On 19th March 2023, Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) organized a ‘BSG for SDG’ meeting in New Delhi, in which, BSG launched the ‘Say NO to Plastic’ campaign.
This is a two-point campaign which has the following action points:
(1) Say NO to Plastic Bags
(2) Say NO to Plastic Bottles
In the meeting, BSG Chairperson Mr. Vishesh Gupta shared the spirit and significance of the campaign. A special song titled ‘Say NO to Plastic’ was also introduced, which can be accessed here:
The campaign was endorsed by Ms. Dia Mirza (Actor, Producer, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador & UN Advocate for SDGs), who sent a special video message for the launch of the campaign, which can be viewed here:
Other eminent speakers who joined the meeting in person and endorsed the campaign included Mr. Amit Sachdeva (Philanthropist, Social Entrepreneur, Founder – Mahatma Awards, Founder & Chairperson: Liveweek Group), Dr. Ruby Makhija (Ambassador for the ‘No Plastic’ drive for MCD), and Mr. Souvik Bhattacharjya (Associate Director: TERI).
In their addresses, they shared their thoughts on the ill-effects of plastic from various perspectives and appreciated BSG for formally launching this campaign.
