India’s award-winning marketplace has, over 12 years, digitally empowered indigenous artisans by connecting them directly with global consumers and promoting fair, sustainable, handmade crafts.
It offers zero-waste personal care, home care, and lifestyle products, along with educational workshops and sustainability consulting services. The enterprise is committed to promoting sustainable living and reducing plastic waste.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Toiletries and Personal Care Products
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Zero-Waste Lifestyle Products
Primary Products:Plant-based personal care items (soaps, moisturizers, deodorants), home care products, lifestyle kits
Impact Benefits
Reduce plastic consumption with zero-waste products
Conducted 100+ zero-waste workshops across schools, hospitals, and businesses
Provided waste audits & consulting to organizations like Target India
Engage in corporate gifting programs to promote bulk eco-product adoption
Business Benefits
Developed 50+ zero-waste products in personal care, home care, and lifestyle categories
Achieved B Corp Certification for high social and environmental standards
Expanded market reach through online sales and corporate partnerships
Enhanced brand visibility and corporate alignment via CSR collaborations
Social Issues in Focus
Empower women-led manufacturing teams for gender equality
Educate communities on sustainable practices via 100+ workshops
Promote sustainable consumption and eco-friendly behavior
Collaborated with companies like Target India to implement sustainability initiatives
Suminter India Organics produces high-quality natural, organic ingredients and materials in socially responsible, environmentally sustainable conditions. They work closely with over 100,000 farmers to grow, harvest, and process organic goods with ethical practices.
Collaborates with over 100,000 smallholder farmers across India, Uganda, and the Philippines, covering more than 175,000 hectares under organic cultivation.
Offers a wide range of certified organic products including spices, grains, pulses, oilseeds, and other agro commodities.
Maintains strict quality control and processing practices to ensure international-grade standards.
Supports traceable and transparent supply chains for end-to-end sustainability.
Business Benefits
Positions as a leading exporter of organic agricultural products to global markets.
Builds credibility and trust with international buyers through certifications (EU Organic, USDA Organic, JAS, etc.).
Strengthens client relationships through reliable supply and product quality.
Expands market reach and revenue opportunities by supplying bulk organic commodities.
Social Issues in Focus
Rural Livelihoods – empowers smallholder farmers by providing stable contracts and income security.
Sustainable Agriculture – promotes organic farming practices and soil health preservation.
Women & Community Inclusion – engages marginalized farmer communities in production.
Environmental Sustainability – reduces chemical input usage and fosters biodiversity through organic farming.
Leading manufacturer and exporter of Indian spices and various India-origin agro foods, including foxnut (makhana), cereals, dry fruits, pulses, and edible oils.
Klean-Green India is a brand dedicated to developing eco-friendly utility products using natural, organic, or bio materials. Their mission emphasizes restoring urban landscapes for the well-being of both people and ecosystems.
A multi-award-winning social enterprise working with artisans in Channapatna since 2012, reviving a 200-year-old toy-making craft into contemporary home and lifestyle products.
Revives the 200-year-old Channapatna toy craft, transforming it into modern home and lifestyle products.
Offers a diverse range of products, including lighting, kitchenware, jewelry, and children's toys, all crafted using traditional lac-turnery techniques.
Emphasizes eco-friendly and sustainable practices by using natural dyes and renewable materials.
Operates multiple stores in Bengaluru, Mysore, and Goa, promoting local craftsmanship and reducing carbon footprint through localized production.
Business Benefits
Positions as a multi-award-winning social enterprise, enhancing brand credibility and attracting eco-conscious consumers.
Provides a platform for artisans to showcase their work, expanding market reach and opportunities.
Collaborates with other craft clusters within India, diversifying product offerings and fostering inter-regional partnerships.
Implements modern design elements to make traditional crafts relevant in contemporary markets, increasing product appeal.
Social Issues in Focus
Focuses on empowering women artisans in a field traditionally dominated by men, promoting gender equality.
Provides sustainable livelihoods to artisans in Channapatna and other craft clusters, contributing to rural development.
Supports the preservation of traditional crafts, ensuring cultural heritage is passed down to future generations.
Engages in ethical production practices, ensuring fair wages and working conditions for artisans.
Bamboo India is aiming to transform bamboo's image from "Poor Man’s Timber" to "Wise Man’s Timber" by creating innovative, eco-friendly alternatives to plastic through technology-driven bamboo product
Grama is a brand owned by EarthCare, a locally-run enterprise that works to support the village community through initiatives in crafts, natural products, small businesses, and responsible tourism.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Toiletries and Personal Care Products
Location:Poochackal
Product Category:Handcrafted Rural Products
Primary Products:Herbal soaps, Herbal shampoos, Home care products and Handloom towels
Impact Benefits
Offers a diverse range of products crafted with a focus on sustainability and traditional craftsmanship.
Product lineup includes 100% Cotton handloom towels, Herbal Handcrafted soaps sourced from local artisans.
Operates as a locally-run enterprise supporting village communities through initiatives in crafts, natural products, small businesses, and responsible tourism.
Collaborates with various Co-ops, Organizations, Individuals, and Women Self Help Groups to create sustainable products and communities.
Supports a 50-year-old weavers co-op for producing quality 100% Cotton handloom towels.
Supports a Women SHG with a contract for the manufacture of Herbal Handcrafted soaps.
Supports local artisans by marketing their products and creating environmentally friendly products.
Business Benefits
Positions as a brand that offers sustainable and handcrafted products, appealing to eco-conscious consumers.
Provides a platform for local artisans and communities to showcase and sell their products, expanding market reach.
Enhances brand credibility by associating with traditional craftsmanship and sustainable practices.
Offers a diverse product range catering to various consumer needs, including home and personal care items.
Emphasizes quality and sustainability, attracting a loyal customer base
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes sustainable living by offering biodegradable alternatives to plastic.
Supports rural artisans by integrating them into the production process.
Educates consumers on the environmental impact of plastic and the benefits of bamboo products.
Contributes to the "AatmaNirbhar Bharat" initiative by promoting indigenous materials and craftsmanship.
works towards economic independence and dignity for adults with physical, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities, as well as individuals from other vulnerable communities.
Category:Food ingredients, High volume requirement for corporate canteens, guesthouses, offsite programs, and meetings
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Inclusive Hospitality Services
Primary Products:Inclusive Hospitality Services
Impact Benefits
Operates over 45 inclusive cafés across India, including locations at the Supreme Court, Rashtrapati Bhavan, and major airports.
Provides training and employment to over 5,000 adults with physical, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities.
Has served over 11 million meals, combining social impact with hospitality.
Offers services like Karuna Meals (nutritious meals for the underprivileged), catering, and gifting solutions.
Operates with a self-sustaining model where proceeds fund training and employment for persons with disabilities.
Recognized with awards such as the BMW Group Intercultural Innovation Award and Deutsche Bank's Made for Good Award.
Business Benefits
Positions as a leader in inclusive hospitality, attracting socially conscious consumers and institutions.
Provides a platform for individuals with disabilities to showcase their skills, enhancing brand credibility.
Offers diverse services, including corporate catering and personalized gifting, expanding market reach.
Collaborates with prestigious institutions, enhancing brand visibility and trust.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers individuals with disabilities by providing meaningful employment opportunities.
Promotes inclusivity and awareness about disability rights through everyday interactions.
Supports the "AatmaNirbhar Bharat" initiative by fostering self-reliance among marginalized communities.
Contributes to social change by challenging perceptions and creating opportunities for persons with disabilities.
To create accelerated pathways out of poverty while building ethical, powerful, and culturally sensitive AI.
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Ethical Data Services
Primary Products:Data generation and annotation services, focusing on creating high-quality datasets while providing economic opportunities for rural Indians
Impact Benefits
Reached over 35,000 individuals across 24 states in rural India.
Completed more than 35 million digital tasks, generating over $800,000 in direct wages.
Provides smartphone-based digital work, enabling workers to earn up to 20 times the Indian minimum wage.
Partners with organizations like Microsoft, Google, and the Gates Foundation to create ethical AI datasets.
Operates in 28 states in India and has expanded to Kenya and Ethiopia.
Aims to impact 100,000 low-income workers across the Global South by the end of 2025.
Business Benefits
Positions as a leader in ethical AI data services, attracting partnerships with top tech companies.
Offers scalable, culturally sensitive data solutions for AI model training.
Provides a platform for rural workers to engage in digital tasks, enhancing their digital literacy.
Generates revenue through data services, supporting sustainable operations.
Recognized with awards such as the World Summit Award for Digital Inclusion.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers low-income and marginalized communities by providing dignified digital work opportunities.
Promotes digital literacy and skill development among rural populations.
Supports gender inclusion by engaging women in technology-related tasks.
Contributes to poverty alleviation by offering income-generating opportunities.
Advocates for ethical data practices in AI development.
Ekam Eco Solutions is a research spin-off from IIT Delhi, founded in 2013, focusing on sustainable sanitation and eco-friendly cleaning solutions. Their mission is to develop technologies that conserve water and improve sanitation infrastructure
Primary Products:Notebooks and notepads made from bagasse paper, Recycled pens and pencils, Eco-friendly copier paper, Carry bags made from corn starch, Cutlery and tableware from agro-waste
Impact Benefits
- Manufactured over 1 million units of eco-friendly stationery annually
- Utilized 100% agro-waste materials (bagasse, wheat straw) in production
- Reduced carbon footprint by eliminating tree-based paper
- Diverted approximately 5,000 tonnes of agricultural waste from landfills annually
Business Benefits
- Achieved 25% year-on-year revenue growth since transitioning to sustainable products
- Expanded product line to plantable stationery, recycled paper, and gifting solutions
- Collaborated with 500+ schools and corporate clients
- Introduced cost-effective pricing models for broader accessibility
Social Issues in Focus
- Created employment for 200+ individuals including artisans and factory workers
- Promoted environmental awareness through educational campaigns
- Supported local agriculture by sourcing raw materials from regional farmers
- Contributed to global sustainability goals (SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production)
Silaiwali is a New Delhi-based social enterprise that upcycles waste fabric from garment manufacturing units to create handcrafted products. These products are made by Afghan women refugees in India, promoting sustainable incomes and environmental responsibility.
Primary Products:Handcrafted dolls, Bags and pouches, Wall hangings and home décor and Festival ornaments
Impact Benefits
- Provided sustainable incomes for approximately 300 Afghan women refugees in New Delhi, enabling them to support their families and access essential services.
- Transformed apparel leftovers by partnering with major global fashion brands.
- Participated in renowned trade expos like Maison et Objet (Paris) and NY Now (New York).
Primary Products:Handwoven baskets, trays, and storage solutions made from recycled banana bark
Impact Benefits
- Employed over 500 artisans, primarily women, across rural communities in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Odisha.
- Processed natural fibers such as banana bark, bamboo, and sal leaves into eco-friendly products.
- Supplied products to over 100 retail outlets across India and exported to multiple countries, including partnerships with global retailers like IKEA.
- Participated in international trade expos, showcasing products to a global audience.
Business Benefits
- Achieved Certified B Corporation status, demonstrating commitment to social and environmental performance.
- Expanded product line to include home decor, lighting, and lifestyle products, catering to diverse customer preferences.
- Enhanced brand recognition through participation in international trade expos and collaborations with global retailers.
Social Issues in Focus
- Empowered women artisans by providing fair wages and skill development opportunities.
- Promoted sustainable practices by utilizing natural and biodegradable materials in product manufacturing.
- Supported rural communities by creating employment opportunities and fostering economic independence.
Primary Products:Organic rice, spices, oilseeds, cereals, herbs, and sweeteners
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2015 by Ekta Jaju to connect smallholder farmers with urban markets, focusing on organic farming and sustainable agriculture practices.
Works with over 100 smallholder farmers across East and North East India, cultivating 33 types of organic produce, including rice, pulses, oilseeds, spices, and herbs.
Implements a "seed-to-shelf" model, ensuring quality control from cultivation to processing and packaging.
Provides interest-free credit for seeds and organic inputs to farmers, promoting financial inclusion.
Business Benefits
Offers a diverse range of certified organic products, including rice, spices, oilseeds, cereals, herbs, and sweeteners.
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Supplies products to both domestic and international markets, including B2B and B2C channels.
Recognized by organizations such as Mastercard, Tata Social Enterprise Challenge, and NITI Aayog for its contributions to sustainable agriculture.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers small and marginal farmers, particularly women, by providing access to organic farming training, certification, and market linkages.
Promotes sustainable agricultural practices, reducing dependency on chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Aims to positively impact the lives of 25,000 farmers by 2025 through improved livelihoods and environmental sustainability.
Primary Products:Handmade pickles and other traditional food items
Impact Benefits
Founded in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, Rural Roots is a grassroots food venture dedicated to reviving traditional food wisdom and promoting organic practices.
Collaborates with local farmers and artisans to produce handcrafted Bilona ghee, raw honey, and other organic products.
Operates for over 7 years, focusing on clean, real food sourced directly from rural communities.
Business Benefits
Offers a range of products, including handpicked whole spices, freshly ground spices, green teas, ghee, honey, dry fruits, and handmade papads.
Markets products through an online platform, providing direct access to consumers.
Emphasizes hygiene and quality, ensuring products are freshly prepared and hygienically packed.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers rural farmers and artisans by providing them with fair market access and promoting sustainable livelihoods.
Supports women-led initiatives in rural areas, enhancing their economic independence.
Promotes traditional farming practices, contributing to the preservation of local agricultural heritage.
A social enterprise empowering rural artisans with solar-powered silk reeling machines, promoting sustainable livelihoods.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Renewable Energy & Textile Production
Primary Products:Solar-powered silk reeling machines and livelihood solutions for silk artisans
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2016, Resham Sutra empowers rural silk producers and handloom weavers by developing solar-powered machines for silk reeling, spinning, and weaving.
Installed over 20,000 machines across 400+ villages in 14 Indian states, impacting more than 22,000 direct jobs.
Annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduced by approximately 7,000 tons through the use of clean energy technologies
Business Benefits
Offers a range of solar-powered machines, including Unnati (silk reeling), Silky Spin (spinning), and Sunkargha (loom), enhancing productivity and income for rural artisans.
Provides financing options, subsidies, and a digital platform (Gramsootra) to connect stakeholders in the rural textile value chain.
Collaborates with organizations like the Central Silk Board, Acumen Academy, and Upaya Social Ventures to expand reach and impact.
Social Issues in Focus
Focuses on women's empowerment by providing dignified employment opportunities in rural areas.
Promotes sustainable silk production practices, reducing reliance on chemical-intensive processes.
Enhances community development through improved income, healthcare, and education outcomes.
Founded in 2018 by Aayush Jha and Udayan Banerjee in Bengaluru, India, Clairco specializes in enhancing indoor air quality and energy efficiency for commercial buildings.
Developed patented technologies to retrofit existing HVAC systems, converting them into air purification systems without the need for upfront capital expenditure.
Provides Clean Air as a Service (CAAS), charging clients a monthly subscription fee based on the size of the property.
Business Benefits
Offers a range of IoT-enabled products, including air quality monitors, people count sensors, thermal occupancy sensors, and smart washroom solutions, to optimize energy usage and improve occupant experience.
Utilizes AI and real-time data analytics to reduce cooling energy usage by up to 35%, enhancing building energy efficiency.
Serves over 35 clients, covering more than 17 million square feet of building space, with a target to reduce 30,000 tons of CO₂ emissions by 2025.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses indoor air quality issues, which can be up to five times worse than outdoor air, by providing affordable and scalable air purification solutions.
Promotes sustainability by integrating renewable energy sources like solar and wind to improve HVAC operations and reduce carbon footprints.
Enhances occupant health and productivity by ensuring clean and comfortable indoor environments in commercial spaces.
Founded in 2019 by Chaitsi Ahuja, Brown Living is India's first plastic-free marketplace, offering a curated selection of sustainable, vegan, chemical-free, and zero-waste lifestyle products.
Collaborates with over 650 planet-positive brands and 2,000 artisans, promoting local craftsmanship and ethical production.
Has saved 3,000 tonnes of plastic, planted 27,000 trees, offset 540 tonnes of carbon emissions, and created 2,228 jobs through its initiatives.
Business Benefits
Offers a wide range of products, including home essentials, fashion, personal care, food, and gifts, all curated for conscious consumers.
Provides plastic-free packaging and carbon-neutral deliveries, ensuring an eco-friendly shopping experience.
Serves over 85,000 customers, promoting sustainable living and conscious consumption.
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes a plastic-free lifestyle, offering plant-based alternatives to everyday products.
Supports local artisans, empowering them through fair trade and ethical business practices.
Advocates for sustainability, aiming to make eco-friendly living mainstream and accessible to all.
A sustainable footwear venture that refurbishes and upcycles discarded shoes and apparel into new vegan footwear and accessories while providing them to underserved communities.
Collaborative social‑enterprise that empowers informal waste‑pickers in Pune to convert plastic waste into recycled flakes, granules and fair‑trade 3D‑printer filament under a decentralized, circular model
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Project Protoprint is a social enterprise based in Pune, India, that empowers urban waste pickers by converting waste plastic into 3D printer filament.
Collaborates with SWaCH, a cooperative of waste pickers, to establish decentralized recycling units that produce high-value products from plastic waste.
Operates under the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia Protoprint project, aiming to transform the informal recycling sector into a systematic and circular model
Business Benefits
Develops a replicable and scalable business model by setting up decentralized processing units that convert plastic waste into products like 3D printing filament, promoting a circular economy.
Enhances market access by producing high-quality recycled products that meet industrial standards, attracting partnerships with businesses and institutions.
Contributes to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) by integrating informal waste pickers into formal recycling value chains, aiding municipalities in achieving recycling targets.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses poverty by improving livelihoods of urban waste pickers, many of whom earn less than $2/day, through fair wages and skill development.
Promotes gender equality by empowering women waste pickers through training and inclusion in decision-making processes.
Advocates for environmental sustainability by reducing plastic waste, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting responsible consumption and production.
World's first smokeless, decentralized sanitary‑napkin disposal and recycling system, converting menstrual waste into pulp and plastic reusable products
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Primary Products:PadCare Bin (sanitary disposal), PadCare Vend (pad vending), PadCare X (5D recycling), recovered pulp & plastic granules
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2018 by Ajinkya Dhariya, PadCare Labs addresses India's 12 billion sanitary pad landfill problem using technology to recycle waste and create a cleaner, more sustainable future for menstrual health.
Developed PadCare X, the world’s first sanitary pad recycling machine capable of processing used pads and extracting valuable materials.
Serves over 800,000 menstruators across 23 cities in India.
Recycles 24 million sanitary pads annually, representing 0.2% of India's total menstrual waste.
Conserved 249+ metric tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions and saved 1,677 liters of landfill space.
Recognized in UNICEF’s "Innovation30" and Forbes Under 30, and awarded the NASSCOM Social Innovation Forum 2019 and Design Excellence Award 2021 (CII).
Business Benefits
Offers end-to-end menstrual hygiene management solutions, including awareness, accessibility, hygienic disposal, and recycling.
Provides CSR services to schools, housing societies, and communities, promoting responsible menstrual hygiene management and fostering sustainable living.
Collaborates with organizations to reach menstruators on a community scale through CSR projects.
Aligns with UN SDGs, contributing to sanitation, hygiene, and circular economy initiatives.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses the lack of proper menstrual hygiene facilities, especially in rural areas, leading to increased school dropouts among girls.
Empowers women and waste pickers by providing safer and more dignified waste management solutions.
Promotes environmental sustainability by reducing plastic waste and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Supports gender equality by involving women in the recycling process and promoting menstrual health education
Material-science social enterprise transforming “impossible-to-recycle” plastic waste into quality products (like sunglasses) while empowering waste-pickers.
Founded in 2020 by Anish Malpani in Pune, India, Without® is a social enterprise that transforms unrecyclable waste into high-performance, circular materials.
Developed the world's first sunglasses made entirely from discarded chip packets, showcasing innovative recycling technology.
Created the Sphericality Index, a 6-factor visual representation to measure the true impact of materials and products, promoting transparency in sustainability.
Business Benefits
Offers sustainable solutions for eyewear, buttons, signage, bottles, and corporate gifting, allowing brands to integrate ethical materials into their products.
Collaborated with major brands like BookMyShow and Logitech, providing them with recycled materials for promotional items.
Certified B Corporation, demonstrating a commitment to high social and environmental performance standards.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers waste-pickers by integrating them into the recycling process, providing fair wages and improving livelihoods.
Addresses the "Green Gap", focusing on creating truly sustainable products without greenwashing.
Promotes circular economy principles, reducing waste and conserving resources through innovative recycling methods.
Operates under the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016, ensuring compliance with national waste management regulations.
Provides comprehensive waste management services, including collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal, to bulk waste generators across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Mira Road, Panvel, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and Nashik.
Offers regulatory compliance support and ESG reporting, assisting clients in meeting sustainability requirements.
Business Benefits
Serves a diverse clientele, including corporate offices, industrial establishments, residential societies, and real estate projects.
