Projects

Formation of Peace Clubs

A new environmental initiative called PEACE (Partnership between Europe and Asia for Cleaner Environment) was established recently under the chairmanship of Dr Madhav Mehra, President WEF. This was a joint initiative between World Environment Foundation and Institute of Directors. Mr Pradeep Chaturvedi, a noted environmentalist and a UN specialist on energy was appointed the Chief Coordinator of PEACE. The initiative has been supported by several NGOs and industry organisations both in Europe and Asia.

The objectives of PEACE include institutionalising dialogue between European and Asian stakeholders on environment friendly action and socially sustainable issues between the two regions and involve European organisations to help increase environment management capacity in Asia by facilitating market based approaches to environment protection, develop, promote and support Asia-Europe Environmental R & D networks, formalisation of policies, regulatory frameworks, management instruments and financing mechanisms.

"Peace Clubs will be promoted in every part o f India. It is time that all stakeholders - the government, industry, NGOs and civil society joined hands to find synergistic solutions to environmental problems" says Dr Madhav Mehra.

Centre for Environmental Information and Management

One of the key reasons for lack of progress on environmental front is absence of scientific, accurate and objective data. This stymies effective environmental action. The increasing civic sensibility about environment is a tremendous opportunity to reduce environmental damage provided we have more precise information on the precise degree of damage and can fairly attribute responsibility. Knowing how market capitalisation of companies like Shell and Body Shop suffered at one stage due to poor perception of their environment information, few companies will show themselves to be polluters in public eyes. It is for this reason that WEF has set up a Centre for Environmental Information and Management( CEIM).

PATHIC HEALTHCARE CENTRE

The need for dissemination of information about the healing power of nature and its capacity to fight diseases has never been so vital. There have been so much calculated destruction of biodiversity that the world will lose the very species that has made the survival of homo- sapiens possible in the planet. Some of the most promising wonder drugs come from nature. History teaches us the folly of destroying species that could benefit humanity.

SM Charitable Foundation has set up a healthcare facility called PATHIC (Preventive Action Through Health Information and Counselling) near Kalindi Kunj in New Delhi. Crores of rupees are currently spent on heart surgeries only because people are unaware what leads to heart attacks. They have little information that small changes in one's life style can free them completely from heart ailments.

It is surprising how little information is available on health. One can eat ones way to healthy eating only if one has information on what to eat and how food affects various ailments. Prevention is far better than cure. PATHIC is primarily intended to disseminate information on fighting diseases, encouraging healthy life style, integrated living and family planning. It is currently serving the villages around Delhi. SM foundation proposes to set up such centres right across the country.

PARTNERS IN ACTION FOR SUSTAINABILITY (PIAS)
PIAS is an alliance of like minded constituencies and stakeholders to spearhead international sustainability movement and covering all aspects of business activity including Total Quality Management, Environmental Management Standard, Good Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship etc".

GOLDEN PEACOCK AWARDS
The Golden Peacock Awards that have become an important factor for improving competitiveness of Indian industry were the brain child of Dr Madhav Mehra. The first award, the Golden Peacock National Quality Award was introduced in January 1991 and is the oldest of current quality awards. For more information, please visit at : www.goldenpeacockawards.com

S M CHARITABLE TRUST
S M Charitable Trust is a registered trust exclusively devoted to improving the quality of life for weaker sections and marginalized people. The trust has been organizing special health camps focussing specially on killer diseases of women and children such as Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, AIDS(HIV), Polio, Malaria and Hepatitis.

Dr Madhav Mehra along with Dr. Sahib Singh, India's Minister for Labor, inaugurating S M Community Health Centre, also Mrs. Mehra(right)