CII recognises innovations in sustainable plastic packaging

The CII Sustainable Plastic Packaging Awards acknowledges, rewards, and recognises upstream innovations and design changes in plastic packaging by businesses driving the transition towards a circular plastics economy in India. By recognising these businesses, the award seeks to inspire further innovation and research in the sector and encourage widespread adoption of circular economy principles.

Businesses were awarded at two levels – Excellence and recognition - for their innovations in making plastic packaging more recyclable, and for incorporating recycled content back into packaging. Of the 60 applications received, 40 progressed to the evaluation process, post which, 11 were selected for the Awards.

The award felicitation ceremony was part of the CII Circular Economy Conference, addressed by HE Kimmo Lähdevirta, ambassador of Finland to India; Shiv Siddhant Narayan Kaul, chairman, CII-National Committee on Environment, and managing director, Nicco Engineering Services Limited; N C Saha, jury chair, CII Sustainable Plastic Packaging Awards and former director, Indian Institute of Packaging; and Shikhar Jain, executive director, CII ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development.

Addressing the delegates and awardees, Shiv Siddhant Narayan Kaul underscored the urgent need for accelerated action by businesses to advance a circular economy in India, saying that the awards offered a platform to recognise credible efforts on driving circularity for plastic packaging.

N C Saha shared his insights into the rigorous assessment process followed in reviewing the applications that were received from diverse sectors, including cosmetics, food and beverage, and home care.

CII will launch the second edition of the Awards in January 2026. For updates, you can check https://sustainabledevelopment.in/cii-sustainable-plastic-packaging-awards/ or write to ciiplasticpackagingawards@cii.in.