The Top Sustainability Stories of 2019

About the event Today, India is on the move. To prevent ‘lack of infrastructure’ becoming a ‘binding constraint’ on the growth of Indian economy that aspires to become a $ 5 trillion by 2024-25. 17% of the investment will be dedicated to urban sector, which is around $230 bn investment on Urban Infrastructure over the next 15 years. Therefore, India brings exciting Opportunities/programmes for UK businesses. Some of them are Amrut, Smart Cities, MRTS, Housing for all, Hriday, Swachh Bharat Mission. The interactive session will be bringing together urban experts from Government of India, Public and Private sectors to discuss trends in the Urban Infrastructure sector, and opportunities within the sector that make India an exciting place to do business in. We will also be discussing other urban infrastructure related topics like: India’s Urban Scenario and GoI initiatives in tech, finance and green infrastructure; Partnership opportunities for UK firms across the urban sector Experience of working on Smart cities/Urban Infrastructure projects Event details: Wednesday, 11 November 2020 0930-1100 hrs GMT / 1500-1630 hrs IST Speakers: Rahul Kapoor, Director (Smart Cities) – Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs, GOI Shivanshu Chauhan, Partner, Urban Infrastructure – PWC, India Ravi Gulati, Head of Sales- Larsen&Toubro Smart World I Safe and Smart Cities I Communication I Digital Infrastructure Dr. Garima Mittal IAS , CEO Faridabad smart city limited Shakuntala Ghosh – Principal Architect & Chairperson of Kolkata Chapter of Indian Green Building Council Amy Hochadel, Director, Global Business Growth, Connected Places Catapult UK V Suresh, Chairman, CII’s Indian Green Building Council Chris Tebb – Regional Digital Lead – International Development, South Asia, Middle East and Africa (ISMA) Unit Digital Delivery Lead – Global Design Services (GDS), Mott Mac Donald Click to register

The redevelopment of Hartham Leisure Centre enters the net phase following the demolition of the western end of the building, enabling construction of the new extension to begin with recycled materials where possible.  The new building will feature additional studio space, a state of the art gym, new soft play facility and terrace style café opening out onto Hartham Common.  Brickwork from the demolition will be retained and reused as part of the landscape management of the development.  Other materials, including timber and steel will be sorted for reuse and recycling where possible.   Eric Buckmaster, executive member for wellbeing at East Herts District Council, who said: “The expansion and renovation of Hartham Leisure Centre will deliver new and improved facilities for residents and I am delighted we have reached this stage that will deliver some of the new and exciting aspects of the development including extra studio space, a state of the art gym, new soft play centre and a café.

Not enough action from EU on plastic’ On the heels of the EU plastics strategy, which includes making plastic packaging recyclable by 2030, DW spoke with the environment minister of Sweden, who has pushed for stronger measures to manage plastic waste. Plastic pollution is a great threat for marine wildlife and ocean ecosystems The first-ever Europe-wide strategy on plastics was adopted Tuesday as part of the European Union transition toward a circular economy.

A new survey conducted by Smurfit Kappa has revealed that European consumers are demanding more sustainable packaging from brands before making online fashion purchases.