From rubble to resilience: Scaling circular value chains in the built environment

18 Sep 2026 at 14:00–15:30 (UTC+5:30)
Bandhej, The Leela Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, India
Session type: In person only in Gandhinagar
Focus: Built environment, Governance, Materials, Resilience, System change, Africa, Asia
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Organiser(s): GlobalABC Circular Built Environment group, Ministry of the Environment of Finland, Habitat for Humanity, 10YFP/One Planet Network (UNEP), RMIT University

How can construction and demolition material move from waste to a valuable resource? Through examples from India and beyond, this accelerator session explores how policy, procurement, digital marketplaces and material innovation can unlock circular value chains and strengthen material resilience.