Sanjeev K. Kanchan is a known environmental consultant and advisor who has contributed in the development of various regulatory tools including Critically Polluted Areas, real time pollution monitoring systems, and new pollution norms for industrial sectors in India. Currently he is a consultant to the International Centre to Sustainable Carbon (ICSC), UK. Prior to this, he has worked in management roles with CEMS manufacturing company and Data analytics & handling and environmental monitoring companies. He has also been associated with Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi for over a decade as an environmentalist and researcher.
With areas of expertise including resource efficiency, pollution monitoring technology, practices and control, life cycle assessment, best technology, policies, regulations and compliance etc., he has closely worked with various government institutions, industries, leading think tanks, educational & research institutions, professionals and civil societies in India and overseas.
Sanjeev is also a published author and journalist. Some of his reputed books include- Grain by Grain, Heat on Power, Into the Furnace, Excreta Matters- Citizens’ Report on the state of India’s Environment, Best Available Techniques for Indian Iron and Steel Sector, CEMS- A Technical Guidance Manual, CEMS and CEQMS implementation in India: Inspection Manual etc. he also writes articles, columns, blogs for various science magazines, research journals and print and online media.
He is a Certified Sustainability Professional and associated with UNEP’s Global Mercury Partnership- coal-combustion (Member), International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development, Government of India (Expert and External Faculty), PM-ETS Market Oversight Committee- Forest and Env. Dept., Govt. of Gujarat (Member), Sustainability Innovations and Advisories (SIA) Private Limited (Advisor) etc. As an expert and trainer, he has trained hundreds of environmental practitioners across SPCBs, industries and consultants in India.