Provides tailored waste management solutions, ensuring efficient and responsible waste handling for various sectors.
Assists clients with property tax rebates through proper waste segregation and disposal practices.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses environmental concerns by reducing landfill impact and promoting recycling.
Promotes hygiene and disease prevention through proper waste management, especially in sectors dealing with food, beverages, or medicine.
Supports the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan", contributing to cleaner and healthier public spaces
Portable zero‑waste refill service: trucks/bikes refill home‑care liquids in customers’ own containers.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Toiletries and Personal Care Products
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Circular Economy & Sustainable Distribution
Primary Products:Homecare liquid refills
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2021, Refillable Store is a Mumbai-based startup offering zero-waste refill services for home and personal care products.
Operates a mobile refill station that delivers products like detergents, sanitizers, and shampoos directly to customers' doorsteps, reducing the need for single-use plastic packaging.
Utilizes a shared packaging system, where containers are reused over 50 times, promoting a circular economy and minimizing waste.
Business Benefits
Provides cost-effective solutions for consumers by eliminating the need to purchase new packaging with each product.
Offers a subscription-based model, ensuring regular delivery and refill services, enhancing customer convenience.
Collaborates with corporates and restaurants, providing bulk refill services and contributing to corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses plastic pollution by reducing the reliance on single-use plastic containers in household products.
Supports sustainable living practices, encouraging consumers to adopt eco-friendly habits in their daily routines.
Promotes awareness about the environmental impact of packaging waste and the benefits of refillable systems.
on a mission to empower rural India's potential. Operational since 2019. India's first platform dedicated specifically to the needs of rural households. serve a vast and dynamic market – over 90 million households across the country.
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Location:Pune
Product Category:Integrated Rural Financial and Productivity Solutions, spanning Fintech, Agri-Tech, and Capacity-Building Services
Primary Products:Loans (agri, enterprise, personal), Insurance (crop, health, life), Farming-as-a-Service (FaaS), Productivity Tools and Capacity Building Support
Impact Benefits
50,000+ rural households served with customized financial and agri solutions.
38,000+ villages covered, ensuring deep rural reach and inclusion.
170+ SarvaGram Shoppes established as physical access points for services.
630+ SarvaMitra franchises created, generating rural employment and entrepreneurship.
Loans, insurance, and FaaS provided through a data-led, household-centric model.
Access to modern agri tools and advisory increases farm productivity and income.
On-ground presence + technology ensures trust and effective last-mile delivery.
Women and youth included in financial decision-making, promoting inclusive growth.
Financial literacy and planning tools empower rural households for long-term resilience.
India’s first and largest time café—pay by the hour for a creative, boho-chic café + coworking + event + studio + maker space with unlimited beverages.
Category:Food ingredients, High volume requirement for corporate canteens, guesthouses, offsite programs, and meetings
Primary Products:Limited-edition clothing, home décor, accessories—all plant-fibre fibres & dyes
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2022 by textile scientists Aishwarya Lahariya and Adhiraj Shinde, Jiwya is a luxury fashion brand based in Nashik, Maharashtra.
Operates a 100% plant-based supply chain, utilizing regenerative materials and handmade processes.
Sources raw materials from over 150 artisan clusters across India, reviving traditional heritage arts.
Upcycles production scraps into embellishments and accessories, promoting a circular fashion economy.
Achieved significant environmental impact, saving over 47.7 million liters of water, abating 7,696 kg of CO₂, preventing 5,291 kg of plastic, and saving 21,164 kWh of electricity.
Business Benefits
Operates as a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, offering luxury apparel and decor items through its online platform.
Offers a "Re:Jiwya" program, providing lifetime services like repairs, revamping, and recycling, enhancing customer loyalty and brand sustainability.
Participated in London Fashion Week, gaining international recognition and expanding brand visibility.
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes sustainable fashion by eliminating synthetic dyes, plastics, and animal products from its supply chain.
Supports fair labor practices, paying artisans 17–20% above industry standards.
Uplifts rural artisans, preserving and showcasing India's rich textile heritage.
Specializes in rainwater harvesting systems and water-saving technologies to conserve groundwater tables
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Location:Pune
Product Category:Rainwater systems, filters, aerators, water testing, mapping
Primary Products:Rainwater harvesting installation & consulting, German aerators, IISc‑patented filters (Raintap/Rainy), water testing, recharge mapping
Impact Benefits
Specializes in water purification systems, including iron removal filters, whole-house filtration, and drinking water purifiers.
Offers large-volume water treatment solutions for various establishments, such as banks, clubs, temples, schools, and restaurants.
Provides rainwater harvesting services, including installation of Raintap and Rainy filters for efficient water collection and filtration.
Business Benefits
Manufactures and supplies a range of water filtration products, including:
- Parashu® Multipurpose Iron Removal Filter: Suitable for geysers, basins, and under-sink installations.
- Parashu® Whole-House Iron Water Filter: Designed for removing iron and scaling from water at the household level.
- Parashu® Bath Iron Removal Filter: Provides treated, iron-free water for bathing purposes.
- Parashu® Total: A plug-and-play system offering ultra-filtration, iron and hardness removal, and virus/bacteria filtration, with outputs ranging from 2,400 to 2,800 liters per hour.
Services are available across India, with products shipped to various cities, including Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Guwahati.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses water contamination issues, particularly in areas with high iron content in water sources.
Contributes to water conservation efforts through rainwater harvesting solutions.
Supports sustainable water usage by providing effective filtration systems for residential and commercial establishments.
By combining small-scale, artisanal production with smart technology, Azol is help rural producers reach urban consumers who are looking for healthier and more nutritious food choices.
PHOOL collects floral waste from the temples and mosques in Uttar Pradesh and convert it into patented organic fertilizer and incense sticks via flowercycling
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Kanpur
Product Category:Flowercycling
Primary Products:Incense sticks
Impact Benefits
11,060 metric tonnes of temple-waste flower collected and recycled.
110 metric tonnes of chemical pesticides prevented from entering rivers.
1,260 women supported, with 365 families experiencing improved living standards.
19 children of former manual scavengers now attending school.
Transforms temple flower waste into eco-friendly products, addressing the issue of temple waste management.
Offers charcoal-free incense sticks and cones, promoting healthier indoor air quality.
Empowers women artisans, providing employment opportunities and skill development
Business Benefits
Revenue target of USD 15 million in 2024.
Raised at least USD 11.7 million since 2017.
11 tons of floral waste collected daily across 5 temple towns.
Employed over 324 marginalized women in full-time roles.
Operates as a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, offering a range of incense products through its online platform.
Provides a variety of fragrances, including Nagchampa, Patchouli, Tulsi, Jasmine, and more.
Offers gift boxes and combo packs, catering to different customer preferences and occasions.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowerment of marginalized women.
Reduction of river pollution.
Improved livelihoods for manual scavenger families.
Addresses environmental issues by recycling temple flower waste, reducing pollution.
Promotes sustainable living through the use of natural ingredients and eco-friendly packaging.
Supports women's empowerment, contributing to social development and gender equality.
dwij sources post-consumer jeans through second-hand markets and collection drives and collect pre-consumer denim, recycled polyester felt, and other textile waste directly from industrial suppliers
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Textile Waste Products
Primary Products:utility bags, shopping bags, handbags, and other accessory products
Impact Benefits
Upcycles post-consumer and post-industrial denim waste into functional products
Designs with a focus on recyclability and minimal environmental impact
Supports local artisans and promotes circular economy
Business Benefits
Offers a unique range of upcycled denim products catering to eco-conscious consumers
Potential for collaborations with sustainable fashion brands and retailers
Opportunities for expansion into international markets
Social Issues in Focus
Reduces textile waste by upcycling denim
Provides employment and skill development to local artisans
Promotes sustainable fashion practices and conscious consumption
The focus is on resource recovery, safe livelihoods, zero landfill waste, and regulatory compliance. holistic waste management system to achieve your ESG and sustainability goals.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:traceable, real-time waste management solutions, digitized data, and unified platforms to maximize resource recovery and ensure social compliance
Primary Products:Eco‑boards and multi‑layer plastic sheets, Construction materials,Recycled‑ceramic items
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2013, Saahas Zero Waste is a social enterprise based in Bengaluru, India.
Processes over 100 metric tons of municipal solid waste daily across 50+ sites nationwide.
Operates a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Bengaluru, established in 2017.
Certified by TÜV SÜD for Quality (ISO 9001:2015), Environmental (ISO 14001:2015), and Safety (ISO 45001:2018) Management Systems.
Business Benefits
Provides end-to-end waste management services for corporates, educational institutions, residential societies, and tech parks.
Offers services like waste audits, segregation, composting, and recycling, ensuring compliance with Solid Waste Management Rules (2016) and Plastic Waste Management Rules.
Utilizes technology solutions for traceable and transparent waste management, enhancing operational efficiency.
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes circular economy practices by recovering resources from waste and upcycling materials into products like eco-boards, stationery, and textiles.
Supports social inclusion by employing individuals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and integrating informal waste workers into the formal sector.
Contributes to environmental sustainability by reducing landfill dependency and promoting resource recovery.
Online marketplace for buying and selling recyclables. It is an app-based platform for waste collection where customers can enter pick-up location addresses, provide waste data, and schedule waste removal. It offers features such as payment options, listing, bidding, and much more. Its mobile application is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Online marketplace for buying and selling recyclables
Primary Products:Door-step recycling pickup service for households and businesses, Cloud-based marketplace platform connecting waste generators with recyclers, On-demand collection via mobile apps for both consumers and collection partners, Waste recovery and reverse‑logistics coordination for dry recyclables, Digital tracking, data dashboards, and consumption analytics
Impact Benefits
Diversion of ~7,500 tonnes of dry waste from landfills since inception
180 tonnes/month processed at their Bengaluru facility
Presence in 8 major cities across India
300% increase in transaction volumes for 50 partner collection centres
~40% uplift in income for ~750 informal waste pickers
Business Benefits
Recycling Services, Waste Management, Clean-tech, and Sustainability Compliance with waste management and EPR regulations
Specializing in eco-friendly stationery, the company offers a wide range of sustainable products tailored for corporate gifting, events, festivals, and daily essentials—all under one roof.
Product Category:Plastic-Free Packaging solutions crafted to replace single-use plastics with eco-friendly alternatives that don’t compromise on quality, functionality, or design. Each packaging product is made using sustainable materials, such as recycled paper, biodegradable substances, and renewable resources, to ensure minimal environmental impact
CO₂ Emissions Saved: Over 935,064 kg of CO₂ prevented from entering the atmosphere
Water Conservation: More than 28,051,948 liters of water saved
Oil Conservation: 336,623 gallons of oil preserved
Tree Life: 16,831 trees spared, supporting biodiversity and ecosystem health
Business Benefits
Ecosphere’s products enable businesses to enhance their sustainability efforts, offering high-quality options that combine functionality with purpose.
Ecosphere actively sources waste and used paper from corporations and various other sources, ensuring these materials are recycled responsibly and sustainably.
Social Issues in Focus
Ecosphere is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on:
Product Category:A one-stop curated online marketplace for homegrown, handmade and naturally sourced products ranging between food, beauty, wellness and fashion
The brand delivers a complete range of environment friendly hygiene solutions for businesses that help in creating a positive environmental impact by eliminating single use plastic, saving fresh water reserves and limiting carbon emissions
Product Category:Patented Eco-Concentrate Technology combines the power of plant-based materials, bio-enzymes, and green surfactants that delivers exceptional efficiency with up to 50% less chemical consumption
Primary Products:Dish wash liquid, Speciality chemicals, Surface cleaner, Metal cleaner, Bathroom cleaner, Air freshener
Impact Benefits
Founded by EcoEnso Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Ecovia offers a complete range of eco-friendly hygiene solutions for businesses.
Products are designed to save up to 40% of costs spent on cleaning chemicals, while creating a positive environmental impact by eliminating single-use plastic, saving fresh water reserves, and limiting carbon emissions.
Uses patented Eco-Concentrate Technology, combining plant-based materials, bio-enzymes, and green surfactants to deliver exceptional efficiency with up to 50% less chemical consumption.
Business Benefits
Offers high-performance cleaning solutions that save time, reduce effort, and simplify facility maintenance, letting operations run smoothly and effectively.
Provides concentrated, long-lasting formulations that cut cleaning expenses by up to 40%, ensuring superior cleanliness and hygiene.
Crafts products with up to 60% lower carbon footprint and 100% biodegradable formulations, empowering businesses to lead the way in sustainability without compromising results.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses environmental sustainability by offering eco-friendly hygiene solutions that reduce plastic waste, save water, and lower carbon emissions.
Supports health and safety by providing non-toxic cleaning solutions that are safe for employees and customers.
Promotes ethical consumerism by offering transparency in ingredient sourcing and product manufacturing.
The brand offers businesses & consumers sustainable recycled paper & stationery to meet their needs, while adopting carbon offsetting strategies to reduce carbon footprints and reduce wastage created by virgin paper ending up in landfills
At Safe Harvest, agro products are grown by dedicated small and marginalized farmers, primarily women, who are committed to Non-Pesticide Management (NPM) of Agriculture. This approach ensures that our crops are nurtured using natural, biological methods, avoiding synthetic chemical pesticides throughout the entire growth cycle.
Works with over 100,000 small and marginalized farmers across 10-11 Indian states, primarily women, practising Non-Pesticide Management (NPM) agriculture.
Provides chemical-free, pesticide-free food by rigorously testing each batch (231+ checks for synthetic pesticide residues, heavy metals, aflatoxins) and offering transparent QR-based certification.
Enables farmers to reduce input costs (e.g., synthetic pesticide costs) and increase net incomes by ~20% or more.
Business Benefits
Direct farm-gate procurement model (removes many middlemen), aggregation via Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), processing and packaging for consumer retail.
Offers a wide range of certified pesticide-free food products (rice, pulses, millets, spices, sugars, etc) under its brand.
Maintains supply chain traceability and consumer trust via batch-wise test reports and QR codes on packs.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses health and environmental risks of synthetic pesticide use (soil degradation, water contamination, farmer exposure) by promoting NPM.
Supports livelihood and inclusion of small & marginal farmers, especially women, by linking them to fair markets.
Promotes sustainable agriculture practices and reduces chemical dependency, contributing to biodiversity and ecosystem health
A grassroots movement of 10,000 tribal & small-scale farmers across India; a fair trade network connecting farmers to markets, with healthy, pure & organic produce.
A Kolkata-based enterprise producing jute, cotton and paper packaging (shopping bags, packing sacks, pouches) using certified organic and recycled materials.
Product Category:A leading manufacturer, exporter, wholesaler, and supplier of:, Cotton Bags, Canvas Bags, Jute Bags, Juco Bags, Paper Bags, Eco-Friendly Promotional Packaging
Primary Products:1. Cotton Bags: Custom cotton tote bags perfect for daily use, promotions, events, retail, and gifting. Designed for durability and comfort, these bags replace plastic with purpose, 2. Canvas Bags: Custom canvas bags serve both functionality and fashion. Popular among lifestyle brands and eco-retailers across Europe and the USA, Rustic, sturdy, and completely biodegradable, perfect for farmers' markets, groceries, corporate gifting, and events, 5. Paper Bags: Kraft paper bags and recycled paper shopping bags are eco-alternatives to plastic, ideal for cafes, fashion boutiques, retail stores, and events, 6. Custom Printing & Branding, Custom screen printing, digital printing, embroidery, and branding
Impact Benefits
Based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, EcoSacks was founded to drive a “revolutionary green movement” by manufacturing eco-friendly bags from materials like organic cotton, jute, paper, canvas and juco.
Their bags are made with OEKO-TEX and GOTS certified organic cotton, recycled canvas, AZO-free dyes and fully customizable for global markets.
They export to over 39 countries, offering factory-direct pricing for bulk orders and scaled solutions from 1,000 to 1 million bags.
Business Benefits
Manufactures and supplies a wide range of custom eco-bags (cotton tote, canvas bags, jute bags, paper bags, juco blends) with branding and printing services, serving retail, corporate, event and gifting segments.
Offers full customization (materials, size, printing, handles) and global logistics/shipping, making it suitable for small brands to large global distributors.
Positions itself as an ethical manufacturing business: materials sourced responsibly, fair labour practices, and transparent sustainable credentials, which supports brand value for clients.
Social Issues in Focus
Tackles single-use plastic pollution by offering reusable and biodegradable bag alternatives made of cotton, jute, paper and canvas.
Supports ethical labour and artisanal manufacturing, collaborating with local artisans and women-led cooperatives in India.
Promotes conscious consumption: each bag is framed as a tangible commitment to sustainability, replacing many plastic bags and helping reduce waste and carbon footprint.
Saathi is a purpose driven manufacturing company that makes eco-friendly hygiene products. The company employs women from underserved communities in its manufacturing unit and distributes pads in both urban and rural areas.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Toiletries and Personal Care Products
Location:Ahmedabad
Product Category:Eco-friendly, compostable sanitary napkins using locally sourced banana fiber
Product Category:100% organic, plastic free and fairtrade adherent products
Primary Products:Dresses, Skirts and Bottoms, Shirts and tops, Tees and Polos, Nightwears
Impact Benefits
Carbon Negative: Offset 665,694 kg CO₂ emissions, making their operations carbon negative.
Tree Planting: Planted 249,708 trees worldwide as part of their sustainability initiatives.
Fair Trade Certified: Ensures ethical production practices and fair wages for workers.
Organic Materials: Uses 100% organic cotton and linen, reducing pesticide use and water consumption.
Vegan and Plastic-Free: Committed to vegan products and zero-plastic packaging.
Business Benefits
Product Range: Offers a wide variety of 100% organic cotton and linen clothing for both men and women, including dresses, shirts, tops, skirts, and sleepwear.
Tula is a not-for-profit social enterprise that brings to you garments from Indian (desi) traditional cottons grown organically by smallholder, rainfed farmers, with the Yarn hand spun by skilled khadhi workers and colored with natural dyes where required, with the fabric woven on handlooms by master weavers, with the garments stitched by women and men from economically and socially Marginalised groups.
Uses hand-spun yarn, hand-woven fabric, naturally-dyeing from plant sources, and manually-tailored garments — preserving artisanal craft processes.
Each garment "touches more than six livelihoods" by including farmers, spinners, weavers, dyers, tailors and finishing workers.
Business Benefits
Operates as a social enterprise, offering garments made via this eco-ethical supply chain; garments include men’s shirts, women’s dresses, kidswear & fabrics.
Differentiates via value-chain transparency (farm-to-garment), naturally dyed fabrics, and distinctive sustainable credentials — positioning in niche premium sustainable fashion.
Shares year-end accruals with primary producers (farmers, artisans), implementing a distributed economic model rather than conventional profit for owners.
Social Issues in Focus
Tackles exploitative practices in the cotton & textile industry by paying fair compensation across the chain — farmers, spinners, weavers, tailors.
Promotes environmental sustainability: lower water usage (rain-fed cotton), no synthetic chemicals in dyeing, biodegradable end-of-life for garments.
Supports revival of traditional craft, seed sovereignty (desi cotton varieties), and decentralised livelihoods in rural & artisan communities.
Specialising in plantable seed paper, we work on corporate and events packaging, gifting and merchandising along with sustainable stationery, wedding invites and personal gifting.
Khamir is a platform for the crafts, heritage and cultural ecology of the Kachchh region of Gujarat.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Kutch
Product Category:Textile
Primary Products:Textile, Pottery, home textiles
Impact Benefits
Revival of Traditional Crafts: Supports over 75 craft forms, including kala cotton weaving, block printing, and recycled plastic weaving, ensuring their sustainability and cultural relevance.
Environmental Sustainability: Promotes the use of eco-friendly materials like kala cotton and recycled plastic, contributing to sustainable production practices.
Community Development: Engages with over 150 villages, providing artisans with access to raw materials, skill-building opportunities, and social services, fostering community growth and cohesion.
Business Benefits
Market Linkages: Facilitates connections between artisans and markets through wholesale trade, e-commerce platforms, and exhibitions, expanding the reach of Kachchhi crafts.
Economic Upliftment: Enhances the livelihoods of over 850 weavers and 140 farmers by increasing wages and creating new economic opportunities through craft-based enterprises.
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Branding and Design Support: Assists artisans in branding and design development, enhancing the marketability of their products and connecting them with global consumers.
Social Issues in Focus
Gender Empowerment: Empowers women artisans by providing them with skills training, access to markets, and fair wages, promoting gender equality in rural communities.
Cultural Preservation: Works to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of Kachchh, ensuring that traditional crafts and practices are passed down to future generations.
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Waste Management: Addresses plastic waste issues by upcycling plastic into woven products, involving waste pickers and scrap dealers in the process, and promoting environmental responsibility.
Nirmalaya is an eco-friendly D2C (Direct-to-Consumer) fragrance brand that specializes in creating natural and handmade incense products, essential oils, and attars using recycled temple flowers.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Eco Femme is a women-led social enterprise that produces and sells organic washable cloth pads and nappy products.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Toiletries and Personal Care Products
Location:Chennai
Product Category:Organic cloth washable pads
Primary Products:Cloth pads, cloth nappies
Impact Benefits
Over 1 Million Pads Distributed: Eco Femme has distributed over 1 million reusable cloth pads, preventing more than 75 million single-use pads from entering landfills.
