E9: Rhea Mazumdar Singhal - Companies need to focus on their environmental impact
When Rhea Mazumdar Singhal set up Ecoware, India's first sustainable packaging solutions company, she was gearing up for a big task. She brought Ecoware as a market disruptor offering natural products for both individuals and companies to help reduce their eco footprint. Eleven years on, she wants more industries to turn to sustainability options. She was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by the Indian government for pioneering the sustainable food packaging industry. As we're still trying to figure how our lives and economies are going to take shape in a post-COVID world, Rhea believes the only way forward for companies is to genuinely focus their effect on the environment. You can check out the Maharani Talks on Instagram at www.instagram.com/maharanitalks MUSIC: Lights by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Show Notes: • Taking up pharmacology [02:25] • Starting Ecoware [04:06] • Navigating Delhi with minimal understanding of Hindi [09:06] . Facing pushback in a plastic-saturated market [14:06] . Getting Indian Railways on board [17:52] . Expanding four-fold [22:35] . Your biggest struggle [25:03] . Techniques to centre yourself on bad days [28:50] . Wife-husband partnership [31:44] . Winning Nari Shakti Puraskar award [35:04] . Solutions for Delhi air pollution due to crop burning [38:02] . Sustainability revolution and importance of ESG investing [42:58]
