Events

On June 19, 2020, an on-line stakeholder discussion was held on COVID19 and Its Impacts on Food Loss and Waste: A Multi-stakeholder dialogue. The virtual session saw stakeholders from the Agro-processing sector in India (as part of the PROGRESS project) and experts sharing their perspectives and views.The stakeholders present included thosefrom government, industry, civil society, academia, logistics, and international organisations. The objectives of the discussion were:

• To understand how stakeholders in the agro-processing sector can address/have addressed the problem of food loss &waste (using the framework and indicators of SDG12)
• To examine challenges presented by COVID19 and the lockdown in managing food loss &waste in India
• To discuss how interventions by the government (Centre and States) and private sector actors can help reduce food loss &waste in the supply chain

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On April 9th, an inception meeting for PROGRESS was organized in New Delhi on April 9th, 2019 with key stakeholders from Apparel & Textiles, Agro-processing and Pharmaceutical sector. The stakeholders included representatives from industry (firms and associations), academia, government, civil society, voluntary standards, MNCs and multilaterals amongst others. The purpose of the meeting was

• Introduce PROGRESS to key stakeholders and initiate the process of establishing the multi stakeholder platforms/ groups across sectors
• Refine the research questions on the themes of policy, innovation, measuring & monitoring, and sustainability communication through collective group work and deliberations for each of the sectors

On May 28th, 2019, a meeting focusing on the Gems and Jewellery sector in India (as part of the PROGRESS project) was held in Mumbai with key stakeholders from the sector. The stakeholders included representatives from skilling councils, industry associations, voluntary standards, brands and civil society amongst others. The purpose of the meeting was

• To introduce PROGRESS to key stakeholders and initiate the process of establishing a multi stakeholder group for the Gems & Jewellery sector
• To refine the research questions on the themes of policy, innovation, measuring & monitoring, and sustainability communication through collective group work and deliberations for the sector.

Ms. Devyani Hari
Director (Programmes)
Email [email protected]
Phone +91 (11) 41088853

Ms. Nitya Chhiber
Programme Officer
[email protected]
Phone +91 (11) 41088853