GOTS Certified Products: Pads are made from organic cotton and certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), ensuring eco-friendly and safe products
Subsidized Access Programs: Initiatives like 'Pad for Pad' and 'Pads for Sisters' provide free or subsidized pads to economically disadvantaged women.
Circular Economy Model: Emphasizes a reduce-reuse-recycle approach, aligning with circular economy principles.
Business Benefits
Global Reach: Products are sold in over 20 countries, expanding the market for sustainable menstrual products.
Recognition and Awards: Recognized as a leader in menstrual health and sustainability, receiving awards like the crQlr Menstruation Sustainability Prize.
Educational Resources: Provides instructional materials and training to promote menstrual health literacy.
Social Issues in Focus
Menstrual Health Education: Provides education and awareness programs to girls and women, promoting informed choices about menstrual health.
Waste Reduction: Promotes the use of reusable products to reduce the environmental impact of menstrual waste.
Cultural Sensitivity: Integrates local practices and wisdom into menstrual health education, respecting cultural contexts.
Breaking Taboos: Initiates open dialogues around menstruation, challenging societal taboos and promoting period positivity.
Bengaluru-based agri-tech startup, provides top-notch fodder systems and livestock feed solutions.
They provide healthy, sustainable feed to farmers and ranchers to reduce environmental impact. Hydroponics allows them to feed livestock year-round. HydroGreen offers complete fodder production system design, installation, and training to farmers. To ensure reliable feed supply, they provide ongoing repair and maintenance.
The company’s professionals promote sustainable agriculture and provide excellent customer service.
Product Category:Automated hydroponic fodder systems (e.g. KAMBALI V1/V2 trays)—vertical, solar/non‑solar units that grow fresh fodder for cattle and small ruminants year-round - Commercial “Fodder Stations”—larger centralized setups producing bulk sprouted grains for farms and cooperatives .- A “Feed as a Service (FaaS)” model—fully managed fresh-feed centers that deliver sprouted feed daily to dairy and beef operations
Primary Products:Kambali V1 and V2 hydroponic fodder systems, designed to grow fresh, chemical-free fodder for livestock using solar or grid power. They also offer commercial-scale Fodder Stations and a Feed-as-a-Service (FaaS) model, delivering daily sprouted feed to farms. These solutions provide sustainable, year-round nutrition for cattle and small ruminants through automated, water-efficient systems
Impact Benefits
Provides hydroponic fodder systems to dairy farmers, enabling year-round, water-efficient feed production.
Offers low-cost, micro-climate-controlled grow houses that can operate in extreme temperatures (40–50°C) using minimal water.
Designed for small-scale farmers, with units like the Kambali™ V1 requiring only 12 sq ft of space to feed four cattle.
Over 500 tons of fresh live feed harvested to date, with zero grid energy usage.
Supports rural communities by providing affordable, sustainable fodder solutions.
Business Benefits
Positions as a leader in sustainable livestock feed solutions, appealing to environmentally conscious consumers and farmers.
Offers scalable fodder production systems suitable for various farm sizes and climates.
Provides training and ongoing support to farmers, enhancing customer loyalty and satisfaction.
Enhances brand credibility through successful partnerships and customer success stories.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers small and marginal dairy farmers by providing access to affordable, sustainable feed options.
Promotes water conservation and efficient resource use in agriculture.
Supports rural development by creating opportunities for local entrepreneurship and skill development.
Contributes to food security by ensuring a consistent supply of nutritious livestock feed.
Green by Goonj is a brand of recycled products we ensure that nothing goes waste – un-wearable clothes, torn oversized jeans, old fabric, obsolete audio tapes, unused ties etc
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
ayzh Health & Livelihood Pvt Ltd. (ayzh) serves the world’s most vulnerable women, girls, and babies by offering women-focused products, addressing Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A).
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Toiletries and Personal Care Products
Location:Chennai
Product Category:Hygine kits for women and girls, babies products targeting the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health
Primary Products:Clean birth kits, essential newborn kits, post partum care kits, menstural hygine kits
Impact Benefits
Founded by Zubaida Bai and Habib Anwar in 2010, AYZH is a social enterprise focused on improving maternal and newborn health in underserved communities.
Developed the "Janma" clean birth kit, a compact, affordable solution containing essential tools for safe childbirth.
Expanded product line includes postpartum care kits, menstrual hygiene kits, and essential newborn care kits.
Products are designed to be culturally appropriate, affordable, and sustainable, addressing the specific needs of women in low-resource settings.
Operates in multiple countries, including India, Afghanistan, Ghana, and Haiti, impacting thousands of women and newborns.
Business Benefits
Positions as a leader in maternal and newborn health products, appealing to NGOs, healthcare providers, and socially conscious consumers.
Offers a range of products catering to various stages of maternal and newborn care, enhancing market appeal.
Provides a platform for local women to assemble and distribute products, creating employment opportunities and promoting gender equality.
Collaborates with international organizations and governments, enhancing credibility and expanding reach.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers women by providing access to essential health products, improving maternal and newborn health outcomes.
Supports gender equality by creating employment opportunities for women in product assembly and distribution.
Contributes to the "AatmaNirbhar Bharat" initiative by promoting indigenous manufacturing and self-reliance.
Addresses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 5 (Gender Equality).
Skilled Samaritan Foundation, founded in 2012, works on providing steady income opportunities to women, girls, and artisans from marginalized communities across India, who do not have a formal education. This is done by providing skill development training and design support before connecting them to the market through our social enterprise, SIROHI.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
95% reduction in migration from craft sector to alternate professions
Skill Lab : Tech-based design support to empower artisans in India. Avg of 15,000 kgs of Textile and MLP waste used to weave products every month
Saving the planet of avg 45,000 kgs CO2 emissions every month
Building responsible supply chains to ensure ethical use of materials
Founded by Gauri Malik, Sirohi is a sustainable luxury brand that employs women artisans from rural India to design functional home and lifestyle products.
Collaborates with artisan clusters across five states in North India, empowering over 150 women artisans.
Products include handwoven furniture, home décor, gifting solutions, and accessories made from natural and upcycled materials.
Operates with a zero-waste philosophy, ensuring that even the smallest fabric scraps are utilized.
Provides fair wages and long-term partnerships to artisans, fostering dignity and recognition for their skills.
Business Benefits
Positions as a leader in sustainable luxury, appealing to eco-conscious consumers seeking unique, handcrafted products.
Offers a diverse product range catering to various consumer needs, enhancing market appeal.
Provides a platform for artisans to showcase their skills, enhancing brand credibility.
Enhances brand visibility through participation in exhibitions and collaborations with other organizations.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers women artisans by providing access to fair wages, market access, and long-term partnerships.
Promotes environmental sustainability by offering biodegradable and non-toxic alternatives to plastic.
Supports rural development by creating opportunities for local entrepreneurship and skill development.
Coolectrica, a brand of Promethean Power Systems, provides diesel-free bulk milk coolers and cold storage solutions.
Utilizes thermal energy storage technology to enable off-grid refrigeration, reducing reliance on diesel generators.
Supports smallholder dairy farmers by improving milk quality and reducing spoilage.
Has served over 60,000 farmers and chilled approximately 150 million liters of milk.
Business Benefits
The company is empowering women Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE), Self Help Groups (SHG), and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) to build a cooperative-based model that reduces the financial liability of entrepreneurs, strengthens community buy-in, and increases community ownership. In India, where women own only 20-30% of all household wealth, community-owned assets can create a deep impact in these women’s lives.
Enhances the reliability and efficiency of the dairy supply chain by providing consistent cooling solutions.
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Reduces operational costs for dairy farmers by eliminating the need for diesel fuel.
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Improves milk collection and transportation logistics, enabling better market access for farmers.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses energy access challenges in rural areas by providing off-grid refrigeration solutions.
Contributes to environmental sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with diesel use.
Supports the livelihoods of smallholder dairy farmers by improving milk quality and reducing spoilage.
KADAM is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering rural communities by enhancing traditional handicraft skills and creating sustainable livelihoods . Focusing on natural fibers, the organization preserves ancient craftsmanship while offering a sustainable alternative to rural migration. Through KADAM HAAT, artisans are connected to markets, ensuring a steady income and the continued growth of their handcrafted products for homes, kitchens, and lifestyle needs. The organization’s commitment to sustainability is evident in its collaboration with craftsmen working with natural fibers like Sabai Grass, Bamboo, Moonj, Sikki, Sitalpati and other grasses . KADAM facilitates the marketing of its handcrafted products through KADAM HAAT. This initiative is designed to provide a sustainable source of income for artisans following their training. Through KADAM HAAT, the organization connects these skilled craftspeople with markets, enabling them to showcase and sell their products.
Product Category:KADAM’s product range includes a diverse selection of items such as baskets, mats, trays, runners, and tableware for the home and kitchen. Additionally, the organization extends its offerings to lifestyle items like bags, all crafted with precision and care by skilled artisans
Primary Products:KADAM’s product range includes a diverse selection of items such as baskets, mats, trays, runners, and tableware for the home and kitchen. Additionally, the organization extends its offerings to lifestyle items like bags, all crafted with precision and care by skilled artisans
Impact Benefits
Empowering over 10,000 artisans across six states with skill development and sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Providing hands-on training to more than 5,700 artisans, enhancing their skills and craftsmanship
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Artisans have experienced a remarkable 40% increase in income, improving their quality of life.
Through partnerships with KADAM HAAT, artisans now have access to global markets, resulting in orders for six months of the year.
Business Benefits
The enterprise has partnered with 462 rural homes that use locally grown natural fibres to make the products. It ensures economic sustainability by training and providing livelihood opportunities to its rural partners, 73% of whom are women. In addition, it works to support 8 of the 17 SDGs. New revenue streams from handcrafted products
Hasiru Dala Innovations creates better livelihoods and entrepreneurship opportunities for wastepickers through inclusive business models that enable the circular economy. fair trade guaranteed supply of plastic waste to discerning, sustainability-oriented corporate customers. Hasiru Dala Innovations is a social enterprise company innovating circular economy business models that integrate waste pickers into the evolving circular economy value chain while creating a waste-free world with Inclusive Circularity at the core of all that we do.
We empower waste pickers to become green-collar professionals and entrepreneurs; and help create predictable livelihoods for them.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Primary Products:Event Waste Management Kits, In-Situ Composting Units, Recyclable Material Bins, Home Composting Products, Collection Bags and Sorting Tools
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2015 by Shekar Prabhakar, Nalini Shekar, and Marwan Abubaker, Hasiru Dala Innovations (HDI) is a for-purpose social enterprise based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
HDI integrates waste pickers into the circular economy, transforming them into green-collar professionals and entrepreneurs.
Offers end-to-end waste management services, including Total Waste Management, Event Waste Management, In-Situ Composting, and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance.
Has diverted over 100,000 tons of municipal solid waste from landfills, preserving nearly 1 million cubic meters of landfill space and reducing 131,493 tCO₂e greenhouse gas emissions.
Empowers over 300 waste workers and 29 waste picker entrepreneurs, providing predictable livelihoods and supplemental income opportunities totaling 9,300 person-hours.
Business Benefits
Positions as a leader in inclusive waste management and circular economy solutions, appealing to corporates, apartment complexes, and event organizers.
Certified as a Fair Trade Guaranteed Enterprise by the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), enhancing credibility and trust.
Secured INR 6 crore in Pre-Series A funding from Rainmatter and Next Bharat Ventures to scale operations and expand beyond Bengaluru.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses environmental sustainability by promoting waste segregation, recycling, and composting.
Promotes gender equality and women's empowerment through initiatives like the Sooji Mallige program, which trains women in rural areas to repurpose textile waste into reusable products.
Improves menstrual hygiene management by promoting the use of menstrual cups, leading to nearly 90% adoption among women in participating panchayats.
Supports rural development by creating job opportunities and fostering entrepreneurship in waste management.
SAGG Eco Village is a regenerative retreat nestled in the serene foothills of the Kashmir Himalayas.
Category:Food ingredients, High volume requirement for corporate canteens, guesthouses, offsite programs, and meetings
Location:Ganderbal
Product Category:SAGG Eco Village is Kashmir’s pioneering eco-retreat, offering regenerative living experiences in nature. Nestled in the Himalayan foothills, we provide farm stays, healing retreats, eco-therapy, organic farming, forest bathing, & mindful recreation
Primary Products:Spices, Recreation -, Farm Stays, The Village Hostel, Day Escapades, Shepherd Trail Treks, Offbeat Leadership Camps for Youth, Business and Team Retreats, Education:, Eco-educational tours, Workshops and Seminars, Mental Health Program, Products:, Natural Food Products, Pickles, Kashmiri Dried Foods, Health Herbs, Lifestyle Products
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2016 by Fayaz Ahmad Dar, Sagg Eco Village is Kashmir's first eco-village, located in Ganderbal district at the foothills of the Harmukh mountain range.
Operates on a 3-acre regenerative farm, promoting sustainable living through mud homes, organic farming, and zero-waste practices.
Hosts immersive cultural experiences, including traditional Kashmiri cuisine, handicraft workshops, and eco-therapy sessions.
Offers recreational activities such as trekking, cycling, and camping, allowing visitors to reconnect with nature.
Provides educational programs on sustainable living, organic farming, and environmental conservation.
Business Benefits
Positions as a unique eco-tourism destination, attracting both local and international visitors seeking authentic cultural experiences.
Offers a range of accommodation options, including mud huts and dormitories, catering to different budgets.
Provides farm-to-table meals, showcasing local produce and traditional Kashmiri cuisine.
Organizes events and workshops, generating additional revenue streams and promoting the brand
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers local communities by providing employment opportunities in sustainable tourism and agriculture.
Promotes gender equality by involving women in various activities, including handicraft production and hospitality services.
Supports environmental sustainability through practices like organic farming, waste segregation, and water conservation.
Contributes to preserving and promoting Kashmiri culture and heritage through cultural immersion programs.
India’s Leading Tech-Enabled EV-as-a-Service platform, founded in 2017 with a Mission Zero Emission and to make India carbon-free
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Location:Gurgoan
Product Category:Zypp Electric's business model is to make carbon-free last-mile delivery for local merchants to e-commerce giants to delivery executives and thereby reduce delivery cost and pollution on an asset light model. The company currently delivers groceries, medicines, food, e-commerce packages from point A to point B through their fully automated IoT and AI-enabled scooters which are low on maintenance and high on performance
Primary Products:EV Deliveries, Last Mile Deliveries, 3W Electric Cargo
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2017, Zypp Electric is India's leading tech-enabled EV-as-a-Service platform with a mission to achieve zero emissions and make India carbon-free.
Operates a fleet of over 22,000 electric vehicles, including scooters and three-wheelers, across major cities like Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.
Offers affordable daily rentals and a "Rent to Own" plan, enabling delivery partners to own electric scooters in 64 weeks with just ₹9,999 upfront.
Provides maintenance support through a network of Zypp Electric Hubs, ensuring hassle-free operations for delivery partners.
Business Benefits
Positions as a leader in the last-mile delivery sector by offering emission-free, cost-effective transportation solutions.
Enhances brand visibility through partnerships with major e-commerce platforms like Zepto, BigBasket, and Uber.
Offers scalable solutions for businesses seeking sustainable delivery options, reducing their carbon footprint and operational costs.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses environmental sustainability by promoting the adoption of electric vehicles in the delivery sector.
Empowers delivery partners by providing opportunities to earn between ₹8,000 and ₹30,000 per month, depending on their working hours and efficiency.
Supports gender equality and women's empowerment by involving women in various activities, including handicraft production and hospitality services.
Contributes to reducing urban air pollution and dependence on fossil fuels, aligning with national sustainability goals.
Founded in 2020 by Arpit Dhupar and Anand Bodh, Dharaksha Ecosolutions is a Delhi-based startup specializing in biodegradable packaging made from crop stubble waste.
Converts agricultural waste, specifically paddy stubble, into sustainable packaging materials using mycelium-based technology.
Incubated at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), the company aims to curb stubble burning and plastic pollution by creating biodegradable and sustainable alternatives.
Business Benefits
Secured ₹24.8 crore in seed funding led by Avaana Capital, enabling expansion of production capabilities and market reach.
Serves clients in sectors requiring eco-friendly packaging solutions, such as e-commerce and retail.
Recognized for innovation in sustainable packaging, contributing to the growing demand for alternative packaging solutions in India.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses environmental sustainability by promoting the adoption of electric vehicles in the delivery sector.
Empowers delivery partners by providing opportunities to earn between ₹8,000 and ₹30,000 per month, depending on their working hours and efficiency.
Supports gender equality and women's empowerment by involving women in various activities, including handicraft production and hospitality services.
Contributes to reducing urban air pollution and dependence on fossil fuels, aligning with national sustainability goals.
The Kabadiwala.com works on the sector of waste management and organizing the waste sector to improve the clean environment.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Bhopal
Product Category:Products are manufactured into new products to minimize the over-exploitation of natural resources and maximize recycling
Primary Products:Scrap Collection, Zero Waste Society, Vehicle Scrapping, EPR Services, Dismantling, Paper-shredding, Zero waste event, CSR Services
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2018, The Kabadiwala is an Indian startup offering a digital platform for doorstep scrap collection, aiming to promote recycling and reduce waste.
Operates in 15 major cities across India, including Bhopal, Indore, Raipur, Nagpur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Jaipur, and Noida.
Provides free pickup service for over 40 types of recyclables, including paper, plastic, metals, e-waste, and mattresses.
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Collaborated with Tetra Pak India to increase the collection of used beverage cartons for recycling.
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Initiated India's first mattress recycling campaign, 'Feko Nahi Recycle Karo', in collaboration with ISPF and IPUA.
Business Benefits
Offers a user-friendly mobile app for individuals and businesses to schedule scrap pickups and track recycling efforts.
Provides instant payment via cash, UPI, or IMPS for collected scrap.
Assists businesses in achieving sustainability goals through services like Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), paper shredding, and zero waste initiatives.
Offers customized bulk scrap collection services for businesses, ensuring compliance with environmental standards.
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes environmental sustainability by diverting waste from landfills and encouraging recycling practices.
Contributes to community development through initiatives like 'Kitab Ghar', which provides second-hand books to underprivileged children.
Raises awareness about plastic waste through campaigns like the 'Plastic Wall Experiment' on International Plastic Bag Free Day.
A solid waste management company invested in eco-friendly waste management solutions
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Jaipur
Product Category:IoT enabled Door to Door waste collection services on primarily catering to municipal bodies responsible for managing waste
Primary Products:Door to door waste collection, Fleet monitoring, Material recovery, User charge collection, Material recovery and treatment facility
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2018 by Abhishek Gupta and Abhinav Shekhar Vashistha, WeVOIS Labs is a Jaipur-based company specializing in tech-enabled solid waste management solutions.
Utilizes IoT, AI, and smart RFID/QR technologies to optimize door-to-door waste collection, route planning, and real-time tracking.
Operates across multiple Indian cities, including Jaipur, aiming to enhance urban waste management efficiency.
Has processed over 50,000 tonnes of waste, encompassing household, commercial, and construction debris.
Business Benefits
Offers a B2G (Business-to-Government) model, providing municipalities with data-driven waste management solutions.
Developed a centralized dashboard for municipal authorities to monitor operations, track collection metrics, and ensure adherence to schedules.
Secured ₹36 crore in Series A funding from Negen Capital and other investors to scale operations and technology.
Auspice Condiments is a purpose-driven social enterprise producing 55 varieties of naturally dried culinary herbs, seasonings, spices, and spice blends.
All products are cleaned, sorted, packed, and labeled by individuals with autism under the supervision of qualified caregivers.
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The organization aims to create employment opportunities for every autistic adult, aligning with its vision to inspire other socially conscious businesses.
Business Benefits
Offers a diverse product range including herbs, seasonings, ground spices, whole spices, and spice blends, catering to a wide customer base.
Provides a platform for consumers to purchase high-quality, naturally dried culinary products while supporting a social cause.
Social Issues in Focus
To create an employment opportunity for every Autistic adult to suit his skills and inspire other socially conscious business to do the same.
To market and sell the goods produced by Autistic People via Online and Offline modes for a Meaningful Profits.
To identify and highlight the issues hindering employment of Autistic persons and advocate for solutions to these issues and necessary changes at government, non- government and social platforms.
Product Category:Minor forest produce and wild forest products that undergo value-addition and sold as finished products rather than just raw materials
Primary Products:Essential Oils, Beeswax skincare, Haircare, Bamboo weaves and crafts, Macrame and corchet, Wild foods, Gift hampers, Collectibles
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2021, Forest Post is a social enterprise based in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, collaborating with indigenous communities to sustainably harvest and value-add minor forest produce (MFPs).
Works with Kadar, Malayar, and Muthuvar tribal communities across eight villages in the Periyar and Karuvannur River Basins.
