Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli, to Celebrate Sustainability Week with Key Initiatives in Sustainable Development
~ A Week Dedicated to Advancing Environmental and Economic Sustainability ~
Chennai, October 5th, 2024: Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli, is set to host its Sustainability Week from October 5, 2024. This event will highlight the institute’s commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility. This event marks a significant milestone for BIM as it continues to lead efforts in sustainable development, following the foundation-laying of its new green campus, which will be operational by 2025.
The celebrations are aligned with BIM’s ongoing initiatives in sustainable construction, water management, and reducing its carbon footprint. These efforts were recently recognized with the prestigious ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management System certification, reaffirming BIM’s role as a leader in advancing sustainability practices.
Key Event Highlights:
Presentation of ISO 14001:2015 Certification: DQS GmbH will award BIM the ISO 14001:2015 certificate for its proactive measures to minimize its environmental impact.
BIM Sustainability Awards: Companies like 3M and Schneider Electric, as well as social enterprises like Pollinate Group and Sacred Groves, will be honored for their exceptional contributions to sustainability.
Keynote Address: The Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu will deliver a keynote on “Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: The Tamil Nadu Way,” shedding light on the state’s approach to inclusive development.
Recognition of Alumni and Faculty: BIM alumni who have made notable contributions to the corporate world, including senior executives from Tata Communications, DCB Bank, and other prominent organizations, will be awarded the BIM Distinguished Alumnus Award. Faculty members will be recognized with the Ikigai Awards for their outstanding academic contributions.
Thiru Ravi Appasamy, Chairman, BoG of BIM, expressed happiness over the development and said, ‘Our commitment to sustainability is deeply integrated into our academic and operational philosophy. Sustainability Week is a platform to highlight the efforts of our institute, alumni, and partners who share our vision for a sustainable future.”
Thiru Asit K Barma, Director of BIM, said, “BIM seeks to take the lead as a B School to advance the cause of sustainability, which has become integral to the new business order. Our Centre for Sustainable Development has built internal capability to offer sustainability and public policy-related capacity-building programs that work closely with the government and corporates on SDGs, focusing on sustainable business practices and innovative solutions.”
BIM’s new campus, currently under construction, is being developed with sustainable materials and construction processes, ensuring no trees are felled.
About Bharathidasan Institute of Management
Established in 1984, Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli, an ISO 21001:2018 certified, NBA accredited, NIRF Top 100 ranked institution, is an autonomous school of excellence of Bharathidasan University. Registered as a Society under the TN Societies Registration Act, BIM Tiruchirappalli Society is governed by an independent Board with the Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu as the Patron-In-Chief. BIM offers a two-year residential MBA program approved by AICTE and affiliated with Bharathidasan University, specializing in Marketing Management, Finance and Economics, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Human Resources Management, and Digital Business & Analytics. It also conducts TN CM’s Two-Year Fellowship Program, besides Management Development /Faculty Development Programs. BIM is in the process of restarting its PhD program. More than 4500 BIM Alumni spread around the globe are significantly contributing to industry, academics, and society today. Former Union Finance and Industry Minister Bharat Ratna, Late Shri C Subramaniam, was instrumental in setting up this B School. He was motivated by starting a School of Excellence in Management that would be organically linked with an industrial complex. He believed that just as a medical school needed to be attached to a hospital to be effective as a teaching institution, a Management School likewise had to be linked with industry. Accordingly, the institute was set up in collaboration with BHEL within its sprawling Tiruchirappalli campus. In addition to its graduate program, BIM has a strong focus on research and has established multiple centers of excellence, including the Operations Excellence Centre, Financial Trading and Analytics Centre (FINTRAC) with Bloomberg terminals, Real-Time Contextual Marketing Labs, and Centre for Sustainable Development to advance contemporary management practices (www.bim.edu).
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