diversified role in all facets of sustainability. The Indian businesses are already taking significant steps to attain a comprehensive sustainable development in their business administration. A survey conducted by Deloitte in 21 countries, Indian businesses ranked fifth in terms of their concern for climate change. The report also noted that Indian companies are more likely to be implementing tougher climate actions compared with their global counterparts. Another study performed by Autodesk in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan shared that, for nearly 64 percent of the Indian businesses, sustainability is part of their leadership's formal HOW INDIAN INDUSTRIES ARE TRAVERSING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FUTURETHE PANORAMAToday, business is becoming more than just an engine of economic development restricted to the creation of wealth and employment. Rather, its inclusion in the SDGs as a whole indicates a new development paradigm that gives business a more central and diversified role in all facets of sustainability
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