FE-EVI Survey

Launched in the year 2008 the FE-EVI Green Business Survey is an annual survey held by The Financial Express, a business daily from The Express Group, and Emergent Ventures, a carbon consultancy-to map the greening of corporate India and to felicitate green leaders. The aim of the survey is to map businesses and organizations in India that successfully operate with environmentally sustainable practices. In a short span of time the survey has been able to command a lot of respect in corporate India.

Conserve. Channelize. Grow.

It is imperative for all businesses to conserve energy whatever form it might be in. Channelize this energy to enhance the performance of their business. And finally see growth, not just in business but progress all over. A parallel can be drawn from the age old wisdom of 'growing money'. Saving money alone never makes it grow until you invest it prudently. Same applies to the idea behind FE EVI Green Business Leadership Awards. We don't just encourage corporates to embrace sustainability but move one step ahead to say use sustainability as a business strategy to improve your bottom-line. Thus the FE EVI Green Business Awards will recognize businesses and organizations in India who successfully operate with environmentally sustainable practices - who conserve, channelize and grow

FE EVI Green Business Survey & Leadership Awards 2011-12

Theme - Performance

This year’s survey aims at assessing the actual performance of companies across various parameters of sustainability and climate change mitigation measures. The results will be used to benchmark the participants against sector leaders and provide a method to keep a track of their own progress over the past years.

Target Audience

The survey has been rolled out to 580 firms in India. These companies were shortlisted on the basis of their annual turnover. The survey caters to 10 specific sectors. 8 out of the 10 sectors are energy intensive clusters and the rest are from the service sectors. To learn if your business qualifies for this survey please contact us. Key Sectors

Automobile, BFSI, Cement, Chemical & Fertilizers, FMCG, Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Steel, Other Manufacturing & Heavy Industries, Other Services Industry

Key Sectors

Automobile, BFSI, Cement, Chemical & Fertilizers, FMCG, Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Steel, Other Manufacturing & Heavy Industries, Other Services Industry

Salient Features

Assessment of growth of firms with respect to measures adopted to address climate change and environment impact, natural resource management, stakeholder engagement and corporate governance and disclosure.
For ease of participation, the survey is now available online.
The survey has a 2 step assessment approach. The first part of the survey is a generic questionnaire which applies to all participants. The second part of the survey comprises of sector-specific questions to compare firms belonging to the same sector.
Participants are provided with multiple choice questions to select the practice which resembles their own.
The top 10 firms (based on responses) will be further contacted for data validation.

To know more, please visit www.fe-evi.com

Highlights from the previous years surveys

FE EVI Green Business Survey 2010-11

The Indian Incorporation is witnessing a challenging yet rewarding time. While recent past has also seen the growth being scrutinized by internal as well as external stakeholders on long term effects on sustainability issues. FE-EVI Green Business Survey 2010-11 is a candid conversation with the leading Indian businesses on the impact of their actions on climate change, natural resource management and governance for sustainability. The survey report 2010-11 assesses corporate India’s readiness to effectively tackle emerging sustainability risks. The survey report 2010-11 also recognizes entrepreneurs and organizations that are spearheading business innovation in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and sustainable development.

To receive a copy of this report, please write to: fe-evisurvey@emergent-ventures.com

Key findings from the Survey

Declining energy and GHG emissions intensity and rise in absolute emissions
While water consumption and operational risk has gone up, it is still not a board level issue
Climate change is now a board-room issue
Sustainability reporting influences sustainability performance

FE EVI Green Business Survey 2008-09

FE-EVI Green Business Survey 2008-09 mapped the Indian business on their understanding and perception of climate change. The Indian government’s ‘National Action Plan for Climate Change’ was intensively discussed in the forum. The survey reflected significant progress in terms of the awareness about climate change among the businesses.

FE-EVI Green Business Survey 2009-10

Fe-EVI Green Business Survey 2009-10 aimed at outlining the actions taken up by the Indian business for climate change mitigation. The survey ranked the companies based upon actions taken up to mitigate climate change. The survey brought out the pathways followed by global companies and developed the ideas which Indian companies could follow to reach similar benchmarks.

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