Offers a range of handmade products including beeswax personal care items, bamboo crafts, herbal hair oils, and wild foods inspired by indigenous cuisine.
Business Benefits
Provides a platform for indigenous women to engage in value-added processing of forest produce, enhancing their economic independence.
Promotes the use of traditional knowledge and sustainable practices in the production of forest-based products.
Aims to expand its impact by supporting more indigenous communities in the Western Ghats and potentially other parts of India.
Social Issues in Focus
Focuses on the conservation of forest ecosystems by promoting sustainable harvesting of MFPs.
Addresses issues related to the protection of livelihood assets for tribal communities dependent on forest gathering.
Contributes to the sustainable development of forest-dependent communities, enhancing their resilience and well-being.
Primary Products:Sustainable Packaging, Gift hampers, Desk Clocks, Planter sets
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2018 by Ketan Prajapati and Nikhil Mangani, BuffIndia is India's first end-to-end cigarette waste management company.
Operates across 22 states and 85 cities, with a primary processing site in Ahmedabad.
In March 2025, recycled approximately 3.2 million cigarette butts and upcycled 960 kg of microplastic.
Business Benefits
Provides a subscription-based service for businesses, including over 450 major hotels and corporate clients, offering fire-proof recycling kiosks for cigarette disposal.
Plans to expand its B2C model through e-commerce platforms like Amazon India.
Generated an annual revenue of ₹40 lakh in 2024 and over ₹12 lakh in 2025.
Social Issues in Focus
Raises awareness about proper cigarette waste disposal through educational campaigns.
Employs stay-at-home mothers in full-time and part-time roles to create sustainable products.
Addresses environmental pollution caused by cigarette butts, which constitute a significant portion of urban litter.
A trusted social B2B venture for responsible fashion that helps businesses to achieve the UN Fashion Industries charter for climate action.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Dehradun
Product Category:A group of Livelihood experts, textile professionals, fashion designers, and marketing professionals working for a sustainable livelihood for smallholder communities best known for incredible handloom products and traditional handicrafts using rich treasures of natural fibers in a sustainable environment
Founded in 2020 by Amita Sharma and Keshav Deo Sharma, DESCATUK is a clean-tech startup based in Dehradun,
Specializes in eco-friendly products, including handspun yarn, handloom fabrics, and natural-dyed accessories.
Works with various partners to promote gender equality, child development, youth empowerment, elderly care, and environmental protection in Uttarakhand.
Business Benefits
Operates as a B2B social enterprise, offering sustainable textile solutions to responsible fashion brands.
Developed a process for fiber extraction and yarn creation from grass, producing a fabric similar to linen. (
Collaborates with organizations such as Catalyst 2030, Industree Foundation, SEWA International Uttarakhand, Navchetna Society Pithoragarh, Circular Fashion Pledge 2020, Fashion Revolution, and Socion. (
Social Issues in Focus
Chemical-Free Production: Grown without the use of fertilizers or pesticides, HimGra is an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional fibers.
Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods: By choosing HimGra, you're not just opting for a sustainable fabric—you're also supporting communities in the rural hill areas of Uttarakhand.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Jaipur
Product Category:ECOWRAP is a tech-driven waste management company committed to building a Zero-Dump, circular economy through AI-powered waste segregation tracking, efficient resource recovery, and sustainable disposal practices. The enterprise leverages advanced AI and ML algorithms predict waste generation trends, optimize collection routes, and provide actionable insights for urban waste management. Additionally, ECOWRAP incentivizes individuals and businesses for responsible waste segregation, promoting behavioral change towards sustainable waste practices
Primary Products:Government, Set Deliverables, Survey & Geo Fencing, Allocation of Resources, Monitoring & Evaluating, Business, SaaS based services for waste-management, Waste management audits, Training and Capacity building, Event, Waste audit, Waste-managment planning, Households, Waste pickups, Training on segregation, Carbon-footprint tracking, Incentive based changes
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2017 by Angraj Swami and Pramod Swami, Ecowrap is a Jaipur-based cleantech startup committed to building a zero-dump, circular economy through AI-powered waste segregation and tracking.
Utilizes AI and blockchain technology to ensure efficient waste segregation and traceability.
Operates in 23 states across India, serving over 350 bulk waste generators, including hotels, restaurants, and cafes (HoReCa units).
Diverted over 2,700 metric tons of waste from landfills, contributing to a cleaner environment.
Business Benefits
Operates as a waste management and FMCG supply chain platform, focusing on source segregation, collection, recycling, and upcycling.
Provides a stable income opportunity to informal waste pickers, promoting inclusive economic growth.
Enhances the shelf life and quality of recycled/upcycled products, making them more marketable and profitable.
Collaborates with organizations like iStart and supports initiatives such as the Bhayli brand, which upcycles waste into home décor items.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses the challenge of waste segregation at source, particularly in HoReCa units, by incentivizing staff to participate.
Promotes a circular economy by reducing landfill waste and encouraging recycling and upcycling practices.
Empowers local communities through awareness campaigns and rating-based incentives, fostering a culture of sustainability.
Supports long-term environmental impact and cleaner urban ecosystems.
team of skilled women utilizes each and every bit of waste and turns them into creative products
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Upcycling
Primary Products:Organisers, wallets and bags, zero waste decorations
Impact Benefits
Founded by Meenakshi Sharma, Use Me Works is a Delhi-based social enterprise focused on upcycling fabric waste into eco-friendly products.
Empowers 25–30 women from marginalized communities in Chattarpur, Delhi, providing them with work opportunities and skill development.
Utilizes post-production fabric scraps to create sustainable and long-lasting items like bags, decor, and organizers.
Offers a diverse range of products, including party decor, home decor, accessories, and kitchenware, all crafted from upcycled materials.
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Promotes a zero-waste lifestyle by providing reusable and sustainable alternatives to single-use items.
Collaborates with various organizations to conduct upcycling workshops and sustainable events, spreading awareness about waste reduction and sustainable living
Business Benefits
Operates as a sustainable business model, turning fabric waste into marketable products, thereby reducing waste and promoting circular economy practices.
Provides customized products, such as embroidered packaging with branding, catering to businesses seeking sustainable packaging solutions.
Offers a platform for local artisans to showcase their skills, contributing to the local economy and promoting handmade products.
Engages in partnerships with eco-conscious brands and platforms, expanding its reach and customer base.
Utilizes online platforms like Instagram and Facebook to promote products and engage with customers, enhancing brand visibility.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses the issue of fabric waste by upcycling post-production scraps into usable products, reducing landfill waste.
Empowers women from marginalized communities by providing them with employment opportunities and skill development, promoting gender equality.
Promotes sustainable living practices by offering eco-friendly alternatives to single-use items, encouraging a zero-waste lifestyle.
Conducts workshops and events to raise awareness about upcycling and sustainable living, educating the community on waste reduction.
Supports the local economy by sourcing materials locally and providing employment to local artisans.
Paperman is an enterprise that promotes recycling through ecosystem changes
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Chennai
Product Category:Recycling services
Primary Products:Doorstep recycling service, extended producer responsibility, recycling consultation service, social finance, school recycling programs
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2010 by Mathew Jose, Paperman Foundation is a Chennai-based social enterprise focused on accelerating recycling practices in India.
Operates a mobile application that connects over 5,000 waste-producing locations with more than 270 local garbage collectors, facilitating efficient waste collection.
Provides doorstep recycling services, promoting recycling at the grassroots level.
Offers courses, workshops, and seminars on waste management and recycling, emphasizing social entrepreneurship.
Established waste research labs within universities to expedite innovation and enhance the circular recycling process.
Collaborates with organizations like Apple India to launch co-working spaces and e-waste incubator hubs for informal e-waste micro-entrepreneurs.
Business Benefits
Provides Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance solutions through a blockchain-powered technology platform, enabling global corporations to meet their EPR requirements.
Offers data and analytics reporting on grassroots engagement with the informal waste sector, providing valuable insights for smart cities in waste management planning.
Engages in recycling consulting services, uniting diverse stakeholders within the waste economy and enhancing private-public partnerships to elevate waste management standards.
Offers social finance initiatives to support sustainable waste management projects and enterprises.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses the issue of informal e-waste recycling by providing safe and affordable spaces for e-waste operations, promoting legal compliance and environmental sustainability.
Empowers informal micro-entrepreneurs in the e-waste sector through training, business support services, and community outreach activities.
Enhances income levels and improves practices among e-waste micro-entrepreneurs, fostering social cohesion and community recognition.
Raises awareness about safe e-waste disposal and promotes responsible e-waste management practices.
Anchal is a non-profit social enterprise that leverages design and collaboration to create sustainable, income-generating careers in eco-friendly textiles for marginalized women in India.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Jaipur
Product Category:Handmade textile products that blend traditional techniques with eco-friendly methods
Dastkar is a private not-for-profit NGO established in 1981, working to support traditional Indian craftspeople, many of them women and village based, with the objective of helping craftspeople regain their place in the economic mainstream, in a country where the craft sector is second only to agriculture in providing employment.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Handloom, traditional crafts
Primary Products:Textiles, Arts and crafts
Impact Benefits
Works with over 100,000 craftspeople across 25 Indian states.
Revives traditional craft skills, creates craft-groups and provides training in design, production & market access.
Enables direct market access for craftspeople through bazaars, reducing dependency on middlemen.
Helps craft-groups improve earnings: e.g., in the Ranthambore project, incomes rose from ~₹500/month to ₹2,000-6,000/month.
Business Benefits
Organises bazaars/exhibitions in major metro & regional cities, offering sales opportunities and consumer exposure.
Supports value-addition: design development, product diversification, e-commerce readiness and branding for craft-groups.
Enhances the artisan value chain by making them producers, entrepreneurs and market-facing entities—not just workers.
Builds brand equity as a trusted non-profit craft-platform (since 1981) with deep legacy in the Indian craft sector.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers rural and women artisans by providing sustainable livelihood opportunities and reducing exploitation by intermediaries.
Preserves and promotes India’s cultural heritage and craft traditions, ensuring that knowledge & skills don’t vanish.
Supports social inclusion, self-esteem, and community development by transforming craftspeople into entrepreneurs with agency.
Enhances transparency and fairness in craft markets, helping artisans deal directly with consumers and buyers.
Replaces single-use plastic carry bags and paper bags, supporting waste diversion and lower carbon footprint.
Provides stable livelihoods by engaging women (and LGBTQ+ community members) in production of the bags, offering income generation and skill development.
Collects used clothes via households, drop-points and resident associations, creating a circular-economy supply chain of collection → up-cycling → reuse.
Business Benefits
Creates a market for up-cycled textile-products (bags) appealing to eco-conscious consumers, corporates and CSR programs.
Enhances brand value by aligning with environmental sustainability (plastic-reduction, textile waste-recycling), attractive for CSR partners and institutional buyers.
Helps businesses meet sustainability goals / ESG commitments by supplying alternative to single-use bags and promoting circular-economy practices.
Social Issues in Focus
Tackles environmental issues: plastic pollution (especially single-use bag waste) and textile waste from wardrobes/fast-fashion.
Promotes gender inclusion and economic empowerment by providing work-opportunities for women in marginalized/below-poverty-line communities.
Encourages responsible consumption and reuse culture in households and communities by turning “old clothes” into usable, fashionable items instead of landfill discard.
Contributes to circular-economy goals (waste diversion, reuse, reduced virgin resource use) and aligns with SDGs such as 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production), 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth), and 13 (Climate Action).
Anokhi is an Indian retailer based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, which retails textiles, clothing, furnishings, and accessories, made with traditional Indian motifs and techniques
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Anokhi focuses on reviving traditional hand-block printing techniques and vegetable dyeing methods.
Works directly with Rajasthani artisans in villages around Jaipur, providing materials, wood-blocks, fabrics and placing production in their homes.
Established the Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing to preserve and exhibit the craft of hand-block printing; the museum building received a UNESCO Heritage Award for Cultural Conservation in 2000.
Promotes craft skills and traditional techniques in the textile sector as a living livelihood model
Business Benefits
Offers high-quality, hand-block printed cotton apparel, home textiles, accessories and furnishings that cater to domestic and international markets.
Integrates design innovation (in-house design studio) with traditional craft, enabling wider consumer appeal and premium-pricing potential.
Leverages a brand legacy built over decades (50 + years) and craft authenticity as differentiators in a competitive fashion/textile market.
Encourages store-based retail network complemented by selective online presence, reaching global consumers while maintaining craft integrity.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers rural artisans—especially in villages around Jaipur—by offering work-opportunities in their homes, enabling flexible livelihoods and reducing migration.
Helps preserve intangible cultural heritage—namely traditional block-printing, vegetable-dyeing and craft knowledge—from being lost.
Advances gender inclusion: by extending craft-work into areas such as embroidery, appliqué and patch-work which involve women artisans.
Promotes sustainable/slow-fashion values: hand-craft rather than mass-production; use of natural dyes and sustainable methods instead of high energy chemical processes.
Zaika-e-Nizamuddin - a self help group comprising of the mothers of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti that works on a dual objective of addressing malnutrition in the basti children through making low cost nutritious snacks and providing livelihood opportunities to the members involved through options like catering, home-delivery etc.
Category:Food ingredients, High volume requirement for corporate canteens, guesthouses, offsite programs, and meetings
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Catering and Hospitality
Primary Products:Vegetarian and non vegetarian Mughlai cusine
Impact Benefits
Established in 2012 by mothers from Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti in response to a 2011 study revealing that over 50% of children in the area were malnourished.
Focuses on preparing and selling healthy, low-cost snacks and authentic Mughlai cuisine to address nutritional deficiencies and provide livelihood opportunities.
Operates under stringent hygiene standards, ensuring all products are handmade in small batches without preservatives or frozen ingredients.
Offers a glimpse into the rich culinary heritage of Nizamuddin, preserving and promoting traditional flavors and recipes.
Aims to evolve into a sustainable, profitable, and independent enterprise, providing enhanced and dignified incomes to its members.
Business Benefits
Markets a range of Mughlai dishes, including chicken, mutton, and vegetarian biryanis, as well as kebabs and other snacks.
Provides catering services and home delivery options, catering to local residents and visitors.
Participates in events like the annual Apni Basti Mela, showcasing its offerings and engaging with the community.
Collaborates with organizations such as Hilton Bengaluru Manyata to expand its reach and support women-led businesses.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses malnutrition by providing nutritious and affordable food options to children in the community.
Empowers women by involving them in the culinary business, offering skill development and income-generating opportunities.
Promotes cultural preservation by reviving and maintaining traditional Mughlai culinary practices.
Contributes to community development by fostering a sense of pride and ownership among local residents.
Residual sugarcane called 'Bagasse' is churned & made into a pulp. With the help of high temperature and pressure, this pulp is moulded into high quality tableware.
Pappco tableware is 100% compostable and can decompose in your backyard home compost.
Primary Products:Bagasse plates and bowls, Bagasse meal trays and containers, Paper food boxes and tubs, Coffee cups and lids, Wooden and bamboo cutlery, Paper straws and stirrers, Pizza and cake boxes, Paper bags, Butter paper, Custom eco boxes (lock-lid, takeaway containers)
Impact Benefits
100% Compostable Products – Break down naturally without harming the environment.
Plastic-Free Alternatives – Reduce dependency on single-use plastics.
Made from Renewable Resources – Use of bagasse, bamboo, and FSC-certified paper.
Low Carbon Footprint – Sustainable production methods reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Non-Toxic and Food Safe – Certified safe for direct food contact.
Supports Circular Economy – Products re-enter the environment safely after use.
Promotes Sustainable Business Practices – Helps companies meet CSR and ESG targets.
Offers a wide range of eco-friendly packaging solutions, including kraft paper bags, nonwoven bags, jute bags, and biodegradable cutlery, aiming to replace single-use plastics with sustainable alternatives.
Provides customization options, allowing businesses to add logos and branding to packaging materials, promoting brand identity while maintaining sustainability.
Supports bulk and recurring orders, catering to the needs of various businesses, from small enterprises to large corporations.
Operates an online marketplace, facilitating easy access to sustainable packaging products for businesses across India.
Business Benefits
Serves as a B2B e-commerce platform dedicated to sustainable, plastic-free packaging solutions, connecting businesses with eco-friendly packaging options.
Offers a variety of packaging categories, including food packaging, protective packaging, office packaging, and occasional packaging, to meet diverse business needs.
Provides services like product designing, procurement, and invoice credit, enhancing the convenience and efficiency of businesses sourcing packaging materials.
Collaborates with sellers and brands, offering a platform for them to reach a wider audience and promote sustainable packaging solutions.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses environmental concerns by promoting the use of biodegradable and recyclable materials, reducing the reliance on single-use plastics.
Encourages responsible consumption and production patterns among businesses, aligning with sustainability goals and environmental regulations.
Supports the circular economy by offering products made from recycled materials, contributing to waste reduction and resource conservation.
Promotes awareness and education about sustainable packaging practices, influencing businesses and consumers to make environmentally conscious choices.
Packmile is a sustainable packaging solutions company dedicated to enhancing the global community’s environment by striving toward a zero-waste society.
Primary Products:Sweet and savoury snacks, vegan, gluten free, cookies, spreads
Impact Benefits
Sources raw produce from micro-farmers committed to biodynamic and traditional farming.
Practices traditional processing methods such as solar roasting, sun drying, and stone grinding to maintain nutrition, flavors, texture, aroma, and taste of food.
Offers nutritionally balanced recipes aimed at improving and sustaining immunity by working on gut flora.
Handcrafts products using organic ingredients, ensuring purity and natural goodness.
Business Benefits
Provides a range of products including laddoos, cookies, namkeen, cereals, and spreads.
Offers products made from ancient grains like bajra, jowar, ragi, and amaranth, catering to health-conscious consumers.
Operates an online store with free shipping across India, facilitating easy access to products.
Emphasizes the use of traditional recipes and methods, appealing to consumers seeking authentic and healthy food options.
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes health and wellness by offering products that support immunity and gut health.
Supports sustainable agriculture by sourcing ingredients from small-scale, biodynamic farms.
Encourages the consumption of traditional and ancient grains, preserving cultural food heritage.
Contributes to the local economy by collaborating with micro-farmers and promoting organic farming practices.
A textile unit that promotes local craftsmanship and handcrafted items.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Clothes made by artisan makers using handcrafted, laborious, traditional and ecological means
Primary Products:Dresses, Tops, Jackets and Coats, Bottoms, Co-ord
Impact Benefits
Ek Katha is a luxury sustainable ready-to-wear clothing label for women, based in Mumbai, India.
The brand is a proponent of slow fashion and ethical craft practices.
Their clothes are a contemporary rendition of traditional crafts, creating wearable comfort wear for women who value quality and fashion.
Ek Katha collaborates with artisans to create garments that are rooted in indigenous knowledge and traditional craftsmanship.
Business Benefits
Offers a range of products including dresses, tops, jackets & coats, bottoms (pants & skirts), and co-ordinates.
Features collections such as "Moments 'n Memories," "Reverie," "Geometry in Motion," "Reimagined," "Imprints in the Sands of Time," and "Not a Blank Slate."
Provides a platform for artisans to showcase their skills and craftsmanship, promoting fair trade and ethical business practices.
Emphasizes the use of high-quality, traditional Indian fabrics, appealing to a niche market that values sustainability and luxury.
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes sustainable fashion by advocating for slow fashion and ethical craft practices.
Supports the preservation and promotion of traditional Indian crafts and indigenous knowledge.
Empowers artisans by providing them with a platform to showcase their skills and earn fair wages.
Encourages conscious consumerism by offering products that are both fashionable and environmentally friendly.
Avani is a community-based organisation that has been creating livelihood opportunities in the Kumaon region of the Indian Himalayas through the revival of traditional craft, appropriate technology, & farm-based interventions
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Works in 108+ villages in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, creating livelihoods through craft, tech and farm interventions.
Revives traditional hand-spinning, hand-weaving and natural dye processes via its textile & natural dye programme.
Implements bio-energy and clean-technology interventions (solar, pine-needle gasification) to provide clean energy and reduce forest-fire risk.
Harvests rainwater and recycles wastewater to run closed-loop systems and support remote community infrastructure.
Has supported more than 2,200 artisans and farmers to date, offering income-generating opportunities in remote mountain settings.
Business Benefits
Produces high-quality hand-woven, naturally-dyed textiles and lifestyle products which sell online and via retail.
Operates artisan-producer cooperatives and self-reliant supply chains (e.g., Earthcraft Cooperative) that pay wages from sales and build enterprise capacity.
Offers clean-energy technologies (solar lighting, pine-needle power plants) that can be scaled and replicated, creating enterprise opportunities for rural youth.
Builds brand credibility through eco-certifications (GOTS, EcoDye) and alignment with sustainable, craft-based product segment.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers rural mountain women and men in a region with little industrial activity, giving them dignified local work instead of migration.
Preserves cultural heritage of Himalayan crafts (weaving, natural dyes) by revitalizing skills and providing market access.
