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Interview: Suranjana Ghosh, Head of MIF, on Innovating to Solve India’s Plastics Problem

In an interview with TheCSRUniverse, Suranjana Ghosh discusses MIF's objectives and progress on catalysing innovations in the plastic waste management space.

By Marico Innovation Foundation January 15, 2024 | 11:54 AM

Since its inception in 2003, Marico Innovation Foundation (MIF) has fostered innovations with significant social, environmental, and economic impacts across diverse sunrise sectors. Recently, it niched down its focus areas to meet India’s most pressing challenges, including its plastics problem. 

In an insightful interview with TheCSRUniverse, Suranjana Ghosh, Head of MIF, talks about one such focus area: plastic waste management. She delves into how this sector has evolved in terms of stakeholder involvement, public awareness, and policy impact; what Marico Innovation Foundation’s objectives and strategies are to tackle India’s plastics problem; and why India is perfectly positioned to lead global innovation in this space.

Read the story here: ‘Managing waste across plastics value chain critical for addressing environmental concerns and fostering sustainable approach to plastics 

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