Govt aid, corporate funds can be used to finance MSMEs’ measures to cut emission: experts

NEW DELHI: Support from the government and funds under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) can help finance MSMEs‘ measures to curb carbon emission, according to experts.

Transition to clean energy, climate-informed building bylaws and combining active and passive cooling technologies to improve workers’ productivity are some of the other steps that can protect MSMEs from climate-related risks, they said.

“The government and the private sector need to provide seed funds so that industrial clusters can empower local leaders to anticipate risks,…