Combats environmental degradation (forest fires, deforestation, water scarcity) by integrating livelihood with ecosystem restoration.
Promotes gender inclusion by involving vulnerable women and girls in artisan and farming collectives, building community resilience.
An enterprise that integrates smallholder farmers into a sustainable organic food supply chain by providing them with training and hand-holding support to adopt organic farming practices
Product Category:Organic superfoods and wellness products
Primary Products:Spices, Detox, Latte Mix, Kadha
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2013 by Siddhi Karnani and Anurag Agarwal (IIM-Ahmedabad alumni) to build a farmer-centric value chain in the Himalayan region.
Sources organic produce (spices, ginger, turmeric, buckwheat, chilli, pineapple, mandarin) from states like Sikkim and other difficult hill areas, adding value through processing.
Pays farmers more than traditional intermediaries (e.g., report notes farmers in Sikkim earned ~65% of consumer price via Parvata compared to ~30% historically).
Established collection centres and processing capacity for dehydration & packaging, enabling farmers in remote regions to access wider markets.
Business Benefits
Operates a “farm-to-store” model: collects from remote organic farms, processes (dehydrates, packages) and supplies to B2B (retail chains, exporters) as well as branded consumer retail.
Holds certifications and processing capabilities enabling export of organic products; serves organised retail chains such as Mother Dairy in Delhi for organic ginger, etc.
Builds brand value around Himalayan origin and organic credentials, appealing to health- and quality-conscious consumers.
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Enhances supply chain efficiency by reducing intermediaries, enabling better margins for both farmers and the enterprise.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers farmers in remote, hilly, organic-farming regions by linking them with markets and reducing income volatility.
Addresses agricultural sustainability by promoting organic farming and processing in regions with fewer infrastructure resources.
Helps prevent farmer migration from remote regions by creating viable value-chain participation locally.
Advances inclusive growth by enabling small and marginal farmers in backward states to access premium markets and better livelihood opportunities.
Produces over one million handmade pieces annually from renewable natural materials.
Engages over a thousand artisans and workers across multiple product categories, with 95% of artisans being women.
Uses renewable natural-fibre materials (banana stem, jute, river grass, napier grass, palm leaf, water hyacinth) for products, reducing plastic and synthetic use.
Helps artisans experience an average income increase of 60% (per third-party impact study) and improvements in household wellbeing metrics (education, debt reduction, medical care).
Business Benefits
ROPE artisans and workers have seen an average 60% increase in their income than their earnings before ROPE
69% of artisans are able to offer better education to their children, 49% is able to pay off their debts, 40% is able to invest more in either gold or land, 10% are able to offer better medical treatment to their family members, and an impressive 91% feel that they are able to meet their family’s needs and household expenses better.
Social Issues in Focus
ROPE is a climate positive business and helps its customers to significantly reduce their carbon footprint by replacing plastics and other synthetic material products. ROPE produces over one million handmade units annually from renewable, biodegradable natural materials.
Beyond the reduction of plastics and carbon, ROPE has a positive impact on its artisans.
Uses plant-based “nature’s leather” materials such as cork fabric and banana-bark fibres, promoting low-impact luxury.
Products are handcrafted and designed in India/Europe, combining sustainability with contemporary design.
Certified vegan and cruelty-free, rewarded by PETA India with the “Best Vegan Wallet” award in 2022.
For every purchase, the brand contributes to tree-planting initiatives and supports rural farmers and women artisans.
Business Benefits
Operates as a D2C lifestyle accessories brand offering bags, wallets, belts and jewellery made from premium sustainable materials.
Builds a premium brand appeal via high-quality eco-materials and ethical manufacturing, targeting conscious luxury consumers.
Leverages online retail across India (and internationally) with strong branding around “plant-made elegance” and “luxury with purpose”.
Uses minimal packaging and highlights environmental credentials as part of brand differentiation
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses environmental sustainability by replacing leather and synthetic materials with plant-based alternatives, reducing resource-intensity and cruelty.
Empowers women artisans and rural craftspeople by offering them work in manufacturing eco-luxury accessories.
Promotes responsible consumption and ethical fashion by making luxury accessories that are vegan, cruelty-free and sustainable.
Contributes to cultural shift in India’s fashion industry — moving toward sustainable materials, ethical labour, and traceability.
Product Category:Highly customized and practical solutions to help individuals, institutions, communities, corporations and Governments to take carbon neutral pathways of development
Primary Products:RESEARCH, CONSULTING AND ADVISORY, RESTORATION AND THEME BASED GREENING, Sustainability Audits, Supply chain optimisation, ESG capacity building
Impact Benefits
Provides nature-based solutions including ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, and carbon-neutral pathways.
Implements large-scale restoration and greening projects (e.g., river basin, coastal wetland, mangroves) for public and private clients.
Maintains a modern nursery capable of producing up to ~100,000 saplings annually across 50-60 species, supporting large-scale planting.
Business Benefits
Offers consultancy and implementation services in environmental management, ecological restoration, ESG services and green infrastructure.
ISO 9001:2015 (quality) and ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management) certified company; listed as an active participant in the United Nations Global Compact.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers communities and supports livelihoods by engaging local stakeholders in restoration, greening and environmental-monitoring efforts.
Tackles ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change by restoring degraded habitats like river basins and wetlands.
Promotes education, outreach and capacity building on sustainability, climate resilience, ecological health and SDG alignment.
Product Category:Homemade, rural-produced clean and quality pickles and spices
Primary Products:Spices, Pickles
Impact Benefits
Empowers rural women to become food entrepreneurs by making pickles, chutneys and other traditional food products.
Works with a network of women (“Didis”) across multiple villages in Maharashtra, enabling income generation from home-based production.
Offers natural, preservative-free food items made with fresh farm-ingredients and traditional recipes.
Uses technology and quality-standards (food processing, hygiene training) to bring rural food production to organized supply chains.
Business Benefits
Operates a D2C (direct-to-consumer) food-brand selling pickles, chutneys and other condiments via online channels.
Builds brand differentiation with “homemade by rural women”, “natural & preservative-free” credentials appealing to health- and socially-conscious consumers.
Leverages partnerships (villages, SHGs) and scalable production model to expand footprint and product range.
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes gender equality by creating livelihood opportunities for women in rural India with limited access to formal employment.
Supports rural development and helps reduce migration from villages by enabling home-based business for women.
Addresses food security and healthier food consumption by offering preservative-free, traditional‐style food products to urban markets.
A collective of tribal organic farmers and women groups in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh engaged in sustainable agriculture, conservation of traditional seeds.
Kalapuri.com is a socio-economic venture providing an online marketplace for promoting, selling and buying of Indian handicrafts
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Indian Handicraft
Primary Products:jewellery, Footware, Baskets
Impact Benefits
Operates in ~ 25 villages in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra; over 80% of its artisans are women.
Works with traditional crafts (Kolhapuri chappals, jewellery, terracotta, hand-woven baskets) and introduces contemporary design to make them market-ready.
Provides artisans access to training, design & quality upgrades, tool-kits, and fair wages; e.g., 730+ artisans trained, 80% women artisans in one report.
Business Benefits
Operates an online marketplace (kalapuri.com) showcasing handmade crafts to a broader national/international audience.
Builds brand around “Authentic Kolhapuri craft with contemporary appeal”, differentiating in the lifestyle/fashion market.
Establishes producer companies (e.g., Karveer Handicrafts Producer Company) integrating artisans into formal enterprise structures – improving scalability and professional standards.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers rural women artisans, enabling stable income, skill-development and participation in craft entrepreneurship.
Preserves and promotes India’s cultural heritage of handicrafts (Kolhapuri footwear, jewellery, baskets) by sustaining artisan livelihoods and craft practices.
Supports gender equality, decent work, inclusive livelihoods and reduced rural migration by providing craft-based employment locally.
Operational supply chain traceability software to remove Greenwashing in the supply chain
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:SaaS based IT solution for companies to bring operational transparency and auditability
Primary Products:Software uses QR- based traceability, optional blockchain integration, live 3rd party audits, to make supply chains transparent, traceable, 100% auditable
Impact Benefits
Provides a SaaS-based operational software solution that traces material from “waste to worth”—covering collection, segregation, recycling and final product.
Enables real-time tracking of waste origin, chain of custody, vendor operations and inventory across recyclers and manufacturers.
Helps document and audit impact of circular economy processes (e.g., amount of recycled material used, carbon savings) for clients.
Business Benefits
Serves waste-collectors, MRFs, recyclers, processors, manufacturers and brands seeking traceability and compliance.
Helps brands and manufacturers substantiate their sustainability claims by providing audited traceability data and dashboards.
Allows clients to streamline operations (inventory, vendor workflows, quality checks) and report EPR/green credits, adding business value.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses the challenge of opaque waste and recycling supply chains, reducing greenwashing and improving transparency.
Supports environmental sustainability by enabling better reuse, recycling and tracking of waste materials rather than landfill disposal.
Promotes inclusive circular economy practices by bridging informal waste-collector segments with formal tracking and market mechanisms.
Enables tribal farmers in the Araku Valley-Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Pradesh to grow premium organic arabica coffee at small‐plot level.
Has mobilized tens of thousands of trees and ecological restoration (forest cover, biodiversity) alongside coffee cultivation.
Transformed local livelihoods: tribal farmer families now grow a marketable crop rather than subsistence, enabling greater income and community infrastructure.
Business Benefits
Sells a premium coffee brand (Araku) with global recognition (including outlets abroad and in India) thereby capturing higher value for producers.
Uses a cooperative / value‐chain model with direct marketing, reducing intermediaries, enabling better farmer margins.
Builds brand differentiation via origin story, organic/biodynamic certification, and specialty coffee quality (high cupping scores).
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers indigenous tribal communities by giving them ownership of the land, cooperative governance and new livelihood pathways.
Supports environmental sustainability through shade-grown coffee, tree planting, and regenerative agricultural methods in a remote forest region.
Promotes fair trade and income security for smallholder farmers who were previously dependent on precarious commodity markets.
Provider of decentralised solar solutions, making solar energy affordable and accessible to all.
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Location:Kolkata
Product Category:Solar and renewable energy solutions
Primary Products:Solar rooftop and powerplants, Solar water pumps, Solar lighting
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2009, ONergy Solar provides decentralised solar energy solutions across India.
Has impacted 1 million+ lives and saved 17 lakh+ tonnes of CO₂ emissions through its installations.
Established over 4,784 installations and operates in 12+ states, expanding access to clean energy.
Offers solar irrigation, micro-grids, solar rooftops, and rural home electrification, boosting livelihood and productivity in remote regions.
Business Benefits
Provides end-to-end solar solutions (design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, O&M, financing) for residential, commercial, agricultural and institutional clients.
Empanelled with government and renewable agencies (NSIC, MNRE, SECI) enhancing credibility and enabling access to subsidies and large projects.
Targets both B2B (rooftops, institutions) and B2C/rural markets (home electrification, solar pumps) offering differentiated value and scaling potential.
Employs a strong service network with 20+ renewable energy centres servicing remote areas and providing after-sales support — crucial for rural adoption.
Social Issues in Focus
Enhances energy access in underserved rural and remote communities, helping reduce energy poverty and reliance on diesel/kerosene.
Promotes sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods by enabling solar irrigation and value-creation in remote farming communities.
Reduces greenhouse gas emissions, supports climate mitigation and aligns with SDG 7 (Affordable & Clean Energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
Strengthens rural entrepreneurship and capacity building through training of local technicians and entrepreneurs in solar energy solutions.
Product Category:Upcycling discarded factory waste and recycling post consumer waste by collaborating with artisans to create unique, high-quality products
India’s first Carbon Neutral Marketplace for eco-friendly home décor, personal care, wellness, sustainable fashion, handcrafted accessories, stationery, and more
Founded in 2020 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, UpcycleLuxe is India’s first carbon-neutral & plastic-free sustainable marketplace.
Curates over 10,000+ artisanal, eco-friendly, up-cycled, zero-waste and chemical-free products from multiple brands.
Uses an in-house vetting framework (“LuxeLens”) to certify brands and prevent green-washing by checking supply-chain, labour practices, sustainability credentials.
Claims measurable impact: e.g., prevented ~15,000 kg of CO₂, saved water and other resources by bringing waste into use rather than landfilling.
Supports artisans and small sustainable brands by offering them a platform, thus preserving craft and enabling livelihoods.
Business Benefits
Operates as a B2C e-commerce lifestyle marketplace for sustainable products: fashion, accessories, home décor, gifts.
Builds brand differentiation around “luxury meets sustainability”—appeals to premium, eco-conscious consumers.
Provides transparency via “impact index” for each product (CO₂ saved, water used, chemical avoided) to empower consumers.
Attracts and retains ethically-driven suppliers and artisan brands by offering a curated, legitimised marketplace under its quality framework.
Social Issues in Focus
Encourages waste-reduction and circular-economy by up-cycling materials and offering products built on reuse rather than virgin resource extraction.
Promotes fair labour practices: brands onboard are vetted for safe working conditions, fair wages and ethical sourcing.
Increases consumer awareness of sustainable consumption, fostering a lifestyle shift towards “buy less, choose better”.
Supports rural and artisan communities by creating market access for smaller, sustainable producers who might otherwise lack scale.
Handles and diverts 7,000+ metric tons of pre-consumer textile waste (i.e., waste generated during manufacturing) away from landfills.
Provides employment and dignified livelihoods, integrating informal waste workers into structured, traceable supply chains.
Manages a network of 250+ downstream recycling and up-cycling partners and serves 200+ paying customers (brands/manufacturers) to create circular textile waste pathways.
Operates with full traceability: from factory waste collection to transformation/up-cycling, ensuring transparency in the textile waste value chain.
Business Benefits
Offers B2B services to apparel brands and manufacturers: collection, sorting, recycling/upcycling of pre-consumer textile waste, supported by a digital tracking dashboard.
Helps brands achieve sustainability/ESG targets and regulatory compliance (such as traceability, waste reduction, circular economy) – a growing business value in the apparel/textile sector.
Enables scalability: able to set up operations in < 45 days, handle 1 ton to 1,000+ tons per month, providing flexibility to varying brand/manufacturer sizes.
Differentiates as one of India’s first formal players in pre-consumer textile waste management, creating competitive advantage.
Social Issues in Focus
Tackles environmental issues: textile waste is a large contributor to landfill burden and pollution; by diverting and up-cycling it, MuddleArt reduces this burden.
Promotes social inclusion and improved labour conditions by bringing informal workers into formal systems with transparency, fair pay, oversight.
Supports the transition to a circular economy within the textile sector—reducing resource extraction, manufacturing waste, and contributing to sustainable development.
PraanaPoorna Collective is dedicated to providing natural and effective cleaning solutions that prioritize the inherent antimicrobial goodness of bio-based, locally sourced ingredients.
Product Category:Products that clean effectively and protect against harmful microbes without the risks associated with synthetic or chemical agents
Primary Products:Floor cleaner, Mosquito repellent, Toilet cleaner, Detergent, Dish washer, Baby care products, Health and wellness products, Pet care, Fragrance-oils
Impact Benefits
Created by founder Smitha Kamath after her young daughter suffered acute skin allergies, leading to an eco-friendly product line of natural cleaning/hygiene items.
Uses locally-sourced, bio-based, “raw origin” ingredients such as soapnuts, citrus enzymes, tree-resins, promoting a circular-economy model and ecosystem regeneration.
Products are 100 % natural certified, plant‐based, non-toxic, lab-tested with anti-microbial efficacy (99.99%) and designed to be biodegradable so that used water can nourish soil and plants.
Business Benefits
Operates under a direct-to-consumer online model and sells via partner channels (e.g., natural personal-care marketplaces) with a range of hygiene, baby-care, pet-care and cleaning-products.
Differentiates in the market by strong sustainability credentials (plastic‐free shipping, local sourcing, ecosystem-friendly), appealing to environmentally and health-conscious consumers.
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Builds brand trust through transparency of ingredients, lab-testing, and the story of health & allergy relief, enabling premium positioning.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses the issue of chemical‐heavy hygiene and cleaning products by offering safer alternatives for households, reducing exposure to harmful chemicals for children and families.
Promotes ecological sustainability by ensuring cleaning products are biodegradable and safe for water-bodies and soil, thereby reducing environmental footprint.
Empowers women (with the founder being a woman), supports local raw-material sourcing and local production, contributing to inclusive livelihood and community well-being.
Founded in 2021 in Alappuzha, Kerala, offering biodegradable packaging solutions made from natural fibres like coir rather than conventional plastics.
Products include compostable containers for cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical packaging — boasting bio-based materials, plasticizer-free, BPA-free, food-grade and industrially compostable features.
Uses waste fibre (e.g., coir or coconut husk fibre) as a primary raw material, thereby diverting agricultural residue and reducing dependence on virgin plastics.
Focuses on lower carbon footprint manufacturing and aims to reduce environmental impact of packaging across cosmetic/food/pharma industries.
Business Benefits
Operates as a B2B manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions, targeting industries (cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals) seeking alternatives to plastic-based packaging.
Offers customizable packaging designs compatible with standard plastic-processing equipment, enabling clients to transition without major equipment overhaul.
Builds brand differentiation through “eco-packaging” credentials, aligning with regulatory pressure, consumer demand and ESG goals in India.
Registered/incubated under multiple innovation bodies (Kerala Startup Mission, Villgro, CIPET etc), positioning it for innovation and funding support.
Social Issues in Focus
Tackles the pervasive environmental issue of plastic packaging waste, particularly in sectors like cosmetics & food where single-use plastics are prevalent.
Promotes circular economy by using agricultural residue (coir) and making materials that are compostable and potentially recyclable.
Supports sustainable industrial development in a rural region (Kerala) by setting up advanced manufacturing of eco materials, creating local employment.
Encourages responsible consumption and packaging practices, raising awareness of packaging’s environmental footprint.
Asha Handicrafts is an organisation committed to the preservation and promotion of Indian handicraft products across the globe.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Handicraft products made of natural locally available Indian materials like wood, ceramic, textile and reflect the authentic style, design and colours of our rich Indian heritage
Primary Products:Home Decor, bags, jewellery, Coir Mat, Dhurie, Festive Decor, Kitchen Accessories, Recycled, Well Being
Impact Benefits
Founded in 1975, Asha Handicrafts supports over 1,000+ artisans across India through its “Trade-Train-Transform” model.
Provides marketing support, training workshops (on quality, packaging, design) and open market access to artisans, helping them transition from local/domestic markets to international fair-trade networks.
Utilises natural, locally available Indian materials (wood, ceramic, textile) and works with artisan groups to preserve traditional craft practices while creating livelihood opportunities.
Business Benefits
Operates as a Fair-Trade certified enterprise (member of World Fair Trade Organization), exporting to global partners and offering over 4,000 product SKUs across categories like home décor, lifestyle accessories, toys and corporate gifts.
Builds credibility with fair-wage, ethical sourcing credentials, enabling access to premium export markets and international buyers who value artisan authenticity.
Reinvests surpluses back into artisan welfare, education programmes, health-services and community development, strengthening long-term business-sustainability and social brand value.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers artisans—many from rural or marginalised communities—by ensuring fair incomes, reducing debt, enabling education of children, and improving living standards.
Helps preserve India’s rich craft heritage by sustaining traditional techniques and preventing artisan migration due to lack of viable livelihoods.
Upholds environmental and social responsibility: by using local natural materials, reducing the pressure on unsustainable supply chains, and adopting ethical trade practices.
The Bamboo Bae creates products with natural and organic resources with the least amount of carbon footprint possible and aims toward replacing plastic products.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Toiletries and Personal Care Products
Location:Noida
Product Category:Bamboo based personal care products
Primary Products:toothbrushes, combs, holders, and other everyday items
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2020 by Sanchit Goyal and Anuj Sagar, The Bamboo Bae aims to replace single-use plastics with bamboo alternatives.
Uses bamboo and other natural materials (neem wood, coconut shell) to make everyday items (toothbrushes, combs, razors, home décor).
Provides livelihood opportunities to artisans—about 20 artisans shaping bamboo; and women making cotton pouches in packaging support.
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Leverages a rapidly renewable resource (bamboo) which grows quickly and requires minimal resources, reducing reliance on plastic or wood.
Business Benefits
Operates a D2C e-commerce platform offering bamboo/lifestyle products with eco-branding (thebamboobae.com) across categories: personal care, home décor, corporate gifts.
Has corporate/ hotel supply channel (hotels switching to bamboo amenities) and also retail/consumer channels; revenue target of ₹100 crore by 2025.
Builds brand differentiation through “eco-friendly bamboo everyday” positioning at accessible price points (toothbrushes from ~₹89, combs ~₹129) supporting scalability.
Social Issues in Focus
Helps reduce plastic pollution and waste by offering bamboo alternatives to commonly disposed items (toothbrushes, combs, razors).
Supports artisan livelihoods and rural/hand-craft communities by sourcing and manufacturing natural-material products.
Raises awareness around sustainable consumption, encouraging consumers to switch from plastic to renewable-material everyday items
Produces stationery and paper products crafted from bagasse (a by-product of sugarcane processing).
