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Visa renews deal with International Paralympic Committee
MUMBAI: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and credit card major Visa International have renewed their exclusive partnership agreement making Visa the official payments sponsor of the IPC through the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
The agreement – which was the first of its kind for the IPC when created two years ago – includes exclusive marketing and promotional rights for Visa within the payment services category. Visa and its member banks will continue to develop promotions featuring the IPC, which, in turn, will receive a financial contribution as well as marketing and media support through Visa cardholder communications, promotions and advertising.
Visa currently sponsors the Paralympic Games as part of its agreement with the International Olympic Committee to support both the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Visa has the exclusive global marketing rights and official status for the Paralympic Games through 2012.
The IPC is the international governing body of sports for athletes with a disability. It supervises and co-ordinates the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games and other multi-disability competitions, of which the most important are the World and Regional Championships. The IPC also supports the recruitment and development of athletes at a local, national and international level across all performance levels.
In working with the IPC and individual National Paralympic Committees, Visa has developed marketing initiatives designed to increase Visa transactions and brand awareness while providing numerous benefits for Visa cardholders and Paralympic athletes. Promotional programmes, competitions, marketing and financial support will help increase awareness of the Paralympic Games and their inspirational message.
The Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games will take place in Torino, Italy, from 10 to 19 March 2006, and will feature 1,300 athletes, coaches and officials representing around 40 National Paralympic Committees. Winter athletes will compete in four sports – Alpine Skiing, Ice Sledge Hockey, Nordic Skiing and Wheelchair Curling.
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DS Group expands climate strategy with full emissions audit
FY25 GHG inventory across Scope 1, 2, 3 to guide decarbonisation push.
MUMBAI: Going green is no longer a side note, it’s moving onto the balance sheet. DS Group has sharpened its climate strategy, announcing a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for FY 2024–25 that will map emissions across Scope 1, Scope 2 and key Scope 3 categories, covering everything from direct operations to supply chain activity.
Timed with Earth Day, the move signals a shift from broad sustainability commitments to data-led execution. By identifying where emissions are concentrated, the company aims to move towards targeted interventions rather than incremental fixes.
The audit spans direct emissions, purchased energy and upstream supply chain inputs areas often harder to quantify but increasingly critical to corporate climate strategies. The objective is to pinpoint the biggest emission drivers and embed climate considerations into everyday decision-making, from operations to expansion plans.
Aligned with India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the roadmap centres on three pillars: decarbonisation, resource efficiency and responsible growth. This includes accelerating renewable energy adoption to reduce product carbon intensity, alongside integrating circular economy practices to improve water and material use.
A notable element of the strategy is its focus on indirect impact. By working with supply chain partners on sustainable sourcing, the company is attempting to address emissions beyond its immediate control, an area where many corporate plans still fall short.
Internally, the push is backed by governance metrics that include zero regulatory non-compliance, no product recalls linked to quality issues, 100 per cent pay parity and zero data breaches indicators the company positions as part of its broader sustainability framework.
Going forward, all major investments will be assessed through a climate-risk lens, signalling a tighter integration of environmental considerations with business growth.
In an industrial landscape where sustainability often sits at the margins, the DS Group’s approach suggests a recalibration treating climate not as a compliance box, but as a core operating principle shaping how the business grows.
