Dear friends and colleagues,
SFC is delighted to present our second Annual Report, for 2024-25.
SFC was founded on the bold premise that meeting the challenges posed by environmental and social sustainability require fundamental shifts in our understanding of these policy issues, and the governance and institutional architectures within which stakeholders act. Our work over the past 12 months has held true to this premise with several new landmark studies advancing our understanding of heat adaptation, air pollution, climate finance, industrial policy, and the energy transition. A few highlights:
- Released our flagship report ‘Is India Ready for a Warming World?’ – the first multi-city assessment of how Heat Action Plans are being implemented across India’s most heat-vulnerable cities
- Published groundbreaking studies on daily mortality from air pollution (The Lancet Planetary Health) and the combined impact of heat and air pollution (Environment International).
- Advanced national and global conversations on energy transition readiness, net-zero pathways, and climate finance.
- Partnered with Himachal Pradesh (climate-focused Human Development Report) and Chhattisgarh (India’s first state-specific climate law).
- Co-organised ‘India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilience Future’ with Harvard University and MoEFCC, convening experts across science, health, labour, business, and governance.
- Grew to 31 staff, including 21 full-time researchers and 5 Visiting Fellows.
The report also captures our communications and outreach efforts from the past year, along with new directions identified at our team retreat in June. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and reflections on the report.