Director’s Message

I am immensely proud and glad to present to you the sixth edition of LIBA’S Business Ethics

Conference “BEACON 2012”. Realizing the need of the hour, BEACON’S this year’s theme

“Eco-Innovation: Time to Wake Up!” explores the prospect of sustainability shaking hands

with competitiveness. Despite the promise of eco-innovations, the term is used in diverse

contexts with different underlying connotations that diminish its practical value. The nature

and scale of present-day environmental problems and the urgency for change has led to

increasing application of eco-innovation in both environmental management and policies.

Richly imbued with ennobling values of the Society of Jesus, soaked in the upward spiraling

educational tradition for nearly half a millennium and dedicated to form personalities and not

just managers, LIBA has always been an advocate of a just, humane and sustainable world.

Students here develop a strong acumen in the global market at the same time remain

committed to a strong ethical foundation in the corporate world. Time and again, several

initiatives have been taken up by the students of the college. This year, as a part of BEACON,

our students planted 84 saplings that also stand as a promise for a better tomorrow.

From 2007, BEACON has been deliberating on various issues including inclusive growth and

sustainability in all spheres of management. I invite you to deliberate, discuss and debate on

Eco-Innovation keeping in mind the diverse and dynamic spheres within the context of

business today.

With Best Wishes,

Fr. Christie SJ, Ph.D.Director

LIBA BEACON 2012Eco-Innovation-Time to wake up

The Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius’ presage of human activities hampering the way in

which the sun interacts with the earth, leading to global warming and climate change, has

come true and the past few decades have seen an increase in environmental issues like ozone

layer depletion, loss of biodiversity and global warming.

BEACON ’12 the sixth edition of the LIBA BEACON series draws attention to

environmental problems facing the country and the pressing need to augment investment,

development and diffusion of eco-friendly technologies.

Emerging economies such as India have their unique set of environmental problems; some are

exacerbated by the growth of economic activity while others are due to lack of economic

development. Poverty further aggravates the problems along with dense populations and

limited resources. Consumers and companies alike have developed a sense of responsibility to

the environment over the years. Eco-innovation boosts economic growth whilst protecting the

environment. The latest developments in corporate policies are proof of a paradigm shift

towards sustainability. Public policy too can play a vital role in furthering this cause.

Understanding the current state of the environment, the crises that lay ahead, the current best

case practices and emerging solutions to environmental issues are some of the topics that will

be discussed and debated at BEACON 2012. Recognizing eco-innovation as the need of the

hour, BEACON 2012 promises to be an exciting conference that will deliberate over current

and future environmental challenges, solutions and sustainability.

Program Schedule

INAUGURATION

Dignitaries on the Dais :Hon‘ble Minister Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan ; Rev. Fr. Christie SJ, Director, LIBA;

Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Arockiam SJ, Dean , LIBA; Mr. Murari, Advisor President FICCI; Ms. Sylvia John, Student Chair.

Prayer song 9:00 am – 9:05 am LIBA Choir

Lighting of Kuttuvilakku 9:05 am – 9:15 am Dignitaries

Welcome Address 9:15 am – 9:25 am Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Arockiam SJ,Dean, LIBA

Inaugural address 9:25- 9:55 amSmt. Jayanthi NatarajanHon'ble Minister for Environment & Forests

Felicitation 9:55 am- 10:00 am

Rev. Fr. Christie SJ - Smt. Jayanthi NatarajanRev Fr Emmanuel - Mr. Murari

SESSION ONE: Time to wake up!

Session ChairIntroduction of session theme 10:15 am – 10:25 am

Dr. Nandita Krishna, Director - CPRAF and Editor, Indian Journal of Environmental Education.

