New Interlocking Paradigms: Productivity and Green Growth for Sustainability

With Governments working to address and reverse the real and imminent challenge of climate change, the Asian Productivity Organisation takes a leadership role in helping the green transition with the participation of its members

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National Productivity Council, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo held an international conference on "Productivity and Green Growth: New Interlocking Paradigms" from 14 to 16 June 2023 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It brought together more than 100 experts, policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders to discuss and explore strategies for institutional strengthening for green growth, financing mechanisms, leveraging ESG ratings to boost green finance and realizing net zero emission targets for achieving higher productivity and green growth. About 26 international participants from 16 countries such as Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Fiji, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Turkiye, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand etc joined the conference representing the AsiaPacific region. The conference was timely for India in view of the emphasis placed on green growth in the recent budget and Hon'ble PM Modi's vision to achieve net zero by 2070.