Earth Exponential wants India Inc to be a bulwark on climate change action. It may work.

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Synopsis
Indian businesses are getting ready to focus on adaptation and mitigation measures to prepare for extreme weather events. The hitch is: Till now corporate India’s track record on CSR spending on environment and climate-related projects has been dismal. ‘Earth Exponential’ aims to build a climate action ecosystem and increase the efficiency of funding from corporations.

Imagine mangrove forests, considered a bulwark to protect fragile coastal ecosystems, being regenerated across 10,000 hectares of land. To understand the magnitude of such an operation, consider this: It would be roughly equivalent to 25,000 football fields. Such a massive initiative may bear fruit in India’s western state of Gujarat. Ahmedabad-based Rajesh Shah, 71, an architect by profession who runs a non-profit organisation, VIKAS Centre for