Speaker 1 10:25 am – 10:45 amMr. Rajendra Singh, Founder: Tarun Bharat Sangh; Magsaysay Award Winner (2001)

Speaker 2 10:45 am – 11:05 amMr. Kartikeya Sarabhai, Director- Centre for Environment Education & Nehru Foundation for Development

Chairperson’s Comments &Q&A 11:05 am – 11:25 am

Felicitation 11:25 am – 11:30 amDr. Priya Rajeev,Chairperson, Centre for business Ethics & Corporate governance, LIBA

Tea Break – 11:30 am – 12.00 pm

SESSION TWO : Technologies for Tomorrow

Session ChairIntroduction of session theme 12 pm – 12.10 pm

Prof. Oopali Operajita, CEO of Cicero, A Trans National Advisory & Chair- The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition

Speaker 1 12.10 – 12.30 Mr. Sandeep Joshi- Founder Director, Shrishti Eco-Research Institute, Pune

Speaker 2 12.30 – 12.50 pm Mr. Ulhas Parlikar - Director,ACC-Geocycle India

Chairperson Comments &Q & A 12.50 pm to 1.15 pm

Felicitation 1.15 to 1.30 pm Prof. Vandana Zacharia

Lunch Break 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

SESSION THREE : Goals for a Sustainable Future

Session ChairIntroduction of session theme 2:30 pm – 2:40 pm Mr. P. Murari, Advisor- President

FICCI

Speaker 1 2:40 pm- 3:00 pmDr. Sudhir Chella Rajan - Head- Indo-German Centre for Sustainability - IIT Madras

Speaker 2 3:05 pm – 3:25 pm Dr. Felix Weber - Founder & Managing Director, Elephant Equity

Speaker 3 3:30 pm – 3:50 pm Mr. Sudeep Jain IAS Chairman & M.D TEDA

Chairpersons Comments &Q & A 3:50 pm – 4:00 pm

Felicitation 4:00 pm – 4:10 pm Dr. P. Indira

Tea Break – 11:30 am – 12.00 pm

SESSION TWO : Technologies for Tomorrow

Session ChairIntroduction of session theme 12 pm – 12.10 pm

Prof. Oopali Operajita, CEO of Cicero, A Trans National Advisory & Chair- The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition

Speaker 1 12.10 – 12.30 Mr. Sandeep Joshi- Founder Director, Shrishti Eco-Research Institute, Pune

Speaker 2 12.30 – 12.50 pm Mr. Ulhas Parlikar - Director,ACC-Geocycle India

Chairperson Comments &Q & A 12.50 pm to 1.15 pm

Felicitation 1.15 to 1.30 pm Prof. Vandana Zacharia

Lunch Break 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

SESSION THREE : Goals for a Sustainable Future

Session ChairIntroduction of session theme 2:30 pm – 2:40 pm Mr. P. Murari, Advisor- President

FICCI

Speaker 1 2:40 pm- 3:00 pmDr. Sudhir Chella Rajan - Head- Indo-German Centre for Sustainability - IIT Madras

Speaker 2 3:05 pm – 3:25 pm Dr. Felix Weber - Founder & Managing Director, Elephant Equity

Speaker 3 3:30 pm – 3:50 pm Mr. Sudeep Jain IAS Chairman & M.D TEDA

Chairpersons Comments &Q & A 3:50 pm – 4:00 pm

Felicitation 4:00 pm – 4:10 pm Dr. P. Indira

Smt. Jayanthi NatarajanHon’able Minister for Environment and Forests

Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan is a lawyer and politician. A member of the Indian National Congress, she has been thrice elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha.

She studied law and became a practicing advocate in Madras. Apart from her commercial practice, she also did pro bono work for a number of social organisations including the All India Women's Conference, and the legal aid board.

The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) is the nodal agency in the administrative structure of the Central Government for the planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation of India's environmental and forestry policies and programmes.

The primary concerns of the Ministry are implementation of policies and programmes relating to conservation of the country's natural resources including its lakes and rivers, its biodiversity, forests and wildlife, ensuring the welfare of animals, and the prevention and abatement of pollution. While implementing these policies and programmes, the Ministry is guided by the principle of sustainable development and enhancement of human well-being.

Dr. (Mrs.) Nanditha Krishna

Director - CPRAF and Editor, Indian journal of environmental education

Dr. (Mrs.) Nanditha Krishna, a Ph.D. from Bombay University, has been the Director of the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation since 1981, and is the founder and administrator of its various constituents.

