From pilot to policy: Co-designing the start-up–ULB pathway for circular cities

17 Sep 2026 at 10:30–12:30 (UTC+5:30)
G-03, IDR Building, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, Bengaluru, India
Session type: In person elsewhere and online
Focus: Business, Finance, Governance, System change, Waste, Asia
Related Sustainable Development Goals
Decent work and economic growth Industry, innovation and infrastructure Partnerships for the goals Responsible consumption and production Sustainable cities and communities

Organiser(s): Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute, Government of Karnataka and Bengaluru Science and Technology Cluster (an initiative of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India), Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru

Circular startups have solutions; cities have the waste and the mandate, yet partnerships stay fragile and champion-dependent. Work alongside Urban Local Bodies’ (ULB) leaders, founders and financiers to design a repeatable pathway from pilot to scale, grounded in live Bengaluru examples.