Jamshyd Godrej
Jamshyd Godrej
Jamshyd Naoroji Godrej is an Indian industrialist and member of the Godrej family, currently serving as managing director and chairman of Godrej & Boyce, the family's consumer durables holding company. He is the cousin of Godrej Group chairman Adi Godrej and Godrej Agrovet chairman Nadir Godrej...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryIndia
besides cities fuel huge large opportunity provides scope tremendous
Besides infrastructure, there is a huge opportunity in housing and urbanisation of cities - not only building new ones, but also renewing the infrastructure of old cities to make them more livable. This provides tremendous scope for large investments to fuel growth.
adopt department government green hospitals influence large public trying works
The government is a very large constructor. They have schools, colleges, hospitals and courts, offices. We are trying to influence the public works department to adopt green buildings.
buy government industry land stage
The government shouldn't step in at the first stage and create land banks. Industry should buy the land as much as they can, and if they get stuck, then the government should step in.
develop early hundred investors system
We have to develop the whole system of early stage investors and a tax system around it. For every Google that has come on the scene, there are hundred entrepreneurs who never did.
discharge treated zero
Our CII building in Hyderabad has zero discharge of water. Every drop of water is treated and reused.
committed improving life society towards
Godrej is committed towards improving quality of life in society.
academic business form remain soul work
While academic abilities remain integral, it is the work ethics that form the soul of the business.
entities expand leads supply thrive unending urban
Typically, market-driven growth spawns urbanisation and leads to migration. Urban centres expand into humongous entities that thrive on an unending supply of energy.
reverse
When there is a situation where one does not see demand for a year or two, then capex is suspended. It will reverse only when the situation improves.
chain clients difficult easier process supply time
How do you actually green the supply chain is a challenge. The easier part is to do what we do; the difficult part is to get all your clients to long process will take time.
economy looked sector
I don't think manufacturing should be looked at independently. It is part of the economy. So, when the economy does well, and when there is investment, the sector does well.
chain demand hit increasing overall projects services side supply sustain
Infrastructure projects create a lot of demand for material, services and manpower. It is a chain reaction; if the infrastructure growth slows down, it will hit overall demand. The supply side has to keep increasing to sustain growth.
energy industry looks lowering material research
Industry looks at research and development for energy efficiency, lowering material costs, so on and so forth.
clubbing increase large price renewable
Clubbing energy efficiency with renewable energy will give us the much-needed window to incubate the renewable energy sector, particularly large solar, without having to increase the price of electricity.