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August 05, 2021

6. Nilesh Shah (Dow Chemical) on sustainability

31 minutes

I speak with Dr. Nilesh Shah, the former Global R&D Director at Dow Chemical about sustainability and circular economy.

(0:00) Nilesh Shah’s biography

(1:02) Defining sustainability and circular economy

(3:20) The impact of chemical products on greenhouse gas reductions

(7:00) Incongruity between plastics’ net positive impact on the world and the media’s portrayal of plastics

(12:08) Responsibility of various players in the plastics ecosystem

(15:45) Achieving circular economy via incremental and breakthrough solutions

(18:16) Examples of short term incremental solutions

(20:53) Economic viability of short term solutions

(22:29) Role of legislation and regulation in sustainability efforts

(25:12) Process of removing harmful chemicals off the market

(27:54) When regulatory bodies tend to step in

(30:05) What it takes for sustainable alternatives to be adopted

(31:08) Importance of systems thinking in achieving sustainability

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By Selma Duhovic

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