India has built one of the world’s most ambitious Extended Producer Responsibility systems. But fake certificates, underpriced recycling, weak collection systems and poor traceability raise a troubling question: are producers actually taking responsibility—or simply purchasing compliance? India does not lack environmental regulation. Over the past decade, the country has expanded Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) across plastic packaging, electronic waste, batteries and

The emerging challenge of measuring AI's corporate environmental footprint AI looks digital. Its footprint is not. Every AI system ultimately depends on physical infrastructure: servers, accelerators, networking equipment, data centers, cooling systems and, above all, electricity. As companies rapidly integrate AI into customer service, software development, analytics, productivity tools and enterprise applications, a new sustainability question is emerging: How much environm

Group Picture - CSO Roundtable Bangalore For years, the sustainability conversation has focused on awareness, commitments, disclosures and ambitious Net Zero targets. But as businesses move deeper into the climate transition, a different challenge is becoming increasingly visible: implementation. At the IICSR–NAB CSO Roundtable 2026 in Bengaluru, sustainability leaders, corporate representatives, technology companies, climate-tech entrepreneurs, consultants, NGOs, educators a