Gandhiji’s vision for sustainability
"Independence begins at the bottom... A society must be built in which every village has to be self sustained and capable of managing its own affairs... It will be a free and voluntary play of mutual forces... In this structure composed of innumerable villages, there will be ever widening, never ascending circles. Life will not be a pyramid with the apex sustained by the bottom. But it will be an oceanic circle whose center will be the individual. Therefore the outermost circumference will not wield power to crush the inner circle but will give strength to all within and derive its own strength from it.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
Abellon's integrated bio energy model has been carefully developed in line with the triple bottom line approach, and emphasizes on TBL benefits of
environmental protection, social development and
economic prosperity. We achieve this through the following paradigms of business…
• Creating a model capable of holistically addressing
larger developmental issues, generating
income and employment opportunities
• Generating
value and opportunities out of
waste
• Maintaining
Food/Fodder Vs Fuel balance, harmony with existing agricultural and land use patterns
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R&D and
technology led innovation
• A focus on
long-term sustainability
| Global Problems |
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| Population 8.9 bn by 2050 |
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| Poverty half the world lives on less than USD2.50 a day |
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| Global Unemployment rate 30% |
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Health & Hygiene
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146 mn. people malnourished |
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2.2 mn. children die/year from lack of immunization |
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1.4 mn. die/year from lack of safe drinking water & sanitation |
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| Illiteracy two-thirds of world's adult population - 785 mn. |
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| Rising Terrorism and Safety Concerns |
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| World Trade & GDP on a steady decline post 2006 |
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The TBL Approach |
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Population and Pollution Control |
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Eradication of Poverty & Hunger |
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Access to quality Healthcare |
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Education & Women Empowerment |
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Environmental Sustainability |
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For every USD 1 in aid a developing country receives, over USD 25 is spent on debt repayment.*
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