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Adani Electricity brings Green Energy to Mumbai Customers Offers Customized Green Energy Solutions to All Customers
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Adani Electricity brings Green Energy to Mumbai Customers Offers Customized Green Energy Solutions to All Customers

Apr 8, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #AEML, #CEO and MD, #Mr. Kandarp Patel

Mumbai:-Mumbai’s largest electricity distributor,Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML)will play a pivotal role in Mumbai’s transition towardsgreen energy.To enableall customers to achieve their targets and aspirations for renewable energy, AEML is launchingMumbai Green Energy Initiative. Under this program, customers will have a flexibility to set their own targets for renewable energy.

AEML is committed to sustainability and aligned to India’s commitments under the Paris Agreement to achieverenewable energy targets.AEML will source over 30% of its energy requirement through renewable energy by 2023 and further increase this share to 50% by way of consent already being sought from MERC to add additional 1000 MW of RTC Power with more than 51% component from RE Power.

AEML customers can approach for

1. Options to buy RE Power under current MERC announced scheme of providing 100% RE Power, by paying 66 paisa extra.
2. AEML will be able to provide RE Certificates to customers as AEML will receive 700 MW supply from Hybrid solar and wind generation in Rajasthan towards end of 2022-23.Itwillalso add an additional 1,000 MW power with substantial component of green energy (Already, put up for approval of MERC).

Pursuant to MERC’s approval, AEML (as all other Discoms of Maharashtra) are now offering its customers the option of meeting 100% of their energy requirement through Renewable Energy for an additional tariff of 66 paisa per unit.

AEML’s new initiative will help its customers who have global footprint and have stated the goal of sourcing 25% or higher share of their total energy consumption from renewable sources, the same can be met through RE certificates. This innovative step will be significant contribution for customers to meet their sustainability goals.

Through a combination of direct renewable energy supply and indirect offsets, AEML will enable its corporate customers to meet their sustainability commitments at Mumbai, India and global level.
Mr. Kandarp Patel, CEO and MD, AEML said “As the company significantly scales up its renewable energy projects, AEML will empower its customers to choose the source of their energy, making green electrons accessible to everyone and enabling the green energy transition. We can guarantee 100% green energy supply and certificates in Mumbai, without any modifications or disruptions. We will create customized renewable energy solutions for all customers to take full advantage of the renewable energy opportunities and achieve their sustainability goals. “

This Mumbai Green Energy Initiative is a voluntary program and is for existing AEML consumers and prospective customers.All existing and new customersare eligible to participate.AEML will issue monthly certificates to such customers stating the percentage (%) of power requirement that has been sourced through renewable energy.

AEML urges its customers to participate in this innovative initiative for a sustainable future. AEML welcomes all members of RE100, a global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable power.

AEML is focused to provide its customers with affordable,reliable, and sustainable electricity supply. Serving a diverse set of residential, commercial, and industrial customers, AEML understands the aspirations of every individual consumer.

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Brookfield Properties Becomes the First Commercial Real Estate Company in India to Receive Bureau Veritas’ “Safeguard” Certification

Mar 11, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Alok Aggarwal, #Brookfield Properties, #CEO and MD

MUMBAI: Brookfield Properties today announced it is the first commercial real estate company in India to receive Bureau Veritas’ “Safeguard” label, a leading health, safety, and hygiene assessment certifications. The certification focuses on four areas of operation – safe working conditions for employees, end consumer reassurance, compliance with local regulation and consistent approach across all sites. The achievement is attributed to Brookfield Properties’ commitment to ensuring a high-quality living and working environment for employees and tenants with respect to health, safety, and hygiene across its campuses in India.

Brookfield Properties has been at the forefront of actions to ensure uninterrupted operations and maintain business continuity at all its campuses in India. The firm has been taking several initiatives and mitigating measures to keep employees, and occupants safe at Its properties. Some of the steps include, physical distancing, cleaning and sanitizing campus areas, protective suits for cleaning crew, periodic fumigation, contactless hand sanitizers, maintaining good air quality, regular temperature checks at the entryways, restricting elevator usage to four persons at a time, routine health checkups and staff training, app-based visitor management solutions, and dedicated helpline number in case of emergencies.

Alok Aggarwal, CEO and MD, Brookfield Properties said, “At Brookfield Properties, we have always kept the safety of our occupants, and employees at the forefront of our operations. Bureau Veritas Safeguard Label is a testimony to our consistent efforts towards providing everyone with a safe and clean environment, where they can work efficiently and be productive. We thank our operations and security team, who have worked tirelessly to keep our offices safe and ensure a seamless welcome for everyone back to work. Achievements like these encourage us to stay committed to operate our properties to the highest global standards and be an inspiration to others in this space.”

