Introduction: Corporations and sustainability in South Asia

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book discusses India's commitment to addressing climate change while safeguarding the aviation industry's potential to grow. It illustrates the progress made by the construction industry but also highlights the challenges that remain. The book focuses on the Intellectual Property Rights related to Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies, an attractive solution in overcoming the CO₂ problems of coal. It explores the underlying agendas", charts the progress of India's construction industry in fostering sustainable growth and adopting green standards. The book analyses the sustainability initiatives of India's most valuable companies. It describes the implications of cost accounting practices that are being followed in India and whether new-age environmental management accounting tools can be implemented in the Indian context, given the systemic and contextual challenges that might prove impediments to its successful adoption.