 She is also the Director of the C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai, a Centre of Excellence set up jointly by the C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India

 She was the Chairperson for Tamil Nadu, India, of WWF India from 1981 to 1996, when she filed a case in the Hon’ble Supreme Court against the auction of confiscated snake skins in October – November 1991. This led to a landmark judgment by which all confiscated animal products had to be henceforth burned and could not re-enter to the market through the back door.  Currently, she is a Governing Body member of Blue Cross of India; President, Blue Cross of Kanchipuram; President, SSKV Girls’ High School Union, Kanchipuram; Member, P.S. Educational Charities and NKT Educational Society, Chennai.

 Some of her important environmental campaigns include the Protection of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve; Ban on shrimp farming and protection of coastal areas; Conservation of sacred groves and ecological heritage, Revival of traditional rainwater harvesting; Ban on export of monkeys for research (and any other) purposes; and Ban on Bull fighting / Bull races.

 She has received several national and international awards, including the Millennium Woman award of Loyola College, Chennai; the Acharya Hasti Centenary Karuna Ratna Award; Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Award; Seva Ratna; Stree Ratna; and Outstanding Woman of Asia. Under her Directorship, C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre received the Indira Gandhi Paryvaran Puraskar, India’s highest environmental award, in 2000; and C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation received the Rani Lady Meyammai Aachi Birthday Commemoration Award in 2005.

 She has written several books, research papers and popular articles on culture and the environment.

Mr. Rajendra Singh

'Water man of Rajasthan'

Rajendra Singh, is a winner of 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community leadership. He leads an organization, Tarun Bhagat Sangh, which is supported by the United Nations, USIAD, and the World Bank. He is popularly known as the 'Jal Purush' or the 'Water man of Rajasthan'

Since 1985, Tarun Bhagat Sangh, headed by Rajendra Singh have been working in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, focusing on the revival of Johads, streams and rivers in the area. And with the successful implementation of the program, today more than 4,500 working Johads dot Alwar and surrounding districts. (Johad is concave structure which collects and store water throughout the year. It is used for the drinking purpose by humans and cattle).

Above all what is really commendable is that they work for the revitalization of the five rivers that went dry for the long time. River Ruparel, that went dead, has started flowing again after the span of three decades. Even the Arvari River basin, which was once barren, became a water source. On the other sides rejuvenation of the traditional water harvesting structures on such a large scale is a positive indication of development in the state. In many villages people have started building Johads of their own. Now the women need not to travel to the faraway places to collect water, fuel wood and fodder. They educated the mind of the people and made them understand the importance of water conservation

Rajendra Singh plans to cover more of 45 villages in the next one year. He has also decided to take up the project of river Luni, the only flowing water source in western parts of Rajasthan. The condition of the river is getting worst with the day by day increasing pollution from the numerous textile units Pali.

Organization of Rajendra Singh has overall 45 full time employees and 230 part time workers. He is a charismatic personality and the real hero of poor. Until 1984, he knew nothing about the water and its conservation methods. It were the villagers who showed me the value of water, and till date The work done by the Rajendra Singh is an inspiration for the million others in the nation.

Mr. Kartikeya V. Sarabhai

Founder Director of Centre for Environment Education

Kartikeya V. Sarabhai is the Founder Director of Centre for Environment Education. He is a member of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UN DESD) Reference Group of UNESCO.

He has long been associated with IUCN, and was the chair of South and South East Asia IUCN Commission on Education and Communication and is currently the vice-chair of the Indian National Commission of IUCN. He is a member of the Earth Charter International Council. He was a member of the Indian delegation to United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) at Rio in 1992 and World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) at Johannesburg in 2002 and was the co-author of India's report for UNCED. He has been closely associated with communication initiatives of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), especially those connected with Ozone.

He received the Tree of Learning Award from The World Conservation Union in 1998 in appreciation of his contributions to the field of environmental education and communication. In 2005, The Indian Institute of Human Rights presented Mr. Sarabhai with the World Human Rights Promotion Award.

