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PROJECT REPORT

ON

GREEN DIRECTORY OF CERE

(CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION)

PRODUCT : BATH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS

PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED BY:

PRITESH JAIN PG-11-016

RAVI PARMAR PG-11-038

SALENCE SHARMA PG-11-052

DARSHAN VEDANT PG-11-059

PRATIK VORA PG-11-060


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This project is not an individuals effort, there are many people who helped and

supported us to complete this project.

We take this opportunity to convey our sincere thanks to Mrs. Beena Tripathi, IES

MCRC and Ms. Edel Monteiro, CERE for giving us opportunity to study about various

green products in BATH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS sector and make us realize the

importance of these products in todays world as it suffers from global warming.


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INDEX

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 4

OBJECTIVE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5

CERE (THE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION) ................................................ 8

CSR PROJECT IN COLLOBRATION WITH CERE ................................................................................................... 12

GREEN PAGE WEBSITE PROJECT............................................................................................................................ 13

COMPANIES AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT WE TARGETED ................................................... 14

METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION ................................................................................................................... 15


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INTRODUCTION

The rising demand in bath and beauty products across the country and the growing

urbanization has resulted in growth of industry. Whereas the demand for luxury beauty

products has kept on increasing, the demand for bathing soaps has increased. This gave hope

to soap manufacturers to develop wide range of product across the country. Not only that,

people also resorted to green beauty products.

All these opportunities gave rise to companies doing R&D on developing green

products that are skin friendly and chemical free.


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OBJECTIVE

As the students of IES, MCRC our objective is to conduct a survey on different

Eco-FriendlyBATH AND BEAUTY Products provided in India, collect related

information on such product and companies which can be showcased in the Green Page

Website.

No. of Team Members: 5

No. of Companies need to survey: 25

Mode of Survey: Phone call, Visit, Email, Web site.

Duration: Four Months.


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ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY IN INDIA

The government has identified electronics and IT hardware manufacturing as one of the thrust areas for

development. The industry constitutes less than 1% of the global market. However, demand for these

products is growing rapidly and investments are flowing in to augment manufacturing capacity.

India remains a major importer of electronic materials, components and finished equipment amounting to

around $20 billion (Rs 84,000 crore now) in 2007. The country imports electronic goods mainly from China

In the last four years, production of computers has grown at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of

31%, the highest among the various electronic products in India. This has been followed by communication

and broadcast equipment (25%), strategic electronics (20%) and industrial electronics (17%).

The consumer electronics segment, which has grown at a CAGR of 10% in the last five years, includes a

wide range of products such as DVD, VCD/MP3 players, television sets and microwave ovens.

The growth in demand for telecom products has been high, with India adding two million mobile phone

users every month, which is one of the main reasons for the growth in production of electronic goods. This

growth is expected to continue over the next decade, too.

The government has identified electronics and IT hardware manufacturing as one of the thrust areas for

development. A special incentive package scheme (SIPS) was announced in March 2007 to attract

investments for semiconductor fabrication and other micro and nanotechnology manufacturing industries in

India.

In the case of exports, the largest share was taken by electronic components, with 47% of total electronic

exports. Exports of electronic components have grown at a CAGR of 25% in the last five years.

Indias main destination for electronic goods is the US.

However with the rise in global warming across the globe, more and more companies have started to come

up with eco-friendly electronic products, which has some of these features

1) Low electricity consumption

2) Long life

3) Reduction in heat dissipated when the device is on


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4) Reduction in CO2 emissions and

5) No use of harmful metals in the manufacturing process of these products to name a few

Even India is taking steps for this specific purpose and is trying to make the people aware of the eco-friendly

electronic products and make it available to almost every nook and corner of the country.


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CERE (THE CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION)

The Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CERE) is a Mumbai-based not-for-profit

organization that works to promote environmental sustainability through action-oriented education,

awareness and advocacy. CERE was established in 2002 by Dr. (Ms.) Rashneh N. Pardiwala, an ecologist

from the University of Edinburgh and Mrs. Kitayun Rustom, an environmental educationist. CERE has

successfully completed projects in both urban and rural India having worked closely with different

government departments, educational institutions, multinational companies and civil society organizations.

CERE is also a pioneer in the field of corporate sustainability and carbon management systems where they

help organisations map their carbon footprint, meet international reporting standards, implement low cost

carbon reductions strategies which ensure considerable financial savings and engage in staff awareness

activities.

