Textile Innovation Mela

Overview

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), India Country Office, in consultation with the Ministry of Textiles, the Government of India has conceptualized a study on minimizing the negative environmental impacts of textile hubs in India, with the aim of developing a ‘Roadmap for a Sustainable Textile Hub in India’. UNEP has collaborated with the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Ahmedabad, to conduct the study. To facilitate this first-of-its-kind study, Surat, the textile city of Gujarat was identified. Under the aegis of this initiative, environmental and social hotspots and gaps were identified in the Surat cluster and a roadmap called Roadmap 2030 was developed. This roadmap presents actions to be undertaken by stakeholders to bridge the gaps, along with a timeline and action plan.

As part of this collaborative initiative with UNEP on Roadmap 2030, CEE, in partnership with World Resources Institute (WRI) India and the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) as Knowledge Partners, is organizing a Textile Innovation Mela, on 21^st November 2022, Wednesday (1000 -1800hrs), in Surat. The mela aims to foster a dialogue between industry leaders and innovators/start-ups to facilitate the adoption of sustainable practices in the Surat Textile Cluster. The primary objective of this interaction is to create synergies in order to assist the industry in adopting sustainable and circular approaches to production to achieve the goals laid out in Roadmap 2030.

Who are the Innovators?

Innovators are referred to as owners of technology and/or services that can support the transition of the Surat Textile Cluster toward sustainability. The applications are invited under five categories, namely Air Quality Improvement, Energy Efficiency, Solid Waste, Waste Water Treatment, and Renewable Energy. At least 30 innovators would be shortlisted for exhibiting at the mela. Curation of the Innovators would be done jointly by WRI India, ISC, and CEE. It would be ensured that there is an even distribution of Innovators in the different categories mentioned above. The innovators would be provided a prefabricated stall with basic amenities.

Participants:

It is anticipated that 1000 participants would attend the mela. Participants will include Textile and allied industry stakeholders, Environment Consultants, Surat Municipal Corporation officials, Regional Officers - GPCB, RTO officers, Traffic, Academicians, Students, and other Research Institutes.

How to participate?

Please find the Call for Innovators

We invite innovators to submit their applications here