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Indian Consumer traditionally been known for the reusing product through generations to fullest of its life. Globalization has changed Consumer needs, purchasing power & social status which has sparked the changes in consumption pattern. Products are getting manufactured for single use instead of durable. This has been generating the lots of waste in day today life. Increasing population, its demand & consumption pattern has triggered a sharp rise in the input material demand & price. India's limited natural resources makes it difficult to suffice need of population. Circular Economy (CE) is the solution for the imbalance in supply vs. demand. It will bring societal changes towards circularity of product and material. Circularity helps to optimize the manufacturing cost and bring down product cost. CE enables the reduction in the waste generation in manufacturing industry as well as at customer end. CE is one of the biggest contributing factors towards United Nations Sustainable Goal (SDG12) of Sustainable Consumption & Production. CE Model serve the need of different economic layers of society. CE will help India in achieving economic prosperity and environmental goals. This Paper summarize the Circular Economy application areas and benefits in Indian Manufacturing Industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The construction materials industry has been acclaimed as an enormous economy and is expected to continue to rise in future. Over the past few years, India's urban built environment has been expanding rapidly to accommodate the increasing urban population and to meet the rising aspirations of upscaling standards of living. In addition to new projects, redevelopment works are also prominent amongst the construction activities being undertaken all across our urban areas. The large-scale construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) is generated inadvertently from on-going construction activities with no major sustainable interventions or practices in place ever since. The state of art overview of C&D waste management practices and related legislation in India and select countries abroad provides sufficient opportunity for introducing and promoting circular economy (CE) in C&D waste management. This can be done through direct reuse or by recycling/ repair /refurbishment in different stages of construction projects. Reports on key infrastructure projects suggest project delays and cost over-run due to shortage of fresh stocks of primary construction materials. Promoting design of products or components remanufactured using dismantled or recycled C&D waste would no longer let the C&D waste remain as a threat to sustainable environment. Instead, the industry would get geared up to produce high-quality secondary raw materials that can be fed back into production processes. This will not just reduce the reliance on primary resources for construction materials like stone, sand, etc. but also promote the new business models which will focus on waste prevention and 'turning waste into resources' by effectively and efficiently utilizing C&D waste in a sustainable manner. This will embed circular economy in the system and also make the process more sustainable. Present models for sustainability assessment are primarily based on statistical records of C&D waste quantities and they rarely include all three aspects of sustainability (economic, environmental and social). This paper proposes a conceptual model of efficient C&D waste management strategies considering all the three aspects of sustainability. A conceptual model has been developed using the barriers and motivating factors obtained from literature review for implementation of effective C&D waste management for circular economy. Using existing knowledge of the components of C&D waste management system and the positive or negative relationships between them the proposed conceptual model focuses on strategies, institutional arrangement and economic circularity for managing the C&D waste. The paper highlights the need for an institutional framework and suitable strategies for efficient handling of C&D Waste. The paper concludes with possible future directions and potential policy recommendations for optimizing C&D waste management in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The construction materials industry has been acclaimed as an enormous economy and is expected to continue to rise in future. Over the past few years, India's urban built environment has been expanding rapidly to accommodate the increasing urban population and to meet the rising aspirations of upscaling standards of living. In addition to new projects, redevelopment works are also prominent amongst the construction activities being undertaken all across our urban areas. The large-scale construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) is generated inadvertently from on-going construction activities with no major sustainable interventions or practices in place ever since. The state of art overview of C&D waste management practices and related legislation in India and select countries abroad provides sufficient opportunity for introducing and promoting circular economy (CE) in C&D waste management. This can be done through direct reuse or by recycling/ repair /refurbishment in different stages of construction projects. Reports on key infrastructure projects suggest project delays and cost over-run due to shortage of fresh stocks of primary construction materials. Promoting design of products or components remanufactured using dismantled or recycled C&D waste would no longer let the C&D waste remain as a threat to sustainable environment. Instead, the industry would get geared up to produce high-quality secondary raw materials that can be fed back into production processes. This will not just reduce the reliance on primary resources for construction materials like stone, sand, etc. but also promote the new business models which will focus on waste prevention and 'turning waste into resources' by effectively and efficiently utilizing C&D waste in a sustainable manner. This will embed circular economy in the system and also make the process more sustainable. Present models for sustainability assessment are primarily based on statistical records of C&D waste quantities and they rarely include all three aspects of sustainability (economic, environmental and social). This paper proposes a conceptual model of efficient C&D waste management strategies considering all the three aspects of sustainability. A conceptual model has been developed using the barriers and motivating factors obtained from literature review for implementation of effective C&D waste management for circular economy. Using existing knowledge of the components of C&D waste management system and the positive or negative relationships between them the proposed conceptual model focuses on strategies, institutional arrangement and economic circularity for managing the C&D waste. The paper highlights the need for an institutional framework and suitable strategies for efficient handling of C&D Waste. The paper