Confederation of Indian Industry
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.
CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded in 1895, India's premier business association has around 9000 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 300,000 enterprises from around 276 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.
CII charts change by working closely with Government on policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, and enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and strategic global linkages. It also provides a platform for consensus-building and networking on key issues.
Extending its agenda beyond business, CII assists industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with civil society organizations carry forward corporate initiatives for integrated and inclusive development across diverse domains including affirmative action, healthcare, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development, empowerment of women, and water, to name a few.
India is now set to become a US$ 5 trillion economy in the next five years and Indian industry will remain the principal growth engine for achieving this target. With the theme for 2019-20 as ‘Competitiveness of India Inc - India@75: Forging Ahead’, CII will focus on five priority areas which would enable the country to stay on a solid growth track. These are - employment generation, rural-urban connect, energy security, environmental sustainability and governance.
With 66 offices, including 10 Centres of Excellence, in India, and 11 overseas offices in Australia, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, UAE, UK, and USA, as well as institutional partnerships with 355 counterpart organizations in 126 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.
For more details log onto : http://www.cii.in
For more details, please contact:
M Anand
Principal Counsellor
Email Id:
m.anand@cii.in
Phone number: +91(40) 4418 5115/132/231/125
CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII-Godrej GBC) was established in the year 2004, as CII’s Developmental Institute on Green Practices & Businesses, aimed at offering world class advisory services on conservation of natural resources.
The Green Business Centre in Hyderabad is housed in one of the greenest buildings in the world and through Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is spearheading the Green Building movement in the country.
The Green Business Centre was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India on 14 July 2004.
Services Offered:
CII - Godrej GBC, offers advisory services to the industry in the areas of:
- Green Buildings (IGBC)
- Energy Management
- Green Companies
- Renewable Energy
- GHG Inventorization
- Green Product Certification
- Waste Management and Cleaner Production Process
CII-Godrej GBC works closely with the stakeholders in facilitating India emerge as one of the global leaders in Green Business by the year 2022.
For more details log onto : http://www.greenbusinesscentre.com
Indian Green Building Council
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was formed in the year 2001. The vision of the council is, "To enable a sustainable built environment for all and facilitate India to be one of the global leaders in the sustainable built environment by 2025".
The council offers a wide array of services which include developing new green building rating programmes, certification services and green building training programmes. The council also organises Green Building Congress, its annual flagship event on green buildings.
The council is committee-based, member-driven and consensus-focused. All the stakeholders of construction industry comprising of architects, developers, product manufacturers, corporate, Government, academia and nodal agencies participate in the council activities through local chapters. The council also closely works with several State Governments, Central Government, World Green Building Council, bilateral multi-lateral agencies in promoting green building concepts in the country.
For more details, please contact:
M Anand
Principal Counsellor
Email Id:
m.anand@cii.in
Phone number: +91(40) 4418 5115
IGBC Services
IGBC is facilitating the green building movement through the following services:
- Certification of Green Buildings in India
- IGBC Accredited Professional examination
- Green Building workshops & training programs
- Green Building missions
- Green Building Congress - India's flagship event on green buildings
Green Building Movement in India
Green Building Defined
"A green building is one which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces
for occupants, as compared to a conventional building."
Green Building Movement in India
The Green Building movement in India was triggered off when CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre building in Hyderabad was awarded with the first and the prestigious Platinum rated green building rating in India. Since then, Green Building movement in India has gained tremendous impetus over the years.
With a modest beginning of 20,000 sq.ft. green built-up area in the country in the year 2003, today (as on 31 Dec 2020) more than 6,287 Green Buildings projects coming up with a footprint of over 7.75 Billion sq.ft are registered with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), out of which 2,126 Green Building projects are certified and fully functional in India. This growth has been possible with the participation of all stakeholders in the green building movement.
Today all types of buildings are going the Green way- Government, IT Parks, Offices, Residential, Banks, Airports, Convention Centre, Institutions, Hospitals, Hotels, Factories, SEZs, Townships, Schools, Metros etc.,
For more details, please contact:
M Anand
Principal Counsellor
Email Id:
m.anand@cii.in
Phone number: +91(40) 4418 5115
India achieves 5 Billion Sq. ft. of Green Building footprint
The Modern Green Building Movement in India, started with a humble beginning of conceiving, designing and construction of CII - Godrej Green Business centre, Hyderabad with 20,000 Sq.ft., which was one the World's greenest buildings with Platinum rating in 2003.
From 20,000 sq ft of green space in 2003, with the support of Government, Industry, Architects, and other stakeholders, today India has achieved the significant milestone and historical landmark, of crossing 5 Billion sq. ft of green building footprint, with IGBC.
To share this inspiring journey with the nation, some of the momentous and defining moments of the illustrious green building movement in India have been captured in the publication India achieves 5 Billion Sq. ft. of Green Building footprint. The publication is an ode to the entire green building community and the enormous IGBC family comprising of Central & State Government, Nodal agencies, Green Champions, architects, engineers, consultants, developers, product manufacturers, Corporate, academia, and all other stakeholders.
IGBC has now re-dedicated itself to its goal to make India a global leader in sustainable built environment and to achieve 10 Billion Sq. ft. by 2022.