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification services. Safeguard label is one of the most acknowledged certifications that focuses on the safety and hygiene of all places where people live and work.

“Bureau Veritas has been very quick to develop and offer an assessment scheme applicable to all kinds of organizations and acceptable globally to provide confidence to the organizations and the users of their products and services” adds Mr. Anantha Prabhu, Head of Bureau Veritas Assurance. “The organizations are practicing a robust and well managed system to ensure that the employees, and the visitors at workplace are safeguarded from all types of risks due to pandemic.

Restart Your Business with BV (RYB) is one of the most acknowledged certification schemes by Bureau Veritas that focuses on the safety and hygiene at the workplace. Safeguard label, a part of RYB is a suite of solutions to meet the needs of all sectors of the economy as they reopen for business. It addresses the specific risks to all places where people live and work, by training their teams effectively on good hygiene practices. The assessments involve verification of protective measures set up and implemented for the resumption of operations local, national, and international regulations and recognized best practices. These assessments are conducted both remotely and on site, and those who successfully meet these requirements are then awarded the Bureau Veritas Safeguard Label.

Bureau Veritas is proud to have been associated with Brookfield group in assessing their properties and certifying them for effective implementation of the Scheme”.

Meticulous field audits were conducted for all the campuses of Brookfield Properties in NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata. The measures taken to ensure the health, safety and hygiene were at par with the global standard. The Safeguard Label was granted to Brookfield Properties post the detailed evaluation for its properties in India.

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Birlasoft to drive Cloud-led Digital Transformation for customers in collaboration with Microsoft

Aug 18, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Birlasoft, #CEO and MD, #Cloud-led Digital Transformation, #Corporate Vice President, #Dharmender Kapoor, #Gavriella Schuster, #Microsoft

Pune (India) | August 18, 2020: Birlasoft Ltd [BSE: 532400, NSE: BSOFT], part of the USD 2.4 billion diversified, The CK Birla Group, today announced a Global Strategic Cloud Alliance with Microsoft to help its clients to accelerate their digital journey. With this collaboration, Birlasoft is strategically positioned to support its enterprise clients with their cloud transformation needs, right from infrastructure to business applications.

Birlasoft has plans to scale its current Microsoft cloud business to $100M. Building on the current collaboration, Birlasoft will focus on delivering end-to-end services on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Dynamics 365, to its clients. Together with Microsoft, Birlasoft will create innovative industry solutions and enable customers in focus industries to adopt Microsoft cloud technologies and services.

The current global situation requires organizations to enhance agility and resilience, to in turn ensure business continuity, deliver desired customer experiences, and accomplish their business goals. The speed of digitalization will be a primary imperative. Birlasoft has been working with its customers across industry segments, supporting them in their digital transformation journeys.

Birlasoft helps customers in Manufacturing to accelerate their Industry 4.0 adoption; in BFSI to leverage Open APIs and automate both front-office and back-office transformation; in Energy & utility sector to enhance field collaboration and real-time service excellence, optimize operations and improve asset performance; and in Life Sciences vertical to innovate faster, provide rich insights to achieve commercial excellence, and automate drug discovery and pharmacovigilance processes. The Strategic Cloud Alliance with Microsoft will further strengthen Biralsoft’s digital offerings and will allow them to complement their industry expertise with the power of Microsoft clouds, to accelerate their clients’ digital transformation journey.

Dharmender Kapoor, CEO and MD, Birlasoft.”Birlasoft empowers our customers to harness the full power of digital by combining enterprise applications with the most modern platforms, software and digitalization processes. Through this cloud alliance with Microsoft, our customers can expect an even broader range of solutions, delivered at a continually faster pace, which will accelerate the execution of their digital transformation strategies.”

Gavriella Schuster, Corporate Vice President, One Commercial Partner at Microsoft Corp. said, “This collaboration combines Birlasoft’s industry expertise with the power of the Microsoft cloud platform. Together we will help our customers accelerate their digital transformation with new and innovative solutions across industries.”

Customers in their cloud journey will find Birlasoft’s Global Strategic Cloud Alliance with Microsoft to be of great value for accelerating their plans for cloud adoption and implementation. Birlasoft is a Microsoft Gold partner and for over 10 years has been delivering proven industry-focused solutions on Microsoft technologies to its clients.