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The SAGE Impact Leaders will be both Indian and International students registered at participating institutes. For information on the Junior and Senior Ambassadors, please see: https://sites.google.com/echonetwork.in/sagereport2023/home. The PhD SAGE Fellows will be selected through National and International calls in early 2024. The projects will be supported for three years (a typical PhD fellowship period).
Host Institute: National Institute of Design (NID)
Host Academic Supervisor: Ketankumar Vadodaria, Associate Senior Faculty, Textile Design, National Institute of Design (NID)
Co-Project Supervisors:
Nilanjana Bairagi, Associate Professor, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bangalore
Sunitha Varadan, Founder, LoopM Alternatives
Aim
Aim
Business model for transitioning to sustainable biopackaging systems for the Indian industrial system
Key Objectives
Key Objectives
Analysis of existing data sets for multilevel perspectives, transition management and strategic niche management
Stakeholder map to outline transition pathways
Life cycle analysis of selected materials
Product development for a sustainable biopackaging alternative
Economic assessment of transition pathways
Suggestions for implementation strategies
Key Outcomes
Key Outcomes
A scientifically and contextually grounded business model for transition strategies to enable Indian industries to transition to more sustainable bio-based materials and material flows.
Resources Needed
Resources Needed
Entry Participants
Entry Participants
Sustainability officers
LCA experts and Economists
Industrial stakeholders
Policy stakeholders concerned with industrial growth
Indian and international ventures who are developing novel materials and substitutes
Investors whose focus is materials and circular economy;
Stakeholders to help with ground-truth the transition strategy from a technical perspective
Entry Resources
Entry Resources
Access to LCA tools and datasets
Experts who can help proxy or contextualize datasets
Industrial data on production, key indicators of quality regarding materials, etc.
Access to networks for international collaborators who can help position the transition strategy in terms of global market trends.
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