Two students from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L), Shankar N and Amruth Chinnappa CT, won national awards at the 2024 Climate Corps Annual Summit for their summer internship projects under the EDF Climate Corps Fellowship, India cohort. Amruth won the ‘Innovation Award’ for developing a custom climate risk and impact assessment tool for Larsen & Toubro, while Shankar earned the ‘Business Case Award’ for creating a practical emission reduction strategy for Mahindra & Mahindra. Amruth’s tool assesses climate risks and impact across company project sites, while Shankar’s plan focused on reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Both students’ work was praised for its practicality, scalability, and potential to drive significant emissions reductions.
IIM-L students bag awards for their innovative approaches to addressing the pressing issue of climate change.