CERE has been commissioned for projects by IndusInd Bank, Tata Capital Ltd, Hindustan Unilever

Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services, Rabo Bank, Tata Power and others. In 2005, both Dr. Pardiwala and Mrs.

Rustom were recognized as Social Entrepreneur for Change and awarded the international Ashoka

Fellowship. In 2009, Dr. Pardiwala was selected as one of Asias 21 Young Leaders and conferred the Asia

Society Fellowship in Japan.

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

Carbon Footprint Mapping & Capping for companies Developing Educational Aides such as books, short films, presentations Undertaking Environmental Awareness Lectures & Seminars Conducting In-house Teacher Training Workshops on Environmental Education Consulting on Green Procurement & Supply Chains Developing E-Policy & Sustainability Reports

CARBON MAP & CAP INITIATIVE:

The Carbon Map & Cap Initiative has been designed by CERE keeping in mind that the project

must be initially piloted in one branch of a company and then be easily replicated by all branches across

India. The project is an independent, stand-alone model with inherent qualities to ensure flexibility so that itcan be adapted to site-specific situations and scaled up.


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CERE will also help the company set-up an internal monitoring systems to ensure that every branch

and office is a part of the project and all the carbon data can be captured pan-India to determine the carbon

footprint of the entire organisation in the coming years.

CERE has been commissioned by companies such as IndusInd Bank and Tata Capital Ltd. to map

their carbon footprint and help cap their carbon emissions.

CERE's work with corporations in greening their business practices, process and supply chains and

the tangible results in terms of cost savings and carbon emission reductions is what led to the organisation of

the Carbon Map & Cap Conference on green and sustainable business practices within the atmosphere of

climate change mitigation.

TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP

CERE conducts Teacher Training Workshops on the following topics:

Environmental Education in ActionThis would cover the Why (Purpose), What (Content) and How (Method) of Environmental Education

Green Sustainable SchoolsThis workshop would be essentially similar to the one given above but additionally would focus on how a

school can become sustainable in all aspects of its working.

Climate Change EducationThis would explain the topic of Climate Change together with the mitigation strategies and how these could

be implemented in schools.

Art and Craft with WasteAn excellent program that would lead schools to working at resource conservation and help schools use

waste for all their art and craft work and for projects and for bulletin board displays.

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

CERE team members having worked in the field of education for many years are highly experienced

and skilled in developing creative, informative and topical content on a range of subjects for a varied

audience be it governmental, corporate or educational organisations. The learning material is meticulously

researched, creatively designed, visualized and rendered to ensure maximum impact. CERE can design

content for a range of applications and media ranging from publications, websites, educational aides, film

scripts, e-learning modules, posters and pamphlets. All our publications and films to-date have been

visualized, designed and developed in-house. CERE was commissioned to research and script a film on

Climate Change by the Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST) in collaboration with National

Geographic Society entitled Cutting Carbon.


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CERE has also researched, collated and compiled all the past work documents to fully develop the

content for the first official website of Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA).

LECTURES, WORKSHOP & SEMINARS:

CERE conducts awareness lectures and seminars for companies, educational institutes, housingsocieties, service clubs, other NGO's etc. Topics could include Climate Change & its impact on human

society, Waste Management, Water Conservation, Climate Change & Food, Rain Water Harvesting,

Sustainability - Best Practices, Carbon Mapping & Capping, Energy & the Environment etc. CERE has

conducted lectures, workshops for the many reputed organisations including Accenture, Aga Khan

Educational Society, American Centre, Bombay International School, British Council, Concern India, Indian

Business School, InspirEd, J B Petit High School for Girls, JSW Foundation, Oberoi Hotel, Rotary Clubs,

St. Xavier's College, Symbiosis Footprints

ART & CRAFT FROM WASTE:

The Art & Craft from Waste project gets school children in Mumbai to explore and use a range of

waste materials within their art-n-craft classes, by developing new and easy-to-adopt ideas and techniques.

