This post is part of
Blog Action Day and post is on environment. Though I am not any expert on this topic but I can feel the changes which are happening around me. Monsoons are erratic, floods occurring at some odd time of year, glaciers shrinking, overall temperature going up etc. Every individual has contributed to this mess. Every business has played part in making environment worse.
But then there are some which are trying to do few things which might improve things in the long run. There are two businesses whom I know personally, are doing things which are good for environment and trying make this world a better place to live.
First one is
EYEC (website not fully functional) is a startup company founded by one of my college mate. This company is doing very simple thing - asking customers to gift a tree. Gift a tree for any occasion - anniversary, birthdays, festivals etc. In case there is no occasion, make it an occasion by gifting a tree. Initially, I was not sure about the viability of this idea but it is gradually picking up. In its journey of five months, this company is presently gifting close to 40 tree in a day. I think number is not bad for someone who trying to make this world a better place to live.
Second is
RunningandLiving.com which inspires people to run. Again, a kind of first in India. They organize monthly runs in and around Delhi with Gurgaon runs being their flagship run. In last one year, this company has organized two runs in which runners get an opportunity to plant saplings enroute their 10 KM/15 KM running distance. Plants were sponsored and pits dug by State Government's Urban Development arm. Runners get to do some good by planting saplings in those pits. RunningandLiving.com was enabler in this whole process without which this might not have been possible.
I feel lucky that I am associated as customer with at least two businesses which intend to do some repair patch work on this bruised environment.
