TALK “Towards a new concept of development” by Francisco Lozano Winterhalder, Seema Arora at Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, Connaught Place (CP) > 6:30pm on 7th September 2016

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 07/09/2016 18:30 07/09/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata TALK “Towards a new concept of development” by Francisco Lozano Winterhalder, Seema Arora Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/09/talk-towards-new-concept-of-development.html Instituto Cervantes, 48, Hanuman Road, Connaught Place (CP), New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY

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Event Description : TALK “Towards a new concept of development” by Francisco Lozano Winterhalder, Seema Arora 

Synopsis: There is no doubt that we have to apply a new paradigm in our societies, not only to reach the lost balance with nature, but to boost economy too. These two goals will allow us to improve the quality of life of all humans. The key word is sustainability.
Sustainable development faces several fundamental challenges. Two of the most important are:
- The struggle against Climate closely linked to the problem of the energy: Reducing emissions, applying systems of energy saving and a transition to renewable energies are some of the strategies to follow in order to stabilize our atmosphere.
- Searching a relevant model for production as well as for any human activity in which interact natural and social systems: Circular Economy is on the basis of these actions. One example: The water cycle considered in its integral context (atmosphere, rivers, lakes, oceans…, human beings and ecosystems).
This permits to consider the application of technics for reducing impacts, the rational use of water and achieving health levels compatible with a healthy human life.
In many emerging countries like India, it happens an important migratory flow to large cities, most of them already overpopulated, so they need urgently the implementation of sustainable measures. This is the case of the Smart Cities, whose strategic targets try to reach the balance with nature, economy and social welfare of their inhabitants. Nevertheless, all these processes need a fundamental ingredient: Ethics. In addition to that
and despite the use of the best available technology in every case, education and communication, focused on sustainable development, are absolutely essential too. Citizens have to incorporate all those principals in your own DNA. Thus, they will be able to act naturally in a sustainable way.

About the speakers: 
Francisco Lozano Winterhalder is a biologist and master in Arts, following a Ph. D. Program in Philosophy. His expertise is CSR, Sustainability and Environment and Values. He is a professor of environment and sustainability at ESADE Business School, and at the Faculty of Tourism St. Ignasi-ESADE (Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain). Nevertheless, he is currently focusing his activities as a professional speaker in environmental and sustainability issues, giving a lot of speeches, courses, seminars... worldwide. He is also involved in activities of couching and consulting for institutions and companies. In this way, he is a Senior Consultant of CEC International (Boston, USA), a specialized consulting in values. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (London, UK). He was a member of the board of the United Nations Spanish Association.
During this period, he participated in the Summit of Earth, Rio+5, in New York. He was also a member of the Sustainable Council of the city of Barcelona. He is also involved in the UNESCO movement. He was general secretary of the the UNESCO Club in Barcelona during five years. 
Seema Arora catalysed the establishment of the Environmental Management Division in CII and then transformed the activities of the Division into the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development. Ms. Arora initiated the creation of Corporate Sustainability Management framework for building Sustainable Business Enterprises. Ms. Seema Arora developed the vision and objectives for the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development and is the Centre’s head. As the head of the Centre she networks with Industry, Government and Community based organisations to develop policy instruments and innovative voluntary approaches to Sustainable Development. She is involved with Planning Commission of Government of India to develop a Low Carbon Growth Strategy for India, with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India in defining the framework for measuring and rewarding Sustainability performance of Corporates. She is also
providing inputs to defining Sustainable development Action plans at State level. Ms Arora provides training and counselling to Industry for evolving a Sustainability Vision and a portfolio of Sustainability Strategies for building a Sustainable Business Organisation. Her main areas of interest are environmental policy, management systems, corporate sustainability, institutional strengthening and capacity building. Seema Arora is a Jury
member of the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards. Ms. Seema Arora has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Delhi University. She is a member of the Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India. She is a member of the Stakeholder Council of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). She has twenty seven years experience in the field of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. 

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