concludes with possible future directions and potential policy recommendations for optimizing C&D waste management in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The concepts of Sustainability and Sustainable Development are increasingly becoming part of the common discourse in society. The need for mobility of people and goods, among other factors, is an inherent part of economic growth and development of society. There exists the need to balance the economic requirements of mobility, with the environmental demands of sustainability. This review paper examines the existing literature on sustainability, in the context of its three pillars, across different journals and industry reports. Further, this study performed a bibliometric analysis on the concept of sustainable mobility and the emerging role of EVs. Methodology. Systematic literature review was conducted by sourcing research articles from peer-reviewed journals and industry reports. NVIVO software was used to identify, analyze and shortlist relevant articles. The selected articles were classified under two different themes for further review. Findings. The findings of this review highlight the difference in interpretations of sustainability and sustainable mobility among existing theoretical and empirical studies, and the need to have common approaches, theories and measurements. The adoption of sustainable behavior and sustainable mobility is a result of personal behavior, moderated by policy influences. Balancing the needs of economic growth with environmental and social sustainability creates tensions between these pillars. Innovation and emerging technological initiatives like Circular Economy for recycling and repurposing EVs, will help mitigate the challenges faced in sustainable mobility initiatives. Implications. Conscious sustainable behavior is the need of the hour, and the desired way forward for society. Peer pressure to adopt sustainable mobility practices, along with user convenience will result in sustainable intention and behavior. Managers can tap opportunities in designing bundled sustainable mobility products and services, that are affordable and meet customer expectations. A commonly acceptable, empirically proven and scalable model of defining or measuring sustainability is required from the theoretical perspective. Originality. The study focuses on the aspects of sustainable mobility in relation to the three dimensions of sustainability, which makes it unique. A model to study the dimensions of sustainable mobility and their relative impact on sustainability has been proposed. Emerging literature on life-cycle sustainability of EVs like Circular Economy and technology have been studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of tourism worldwide has raised important concerns in studies based on the actions of tourism activities on community and environment. Nowadays, the research directions also focus on the continuous development of the agro-tourism sector. The connection between agro-tourism and sustainable development (SD) requires new frameworks concerning prototypes/patterns. Hence, the current research focuses on the circular economy (CE) agro-tourism sustainable development. The results and discussion presented in the current paper enhance the sustainable use of the resources within this field. Introducing CE concepts in this sector promotes the adoption of the latest sustainability targets in terms of production, consumption, and ethical choices. In addition, the agro-tourism structures offer the opportunity of involving different stakeholders (e.g., tourists and staff) in the implementation of initiatives to improve the levels of sustainability in this sector. The research presents a model of agro-tourism activities based on two case studies located in rural regions (Italy and Romania) aiming to improve the agro-tourism systems best practices towards SD goals under a CE perspective and taking into account the waste, energy, and air pollution sectors. Moreover, this paper underlines the role of the participants involved in agro-tourism by stimulating important awareness and attention within the agro-tourism sector's impact on environmental impact and consequently the local community well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims at establishing the various needs of packaging, finding areas of potential improvement within the industry, and finding solutions that help build a sustainable future, by understanding the core value of packaging in the changing world. The research is conducted in qualitative research methodology through case studies on existing brands, namely: Apple, Unilever, and Amazon. Utilizing the structure of circular and filler economy aiming to explore alternative packaging methods, and optimum use of material, to reduce waste, reuse existing material, and recycle discarded packaging material post use. In this process deconstructing consumer behavioural patterns and their sense of perception and awareness towards the packaging industry, as well as sustainable use of packaging. In the paper 'Sustainable Packaging Design: 'A Holistic Methodology for Packaging Design' written by Erik Svanes, et al., 04.02.2010, the authors described 'Eco-design' as a viable approach ensuring that the product is designed after a 360 understanding of the impact of packaging within its life cycle. Thus, the smart way to go about it is restructuring the usage of packaging right from the ideation process. The research seeks to elaborate on the need for 'right packaging, in the right place, at the right time'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The awareness of environmental sustainability and climate change issues is necessary to change the mindset of the world population from an intensive and linear use of resources to a more responsible and circular one. In the same way, institutional bodies, governments, banks and financial institutions must be lean towards economic and social initiatives policies and funding in line with the objectives of reducing emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere. In this paper are going to be discussed some of the new-born principal methodologies created to help the financing of a zero-impact circular economy and some refined financial instruments modified to incorporate the themes of environmental sustainability and social inclusion. The topic of financial sustainability is under development and constantly evolving. For this reason, some tools will also be reported under the perspective that in the coming years, these will allow to extend the available offering of financial instruments to investors sensitive to environmental issues. Finally, the impacts which these tools may have on the economy and the environment will be observed, with particular regard to the European Community. The improvement of the financial instruments represents an essential and decisive step in order to finance a more sustainable, responsible and inclusive economy. In the long term, this will allow to eliminate the atmospheric polluting emissions and, ultimately, a reversion of climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]