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Environmental Due Diligence: Assessing Risks and Compliance for Sustainable Investments

When an investor acquires land, a manufacturer expands operations, or a lender finances infrastructure, the decision is no longer just about financial returns, it is equally about hidden environmental liabilities that can surface years later. A contaminated aquifer beneath an industrial site, hazardous waste buried on a property, or outdated permits that fail to meet evolving regulations can all convert profitable ventures into high-risk burdens overnight. This is where Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) becomes indispensable. 

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Air Emissions and Air Quality Modelling in India: Compliance, Techniques, and Industrial Impact

Air pollution in India has reached levels that threaten not only public health but also long-term economic stability. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) confirms that every one of India’s 1.4 billion citizens lives in regions where annual average particulate pollution exceeds the World Health Organization’s limits. It means that citizens in India are currently breathing air that is considered unsafe by global health standards. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is cutting the average life expectancy in India by 3–5 years, a scale comparable to the impact of chronic diseases such as diabetes or smoking.

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What is Carbon Sequestration? Technologies, Strategies, and Business Implications

The 21st century is witnessing one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced- climate change driven by the relentless accumulation of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO₂), in the atmosphere.

Since the industrial revolution, human activity has altered the natural balance of carbon cycles, leading to unprecedented warming. According to the IPCC, global CO₂ concentrations have surged past 420 ppm, a level unseen in millions of years. This trajectory threatens not only ecosystems but also the stability of economies, supply chains, and public health. Rising sea levels, extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, and agricultural disruptions are no longer abstract predictions; they are lived realities.

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Scaffold Safety Training: What Employees Must Know Before Climb on Scaffold

Scaffolding functions as a temporary working platform across construction, industrial maintenance, and infrastructure projects. It enables access and productivity at elevated work levels, but it also concentrates risk in ways that demand active control. Scaffold safety training is not an administrative formality. It is a primary risk control that governs how people interact with temporary structures under changing site conditions.

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Safety Culture vs Safety Systems: What Actually Prevents Major Accidents?

It was past midnight in a control room. All dashboards were green, sensors were active, procedures were documented, and audits were complete. On paper, the plant was safe. 

Yet an operator ignored a recurring alarm. A maintenance check is delayed to meet production targets. A near-miss goes unreported. Hours later, a small deviation escalates into a major incident. 

This is how most industrial disasters occur. Not because safety systems are missing, but because safety discipline weakens. 

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Top 5 Industrial Fire Safety Solutions to Implement in 2026

India’s industrial sector is growing faster than ever. New factories, energy projects, logistics parks, and large processing units are coming up across the country. This expansion is great for the economy, but it also brings a hidden challenge-higher fire risk. Modern plants operate with complex machinery, heavy electrical loads, continuous production cycles, and large volumes of flammable or hazardous materials. When something goes wrong, the consequences can be severe. 

Because of this, fire safety is no longer just a compliance checklist handled by the safety department. It has become a strategic concern for business leaders, insurers, and regulators. Companies now recognize that a major fire can shut down operations, damage expensive equipment, disrupt supply chains, and harm their reputation. 

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Why Construction Safety Programs Succeed on Paper but Fail on Site?

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve walked into a construction head office and been shown a beautifully bound safety manual. The policies are detailed. The risk assessments are printed and signed. The charts show “zero incident days.” On paper, the construction safety programs look strong, structured, and fully compliant.

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How EHS Audits Can Support ESG and Sustainability Goals

A few months ago, I was speaking to the plant head of a mid-sized manufacturing unit in western India. Their annual sustainability report looked impressive - carbon intensity reduced, water recycled, CSR projects highlighted. 

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Why Carbon Accounting Is Becoming a Board-Level Priority in India

I remember the exact moment when I realised the climate conversation in India had changed. 

It wasn’t at a sustainability conference. It wasn’t during an ESG webinar. It was inside a boardroom. 

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Sustainability Reporting & BRSR in India: Compliance, Frameworks, and Best Practices

In May 2021, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) made a landmark move that changed the way Indian businesses disclose their non-financial performance. For the first time, the country’s top listed companies were required to prepare a Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR), a detailed ESG disclosure framework designed to match global reporting standards like GRI and TCFD.

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The Importance of Mangrove Ecology in Coastal Industrial Planning

Coastal industries such as ports, harbours, jetties, steel and cement plants, thermal power stations and nuclear facilities are core drivers of economic development in all Indian maritime states. Many of these facilities, however, operate in close proximity to dense mangrove formations, which increases pressure on these sensitive ecosystems and can threaten their long-term stability.

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When Real-Time Data Fails: Why Many Hazardous-Industry Process-Safety Systems Don’t Prevent Disasters

The control room screens were all green. Pressures within range, flows steady, no critical alarms. And yet, 20 minutes later, a runaway reaction had ripped through the unit.

If you’ve ever worked in a refinery, chemical plant, pharma unit, or fertiliser complex in India, this story will feel uncomfortably familiar. We have more real-time data than ever before – DCS, SCADA, historians, IoT sensors, CCTV, wearables – and still, major process safety incidents keep happening.

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Tech-Driven Road Safety: How Innovations Are Paving the Way for Safer Roads

India’s roads are a reflection of its bustling energy with millions of people rushing from one destination to another. However, it also tells a sobering story of risks and unfortunate tragedies. According to the Indian Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, over 4 lakh accidents were recorded in 2022 alone. Recent data suggests that the situation remains critical, with road accident figures continuing to rise in subsequent years. 

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Boost Workplace Safety Through Expert-Led Process Safety Management

In industrial operations, precision and safety are paramount. Every valve, pipeline, and process is part of a meticulously managed system designed to keep operations smooth and risks at bay. Yet, history and recent incidents (e.g., the 2020 Beirut port explosion caused by the improper storage of ammonium nitrate) remind us that even minor lapses—like a faulty valve or overlooked inspection—can lead to catastrophic consequences, both human and financial. For industries dealing with hazardous materials, the stakes are too high for safety to be an afterthought. While regulations and technology have advanced, incidents like the Beirut explosion serve as stark reminders of the need for robust safety systems.  

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What Are the Key Risk Assessment Strategies a Risk Engineering Company Uses in Logistics?

India’s logistics ecosystem has grown in volume, complexity, and expectations. Multiple hubs, time-bound delivery promises, multimodal routes, and greater reliance on third-party partners have turned what was once a linear process into a dense network that can fail in many different ways.

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The Importance of Process Safety Management in your ESG Strategy

Discover why Process Safety Management (PSM) is vital to ESG strategy. Learn how Chola MS Risk Services helps build safer, sustainable operations.

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Zero Waste to Landfill: How Leading Companies Are Achieving This Goal

As the global industrial economy continues to expand, it brings with it an escalating challenge: the sheer volume of waste generated. Today, managing waste has moved beyond being a simple operational task; it has become a pressing environmental and reputational issue. To address this, many companies are adopting the Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL) initiative, a strategic approach aimed at minimizing waste sent to landfills and improving sustainability practices.