31 January 2024
ReNew
ReNew Energy Global plc (“ReNew” or “the Company”)
(Nasdaq: RNW, RNWWW), India’s leading decarbonisation solutions company, has
partnered with the Jaipur Literature Festival to power the event with renewable
energy. The two organisations have agreedto partner for the 2024 Festival and will
also explore collaboration opportunities for subsequent editions over the
coming decade, marking a significant leap towards hosting
environmentally responsible and sustainable cultural events.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
Series Jaipur Literature Festival, now in its 17th year, has become
a literary phenomenon, welcoming over a million book lovers from across India
and the globe. This year’s edition will take place from 1st to 5th
February in Jaipur at Hotel Clarks Amer. The programme features renowned speakers
including: former Governor of West Bengal, Gopalkrishna Gandhi; Mary Beard, one
of the world’s best-known Classicists; and Bonnie Garmus, author of New York
Times bestselling novel ‘Lessons in Chemistry’.
Through the partnership, ReNew will ensure that the
2024 event is fully powered by renewable energy marking a significant stride in
its quest to move beyond greening institutions and work with marquee events
like JLF to create a direct social impact on youth and civil society members.
This deeply ties in to the company’s mission of creating a carbon-free world
and further the dialogue on being energy-conscious. ReNew is already
responsible for 1.9% of India’s total installed power capacity, producing
enough clean energy to power 5 million households annually.
ReNew will also be offering its expertise to the
Festival organisers to identify opportunities to make the event more
sustainable and establish an actionable greening framework for subsequent
editions of the event. This framework will be aligned with the sustainability goals
of Mission LiFE, the India-led movement that encourages
individual and community action globally to protect and preserve the
environment. It will focus on helping the Festival to reduce its dependence on
plastics, source sustainably and reduce its carbon footprint.
This strategic partnership not only highlights ReNew's dedication to a
cleaner, greener future but also serves as a blueprint for fostering
responsible and impactful collaboration for a sustainable tomorrow. The aim is to make the Festival progressively
greener over the next few years, ultimately achieving carbon and plastic
neutrality, by leveraging ReNew’s deep understanding of the clean energy sector.
Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Co-Founder
and Chairperson Sustainability ReNew, said, “As we join hands with the Samsung Galaxy Tab
S9 Series Jaipur Literature Festival, ReNew is proud to lead the way in
creating a sustainable cultural landscape. By kickstarting on the journey to
achieve zero emissions, the 2024 edition of the iconic Festival sets a
groundbreaking standard for cultural events. Our collaboration is not just
about execution, it's about a shared commitment to aligning with sustainability
goals and Mission LIFE. Together, we will actively work towards reducing
dependence on plastics, adopting sustainable sourcing practices, and
implementing measures for a significant reduction in the carbon footprint.”
Sanjoy K Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork
Arts, said, “The alliance with ReNew signifies a strategic leap
towards sustainability for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Series Jaipur Literature
Festival. Initiating the quest for zero emissions, the Festival in an
association with the UN India office aims to pioneer a trailblazing initiative
within the literary festival domain. This collaboration is more than execution;
it reflects a shared dedication to harmonizing with sustainability objectives.”
– ENDS –
About ReNew:
ReNew is a leading decarbonization solutions company
listed on Nasdaq (Nasdaq: RNW, RNWWW). ReNew's clean energy portfolio of ~13.8
GWs on a gross basis as of September 30, 2023, is one of the largest globally.
In addition to being a major independent power producer in India, we provide
end-to-end solutions in a just and inclusive manner in the areas of clean
energy, value-added energy offerings through digitalization, storage, and
carbon markets that increasingly are integral to addressing climate change. For
more information, visit renew.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Jaipur Literature Festival:
Described as the ‘greatest literary show on Earth’, the
Jaipur Literature Festival is a sumptuous feast of ideas.
The past 16 years have seen it transform into a global
literary phenomenon, having hosted nearly 2000 speakers and welcoming over a
million book lovers from across India and the globe.
As the years pass and the Festival grows, our core values
remain unchanged: to serve as a democratic platform offering access to all.
Every year, the Festival brings together a diverse mix of the world’s greatest
writers, thinkers, humanitarians, politicians, business leaders, sports people
and entertainers on one stage to champion the freedom to express and engage in
thoughtful debate and dialogue.
Writers and Festival Directors Namita Gokhale and William
Dalrymple, alongside Festival Producer Teamwork Arts, invite speakers to take
part in the five-day programme set in the historic and dynamic state capital
Jaipur.
Past speakers have ranged from Nobel Laureates J.M.
Coetzee, Orhan Pamuk and Muhammad Yunus, Man Booker Prize winners Ben Okri,
Margaret Atwood and Paul Beatty, Sahitya Akademi winners Girish Karnad, Gulzar,
Javed Akhtar, M.T. Vasudevan Nair as well as the late Mahasweta Devi and U.R.
Ananthamurthy along with literary superstars including Amish Tripathi,
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Vikram Seth. An annual event that goes beyond
literature, the Festival has also hosted Amartya Sen, Amitabh Bachchan, the
late A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Oprah Winfrey,
Stephen Fry, Thomas Piketty and former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai.
Website: www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org
About Teamwork Arts:
Teamwork Arts is a highly versatile production company
with roots in the performing arts, social action and the corporate world. For
over 30 years, Teamwork Arts has taken India to the world and brought the world
to India, presenting the finest of Indian performers, writers, change makers
and visual artistes in the knowledge and arts space in India and abroad. Every
year, we produce over 33 festivals in 72 cities and 26 countries in the fields
of performing & visual arts and literature. We produce the world's largest
literary gathering: the annual Jaipur Literature Festival; JLF international
now travels to the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the Maldives, and Europe.
Even amidst the upheaval and unsettling times of 2020 and
through 2021, Teamwork Arts successfully launched the digital series, JLF Brave
New World and Words Are Bridges, which were viewed by over 4.8 million people
in their first season. Through its digital avatar, the Jaipur Literature
Festival reached over 27 million viewers in January 2021. Art Matters empowers
artistes across India to collaborate by commissioning them to create new works.
The digital series Be Inspired was launched in 2021 – a series that crystal
gazes into the future with conversations on science, technology, innovation, environment
and more. The first on-ground edition of ‘Be Inspired - Festival of Ideas’ was
held in April 2023.
Website: www.teamworkarts.com