How Oikos Created a Sustainable Office That Has Lasted 20 Years Most offices begin with questions like: “Which furniture should we buy?” “What colour should the walls be?” “Should we have glass cabins?” When Oikos Ecological Services moved into its new office in Pune in 2006, they began with a completely different question. Can an […]
When sustainability becomes part of everyday school life, environmental responsibility grows naturally with every child Every school has the potential to shape the future. Some do it through academic excellence. Others do it by helping children experience values that stay with them for life. At Sheth R. N. Shah English Medium Primary School and Dr.
The Real Cost of Condiment Sachets and Paper Napkins Aditi Deodhar discusses how default condiment sachets and paper napkins in take-away orders create hidden waste, carbon emissions, and microplastic pollution — and why a simple “Ask First” approach can save money and protect the environment. When we think of restaurant waste, we usually picture big
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For the complete guidance and implementation support Contact Mission City Chakra, Centre for Sustainable Development, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics +91 7350000385, aditi.deodhar@gipe.ac.in × Plastic has quietly become a part of every child’s daily routine—tiffin boxes, water bottles, textbook covers, snack wrappers, stationery. But recent research shows that this routine exposure, especially between ages
Why Jockey’s Single-Use Hanger Is a Design Failure — And How It Could Lead the Industry Instead Open a pack of innerwear from any large brand and you’ll often find a small plastic hook or hanger attached to the packaging. Its only job is to let the pack hang neatly on a retail display. The
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At Mission City Chakra, we believe that big environmental change begins with simple, everyday actions at home. One of the most powerful of these steps is something every family can do today:switching from plastic tiffins to steel tiffins for children. To turn this intention into a meaningful commitment, we’ve introduced the Family Steel Tiffin Pledge
Protecting Child Health While Turning Policy Into Action In just two years, Mission City Chakra — an initiative of the Centre for Sustainable Development at Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics — has partnered with more than 600 schools across Pune. Out of these, 130 schools have already adopted zero-waste policies, impacting nearly 2.5 lakh
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