Abhishek Nath
Nath in 2019
Born(1978-10-12)12 October 1978
Hyderabad, India
NationalityIndian
EducationHotel Management
Occupation(s)CEO, LooCafe & Ixora Group
Known forFounding LooCafe
and working in WASH in India

Abhishek Nath is an Indian businessman, social entrepreneur.[1] He is the founder of LooCafe, an India-based WASH organization promoting employment, environmental sanitation, waste management and ending sanitation based issues in India.[2]

The parent company of Loocafe, Ixora Corporate Services that he founded is into urban sanitation, and facility management for public spaces.[3][4]

He also the chair for All India Management Association's Young Leader's council[5]

He has worked closely with the Swachh Bharat Mission and heads one of the key private companies for the Swacch Survekshan.[6]

Movement for sanitation and hygiene

Nath started working in urban sanitation after leaving his roles at Johnson Controls & Taj Hotels, he started Ixora Corporate Services (ICS) a facility management company.[7] Then was involved in the Swachh Bharat Mission for urban sanitation work with heritage sites, such as the Charminar.[8]

He first noticed the failing structures of brick and mortar Public toilets and their pay to use system, which did not work out due to operations costs and high philanthropic investment needs.[1]

Then established LooCafe where he created a structure of a public toilet that was prefabricated, free for toilet use, attached to a Point of sale (café) built inside a shipping container.[9] The model also supports social change, as it helps urbanization of street hawkers into established businesses and creates employment directly through its structure.[10]

After founding LooCafe in 2018[11] in Hyderabad, he has worked on expanding their operations into sanitation technology,[12] waste management, and building circular economy models.[13]

Currently, the company counts 400 such structures across India. With operations set up in Hyderabad,[14][15][16] Srinagar,[17] Bengaluru, Chandigarh,[18] Mumbai,[19] Chennai,[20] Patna,[21] Pune, Indore,[22] Mohali.[23]

Recognition

Abhishek Nath receiving the WASH Stewardship Award by K. T. Rama Rao former Minister of MA&UD, IT&EC

In 2016, he won Cleaning leader of the Year award by Clean and Green India.[24]

In 2019, they won Confederation of Indian Industry awards.[25] In 2020, his work was featured by the UNDP as a best practice[26]

Featured at the British Council, India Design Forum & King's College London[27]

In 2021, he was invited by the Administrative Staff College of India as a speaker[28]

In the 2022 edition of InkWASH, he was awarded with the WASH Stewardship Award, In the 2023 edition, he was a featured speaker.[29] His work was also a featured Innovation in the WASH book of Innovations.

[30] His work has been claimed to have brought about reforms in the Public toilet and sanitation space using sustainability and technology.[31] Currently, LooCafe's are India's most widespread public toilet models.[32]

LooCafé — Ixora corporate services has been selected as the most Innovative company in services category Nationally — CII
Abhishek Nath, founder of LooCafe, standing in front of the LooCafe logo


References

  1. 1 2 Bhattacharya, Ahana (5 October 2022). "Loocafé Founder Abhishek Nath shares how they are changing India's public toilet scene". The CSR Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Bhattacharya, Ahana (5 October 2022). "Loocafé Founder Abhishek Nath shares how they are changing India's public toilet scene". The CSR Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "India filings Abhishek Nath CIN".
  4. ↑ Check, The Company. "Abhishek Nath | Director Profile | The Company Check". www.thecompanycheck.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "YLC Young Leaders Talk | Abhishek Nath". www.aima.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Bhaskar, Anisha Bhatia, Sonia (26 July 2018). "Hyderabad To Go Swachh With 130 Loo Cafes, Equipped With Smart Toilets, Cafes And ATM Services". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. Retrieved 9 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Abhishek Nath, the man behind ICS has taken in keen". DNA India. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ↑ India, The Hans (4 January 2018). "GHMC takes special steps to keep Charminar surroundings clean". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Nitnaware, Himanshu (7 December 2020). "Hyderabad Man Turns Shipping Containers Into Solar 'Loocafes' With Stink Sensors". The Better India. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Kosuru, Amrutha (7 May 2022). "28 Toilet Tales highlight entrepreneurial dedication to transform public toilets". newsmeter.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Loo Café: Luxurious washrooms with ATM in Hyderabad". The Times of India. 23 May 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "How smart tech is leaving public loos smelling of roses". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hyderabad: Going to this restroom will be a futuristic experience". The Times of India. 12 October 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Kims Hospitals. "LooCafe in KIMS Hospital Featurette" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "India's first exclusive dog park comes up in Hyderabad". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  16. ↑ S, Lekshmi Priya (24 May 2018). "Hyderabad Is Getting 'Smart' Toilets with Swanky Cafés & ATMs Attached!". The Better India. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  17. ↑ Paitandy, Priyadarshini (5 May 2021). "Comfort stop: Hyderabad-based Loo Café makes its way to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  18. ↑ The Tribune. "Chandigarh all set to get LooCafes".
  19. ↑ Reporter (1 December 2023). "Bihar: Loo Cafe to Grace Patna at Six Locations with Modern Toilet Facilities". Patna Press. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  20. ↑ Kandavel, Sangeetha (12 May 2022). "Chennai's first free luxury toilet with a cafe attached opened at Indira Nagar MRTS". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "LooCafe will be built in Patna". Dainik Bhaskar.
  22. ↑ "Loo Cafe Hyderabad - Concept Facilities & More Information". www.holidify.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "Hyderabad Gets Swanky Washrooms That Have ATMs Too". IndiaTimes. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  24. ↑ AP News. "The first edition of clean green India 2016 commences".
  25. ↑ "CII Awards - Home". www.innovationawards.ciiinnovation.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  26. ↑ UNDP. "Practices: LooCafe".
  27. ↑ "Water Loop". Jane Withers Studio. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  28. ↑ "ASCI | ADBI". www.cwis-asci.org.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  29. ↑ "INK@WASH Goa-2023". washinnovationhub.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  30. ↑ WASH Book of Innovations. Administrative Staff College of India.
  31. ↑ Dev, Sudipta (8 January 2020). "How technology is powering sustainable public toilets in Telangana". Express Computer. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  32. ↑ Thomas, Liffy (21 November 2023). "World Toilet Day: changing the narrative". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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