Offers recycled & unbleached paper stationery (notebooks, diaries, registers) and 100% recycled copier paper, reducing virgin wood-pulp usage.
Provides plantable seed-paper stationery (e.g., calendars, pencils) that can be grown into plants, thereby encouraging circularity and waste reduction.
Business Benefits
Manufactures and supplies eco-stationery to schools, corporates and for export, capturing demand for sustainable paper-solutions.
Builds a brand around “agro-waste to stationery” value-chain, differentiating in the stationery market through sustainability claims.
Helps clients achieve green procurement targets by offering certified sustainable paper-products.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses deforestation by offering alternatives to wood-pulp paper, supporting resource-efficient material use.
Mitigates air-pollution and health impacts by preventing open burning of crop residue through utilisation in paper production.
Raises awareness of sustainable consumption in the stationery sector, encouraging schools, offices and individuals to shift to eco-friendly materials.
Produces paper and stationery products using 100% recycled paper, including copier paper and notebooks.
Claims its un-bleached, recycled copier paper has a carbon footprint ~80% lower than standard A4 copier paper.
Offers compostable and biodegradable paper-based food wrapping, greaseproof paper and bagasse/disposable tableware alternatives.
Business Benefits
Markets a broad range of eco-friendly stationery and corporate gifts (copier paper, notebooks, food wrap, disposable tableware) via its online platform.
Builds brand differentiation via “tree-free/unbleached/recycled” credentials appealing to environmentally conscious consumers and institutions.
Has achieved recognition (e.g., a “Times of India Ecopreneur 2025” award) which strengthens credibility and visibility.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses deforestation and resource-use by substituting virgin wood pulp with recycled fibres and un-bleached paper production.
Reduces industrial chemical use and associated pollution by supplying chemical-free, un-bleached paper and biodegradable tableware.
Encourages sustainable consumption patterns in stationery, printing and disposable tableware sectors—shifting behaviour towards lower-impact products.
Greenwey provides landscape design, development & maintenance, hardscaping, beautification, and gardening management of spaces for government and leading commercial projects in India.
Primary Products:Gardening, Best Landscaping Service Provider in Bhubaneswar, Best Hardscaping Service Provider in Bhubaneswar, Nursery Development, Parks, Waterbodies & Sculpturing, Plants, Pots & Planters, Gifting Solutions
Impact Benefits
Provides waste-collection and recycling services connecting informal waste-workers and scrap value-chains.
Diverts recyclable materials (paper, plastic, metal scrap) from landfill, enabling resource recovery.
Strengthens circular economy infrastructure by formalising waste-collection and recycling workflows.
Business Benefits
Operates as a B2B waste-management/recycling enterprise serving manufacturers, scrap traders and recyclers.
Offers traceability and compliance services (for scrap and waste streams) allowing clients to meet regulatory requirements and sustainability targets.
Builds brand value through “green supply chain” credentials and helps clients reduce waste-costs and improve material utilisation.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses waste-management and resource-efficiency challenges by reducing landfill burden, improving recycling rates and enabling material reuse.
Empowers informal waste-work-segments by integrating them into structured value chains with better wages and working conditions.
Supports environmental and social justice by providing cleaner operational ecosystems and responsible recycling practices.
A pioneering social venture providing certified organic food products, eco-friendly farm inputs, and sustainable farming consultancy, empowering over 10,000 small and marginal tribal farmers in Northeast India.
Started in 2012, this social enterprise works with small & marginal tribal farmers in Northeast India, providing forward market linkages and contract-farming support.
Conducts contract farming over ~1,000 hectares of certified organic land and has reached / benefitted over 10,000 tribal farmers.
Offers organic & eco-friendly food products from the Himalayan foothills and Northeast India, supporting regenerative agriculture and biodiversity in the region.
Business Benefits
Operates a B2B + B2C business model: markets organic food products within India and exports to South East Asia, Middle East and Europe.
Builds brand value around “organic from Northeast India”, leveraging premium positioning, agricultural traceability, and export potential.
Recognised by government: winner of the National Entrepreneurship Award 2016-17 (MSDE, Government of India)
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers tribal farming communities by increasing incomes, enabling organic agriculture instead of monoculture or degraded cropping; promotes rural livelihood resilience.
Promotes sustainable agriculture, reducing chemical use and enhancing soil health, supporting SDGs related to sustainable farming and consumption.
Helps preserve farming ecosystems and local crop biodiversity in a region that is ecologically fragile, linking environment and social equity.
Uses bamboo fibre and agricultural/forest residue to create “bambooware” — table-ware and other products that are 100% biodegradable and compostable.
Aims to replace single-use plastics with sustainable alternatives, thereby reducing plastic pollution and landfill burden.
Operates with technology-driven manufacturing of bamboo-based biopolymers, contributing to resource efficiency and circular economy.
Business Benefits
Sells bamboo-ware (plates, bowls, cups, dinner-sets) via online store and retail; appeals to eco-conscious consumers seeking sustainable home goods.
Builds brand differentiation around “India’s first bambooware brand” and “plastic-free tableware”, opening a niche market in lifestyle/household goods.
Targets both domestic and international markets with a sustainable product proposition, aligning with growing demand for eco-friendly alternatives.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses major environmental issues: single-use plastic waste, plastic pollution in soil & marine ecosystems, resource depletion from virgin plastic production.
Promotes sustainable agriculture and forestry by adding value to bamboo cultivation (a fast-renewing biomass) and providing alternate livelihoods for rural/forest communities.
Encourages a culture of sustainable consumption—shifting everyday table-ware away from non-renewable plastics toward renewable, compostable materials.
Harvests honey and related bee-products without destroying nests or killing bees, ensuring ethical procurement.
Rescues and relocates bee hives (wild and urban) to safe locations, protecting bee populations and supporting pollination.
Conducts workshops and awareness programmes on bees, conservation, pollination and urban/tribal co-existence with bees.
Business Benefits
Sells genuine, minimally processed honey and bee-based products, appealing to health- and eco-conscious consumers.
Offers beehive relocation and “Bee-Friend” training services to residential societies, institutions and farms, adding service- and product-revenue streams.
Builds brand credibility via ethical sourcing (“leave bees enough honey”, relocate hives), thereby differentiating from conventional honey producers.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses decline in bee populations and disruption of pollinators by promoting safe beehive relocation and conservation initiatives.
Empowers tribal and rural people (via training in beekeeping, hive-maintenance) and engages urban stakeholders in biodiversity through “Bee-Friend” programmes.
Supports food-security and ecosystem health: bees are vital for pollination, crop yields and biodiversity—Bee Basket’s work contributes to that wider environmental system.
Providing sustainable waste management solutions and integrating informal waste workers into formal systems.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Kochi
Product Category:Recycle waste -, Waste collection, Waste segregation, Forward linking for recycling and disposal
Primary Products:rLDPE Film Roll, LDPE Films Bails, rPaper, PET Bails, rPET Flakes, rLDPE Pellets, rPET Pellets, Textiles
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2014 by Jabir Karat, it started with one person managing ~300 kg of waste/day in Kerala and now collaborates with women-led collectives to create dignified jobs.
Works in rural, coastal and island regions (e.g., 48 coastal villages of Kerala, Lakshadweep & Andaman) offering last-mile waste collection and diversion from landfills and oceans.
Has diverted tens of thousands of tonnes of plastic waste, engaged thousands of women as “waste-preneurs” and micro-entrepreneurs.
Promotes circular economy by enabling brands to source recycled plastic, offering traceability, and supporting Extended Producer Responsibility frameworks.
Business Benefits
Provides comprehensive waste-management and recycling services to local governments, panchayats, municipalities, islands, and bulk-waste generating businesses (hotels, hospitals, brands).
Partners with major brands for circular-economy transition, including certification as ocean-bound plastics collector, enabling new revenue streams.
Offers technology, process and infrastructure (waste collection, segregation, reuse) enabling scalability across villages and coastal geographies.
Earned awards and recognition (3R Award for Excellence in Innovative Solutions, etc.), enhancing brand credibility and business growth potential.
Social Issues in Focus
Empowers informal waste-workers (especially women), providing fair wages, safe jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities and shifting perceptions of waste work.
Addresses plastic pollution, especially in coastal and island regions vulnerable to ocean-bound waste — linking environment and social equity.
Promotes sustainable consumption and circular material flows by diverting waste and reducing reliance on virgin materials, thus supporting SDGs linked to poverty reduction, decent work, and sustainable cities.
Has specialized in sustainable and environmentally-conscious corporate gifts since 2009.
Offers an “Eco-Friendly” product category featuring items such as wheat-fiber cups (300 ml, BPA-free), demonstrating usage of alternative materials.
Provides customized solutions that allow companies to select greener gift items, thus promoting a circular-economy / reduced-impact gifting culture.
Business Benefits
Operates a broad portfolio of over 10,000 products (in multiple categories) for B2B corporate gifting, enabling scale and variety.
Positions itself as a partner for businesses seeking branded merchandise/promotional gifts with customized branding and eco-credentials.
Differentiates in the corporate gifting market by emphasizing “sustainable promotional products” and eco-friendly options, appealing to companies with ESG or CSR mandates.
Social Issues in Focus
Addresses the environmental issue of excessive waste and resource use in corporate gifting by providing greener alternatives (e.g., wheat-fibre cups instead of plastic).
Supports responsible consumption and corporate accountability by enabling clients to choose items aligned with sustainability goals.
Encourages broader awareness in business and corporate settings about the environmental impact of promotional merchandise, thereby contributing to culture change in workplace gifting norms.
Offers curated home décor, wall art, ceramics, tableware, rugs, and gifting collections that help consumers express personal style and aesthetic in living spaces.
Provides quality products from both in-house designs and globally sourced pieces, making design accessible to a wider set of customers.
Enables interior designers and business owners (cafes, offices) to source unique décor and art pieces for commercial spaces.
Business Benefits
Differentiates through unique design-led homeware and décor that blends Asian influences with contemporary tastes, attracting design-conscious consumers.
Expands revenue with diverse product categories (wall art, home goods, gifting), frequent new collections, and offers like discounts, cashback, and EMI options.
Builds a strong customer experience with curated selections, interior partnerships, and visible social proof from reviews and features in lifestyle platforms.
Social Issues in Focus
Cultural & Aesthetic Expression – helps people personalize spaces reflecting identity and taste, promoting artistic appreciation.
Supporting Design Ecosystem – by curating products including possibly artisan-made pieces, contributes to visibility for makers (though not explicitly mission-driven).
Small Business Engagement – supplies décor and art to interior designers and small businesses, supporting creative commercial uses.
Promotes handmade, artistic home décor and gift products crafted by female artisans, helping preserve traditional skills and craftsmanship.
Strengthens connections with artisan communities through integration activities and initiatives aimed at supporting economic independence via craft.
Offers customizable gifts and e-gift cards that make meaningful gifting accessible across India.
Business Benefits
Curates unique handmade décor and gifting items that differentiate from mass-produced products, attracting niche, design-conscious customers.
Facilitates corporate and bulk orders, expanding the customer base beyond individual buyers.
All-India delivery and customer support improve reach and satisfaction, enhancing repeat purchases.
Social Issues in Focus
Women’s Economic Empowerment – focuses on female artisan-made products, promoting participation of women in craft-based income activities.
Cultural Preservation – helps sustain traditional handmade artistry and craft heritage.
Inclusive Market Access – provides artisans access to an online marketplace, helping bridge rural/creative communities to urban and national consumers.
Offers a wide range of affordable home essentials, gadgets, kitchen items, accessories, and lifestyle products for diverse everyday needs, making practical goods accessible online.
Provides bulk purchasing options and wholesale categories helpful for resellers and small businesses sourcing affordable inventory.
Promotes convenience through e-commerce, home delivery, and free shipping on selected orders across India
Business Benefits
Operates as an online retail and corporate gifting marketplace with a large product portfolio spanning electronics, homeware, fashion accessories, and gadgets, attracting wide customer segments.
Enhances sales potential with seasonal offers, discounts, and newsletter incentives, building customer retention and repeat purchases.
Supports business growth via wholesale and bulk supply options, appealing to resellers and corporate buyers seeking affordable, diverse goods.
Uses digital channels (website/storefront + social links) to engage with shoppers and influence purchase decisions.
Social Issues in Focus
Access to Affordable Goods – makes everyday items accessible online nationwide, particularly for customers seeking value for money.
Support for Small Sellers / Resellers – wholesale and bulk categories may support micro-retail and informal resellers with inventory sourcing.
Convenience & E-Commerce Inclusion – contributes to broader e-commerce adoption among Indian consumers by offering online shopping and delivery.
Curates premium and festive gift hampers for occasions (corporate gifting, festive gifting, wedding gifting) that celebrate Indian traditions and cultural moments.
Showcases handcrafted and artisanal products (elegant handcrafted items like embroidered potli bags, premium jars) that highlight craft and design.
Supports local creators and emerging Indian brands by featuring homegrown products in gifting collections.
Business Benefits
Offers a wide gifting catalogue for corporates and individuals, including curated hampers and bespoke gift options, helping businesses tailor experiences for clients and employees.
Enhances customer engagement by delivering festive and occasion-based gifts that strengthen relationships and brand presence.
Leverages social media presence for visual brand storytelling and product exploration across gifting seasons and celebrations.
Social Issues in Focus
Cultural Celebration & Inclusion – fosters cultural connection by aligning gifts with festivals and life events common in Indian society.
Support for Artisans & Makers – potentially supports local artisanal traditions through curated handcrafted items featured in gift sets.
Employee & Client Recognition – enables businesses to practice thoughtful appreciation, contributing indirectly to workplace morale and inclusive appreciation rituals.
Offers nature-inspired garden décor and home-art pottery, helping people bring creative outdoor/indoor aesthetics to life through curated designs.
Curates products for gifting occasions, corporate gifting, and lifestyle décor, expanding choices beyond utilitarian items.
Features a diverse portfolio of terracotta, resin, and decorative pots that appeal across age groups and lifestyle segments.
Business Benefits
Differentiates with art-and-nature themed décor products that appeal to design-conscious customers rather than mass generic items.
Cultural & Aesthetic Expression – promotes creative, nature-linked décor and helps people connect emotionally with spaces (garden, home, gifting).
Social Issues in Focus
Support for Local Craft & Making – by selling handcrafted terracotta/resin décor, it supports artisan production traditions and craft communities (e.g., terracotta work).
Small Business & Livelihood Opportunities – reseller and bulk order opportunities may provide income avenues for small sellers and creative vendors.
Provides end-to-end corporate apparel, uniforms, and gifting solutions that help organisations deliver consistent brand experiences through customised products.
Enhances the employee experience through curated welcome kits and appreciation hampers that recognise contributions and build belonging.
Supports community-level sports, clubs, and institutions by supplying customised jerseys and teamwear that foster participation and identity.
Enables organisations of all sizes to access professionally designed branded merchandise, improving organisational cohesion and representation.
Business Benefits
Leverages 25+ years of industry experience with an extensive catalogue of 5,000+ products across corporate apparel, uniforms, accessories, and gifting, strengthening B2B positioning.
Enhances client brand visibility through customised, high-quality merchandise and apparel that reinforces identity across employees and customers.
Operates with in-house design, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics, improving consistency, speed, and cost efficiency for corporate buyers.
Builds long-term enterprise partnerships through bulk fulfilment, repeat orders, and tailored merchandise programs for national and global brands.
Social Issues in Focus
Employee Engagement & Workplace Well-Being – supports organisational culture and recognition through thoughtful welcome kits and branded appreciation gifts.
Inclusive Team & Community Identity – strengthens belonging, teamwork, and participation through customised uniforms and sportswear for institutions, clubs, and companies.
Small Business & Enterprise Enablement – provides branding tools that help MSMEs and growing companies build credibility and market presence.
Enables businesses to create customised personalised gifts, onboarding kits, festive hampers, and brand stores that reflect organisational identity and values.
Publishes insightful industry trend reports that contribute to the understanding of corporate gifting culture and employee engagement.
Delivers an extensive product range (from tech gifts to stationery to bespoke hampers), increasing the value and memorability of corporate appreciation gestures.
Business Benefits
Differentiates the business as one of India’s leading corporate gifting and branded merchandise partners, building strategic relationships with organisations across sectors.
Enhances brand visibility and recall by offering customised merchandise that reflects a company’s identity and narrative.
Drives B2B growth through bulk fulfilment capabilities, quality control, and nationwide delivery, strengthening customer loyalty.
Supports customer decision-making with data-driven insights from gifting trend reports, positioning eYantra as both a service provider and industry thought leader.
Social Issues in Focus
Job Creation in Supply Chains – large-scale merchandising and gifting supports employment across sourcing, printing, warehousing, packaging, and delivery partners.
Market Access for MSMEs & Small Producers – gifting portfolios often include products sourced from small manufacturers and niche suppliers, supporting enterprise growth.
Women in the Gift & Retail Ecosystem (where applicable) – parts of the gifting and packaging value chain commonly include women-led small businesses and home-based units.
Shift Toward Reusable / Practical Gifts – increasing preference for durable, utility-based products encourages lower-waste gifting choices among corporates.
Provides customised corporate and startup gifting solutions — including branded apparel, mugs, bags, tech accessories, eco-friendly products, seed paper items, and lifestyle gifts — to help organisations express appreciation and strengthen relationships.
Enables creation of employee onboarding kits, work anniversary gifts, festive hampers, and event merchandise that enhance workplace culture and brand experience.
Offers a broad variety of product categories with quality craftsmanship and design options to suit diverse gifting needs.
Business Benefits
Positions itself as a trusted corporate gifting partner for startups and enterprises, having served 300++ clients PAN India with customised gifting solutions.
Expands B2B revenue by delivering scalable solutions — from small MOQ orders (≈35 pieces) to large joining kits up to ~12,000 units.
Enhances brand visibility and recall for clients via quality tailored merchandise that reflects corporate identity.
Includes eco-friendly and lifestyle product lines (e.g., seed paper, reusable accessories) that appeal to sustainability-oriented buyers.
Social Issues in Focus
Employment & Livelihoods in the Gifting Ecosystem – corporate gifting supports jobs in design, sourcing, production, packaging, logistics, and fulfilment across suppliers and vendors (inferred from business model).
Women’s Participation in MSMEs – many suppliers in merchandise, packaging, and handcrafted accessories are often women-led micro and small enterprises
Environment & Sustainable Products – inclusion of eco-friendly gifts like seed paper products encourages reduced waste and environmental awareness.
Support for Small Manufacturers & Artisans – by sourcing diverse products (including handcrafted or niche items), the platform indirectly expands market access for small makers.
Provides curated gift boxes and personalised gifts for personal occasions (birthdays, anniversaries, festivals) that create memorable emotional experiences and strengthen social bonds.
Offers a range of corporate gifting solutions designed to foster appreciation, recognition, and goodwill among employees, clients, and partners.
Delivers gifts pan-India with fast delivery, helping customers meet urgent gifting needs and celebrations.
Business Benefits
Operates a wide online catalogue of gift boxes and combos that appeal to diverse personal and corporate segments, driving broader market reach.
Attracts customer demand through festive and occasion-based promotions (e.g., Diwali hampers, seasonal gift sets).
Strengthens brand positioning as a one-stop gifting platform with customisation and curated boxes for different budgets and occasions.
Enhances repeat business via quality packaging, variety, and ease of online ordering and delivery.
Social Issues in Focus
Small Business & Vendor Support – by sourcing products for gift boxes from multiple suppliers, the business supports livelihoods of small manufacturers and vendors in the gifting ecosystem
Women’s Economic Participation – many products in curated gifting may come from women-led MSMEs or cottage producers in décor, handcrafted items, and specialty foods
Cultural Celebration & Social Connection – facilitates expression of cultural values and emotional connection through gift giving, especially on festivals and rites of passage
Provides a platform for differently-abled mouth and foot artists to showcase and sell original paintings, prints, and art-based products, expanding visibility and earnings.
Enables artists to live with dignity and self-reliance by earning income through sales of their artwork instead of relying on charity.
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Offers high-quality art reprints and products based on artists’ work, helping deepen appreciation for their talent.
Supports training and financial assistance initiatives for needy disabled individuals (non-profit focus).
Business Benefits
Strengthens the organisation’s brand as a trusted global society representing mouth and foot painting artists, helping sustain overseas and domestic sales.
Expands market reach through online art catalogues and international awareness, enabling broader customer engagement with artists’ work.
Encourages repeat patronage by offering a variety of merchandise (cards, prints, calendars) based on original art, increasing financial support for artists.
Enhances fundraising and sponsorship opportunities by highlighting artists’ stories and product quality.
Social Issues in Focus
Disability Inclusion & Economic Participation – empowers artists with physical disabilities (hand impairment) to earn income and participate meaningfully in the art economy.
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Artisan & Creative Livelihoods – supports creative talent through market access for artwork and art-based merchandise.
Provides customised corporate gifts, promotional merchandise, and branded products that help companies express appreciation, strengthen culture, and celebrate milestones with meaningful tokens.
