Partners

In late 2005, WRI and the CII-Godrej Green Business Center launched New Ventures India through a Global Development Alliance partnership with USAID. New Ventures India is a center of sustainable entrepreneurship, specially designed to meet the needs of Indian sustainable entrepreneurs and help them overcome common business challenges to deliver environmental and social benefits as well as economic development and opportunity.

World Resources Institute

The World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives. Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that support the Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Our program meets global challenges by using knowledge to catalyze public and private action. WRI’s five program areas include Biological Resources; Climate; Information; Institutions and Governance; and Sustainable Enterprise. http://www.wri.org

CII-Godrej GBC

CII-Godrej GBC was formally launched in March 2000 during President Clinton’s visit to India. The Centre is a joint initiative of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the house of Godrej and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), with the technical support from USAID- a unique model of public-private partnership. GBC will be able to leverage the GDA partnership to garner additional support from key Indian industries in their membership.

The core objective of the CII-Godrej GBC is to make the world a better place to live, by providing world-class 'green' services. CII-Godrej GBC will promote 'green' concepts leading to higher efficiency, equitable growth and sustainable development. In addition to providing services relating to energy efficiency, green building, and green audits, CII-Godrej GBC will provide a platform to showcase and demonstrate innovative 'green' products and technologies. To further the reach of green products and technologies, GBC will engage with New Ventures for Green Business Incubation to help entrepreneurs develop green products until they reach the stage of commercialization. http://www.greenbusinesscentre.com

USAID

USAID is the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.  USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. The agency supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting:  economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance. http://www.usaid.gov

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