| About CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre |
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CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is the “ Centre of Excellence ” of the Confederation of Indian Industry for Energy Efficiency, Green Buildings , Renewable Energy, Water, Environment & Recycling and Climate Change activities in India .
The Centre is a joint initiative of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and House of Godrej with the technical support of USAID – an unique model of a successful Public-Private partnership. |
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| The formal launch of CII-Godrej GBC took place in March 2000 during the visit of the US President Mr Bill Clinton to India .
CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre was inaugurated by H.E Shri A P J Abdul Kalam, President of India, on July 14, 2004 in the presence of H.E Shri Surjeet Singh Barnala, Former Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
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The features incorporated in the building drew high praise from the President as noteworthy goals towards energy efficiency, renewable energy and water management |
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| What is "GREEN"? |
It is the voluntary pursuit of any activity that encompasses concern for energy efficiency, environment, water, conservation and the use of recycled/recycled products & renewable energy. |
In addition to making the business profitable, these activities lead to sustainable development and a healthy economy. |
| Objective |
The objective of the Centre is to make the world a better place to live in, by providing world class ‘green' services. The Centre will promote ‘green' concepts leading to higher efficiency, equitable growth and sustainable development. |
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CII-Godrej GBC building has been awarded the coveted Platinum Rating from US Green Building Council (USGBC) under their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) programme. This is the first 'Platinum Rated' building outside USA and the third in the world. |
| Vision |
The vision of CII-Godrej GBC is to “Make India a Leader in Green Businesses by 2015”. Towards realizing this vision, a ‘Sector-wise Leadership' approach has been adopted. Efforts being made as a part of the approach include involving stakeholders; benchmarking & skill building, developing islands of excellence in various sectors and information dissemination. |
| Services Offered by CII-Godrej GBC |
CII-Godrej GBC facilitates industries in becoming greener and also profitable through the following range of services:> |
• Green Building Facilitation |
- Feasibility Study
- Implementation of LEED rating process
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• Energy Efficiency |
- Comprehensive Energy audit
- Facilitating World Class Energy Efficiency
- Developing Specific Energy Consumption norms
- Others like EnCon missions, CDM projects and GHG inventory
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• Green Audits which help industries in optimizing energy , water and chemical usage and incorporating waste management & recycling techniques |
• Water Audits to facilitate industries in managing water resources better and achieve ‘zero water discharge' status |
• ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 facilitation |
• Facilitating higher investments from corporate in Renewable Energy sector |
• Green Business Incubation |
- Networking
- Mentoring
- Legal & patenting support and technical consultancy
- Product/concept promotion
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• Technology Centre which is first of its kind platform in the country for displaying Green Products and technologies |
| Coverage |
The services of CII-Sohrabji Godrej GBC will focus on various sectors that include: |
- Manufacturing industries like cement, ceramic, chemicals, engineering, fertilizers, food, foundry, glass, metallurgy, paper, pharmaceuticals, power, refineries, steel, sugar and textiles
- Commercial buildings and establishments.
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| Benefits |
| Your future business opportunities will depend on how 'Green" you are! |
- A 'Green' corporate image can leverage access to local and international markets
- 'Green' activities result in reduction of manufacturing costs and improve profitability.
- Being ' Green' can attract environmentally conscious customers
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| For further details email us at gbc@ciionline.org |
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