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Ashok Khosla

Founder and Chairman, Development Alternatives

Ashok Khosla is a pioneer and expert of sustainable development.

By helping create the concept of social enterprise he pioneered business-like approaches for eradicating poverty and conserving natural resources. Khosla has broad experience in environmental and development issues, from heading India’s environmental agency – the first in a developing country – to being a director in the United Nations Environment Programme. He is a promoter of commercially viable, environmentally friendly technologies.

Ashok Khosla is speaking at the following WCEF2018 session:

Tue 23 October at 14:00 : Circular Economy and Rural Development

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Project

WCEF2018

The World Circular Economy Forum presents the world’s best circular economy solutions and brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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