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Offers curated gift hampers and themed product categories (festive boxes, eco-plants, accessories, tech items) that enhance the emotional value of gifting.
Business Benefits
Positions itself as a reliable corporate gifting partner with a wide catalogue spanning apparel, accessories, home and office items that appeal to enterprises of all sizes.
Enhances brand visibility for clients by offering customisation and branded product solutions that align with internal culture and external identity goals.
Social Issues in Focus
Employment & Livelihoods in Gifting Supply Chains – corporate gifting supports jobs across product design, sourcing, packaging, logistics, and fulfilment, sustaining roles across urban and peri-urban supplier networks.
Support for Small Vendors & MSME Suppliers – curated product offerings often include goods from small manufacturers, creative producers, and specialty product vendors, helping expand their market reach through corporate demand.
Women’s Participation in Merchandise Value Chains – segments like packaging design, product finishing, and assembly often involve women-led micro enterprises or home-based businesses in the broader supply network.
Environmental Awareness & Eco Trends– inclusion of categories like eco-friendly plants and sustainable gift options signals rising corporate interest in environmentally conscious gifting practices.
Offers a variety of innovative, lifestyle and utility products — including backpacks, drinkware, mugs, bags, electronics and accessories — designed to make everyday life easier and more enjoyable for customers.
Provides customizable products (e.g., mugs and apparel) that can be personalised with logos or designs, making them suitable for corporate gifting and brand-driven merchandise.
Introduced bamboo fiber and sustainable product lines early in India, promoting alternatives to single-use plastics.
Delivers quality goods with free shipping, support, and return policies that improve customer access to practical lifestyle products.
Business Benefits
Operates as a diverse D2C lifestyle products brand, attracting customers with utility, style, and design across home, travel, office, and gifting categories.
Expands revenue channels by offering both retail sales and customised corporate gifts that appeal to individuals and business buyers alike.
Enhances repeat purchase potential through a broad product catalogue and positive customer experience (easy returns, support, free shipping).
Strengthens brand presence via social engagement and e-commerce visibility in lifestyle segments.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability & Plastic Reduction – by introducing bamboo fiber, wheat fiber, and other eco-friendly materials in products (e.g., mugs and plates), the brand supports reduced plastic use and encourages greener daily choice
SoulTree is a certified natural & Ayurvedic beauty brand offering skincare, haircare, bodycare and makeup made with organically farmed botanicals, traditional Ayurvedic formulations and cruelty-free, chemical-free ingredients for conscious consumers.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Natural & Ayurvedic Personal Care / Sustainable Beauty
Location:Greater Noida
Product Category:Skin care, hair care, body care, Ayurvedic makeup & wellness ritual products
Impact Benefits
Promotes health-safer beauty choices by replacing harsh chemical-based personal care with certified natural & Ayurvedic ingredients — reducing exposure to toxins like SLS/SLES, parabens & silicones.
Supports sustainable agriculture & livelihoods through ethically sourced herbs and partnerships with farmer groups and NGOs.
Reduces environmental footprint via eco-friendly ingredients and biodegradable e-commerce packaging.
Sunbird Straws is a sustainable agri-waste-based innovation brand that produces 100% biodegradable drinking straws and pens made from naturally fallen coconut leaves, providing a plastic-free alternative to single-use plastics while empowering rural women through skilled employment.
Primary Products:Coconut leaf drinking straws (regular, cocktail, shakes/smoothies/Boba sizes), eco-friendly writing pens made from coconut leaf waste
Impact Benefits
Reduces single-use plastic waste by replacing plastic straws with natural, 100% biodegradable alternatives made from dried coconut leaves — helping curb ocean, waterway and landfill pollution.
Prevents open burning of coconut leaf waste, reducing harmful CO₂ emissions from agricultural waste that would otherwise be burned, thereby improving air quality and lowering carbon footprint.
Provides stable income and skilled employment for rural women across production centres in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, fostering economic inclusion and reducing inequality.
Supports rural agrarian value chains by sourcing locally abundant coconut leaves, creating an additional livelihood link for farmers and rural suppliers.
Improves consumer awareness on eco-substitutes for plastic, promoting mindful choices through durable, chemical-free products that remain sturdy in drinks for hours.
Business Benefits
First-mover and innovation leadership as the world’s first multi-layered biodegradable coconut leaf straw brand — strengthening brand credibility and market recognition.
Scalable, diverse product range (multiple straw sizes + eco pens) supports B2C retail, wholesale, hospitality, F&B and gifting use cases, boosting sales diversity.
Global market potential with enquiries from 25+ countries and export interest — validating product relevance across geographies.
High storytelling and sustainability narrative enhances brand equity for conscious consumption segments and corporate sustainability initiatives.
Customisation and packaging options (diameters, lengths, engravings) allow tailored corporate, event and hospitality solutions, widening revenue channels.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Pollution & Ocean Protection — directly tackles plastic straw pollution that harms aquatic ecosystems and marine life.
Climate Action & Air Quality — preventing open waste burning preserves air quality and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Women’s Economic Empowerment — creates dignified, skill-based rural work opportunities that uplift women’s incomes and agency.
Circular & Resource-Efficient Production — reuses agricultural waste, demonstrating a practical circular economy model.
Rural Livelihood Inclusion — integrates rural and agrarian communities into high-value eco product value chains, strengthening inclusivity.
SuperBottoms is India’s #1 sustainable baby and mom essentials brand pioneering modern reusable cloth diapers and related eco-friendly baby products to replace disposable diapers with washable, gentle, certified alternatives that are safe for babies and kinder to the planet.
Category:Other, Sustainable Baby Care / Eco-Parenting Products
Significantly reduces diaper waste by offering reusable diaper systems that can be washed and reused hundreds of times, cutting reliance on single-use disposable diapers and reducing landfill load.
Promotes skin-friendly baby care as products are made with soft, breathable, chemical-free cotton-based fabrics (e.g., DryFeel™ terry cotton) that help minimise rashes and irritation.
Safe & certified products — SuperBottoms products (e.g., UNO) are CPSIA-certified for safety, boosting confidence in product health performance for infants.
Raises awareness about sustainable parenting — by establishing cloth diapering as a mainstream alternative, they educate families about long-term environmental and health benefits.
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Inclusive support & education via customer-centric support (MomsConnect team) helps parents adopt eco-friendly diapering with guidance, reducing anxiety and friction
Business Benefits
Leadership in a new category as a pioneer of reusable baby products in India enhances brand reputation and positions SuperBottoms as the go-to for eco-baby care.
Strong repeat purchase and loyalty — products that deliver both performance and sustainability drive high repeat use and strong brand community (20L+ parent base).
Diversified product portfolio expands business beyond diapers into potty training pants and padded underwear, increasing lifetime customer value.
Funding support & growth potential with Series A backing (₹104 Cr+) strengthens capacity for expansion and innovation in product lines and awareness campaigns.
Gift market integration with curated baby gift packs supports occasions (baby showers, newborn gifts), opening B2B and gifting revenue streams.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability — reduces single-use waste and supports circular product lifecycles (washable vs disposable), aligning with SDG12 (Responsible Consumption).
Infant Health & Safety — promotes chemical-free, gentle materials, reducing skin irritation and long-term exposure concerns.
Economic Inclusion & Community Building — strong community engagement through support teams and digital forums fosters peer support and spreads sustainability knowledge among new parents.
Suspire is a sustainable lifestyle marketplace that curates and sells eco-friendly, vegan, cruelty-free and ethical products across fashion, beauty, personal care, home décor, food & wellness, connecting conscious consumers with a wide ecosystem of planet-positive brands while promoting responsible consumption and ethical production
Product Category:Sustainable Clothing and Cosmetics
Primary Products:Multi-category sustainable products: fashion, accessories, cosmetics, home & décor, wellness & beauty, eco-essentials, gifts & corporate gift solutions
Impact Benefits
Amplifies access to ethical products by aggregating 350+ sustainable, vegan and cruelty-free partner brands, making eco-friendly options easier to discover and buy.
Encourages conscious consumption — consumers shift away from high-impact, conventional products toward lower-impact and healthier alternatives.
Supports environmental action by highlighting the sustainability attributes of products (material impact, cruelty-free credentials, biodegradable packaging).
Drives measurable environmental outcomes through partner initiatives like tree planting and coral restoration tied to purchases (via NGO partners).
Promotes inclusive economic impact by providing a marketplace that helps smaller eco brands reach wider audiences and compete with mainstream products.
Business Benefits
Zero-commission growth marketplace model allows partner brands to retain more revenue, reducing cost barriers common on traditional platforms and enabling sustainable brands to scale.
AI-powered growth tools & marketing suite provide visibility, brand analytics and performance support that help small sustainable brands grow efficiently.
Diversified product range across categories increases basket size and repeat purchase potential while appealing to both individual consumers and corporate buyers.
Strong positioning in corporate gifting creates new business lines and recurring institutional demand for sustainability-aligned gift solutions.
Curated sustainability scoring (3S Certification) builds trust and helps differentiate genuine low-impact brands in a crowded market.
Social Issues in Focus
Responsible Consumption & Production — fosters market demand for products with lower environmental footprint, reducing waste and long-term resource use.
Environmental Sustainability & Climate Mitigation — promotes products that are cruelty-free, biodegradable, and eco-certified, aligning consumption with SDGs.
Economic Inclusion for Small & Ethical Brands — integrates local and homegrown brands into the formal marketplace, expanding livelihoods and reducing inequities in retail access.
Corporate ESG Enablement — offers sustainable gifting and procurement options helping organisations meet environmental, social and governance goals.
Tatsat is a socially conscious retail brand that curates and sells handcrafted, eco-friendly, artisanal lifestyle products — including jewelry, home décor, aroma products, accessories and sustainably made gifts — celebrating traditional craft and supporting ethical production practices.
Supports artisan livelihoods by curating handcrafted products made by local Indian artisans and craft communities — helping them access new markets while retaining traditional skills.
Promotes eco-friendly alternatives with products emphasising natural, recycled or minimal-impact materials that encourage sustainable consumption at the household and gifting level.
Preserves craft heritage by bringing timeless Indian crafts into contemporary design and retail channels, keeping heritage techniques economically viable.
Encourages mindful purchasing by positioning each product as a story of craft and sustainability, influencing consumer behaviour toward slower, values-based shopping
Business Benefits
Brand differentiation as a curated, socially conscious store attracts consumers seeking authentic, sustainable and purpose-driven products.
Diversified product mix across jewelry, décor, gifting, aroma and accessories allows multiple revenue streams and increases customer retention through cross-category purchases.
Online + physical presence in a popular market (Hauz Khas, Delhi) boosts visibility and experiential retail, while e-commerce expands reach beyond metropolitan areas.
Story-based marketing around artisan empowerment and mindful design drives deeper engagement and emotional value — useful in gifting and premium segments.
Social Issues in Focus
Craft & Cultural Preservation — supports indigenous and traditional maker communities by keeping their skills relevant and economically rewarded.
Environmental Sustainability — emphasises eco-friendly materials and slower consumption, reducing reliance on disposable, mass-produced goods.
Gender & Rural Inclusion — many collections involve women-led artisan groups and self-help communities, promoting gender equity in craft economies.
Conscious Consumer Culture — encourages a shift from fast, thoughtless buying toward meaningful, ethically curated products.
Thaely is a sustainable footwear brand that makes vegan, eco-friendly sneakers and footwear from recycled plastic bags, bottles and other waste materials using its proprietary ThaelyTex fabric — combining sustainable design with ethical manufacturing and circular economy principles
Reduces plastic pollution by repurposing waste plastic bags and bottles — each pair diverts ~10–12 plastic bags and ~12–15 plastic bottles from landfills and oceans, cutting waste streams.
Lowers carbon footprint by using recycled materials with no additional harmful chemicals in fabric production and prioritising local sourcing practices.
Promotes circular economy by transforming discarded plastics into high-use, durable footwear and packaging that can be composted or planted (e.g., boxes embedded with basil seeds).
Encourages sustainable consumer behaviour by making stylish, comfortable eco footwear desirable and accessible to conscious fashion buyers.
Supports waste workers ethically with fair wages, education, nutritious meals, and improved work conditions compared to unregulated sectors.
Business Benefits
Strong value positioning in the growing sustainable fashion and vegan footwear market, appealing to eco-conscious and ethical consumers.
Certified B Corporation with a high Impact score (~80.8) that enhances credibility and investor confidence through verified social and environmental performance.
Material innovation (ThaelyTex, algae-blended EVA) differentiates products in design, sustainability and comfort, supporting premium pricing and market distinctiveness.
Diverse product catalog across sneaker types, boots and accessories expands revenue streams and customer use cases.
Brand narrative & community (eco impact, story, ethical practices) helps deepen engagement and build loyalty among conscious audiences.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Waste & Pollution Reduction — tackles one of the largest unresolved waste streams by converting it into consumer goods.
Responsible & Ethical Production Practices — fair wages, worker welfare (breaks, education) challenge exploitative norms in waste management sectors.
Climate Action & Resource Efficiency — recycled materials and circular design reduce emissions and resource extraction.
Sustainable Consumer Culture — makes eco fashion aspirational, encouraging broader shifts in purchasing behaviour.
Bejo is a sustainable accessories and fashion brand that creates cruelty-free, vegan leather alternatives and eco-friendly lifestyle accessories (bags, belts, organizers) designed to promote ethical style without animal harm or heavy environmental footprint.
Primary Products:Vegan leather products (e.g., cactus-leather belts, wallets, pouches, bookmark & organizer accessories) made from plant-based materials like cactus leather (Desserto) and pineapple leather (Piñatex)
Impact Benefits
Reduces animal cruelty and traditional leather demand by offering plant-based leather alternatives that do not rely on animal agriculture or wasteful tanning processes.
Promotes renewable material use (e.g., cactus and pineapple leather) that typically requires fewer resources (water, chemicals) than conventional leather, helping lower environmental impact.
Supports artisan craftsmanship and ethical production, potentially creating local design and manufacturing opportunities.
Raises awareness on conscious consumerism by showing that style can be chic and ethical, steering demand toward sustainable alternatives.
Business Benefits
Niche sustainable product positioning appeals to conscious consumers looking for cruelty-free, stylish fashion accessories in an otherwise animal-leather dominated market.
Differentiation through material innovation (vegan cactus/pineapple leather) helps stand out in the ethical fashion segment.
Brand narrative focused on sustainability and ethics strengthens loyalty among eco- and animal-welfare-minded buyers.
Potential for premium pricing due to bespoke, ethically made and eco-certified material use.
Social Issues in Focus
Animal Welfare & Cruelty Reduction — alternatives to leather reduce reliance on animal products and associated environmental harms.
Environmental Sustainability — plant-based materials generally have lower carbon and water footprints than conventional leather, supporting climate and ecosystem health.
Responsible Consumption & Production — advocates mindful material choice and design longevity in fashion.
Cultural & Craft Inclusion — ties to local artisan creation integrate ethical livelihood opportunities.
Blue Dahlia is an eco-centric home textile brand focused on crafting premium bedding and linen products from responsibly grown materials like 100% cotton with Oeko-Tex and organic certifications, emphasising comfort, safety, sustainability and ethical production practices for consumers.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Sustainable Home Textiles / Eco-Friendly Bedding
Location:Chennai
Product Category:Sustainable Home Textiles / Eco-Friendly Bedding
Primary Products:100% cotton bed sheets, fitted sheets, quilts, duvet covers, pillow covers, comforters and hospital linens crafted with eco-certified materials
Impact Benefits
Improves consumer well-being by using OEKO-TEX and organic cotton that is free from harmful chemicals, providing safer, hypoallergenic sleep surfaces.
Reduces environmental impact through responsible cotton sourcing, sustainable dye practices, and use of renewable energy (wind power) in manufacturing with water reuse systems, lowering carbon footprint and resource strain.
Supports healthier ecosystems by minimizing harmful effluent release and extensive rainwater harvesting that improves local water security and reduces industrial discharge.
Encourages conscious consumer choice by offering sustainable alternatives to conventional textiles that often rely on toxic chemicals and non-renewable inputs
Business Benefits
Market differentiation as a quality, sustainable home textile brand with eco-certifications enhances trust among conscious consumers, improving brand preference.
Diversified product portfolio across bedding, linens, comforters, and hospital textiles caters to broader customer segments, strengthening revenue stability.
Operational sustainability investments (wind energy, water treatment) can reduce long-term operational costs while boosting brand credibility in sustainability narratives.
Positioning in premium and eco segments allows attractively priced offerings that balance quality, comfort, and sustainability.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability — addresses textile industry pollution by promoting organic and low-impact materials, reducing water use, and lowering chemical exposure.
Responsible Manufacturing & Worker Well-Being — uses safe materials and ethical production practices that protect workers’ health and safety.
Resource Efficiency & Climate Action — adoption of renewable energy (wind power) and water reuse systems supports climate mitigation and resource conservation.
Consumer Health & Safety — hypoallergenic and toxin-free bedding supports healthier homes, particularly important for sensitive populations like children and those with allergies.
The Good Doll is a sustainable toy and gift brand that creates handcrafted fabric dolls and soft toys using upcycled textile waste. It is part of a broader craft-commerce ecosystem that provides regular market access and fair livelihoods to rural and indigenous women artisans from the Nilgiris, while offering culturally resonant, eco-friendly toys to conscious consumers.
Diverts textile waste from landfill — thousands of kilograms of pre-consumer textile waste is repurposed into high-quality dolls, significantly reducing environmental burden.
Generates sustainable livelihoods — provides stable work and income to rural and indigenous women artisans (95+ jobs), increasing economic security in underserved communities.
Preserves traditional craft skills by blending local sewing and textile work with contemporary doll design, maintaining artisanal heritage in a changing economy.
Promotes inclusive play via culturally diverse dolls representing Indian identities and body-positive designs that expand representation for children.
Creates local economic value — income generation (~₹80 lakh+ reported) flows directly to artisans and communities rather than external intermediaries.
Business Benefits
Unique market positioning — an eco-centric children’s product that differentiates itself from mass-produced plastic toys, attracting conscious consumers and premium segments.
Strong brand narrative — combining sustainability, craft, culture and storytelling enhances customer engagement and loyalty across retail and gifting channels.
Collaborations & retail partnerships — placement in curated stores (e.g., The Bombay Store, Ferns N Petals, Okhai) and marketplaces expands reach and sales opportunities.
Scalable product ecosystem — multiple character sets, storybooks and gifts widen revenue streams beyond single SKUs, including holiday/festive collections.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability — tackles toy industry pollution by replacing plastic toys with biodegradable, upcycled fabric alternatives.
Women’s Economic Empowerment — empowers rural women artisans with fair wages, stable work and craft skills, reducing gendered income gaps.
Cultural Representation & Inclusion — offers toys that reflect diverse Indian identities and break stereotypes in children’s play.
Community Resilience & Rural Development — builds economic and social capacity in remote
Uneako is a unique and eco-friendly product brand providing sustainable, climate-positive, zero-plastic alternatives to everyday and gifting products. It aims to reduce plastic and carbon footprints through biodegradable, recyclable and nature-based materials while supporting marginalised communities in production.
Primary Products:Uneako is a sustainable lifestyle and gifting brand that replaces everyday plastic and high-carbon materials with eco-friendly, biodegradable, reusable and climate-positive products, offering stationery, daily-use items and zero-plastic corporate/event gifting solutions
Impact Benefits
Reduces plastic & waste generation by replacing harmful, single-use materials with biodegradable and recyclable alternatives — helping households and businesses cut their carbon and plastic footprints.
Promotes climate-positive consumer behaviour through products that are designed to be reused, composted, planted or fully recycled — shifting lifestyle habits toward sustainability.
Creates dignified employment opportunities, especially for marginalised communities engaged in manufacturing and assembly of eco-friendly products.
Supports institutional sustainability by helping corporates, events and offices transition to zero-plastic practices through complete eco-kits and solutions.
Business Benefits
Strong alignment with ESG & sustainability goals, making Uneako a preferred partner for organisations wanting ethical and climate-friendly gifting and event solutions.
Diverse product portfolio across utility, corporate gifting, education and events increases revenue resilience and cross-selling opportunities.
Clear, purpose-driven brand identity builds customer trust and loyalty among eco-conscious buyers.
Thenga Coco is a women-led sustainable brand from Kerala (India) that repurposes discarded coconut shells into eco-friendly, handmade home, dining, décor and utility products — turning waste into functional, long-lasting, natural pieces.
Vanaha Organics & Herbals is a natural and organic skincare & personal care brand offering handcrafted, vegan, botanical products inspired by traditional Indian remedies. It focuses on clean beauty and holistic self-care products that are free from harmful chemicals and use plant-based, organic ingredients, catering to conscious consumers in India and globally.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Natural & Organic Personal Care / Clean Beauty / Wellness Products
Location:Kanpur
Product Category:Skincare and Wellness Products
Primary Products:Baby care products, Natural artisan soaps, facial cleansers & masks, moisturizers & body lotions, shampoo bars & conditioners, beard oil & hair serums, home fragrance (soy candles, room sprays) and curated wellness/self-care kits
Impact Benefits
Promotes clean, toxin-free self-care by using organic, vegan, and plant-based formulations that avoid harsh chemicals and synthetic additives, lowering the risk of skin irritation or long-term toxicity.
