Module 7
Measuring Sustainability: Evolution of Metrics, Frameworks, and Challenges
1. Why Measure Sustainability? Management Principle: “What gets measured gets managed” Account...
The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC): Hope or Illusion?
1. What is the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)? Origin: Proposed by economist Simon Kuznets (...
Measuring Sustainability: Indicators, Indices, and Ecosystem Services
1. Sustainability Indicators (The "Thermometers") Indicators are specific, numerical metrics that...
Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES): Case Studies from India
1. Case Study 1: Mahogany Project in Bastar (MVAPL) Overview: Project Type: Agroforestry with f...
Carbon Credits and Offsets: Global Mechanisms and India’s Reality
1. What are Carbon Credits? Definition: A certificate representing 1 ton of CO₂ avoided or remo...
Corporate Sustainability Metrics and Reporting: Frameworks, Claims, and Critiques
1. Why Companies Report on Sustainability Drivers: Stakeholder Pressure: Customers, investors, ...
ESG Credibility, Ratings, and Greenwashing: Key Concepts and Challenges
1. Importance of ESG Ratings ESG scores, climate rankings, and sustainability indices help inves...
Sustainability Transitions: Systemic Change for a Sustainable Future
1. What is a Sustainability Transition? A sustainability transition is a fundamental shift in the...
The Growth and Significance of Sustainability Transitions Research
1. Defining the Field Sustainability Transitions (not "sustainable transitions"): Focuses on e...
Understanding the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) for Sustainability Transitions
1. What is the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP)? A core analytical framework used to understand how...
Why Sustainability Transitions Go Beyond Technology
1. Core Insight Technological change is necessary but not sufficient for sustainability transit...
Transition Governance and Networks: Enabling Systemic Change
1. Core Concept: Governance ≠ Control Transitions are emergent and contested, not centrally mana...
India's Energy Transition: Ambition, Reality, and Complexity
1. India's Clean Energy Ambition Target: 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030 Includes...