This will make children aware of the environmental problems caused by garbage and how they can be a part

of the solution, by looking at waste as a cheap resource to be used meaningfully. After the project finishes, a

Handbook on Art-n-Craft from Waste will be published, to ensure that the work carried out in this project

can reach a wider audience of teachers and students throughout Mumbai and India .The Art & Craft from

Waste project gets school children in Mumbai to explore and use a range of waste materials within their art-

n-craft classes, by developing new and easy-to-adopt ideas and techniques. This will make children aware of

the environmental problems caused by garbage and how they can be a part of the solution, by looking at

waste as a cheap resource to be used meaningfully. After the project finishes, a Handbook on Art-n-Craft

from Waste will be published, to ensure that the work carried out in this project can reach a wider audience

of teachers and students throughout Mumbai and India.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY:

CERE undertakes a wide and comprehensive range of consultancy that will help organizations attain

its sustainability goals and has a enormous of experience for undertaking consultancies for governmental

sector, corporate sector, institutions, NGOs and even for individuals. The following are some of the

consultancies that CERE has previously undertaken:


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Carbon Footprint Measuring Carbon Reduction Strategies (to help companies become Carbon

Neutral and Carbon Positive) Formulating Environment Policies Undertaking Sustainability Reporting ISO

Certification 14064 Ideation and Implementation of specific sustainability projects like solar ATM project

for banks, solar tree, greening supply chains etc. Designing and implementing CSR for sustainability

Facilitation of sustainability through partnerships and technological interventions for eg. Green IT solutions,

E-waste and recyclers, biogas, rainwater harvesting etc. Employee & Management Training on

Sustainability Developing learning materials for training Designing and implementing Environmental

campaigns for outreach and educational purposes Organising Events.

GREEN DIRECTORY:

Green directory is one of the major project going on at CERE. Green directory is intended to be a

single source information booklet having complete green products available in India. This directory will

contain various information regarding various products and how efficient that product is compared to the

traditional old products. The directory will include all the green products ranging from electronics, solar

panel, green cars, green textiles, green chemicals, green buildings etc.


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CSR PROJECT IN COLLOBRATION WITH CERE

CERE approached the students of IES MCRC to help them form the Green directory which the latest

project going on at CERE. The aim of CERE was to form many group of 5 people each and assign a product

to each group and the groups are suppose to find various information related to various green products

available in that category.

The directory database includes various details like

Name of the company. Product/service type Product/service detail. Why the product is labeled green? How is it different from the other product in market. Short comings of the product. Any validation/certification Whether the manufacturing process is green or not? The clients of that product? Place of availability? Comparative cost? Return on investment Whether the company is interested in featuring in the Green Directory? Contact person in the company Phone no. Of the company. Postal address of the company. Email Address. Website of the company.


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GREEN PAGE WEBSITE PROJECT

Green Page Website project initiated by CERE will contain online database of environment friendly

products and services which will be following functions:

- It will help clients easily locate the Green suppliers both in terms of products and services whichis a major stumbling block for greening offices or homes in India.

- It will help suppliers of green products to increase their business.- The Green Pages website will act as a cohesive force for Green Businesses to lobby with the

government for policy changes and for tax benefits.

- The informative website will act as a one stop shop for the Green Businesses to learn about newinnovations in their product line and to know what their counterparts are doing in India and in

other parts of the world.


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COMPANIES AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT WE TARGETED

COMPANY NAME PRODUCT NAME

1) Philips Sainsburys Freezers

2) Whirlpool Chrome vs Air Conditioners3) Philips Green Led

4) Videocon VLS35 Air Conditioners

5) Philips Decobattens TMS

6) Samsung Air Conditioners

7) Philips TL-5 lamps

8) Panasonic Air Conditioner

9) Blue Star Air Conditioner10) Onida Air Conditioner

11) Tata Air Conditioner

12) AMKA green solution pvt ltd LED lighting

13) Vortex Engg Low power ATMs

14) Fusion power systems Led Lighting

15) Servomax India ktd Power saver

16) Mitsubishi Diesel power generators17) Bestar power electronics SMPS, LED displays, LED drivers

18) Wipro Greenware desktop Personal Computers

19) Chirag Desktop/Laptop

20) Canon Fax machines

21) Sony Ericson Mobile model ELM n HAZEL

22) Samsung Reclaim mobile

23) Asus VW247HHF Monitor24) Asus UL30 notebook

25) Green Cloud Printer Software


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METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION

Data was collected by Primary and secondary sources.

Initially secondary data was collected using internet as medium by visiting the companys

website and getting complete details like contact number, website address, email ids, green product,

its properties etc.After collection of the secondary data primary data like whether the products manufacturing

process is green or not, its life, its comparative advantage, whether the company was interested in

being placed in the green directory or not, etc was collected by calling the company head office or

manufacturing facilities.

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