Parivartan Awards 2015 announces shortlist of Finalists

Sept. 30, 2015 - PRLog -- Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards today announced its shortlist of finalists for the 2015 edition. 18 Indian businesses including Mahindra and Mahindra, SKF, Mindtree feature amongst others as thought leaders and several innovators such as TORO Cooling, Thermax and Eco Green also feature amongst innovators with cutting edge solutions for sustainable facilities.

Instituted by Sustainability Outlook, the Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards are India's largest sustainability solution search platform providing a bridge for connecting innovators with the industry players seeking solutions to high priority sustainability challenge areas; and to uncover and recognize progressive corporates whose efforts and initiatives are setting benchmarks and catalyzing sustainability initiatives within the Indian industry.
The Awards process entails a rigorous 3 step review and the shortlisted finalists are currently undergoing evaluation by the Grand Jury comprising of luminaries from across policy, industry and catalysts. The 2015 Grand Jury includes:

•  Ajay Shankar, Former Member Secretary - National Manufacturing          Competitiveness Council and Former Secretary, Department of Industrial         Policy & Promotion
•  Saurabh Srivastava, Co-Founder NASSCOM and Indian Angel Network,    Chairman Emeritus - TIE Delhi
•  K.C. Mehra, Chairman, SKF India and Former Dy. Managing Director, Tata    Steel
•  Sachit Jain Executive Director, Vardhman Group
•  George Hamilton, President, Institute for Sustainable Communities
•  Sminu Jindal, Managing Director, Jindal SAW Limited

The finalists were evaluated in detail by a 28 Member Sector Expert Panel consisting of senior industry experts, academicians and subject matter experts.
Commenting on the nominations, Upendra Bhatt, Chairperson of the organizing committee of the Awards said, "Over the past few years, Parivartan Awards have emerged as the platform of choice for uncovering sustainability innovations for key challenge areas for the industry. It is heartening to see the technological and business model innovations being undertaken in the Indian industry."

The 18 finalists including businesses and innovators with solutions for sustainable production and creating sustainable facilities include:

• Eco Green Systems
• Surmount Energy Solutions
• Schneider Electric
• Ronds Solar
• Toro Cooling Systems
• Arka Clean Technologies LLP
• Thermax Limited
• UrjaGreen Technologies
• AUTOMAT - Netsoft Group
• Mindtree Ltd
• Mahindra Gears
• Mahindra & Mahindra
• SKF India
• Pratibha Syntex
• Volkswagen India
• Oorja Energy Engineering Services
• REHAU Polymers Pvt Ltd
• SKF India

The winners will be announced at the Parivartan Awards evening hosted at the Annual Summit of the Sustainable Business Leadership Forum to be held on October 15, 2015 at The Grand Hotel in New Delhi. (http://SBLF.SustainabilityOutlook.in

About Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards (www.parivartanawards.in)
Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards 2015 aim to recognize and showcase efforts that shape conservation action, innovation and corporate leadership in sustainability. The Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards were instituted by Sustainability Outlook with the vision of identifying, recognizing and celebrating the thought leading, innovative and path breaking sustainability efforts of Indian companies