Prof. Oopali Operajita

Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Prof. Oopali Operajita is a prominent public policy and international affairs advisers to many of India’s top ranked parliamentary leaders and CEO of Cicero, A Trans National Advisory. She spent 20 years in the USA and Canada: at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. During her tenure as a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Carnegie Mellon, where she was appointed at the behest of its legendary founder president, President Richard Cyert, she firmly established India on campus, bringing Indian ambassadors and cabinet ministers to visit campus for the first time. She was educated at Carnegie Mellon University, Dalhousie University, Canada (as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar), and Rishi Valley School, South India.

In 2007, Prof. Operajita created The Al Gore Sustainable Venture Competition, Asia’s first and most prestigious sustainable technology venture competition, which now has a footprint of 60,000 of India’s brightest students. It brings new and sustainable technologies to market through entrepreneurship and its education partners are India’s legendary Indian Institutes of Technology and a few of its Indian Institutes of Management.

Oopali Operajita is one of India’s celebrated Odissi classical dancers and choreographers, who has performed worldwide, to exceptional acclaim, and was a favorite disciple of the legendary guru, Padma Vibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra.

Mr. Sandeep Joshi

Technical Director, Shrishti Eco-Research Institute (SERI), Pune

Sandeep Joshi is a graduate in Environmental Studies, Zoology, Chemistry & Microbiology, 1987 from the Univ. of Pune. He has a Masters in Environmental Science, 1989 from the Univ. of Pune.

Doctoral work I – Dynamicity of sediments in the riverine system 2002 - 2007

Doctoral work II – Evaluation of water and wastewater technologies 2007- 2011

He is trained ISO14001 Lead Auditor, ISO17025 Lead Assessor, & EPA Air Monitoring.

He has 24 years of experience as environment professional; plus 7 years as amateur birdwatcher.

Professional Impact Analyst: He designed CETPs for Aurangabad’s industrial areas – 6 & 14 MLD flows from mix of industries – automobile and pharma. As a project Manager & commissioning in charge for UASB & other advanced technologies to treat industrial wastewaters. He was a part of the Ecological restoration of Medi Kuntha Lake in Hyderabad (2008) and Ahar River (150 MLD DWF), Udaipur, Rajasthan, (2010). He was also a part of the designing of Buddha Nallah (600 MLD) restoration, Punjab, India and ecological restoration scheme of waterfall in Philippines under consideration of PAMB.

Felicitation by India Development Council for Excellent work for rivers, 2005;

Felicitation by Lions Club, 2004 for RWH awareness

He is the member of Editorial Board of Environmental Encyclopedia to be published by Francis & Taylor.

Mr. Ulhas V Parlikar

Director – Geocycle Business, ACC Limited

Ulhas Parlikar received the bachelor degree in chemical engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad and the master degree in chemical engineering with specialization in High Polymer Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai in 1980 and 1982, respectively. Launching his career with country’s most renowned FMCG giant, Hindustan Unilever, he served the company as Research Assistant for 4 years and gained experience in R&D field of oils, fats, soaps, detergents and chemicals etc. In 1986, he was appointed as Research Scientist to work as technology development and process design professional by National Peroxide Limited, where he worked for nine years in the field of Hydrogen peroxide, Per- oxygen Chemicals, Bio-technology, Calcium carbonate and Plastic Additives. He joined ACC Limited in 1995 and held several positions until 2005 while working in different areas such as R&D, Process Engineering & Design, Project management, Strategic initiatives and business development etc.

Since 2005, he is associated with the AFR Business and currently he is leading this business in the capacity as Director – Geocycle business. Geocycle business extends environmentally sound cement kiln co processing solutions for management of different kinds of wastes to the industries and society.

Author of more than 20 publications and co-editor of CII manual on Alternative Fuel & raw Material Utilization in Indian cement Industry, he has made presentations on sustainable development in many forums. He is also currently serving as the chairman of CII’s Initiatives on Increasing AFR usage in Cement Industry in the country.

Mr. P. Murari, IAS

Advisor- President FICCI

Education: M. A. Economics - 1954, Madras University, Indian Administrative Service, 1957

He retired as Secretary to the President of India but currently is and Advisor to the President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry

Mr. P. Murari served the Union and State Government in India for nearly 4 decades as a permanent civil servant. He has adorned numerous distinguished Positions in both the central and state governments.

