A Warm Welcome to All the Delegates and Participants of  World Congress

on“Business, Finance, Marketing and Industrial Management for Sustainable

Development”

Presented By:Anupam Kumar

Associate Professor, School of Management Sciences, Varanasi.

Sustainable Development• As per the Brundtland Commission– Formerly known as the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED),

• Sustainable development is– development that meets the needs of the present

– without compromising the ability – of future generations to meet their own needs

In the Industrial Scenario…• Sustainable Development in the industrial scenario and specially in India is seen as– Environment protection– Energy conservation– Control over pollution– Prevention of ecological imbalances

• But…– What happens to the people, – Who pioneered in the Trait/Trade but – Who were ultimately left behind, in the race towards progress.

The Human Paradigm…• This paper talks about the Human Paradigm to Sustainable Development.

• The paper speaks that when we talk about Sustainable Development, we should also talk about …– The people who developed those trades– The people who pioneered those traits– The people who got us there

• For a moment lets us think why and why not?

Need for the Human Paradigm

Food Abundance in India

Farmer Suicides in India

Need for the Human Paradigm

Apparel Industry Roadside Tailor

Need for the Human Paradigm

Modern Textile Mill in India Migrant Loom Weaver

Need for the Human Paradigm

Modular Installations in India

Carpenters without work

Some Observations• “While India has millions of unskilled workers, it doesn’t have enough trained masons, carpenters and machine operators to construct the roads, railways and ports it needs,” reported Bloomberg.

• As per K.V. Rangaswami, president of construction at Mumbai-based Larsen & Tubro, – “Lack of a trained workforce will be a major setback to the economy if the shortage isn’t solved”.

• “Skills cannot be imparted overnight,” he said.

The Paper• While the Indian Modular Furniture Industry has been fighting a war against the neighbourhood carpenters, the bigger challenge that it must face in the coming future is from the dearth of skilled manpower

The Paper• The modular furniture industry has the blazing example of company like Armstrong which understood the challenge even at a very early stage and trained the installers, contractors and masons in its trade.

•“Lack of skilled workers impacts on three fronts: quality, delivery and costs.”

References & Acknowledgements

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development downloaded on May 19, 2013 at 5:00 P.M.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brundtland_Commission downloaded on May 19, 2013 at 5:00 P.M.

• For images and clips arts– Global staples to drive growth in domestic packaged food market ...www.livemint.com – Vidarbha sees seven farmer suicides this year - Mumbai - DNAwww.dnaindia.com– New-age manufacturing - Business Linewww.thehindubusinessline.com – jugaad: indian improvisation | randomismynormalrandomismynormal.wordpress.com – Rajapalayam

Mills An inspire in modern Indian textile - Textile ...www.indiantextilemagazine.in

– Migrant Handloom weavers | Demotix.www.demotix.com– Modular Furniture in Bangalore, Modular Kitchen in Bangalore ...

www.modularfurniturebangalore.net– India Can't Find Enough Laborers for Singh's $1 Trillion Plan ...

www.bloomberg.com– The Village Carpenter | Flickr - Photo Sharing!www.flickr.com– Armstrong Certified Installers | Biron's Flooringwww.bironsflooring.com