Artha: Journal of Business and Finance

Environmental Justice – Safeguarding Environment, EnsuringSustainability

Akinchan Buddhodev Sinha

ICSI-Centre for Corporate Governance, Research and Training, Kolkata

Keywords: Environmental Justice, Environmental Performance Index, Climate Change Performance Index

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Abstract

Preservation of ‘Mother Nature’ is not a choice but a necessity. Development and Protection of environment needs to go hand in hand, otherwise the day is not far when the world will be bereft of natural resources and congenial climate. In this regard, the concept of ‘Environmental Justice’ is highly pertinent, as it focuses on the planetary cataclysm relating to climate change, biodiversity, damage to ecosystem, and pollution, thereby calling for concerted endeavours of the populace across the globe, irrespective of race, colour, nationality, or income, with reference to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies.
To gauge environmental justice, the environmental performance of various countries, broadly on the parameters of Green House Gas Emissions (GHGs), Renewable Energies and Climate has been explored through two vital indexes, i.e., Environmental Performance Index (EPI) referred from the World Population Review and CCPI published in Climate Change Performance Index.

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Author Biography

Akinchan Buddhodev Sinha, ICSI-Centre for Corporate Governance, Research and Training, Kolkata

Akinchan Buddhodev Sinha, ICSI-Centre for Corporate Governance, Research and Training, Kolkata

Akinchan Buddhodev Sinha is currently associated with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) - Centre for Corporate Governance, Research and Training (CCGRT), Kolkata in the capacity of Deputy Director. He has done M.COM, MBA-Finance (ICFAI), CFA (ICFAI) and Ph.D in Management (ICFAI University Jharkhand). He has more than 20 years of experience in academics and research and as a versatile writer he has published many articles and research papers in journals of repute and has presented research papers in various national and international conferences and seminars organized by various renowned Universities and Institutions across India. He has authored more than 60 articles and research papers.

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