What is the India Net Zero Steel Forum?
The India Net Zero Steel forum will be held on 2 September 2024 in Mumbai on steel decarbonisation pathways. The Forum will bring together:
- Leading steel buyers
- Steel suppliers
- Civil society organisations and
- Government representatives
Agenda
9:30 am – 10:00 am: Registrations
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Opening ceremony
- R K Goyal, Managing Director, Kalyani Steels
- Ankit Todi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
- Dr Divya Sharma, India Executive Director, Climate Group
- Annie Heaton, Chief Executive Officer, ResponsibleSteel
11:00 am - 11:30 am: Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Session 1
India's initiatives on low emission steel
The session will explore current policies and ambitions for green steel production in India. It will delve into the incentives being envisaged to aid the industry’s transition to low emission steel production and consumption.
- R K Goyal, Managing Director, Kalyani Steels
- Hemant Mallya, Fellow, Council on Energy, Environment and Water
- Sobhanbabu PRK, Senior Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute
- Prof. Dr. Viswanathan Nurni, HoD, Metallurgical Engg and Material Science, IIT Bombay
Session partner: Climate Group
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Session 2
Steel standards and certifications for greater traceability and higher accountability in the value chain
The session will throw light on the ongoing international discourse on establishing responsible standards for defining low emission steel production.
- Prabodha Acharya, Chief Sustainability Officer, JSW Group
- Saurabh Kundu, Chief Corporate Sustainability, Tata Steel
- Nishtha Gupta, Group Head – Sustainability and ESG, Suzlon Group
- Nicolo Aurisano, Senior Sustainability & LCA Specialist, A.P. Moller - Maersk
Session partner: ResponsibleSteel
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm: Break
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm: Session 3
Leveraging demand from private and public sectors to boost adoption of low emission steel
The session will discuss the role of businesses and the public sector in integrating green procurement practices to increase the demand and adoption of low emission steel across industry sectors.
- Dr Arvind Bodhankar, Chief Sustainability Officer, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India
- Aun Abdullah, Deputy Vice President (Head ESG), Lodha Group
- Nilesh Gujar, Chief of Auto Business and Sustainability, Mahindra Accelo
- Dr. Sunita Purushottam, Head of Sustainability, Mahindra Lifespaces
Session partner: Climate Group
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: Closing remarks
SteelZero in India
The steel sector contributes nearly 12% to India's overall GHG emissions. Up to 25% of the country's total steel demand by 2050 can be green steel if the top 5 players in auto, construction and capital goods sectors commit to SteelZero.
We're building consensus in business and government on the need to decarbonise the steel industry, fast.
As part of SteelZero, members over the world have committed to use, procure and specify 100% net zero steel by 2050. In India, we're focused on aggregating demand for low emission steel and identifying policy measures for its production and procurement.
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