Roundtable on Collaborative Actions for Resource Efficiency & Circular Economy Transition
December 6, 2024
FICCI Federation House, New Delhi
Since its launch last year under India’s G20 Presidency, the Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Industry Coalition (RECEIC) as an industry-led platform has been instrumental in facilitating dialogues, knowledge exchange & collaborations with specific focus and involvement of value chain players leading actions on ground. Designed to champion resource efficiency and circular economy principles, RECEIC has now become a pioneering coalition with 50 global industries as its members as on date. We have made considerable progress, with establishment of three focused working groups on Packaging Reimagined, Material Transition in Chemical sector & Circularity in Used Oil sector, that address key industry challenges, drive sustainable practices, and catalyze impactful change through collaboration & partnership.
In line with our commitment to fostering meaningful industry advancements, we are pleased to announce RECEIC roundtable on “Collaborative action for Resource Efficiency & Circular Economy Transition” to discuss progress made and way forward to ensure collective progress and strategic alignment for sustainable growth.
Smt. Leena Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), will join as the Chief Guest and will release RECEIC – Deloitte first Knowledge paper i.e. Compendium of Circular Business model” to foster and inspire efforts towards circular transition.
Event Gallery
Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker
Smt. Leena Nandan
Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
Inaugural session
Director General, FICCI
Chair, RECEIC
Session I – Industrial Actions and Strategic alignment with National/international priorities
Moderator
Chairman of Panasonic Life Solutions India and South Asia
Panelists
Chair, RECEIC working group on Packaging Reimagined & Designation
Chair, RECEIC working group on Material Transition in Chemical sector
Chair, RECEIC working group on Circularity in Used Oil sector & Designation
Session II - Enabling Environment for R&D and Innovations to Expedite Transition to Resource Efficiency (RE) and Circular Economy (CE)
Moderator
Head of Action for Climate and Environment, UNDP India
Panelists
Director, SABIC Global Sustainability operations & Site Director, SABIC R&T Centre
Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Co-founder & CEO, Hasiru Dala Innovations
Agenda
Inaugural session
11:00-11:04 | Welcome Address | Ms. Jyoti Vij, Director General, FICCI |
11:04-11:10 | Context Setting with Brief update on RECEIC | Mr. Manish Sharma, Chair, RECEIC & Chairman, Panasonic Life solutions India & South Asia |
11:10-11:25 | Keynote address | Smt. Leena Nandan, Secretary, MoEFCC |
11:25-11:30 | Brief Presentation on Compendium | Mr. Viral Thakker, Partner & Leader, Sustainability & Climate, Deloitte |
Release of ‘RECEIC compendium on Circular Business models’ |
Session I – Industrial Actions and Strategic alignment with National/international priorities
Moderator | Panelists | |
11:40-12:25 | Mr. Manish Sharma, Chair, RECEIC & Chairman, Panasonic Life solutions India & South Asia | – Mr. Amit Verma, Director, Circular Economy & Finance Cell, NITI Aayog |
Session II – Enabling Environment for R&D and Innovations to Expedite Transition to Resource Efficiency (RE) and Circular Economy (CE)
Moderator | Panelists | |
12:25-13:10 | Moderator– Ashish Chaturvedi, Head of Action for Climate and Environment, UNDP India | – Dr. Ashok Menon, Director, SABIC Global Sustainability operations & Site Director, SABIC R&T Centre – Mr. Shekar Prabhakar, Co-founder & CEO, Hasiru Dala Innovations – Mr. Ankit Todi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group |
Followed by Networking lunch