{"id":3704,"date":"2023-02-24T02:45:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T02:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/sea\/?p=3704"},"modified":"2023-04-03T18:38:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:38:36","slug":"reimagining-a-more-resilient-reliable-and-ready-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/sea\/2023\/02\/reimagining-a-more-resilient-reliable-and-ready-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Reimagining a More Resilient, Reliable, and Ready Future"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last week, I had the honour of representing 麻豆原创 at The Economic Times\u2019 Global Business Summit in New Delhi, India, where some of the world\u2019s leading politicians, academics, and decision-makers congregated to discuss the future direction of India, and of our planet.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I joined a panel discussion focused on strategies to create a resilient, reliable, and ready future, joining luminaries from the United Nations Development Programme, UN India, Temasek, TAQA,\u00a0 JLL, and Bain & Company. Reflecting on the discussions at the conference, I believe there are three key insights for us all to consider.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n India is on a remarkable development path. The digital enablement of services has seen exponential growth, fuelled by focused policy attention. Meanwhile, the country has also outlined its plan to move to Net Zero by 2070. The 450GW Green Energy Corridor project to transfer power from renewable energy rich places across the country is an example of tangible change.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The opportunities for India are huge. As Jean-Pascal Tricoire, CEO and Chairman of Schneider Electric, said at the event, \u201cIndia has a chance to become one of the future leaders by building an energy system that is completely different. India is [at the start] of its construction of electrical infrastructure, which will be based in the future on renewables.\u00a0 Today, the greenest, cheapest, and fastest way of saving is via energy efficiency. With digitisation, you can immediately save up to 30 per cent of energy efficiency.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The move to renewable energy has wide-ranging benefits from a financial, organisational, and individual perspective \u2013 and will benefit us in areas as fundamental as the air we breathe. During the event the air quality in Delhi degraded to three times below what\u2019s considered healthy by the World Health Organisation. It\u2019s a stark reminder of the work we still have to do.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The traditional view of sustainability is changing. It is no longer a compliance requirement, an additional cost, or a \u201cnice-to-do\u201d. Today, 45 per cent of Indian business leaders say sustainability will be materially relevant to their financial results within the next 5 years.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIndia\u2019s Sustainability Ambitions Underpin the Need for a Just Transition<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
To Do Their Part, Businesses Will Need to Go Beyond Environmental Compliance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n