<p>New Delhi: Sustainability is a necessity and not a slogan anymore, President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/droupadi-murmu">Droupadi Murmu</a> said on Monday as she emphasised the need for corporates to keep environmental costs in mind.</p>.<p>She was speaking at the 12th National Students' Convocation 2025 function of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India in the national capital.</p>.<p>Highlighting the crisis of climate change, Murmu said, "Sustainability is no longer a slogan, it has become a necessity".</p>.Odisha plans to ease forest, wildlife restrictions to boost tourism; experts call it dangerous.<p>She also said the time is over for corporate organisations to act solely with the objective of earning profits, and now they have to keep the environmental costs in mind.</p>.<p>"This is where you (cost accountants) with your skills can bring a great change in the future of the planet," Murmu said, adding that accounting and accountability are deeply connected.</p>.<p>At the function, Corporate Affairs Secretary Deepti Gaur Mukerjee urged cost and management accountants to embrace technology, innovation, and agility.</p>.<p>Cost and management accountants have a key role in the country's journey to become a USD 30-trillion economy, she added.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Sustainability is a necessity and not a slogan anymore, President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/droupadi-murmu">Droupadi Murmu</a> said on Monday as she emphasised the need for corporates to keep environmental costs in mind.</p>.<p>She was speaking at the 12th National Students' Convocation 2025 function of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India in the national capital.</p>.<p>Highlighting the crisis of climate change, Murmu said, "Sustainability is no longer a slogan, it has become a necessity".</p>.Odisha plans to ease forest, wildlife restrictions to boost tourism; experts call it dangerous.<p>She also said the time is over for corporate organisations to act solely with the objective of earning profits, and now they have to keep the environmental costs in mind.</p>.<p>"This is where you (cost accountants) with your skills can bring a great change in the future of the planet," Murmu said, adding that accounting and accountability are deeply connected.</p>.<p>At the function, Corporate Affairs Secretary Deepti Gaur Mukerjee urged cost and management accountants to embrace technology, innovation, and agility.</p>.<p>Cost and management accountants have a key role in the country's journey to become a USD 30-trillion economy, she added.</p>