He currently chairs some major multinationals and is a director on the Boards of Aditya Birla Nuvo, Idea Cellular, Bajaj Auto, Great Eastern Energy Corporation, Hotel Park Sheraton - Adayar Gate, Fortis Malar Hospitals, Hindustan Electrographic, Xpro India.

He is a resource faculty in IIMs and the Academy of Administration, Mussorrie and has published various articles and monographs in both national and international journals.

And endowment in his name has been established for contribution to the Food Processing Industry in India, by DuPont India at the Central Food Technological Research Institute, CFTRI, Mysore.

Prof. S. C.  Rajan

Head- Indo-German Centre for Sustainability - IIT Madras

2007 to Present: HoD & Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras

2000: Senior Fellow, Tellus Institute, Boston, MA, USA

1999: Consultant, UNDP, New York

1995: Director (Operations and Asia), International Energy Initiative, Bangalore, India

1989: Air Resources Engineering Associate, California Air Resources Board, El Monte, CA, USA

1988: Air Quality Scientist, ENSR, Camarillo, CA, USA

He has published numerous notable articles in both national and international journals.

He has research interests in varying fields including Auto mobility, Political theory and the environment, Climate and migration, Climate policy, Sustainable development.

Dr. Felix-Michael Weber

Founder & Managing Director, Elephant Equity

Elephant Equity is financing and promoting firms that are entering and growing in emerging markets in South-East Asia, Africa and Central America. We are developing commercialization strategies and are specialized in structuring and arranging new businesses and ventures. Elephant Equity provides long-term strategic equity in partnerships with companies developing promising technologies, products and concepts. We are a privately funded investment company and are currently looking for meaningful investments with outstanding growth potential in interrelated business in the field of infrastructure, retail, energy and gas - especially renewable energy and natural resources.

Dr. Weber is the founder and Managing Director of Elephant Equity GmbH an Investment Company and emerging market specialist focusing on natural resources, energy and infrastructure. Since 2005 he has collected extensive experience in international transactions and the commercialization of new business in India, Africa and Latin America. Previously, he worked for KPMG, Corporate Finance in both Munich and Vienna office, advising on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. The author of several papers about corporate governance and corporate finance, Dr. Weber holds a magna cum laude doctoral degree in Economics from the Centre of Corporate Governance at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany and a degree in business administration from the Catholic University in Eichstätt, Germany, Grand Ecole de Haute Etudes (EDHEC), France and Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mr. Sudeep Jain, IAS

IAS Chairman & Managing Director, TEDA

As an IAS Officer Sudeep Jain’s expertise lies in providing strategic leadership in varied fields. He turned around the City Corporation of Tirunelveli in 1999-2000, designed and managed mega free rice and free lunch distribution projects in the drought hit Nagapattinam District in 2002, led a team to create a Guinness World Record in tree plantation at Nagapattinam in Dec 2002, increased profits of Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu as its Managing Director by 24 times in 2003-2004 while simultaneously working with real estate developers to create additional IT Office Space of 25 m sqft in Chennai and improving the ranking of Chennai as IT Destination from 6th to 2nd by 2005. As MD of Elcot he also won a National e-governance Award in making Elcot Paperless.

In Jan 2005 he co-founded BITSunami - a Tsunami Rehabilitation Trust of BITS Pilani Alumni Association – which adopted two villages in Nagapattinam for a $1m Integrated Development Project. Bitsunami along with District Administration re-wrote the previous Guinness World Record in tree plantation (surpassing it by 3 times) in memory of the worldwide Tsunami victims. As District Collector of Dharmapuri in 2005 Sudeep was chosen to make a presentation on Good Governance to Prime Minister of India. In 2007 Sudeep led a team winning the $25k first prize in the prestigious UW’s Business Plan Competition.

In 2008 Sudeep turned around Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Ltd surpassing its highest ever productivity achieved 12 years back by 52%. In 2009 as head of Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu he challenged the budgetary planning process and increased the participation of students in Summer Sports Coaching Camps from 4500 to 93,000 without taking any extra funding from Government. In 2010 Sudeep challenged the way entrepreneurship is taught through government programs and rolled out a new program in TN which has become a model program in the country. Currently Sudeep is busy driving the Renewable Energy sector in TN.