Event Overview
The 10th edition of the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India from 15‑18 September 2026. The forum attracted more than 3,600 participants representing 62 countries and was inaugurated by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav and Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel.
Bisleri Participation
Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd., through its flagship CSR programme “Bottles for Change”, set up a dedicated stall to demonstrate its responsible plastic‑waste management and resource‑recovery approach. The stall was inspected by Shri Arjunbhai Modhwadia (Gujarat Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change), Shri Pravinbhai Mali (Gujarat Minister of State for Forests, Environment, Climate Change), as well as senior officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and state pollution control boards of Maharashtra, Odisha, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir and Chhattisgarh.
During the visit, Mr. K. Ganesh, Director – Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, Bisleri International, stated: “Advancing a circular economy requires collaboration across governments, businesses, institutions and citizens. Platforms such as the World Circular Economy Forum create opportunities for meaningful dialogue and knowledge exchange around scalable solutions for resource efficiency and waste management. Through Bottles for Change, we continue to promote awareness and action around responsible plastic waste management and recycling, while helping create pathways to strengthen the circular economy for plastics.”
Company Profile & Sustainability Initiatives
Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd. boasts a legacy of over 50 years and is one of India’s largest premium beverage companies, best known for the country’s highest‑selling packaged drinking water. The company conducts a rigorous 90‑test, 10‑stage purification process for its water products. It operates 130 manufacturing plants and maintains a distribution network comprising more than 6,000 distributors and 7,500 trucks serving both the Indian market and the United Arab Emirates.
Product offerings include Bisleri packaged drinking water, Vedica Himalayan Spring Water, and a portfolio of carbonated drinks such as Bisleri Limonata, Bisleri Pop and Bisleri Soda. These products are also available via the D2C e‑commerce platform Bisleri@Doorstep, ensuring doorstep delivery.
Bisleri has launched “Sustainability 2.0” under the “Bisleri Greener Promise”, focusing on recycling, water conservation and broader sustainability initiatives aimed at creating a greener future.