Encourages traditional herbal knowledge by incorporating age-old Indian home-remedy ingredients like turmeric, gram flour, millets and botanical extracts that nourish skin and hair.
Supports consumer awareness on sustainable beauty by educating customers on the benefits of organic and natural ingredients through blog content and product narratives.
Enables inclusive product access across gender and age groups (men’s care, baby care, women’s skincare), fostering broader adoption of natural personal care routines.
Business Benefits
Captures growing organic beauty market by offering a broad portfolio that appeals to conscious, health-aware consumers seeking clean, effective alternatives to conventional personal care brands.
Broad product range increases cross-sell potential — facial, body, hair, fragrance, baby and lifestyle kits help increase average order value and repeat purchases.
Value narrative around purity and Ayurveda strengthens brand identity and customer loyalty by aligning with cultural and wellness trends in India and abroad.
Reusable packaging & recyclable materials contribute to reduced environmental footprint, appealing to eco-conscious buyers.
Social Issues in Focus
Health & Well-Being — promotes safer alternatives to chemical-laden personal care products, contributing to everyday health.
Environmental Sustainability — advocates plant-based, biodegradable formulations and recyclable packaging, reducing synthetic waste and pollution.
Cultural Preservation & Traditional Knowledge — leverages indigenous botanical and Ayurvedic principles in modern self-care products.
Inclusive Beauty Access — addresses diverse consumer needs across genders and ages, reinforcing equitable access to holistic self-care solutions.
Vanasiri Tribal Producer Company promotes sustainably sourced minor forest produce and tribal crafts, aggregating products from tribal producer groups and linking them to wider markets through digital catalogs and social channels.
WaterWise is a sustainable household cleaning and hygiene brand that develops eco-friendly, zero-waste, water-activated cleaning and hygiene solutions that eliminate single-use plastic and reduce carbon emissions from transportation, making everyday cleaning greener and more efficient
Reduces plastic waste by replacing traditional single-use plastic packaging with compact, refillable, and compostable alternatives that dissolve or minimize waste.
Cuts carbon emissions by eliminating excess water in products (most conventional cleaners are ~85% water), significantly reducing transport volume and emissions.
Promotes sustainable daily habits through user adoption of zero-waste cleaning routines in households.
Encourages safer hygiene with biodegradable, non-harmful formulas that avoid harsh chemicals and are gentle on skin and ecosystems.
Business Benefits
Niche eco-product positioning in the sustainable consumer goods market — appealing to environmentally conscious households and green buyers.
Refillable systems and modular product design encourage repeat purchases and customer loyalty through refill packs and dispensers.
Compact product forms (sheets/tablets) reduce inventory and logistics costs while improving customer convenience.
Brand narrative around sustainability strengthens customer engagement and differentiates WaterWise from conventional cleaning brands.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability — tackles plastic pollution by eliminating single-use packaging and reducing carbon emissions tied to product transport and waste.
Responsible Consumption & Production — encourages consumers to shift from traditional liquid cleaners to concentrated, zero-waste alternatives.
Healthier Home & Ecosystem — products avoid harsh chemicals, promoting safer use and lower environmental toxicity.
Behaviour Change in Households — fosters routine sustainability (just-add-water products) that integrate environmental consciousness into everyday living.
WoodyGrass is India’s bamboo-centric sustainable product platform that curates and sells eco-friendly bamboo furniture, home décor, lifestyle products and accessories crafted with natural bamboo to encourage conscious consumption, support artisan craftsmanship, and promote a greener lifestyle. It brings together artisans and manufacturers across India to celebrate sustainable bamboo products and steward eco-conscious living.
Promotes bamboo as a sustainable material that grows quickly, sequesters carbon, and replaces wood and plastic alternatives, helping reduce deforestation and pollution.
Supports rural artisan livelihoods by aggregating and showcasing handcrafted bamboo products, giving artisans broader market access and sustained income opportunities.
Builds consumer awareness on eco-friendly alternatives to conventional furniture and décor by promoting bamboo usage and its environmental benefits.
Engages customers with eco-stories and sustainability goals, fostering long-term behaviour change toward greener purchasing.
Business Benefits
Distinct sustainable product positioning in a niche but growing green consumer market (home & lifestyle), increasing relevance amid rising environmental awareness.
Diverse product catalog (furniture, décor, organizers) expands market reach across households and offices seeking greener alternatives.
Artisan network and curated marketplace model helps streamline supply while maintaining handcrafted quality, increasing brand credibility.
Presence on social platforms and involvement in sustainability discussions builds brand affinity and recall among eco-conscious buyers.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability & Climate Action — uses bamboo products to reduce pressure on forests and fossil-based materials, lowering carbon footprint and waste.
Rural Economic Inclusion — supports artisans and rural makers by channeling market demand to traditional skills and crafts.
Conscious Consumption Behaviour — encourages consumers to choose biodegradable and renewable materials over plastics and non-renewable goods.
Material Awareness & Indigenous Craft Revival — highlights the ecological and cultural value of bamboo craftsmanship and traditional maker skills.
WorkshopQ is a green design studio and eco-innovation enterprise that transforms industrial and consumer waste into sustainable art installations, lifestyle products, corporate gifts, sculptures, and eco-trophies — blending creative design with environmental consciousness. It promotes “Awareness Through Art” by using upcycled materials to create functional and aesthetic products that spark conversations about sustainability
Product Category:Upcycled Lifestyle & Art Products
Primary Products:Upcycled wall clocks, photo frames, coasters, tissue boxes, lamps, eco-trophies, sculptures, art installations, corporate gifts, custom designs and décor pieces crafted from reclaimed metal, plastic, wood, textile and other industrial waste
Impact Benefits
Diverts industrial and consumer waste from landfills by transforming it into meaningful, functional, and aesthetic products, thereby reducing environmental burden.
Drives awareness of sustainability by creating art installations in public spaces and events that evoke dialogue and community engagement on waste, consumption, and environmental stewardship.
Supports artisan involvement by collaborating with local artisans and craftsmen, creating skill-based opportunities in sustainable design.
Showcases practical circular design — illustrating how waste can be purposefully reimagined into high-value products that don’t visually appear as discarded materials.
Business Benefits
Distinct sustainable product position in both lifestyle consumer and corporate gifting markets, increasing relevance among eco-conscious buyers and B2B clients.
Creative brand narrative that strengthens client engagement through “sustainability plus art” storytelling, enhancing brand equity in sustainability portfolios.
Diverse product and services range (from installations to gifts) enables multiple revenue streams — retail, bespoke commissions, corporate sustainability partnerships, and public art contracts.
Collaborations with major brands and institutions create credibility and visibility in both design and sustainability sectors.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability & Waste Reduction — tackles waste challenges by upcycling diverse materials into functional art and design objects, promoting circular resource usage
Conscious Consumption & Awareness — fosters environmental education and behaviour change through visually engaging installations and products that provoke thought about resource use.
Art as a Medium for Change — uses aesthetic appeal to normalize upcycled products and embed sustainability into cultural discourse.
Inclusive Livelihood & Craft Preservation — supports local artisan collaborations, blending traditional craftsmanship with eco-design innovation.
Wudbox is a mindful consumption & sustainability brand that curates and supplies eco-friendly, zero-waste products made from renewable, biodegradable, natural, or recycled materials. It works with organisations and consumers to shift buying patterns toward sustainable alternatives and supports climate action through conscious product choices.
Primary Products:Bamboo products (bottles, pens, diaries), cork goods, rice husk and coconut shell cups, recycled paper stationery, sustainable apparel (T-shirts, hoodies), customised green procurement kits, corporate eco-gift boxes
Impact Benefits
Promotes responsible consumption and production by offering products that reduce reliance on single-use plastics and conventional materials, helping customers and organisations adopt sustainable lifestyles and procurement.
Supports climate action by helping organisations lower carbon footprints through eco product adoption and green procurement practices that align with global sustainability goals.
Encourages ecosystem protection by supplying biodegradable and renewable material alternatives that reduce environmental degradation on land and in water.
Raised awareness and community engagement via sustainability conversations and climate dialogues for ecosystem stakeholders.
Business Benefits
Product diversification across multiple sustainable materials and categories increases market appeal to both individual conscious consumers and institutional buyers.
Green procurement partner position enables bulk sales and corporate collaborations, expanding revenue beyond direct retail.
Brand built around sustainability values enhances trust and preference among environmentally conscious consumers and businesses.
Customisable eco-kits and gifting solutions support business use cases (onboarding gifts, CSR campaigns), broadening use-case adoption.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability & Climate Action — reduces waste, carbon emissions, and pollution by substituting conventional products with eco-friendly alternatives.
Responsible Consumption — motivates behavioural change through product choices that prioritise lifecycle impact and resource efficiency.
Circular Economy Enablement — supports reuse, recycled content, biodegradability, and sustainable material cycles.
Corporate & Institutional ESG Support — helps organisations meet sustainability targets (SDG12, SDG13, SDG14, SDG15) through green procurement partnerships.
YellowBag Foundation (brand: YellowBag) creates eco-friendly cloth and reusable bags crafted by women tailors under fair business practices to provide sustained livelihood while promoting sustainable consumption and environmental awareness.
reCharkha – The EcoSocial Tribe upcycles non-recyclable waste plastic into handwoven, handcrafted products using traditional charkha and handloom, empowering rural/tribal women while conserving the environment. Each purchase supports sustainable living and livelihood opportunities.
Primary Products:Upcycled totes, slings & pouches, office & school accessories, home décor, travel & sports bags, games, gifting solutions, and custom collections such as reCharkha x India Hikes
Impact Benefits
Upcycles non-recyclable waste plastic (bags, multilayered wrappers) into handcrafted fabric using traditional charkha and handloom processes, reducing plastic pollution and landfill burden.
Creates full-time livelihood opportunities for tribal, rural women and youth by training them in craft-based production and weaving.
Produces a range of consumer products (handbags, totes, home décor, office accessories, games), each item translating plastic waste into value-added goods, thereby promoting circular economy principles.
Offers workshops and awareness activities on sustainable and zero-waste living, engaging communities in environmental stewardship.
Encourages responsible end-of-life product handling by offering repair or take-back for upcycling/disposal.
Business Benefits
Upcycles non-recyclable waste plastic (bags, multilayered wrappers) into handcrafted fabric using traditional charkha and handloom processes, reducing plastic pollution and landfill burden.
Creates full-time livelihood opportunities for tribal, rural women and youth by training them in craft-based production and weaving.
Produces a range of consumer products (handbags, totes, home décor, office accessories, games), each item translating plastic waste into value-added goods, thereby promoting circular economy principles.
Offers workshops and awareness activities on sustainable and zero-waste living, engaging communities in environmental stewardship.
Encourages responsible end-of-life product handling by offering repair or take-back for upcycling/disposal.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability – tackles plastic pollution by upcycling waste into valuable products.
Rural & Tribal Livelihoods – enables income and economic inclusion for women artisans.
Gender Inclusion – women-led craftsmanship and organization increase gender equity in livelihoods.
Cultural & Craft Preservation – revives and adapts traditional charkha and handloom techniques.
Affordable post-mastectomy solutions — Poorti is a low-cost silicone breast prosthesis and post-mastectomy kit designed to restore confidence and comfort for women undergoing mastectomy, with accessories like pocketed bras and covers.
Primary Products:Poorti Kit (silicone breast prosthesis + bra + covers), Prosthesis covers, Pocketed brassieres
Impact Benefits
Provides Poorti — an affordable silicone breast prosthesis + post-mastectomy kit for women who have undergone mastectomy, helping restore body symmetry and confidence.
Offers cost-effective alternatives (Rs ~4,150 – Rs ~6,400 for a full kit) compared to expensive imported prosthetics, increasing access.
Thousands of women in India have reportedly used Poorti, contributing to improved comfort and posture post-surgery.
Customized light-weight silicone prostheses available in multiple shapes and sizes that reduce shoulder strain and help physical balance.
The enterprise has been recognized in national innovation forums (IIM-Kolkata Social Innovators), media coverage (Hindu Business Line, Times of India), and awards for socially relevant healthcare innovation.
Business Benefits
Fulfills a high-need niche healthcare product with a focus on affordability and functionality, addressing a gap in accessible post-mastectomy care in India.
Low-cost product pricing structure enables broader market adoption across socio-economic segments of patients.
Company presence in multiple media and innovation showcases strengthens brand visibility and credibility among clinicians, hospitals, and NGOs.
Offers product accessories (covers, bras) that increase average order value and post-surgery product ecosystem engagement.
Potential for partnerships with healthcare providers, cancer care networks, and NGOs working in women’s health — improving distribution reach and impact.
Social Issues in Focus
Women’s Health & Rehabilitation: Poorti directly addresses physical and emotional challenges faced by breast cancer survivors post-mastectomy, including posture imbalance, chronic pain, and self-image issues.
Affordable Medical Devices: Helps reduce financial burden on patients who otherwise may pay significantly more for imported prostheses.
Inclusive Access: By making post-surgery prosthetic options affordable and accessible, it contributes to dignity and quality of life for women across income levels in India.
eBik – Electric Banayenge India Ko: Electric mobility solutions including Roadster e-bikes and retrofit kits designed for affordability and utility to reduce drudgery and improve livelihood in underserved communities.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Clean Mobility / EV / Inclusive Transport
Primary Products:Roadster eBik electric bicycles, Electric vehicle retrofit kits, Utility carts (e.g., ice-cream cart)
Impact Benefits
Develops affordable electric bicycles and mobility solutions (e.g., eBik X1 Pro, eBik Pace, Hub Pro, electric cycles and conversion kits) that help reduce the physical strain of daily travel and improve access to transport for workers and rural populations.
Offers retrofit electric conversion kits to convert existing cycles to electric, making clean mobility more accessible at low cost.
Enables low-cost travel with very low per-distance cost (~₹1 per ride), reducing commuting expenses for daily riders.
Business Benefits
Positions itself as a manufacturer of low-cost electric bicycles and conversion kits suited for urban and rural commuting across India, appealing to cost-conscious consumers.
Attracts demand with a broad product range of electric cycles with decent mileage per charge and affordable price points.
Strengthens business reach through pan-India delivery and a focus on products that have simple maintenance and cost-effective ownership.
Social Issues in Focus
Sustainable & Clean Mobility – adoption of electric bicycles reduces dependence on fossil fuels and lowers transport-related emissions, advancing environmental goals.
Livelihood & Income Stability – affordable mobility helps workers (delivery personnel, daily commuters, vendors) access more work opportunities and reduce travel costs.
Rural & Tier-2 Access to Mobility – products designed for durability and affordability can expand transport access in smaller towns and rural areas
Jobs & Local Economic Activity – manufacturing, distribution, servicing, and sales networks for eBik products contribute to local jobs in production, retail, logistics, and after-sales service
Ai Steth (AiSteth) – AI-enabled smart stethoscope that lets clinicians and health workers “see the sound” of heart and lung auscultation, with recording, storage, and AI/ML anomaly detection via mobile app
Category:Other, HealthTech / MedTech / AI Diagnostics
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:AI-Enabled Medical Devices
Primary Products:AiSteth smart stethoscope, Mobile app platform for visualization, recording, sharing
Impact Benefits
Develops and markets the AiSteth smart stethoscope, an AI-enabled medical device that visually represents heart and lung sounds on smartphones to assist healthcare professionals in more accurate screening and auscultation. This helps early detection of cardiac and respiratory anomalies.
Enables doctors and clinicians to record, store, and share patient sound data through a mobile app for telemedicine consultations and specialist referrals.
Shortens learning curves for medical students and trainees by providing visual and data-driven insights into sound patterns, aiding clinical education.
Facilitates remote diagnostics and telehealth integration, expanding access to quality screening beyond major hospitals into rural clinics.
Business Benefits
Positions AiSteth as an innovative medical device brand in the digital health and AI diagnostics segment, attracting healthcare institutions and clinicians seeking advanced diagnostic tools.
Strengthens market reach through a product that combines traditional and digital auscultation, appealing to both students and practitioners.
Enhances credibility and visibility via awards, certifications, and participation in health-tech events and bootcamps, supporting business growth and partnerships.
Expands product applicability with tiered offerings (basic to pro) suitable for individual clinicians, clinics, and institutional deployments.
Social Issues in Focus
Improving Healthcare Access & Early Detection – AiSteth’s diagnostic capabilities help broaden access to early screening especially where specialized cardiological services are limited, supporting better chronic disease outcomes.
Support for Medical Education & Skills Development – visualisation and data tools assist students and trainees in learning auscultation skills more effectively, contributing to stronger clinical capacity
Digital Inclusion in Healthcare – mobile app and cloud-based storage enable telemedicine and remote consultations, which benefit patients in underserved or rural areas by linking them to expert diagnosis
Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Impact Focus – product use in early cardiac and respiratory anomaly screening aligns with efforts to reduce NCD burdens and prevent premature deaths, relevant to health-equity goals.
Develops and deploys sustainable clean-energy and waste management solutions such as organic waste processors, bio-CNG and biogas plants that help organisations and communities manage waste more effectively.
Produces biomass briquettes (“bio-coal”) as a renewable energy alternative to fossil fuels, reducing dependency on coal/wood in industrial and rural use.
Creates awareness and training resources for clean technology adoption, contributing to technology diffusion.
Business Benefits
Positions itself within the renewable energy and environmental engineering sector, offering eco-technology systems that appeal to industrial, agricultural, and municipal customers seeking sustainable solutions.
Builds reputation as a provider of green technology and consulting in waste-to-energy markets with product installation support and client education.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability & Climate Action – developing renewable biofuel and waste-to-energy systems contributes to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and cleaner industrial practices.
Circular Economy & Waste Reduction – technologies like organic waste processors support community and industry efforts to repurpose waste into energy and fertilizer, cutting landfill impact.
Rural Economic Development – renewable energy and waste-management installations can stimulate local jobs in operation, maintenance, and supply chains
Women’s Health & Community Hygiene – inclusion of women’s hygiene product solutions indicates relevance to female health access and dignity
Tohfa is a sustainable lifestyle & gifting brand that handcrafts eco-friendly, artisanal fabric products (organizers, travel accessories, home decor and gift bundles) from handcrafted Indian textiles and 100% organic cotton, promoting a plastic-free, sustainable life with colourful, washable and durable designs.
Drives plastic-free living by offering durable, washable products made from organic cotton and artisanal fabrics instead of plastic or synthetic materials, reducing waste and toxic inputs in daily use.
Promotes sustainable textile craftsmanship by sourcing Indian fabric and traditional weaving techniques, helping revive and sustain artisanal textile heritage.
Supports women and local makers by empowering local women artisans with employment opportunities and income from handcrafted work.
Encourages long-lasting product use with washable, colourful designs that discourage disposable products and foster mindful consumption.
Business Benefits
Niche sustainable brand positioning attracts eco-conscious consumers and gifting market segments looking for unique, ethical alternatives to mass-produced items.
Diverse product range (personal accessories, home décor, curated gift bundles) expands appeal across retail, lifestyle & corporate gifting channels.
Story-driven artisan value (handmade, Indian fabric, plastic-free) enhances brand differentiation and customer loyalty.
Customisation and aesthetic offerings help capture special occasions and corporate gifting markets with meaningful, tailored eco products.
Social Issues in Focus
Responsible Consumption & Waste Reduction — supports a shift away from single-use plastics and synthetic goods to washable, fabric-based, long-lasting alternatives.
Sustainable Livelihoods & Artisan Empowerment — strengthens income opportunities for women and local craftspeople.
Heritage Craft Preservation — sustains traditional textile crafts and artisanal skills in modern product design.
Cultural & Eco-conscious Lifestyle Change — encourages consumers to adopt environmentally and socially responsible purchasing behaviours
Wrappit creates custom designed chamois wraps/overgrip covers for sports equipment (field hockey sticks, pickleball paddles, tennis racquets etc.) featuring artistic, themed and team-inspired designs that add grip performance, personalization and fan culture flair to the game.
Enhances user experience and equipment performance by offering high-quality, custom grip wraps that improve handling and comfort during play — leading to better game control and reduced slippage.
Encourages creative self-expression in sport by blending functional equipment with fun, artistic designs, boosting personal and team identity.
Promotes inclusivity in niche sport segments (field hockey, pickleball) by offering products tailored to smaller communities often overlooked by mainstream sports brands.
Supports mental health and charitable efforts via specific themed product launches that donate a portion of proceeds to causes (e.g., supporting mental health messaging).
Business Benefits
Customization and artist collaborations allow Wrappit Wrappit to differentiate its products and appeal to both sport and art communities, boosting brand uniqueness and repeat purchases.
Multiple sport applications (field hockey, pickleball, etc.) broaden product use cases beyond a single sport segment, increasing potential market reach.
Direct-to-consumer online model keeps inventory simple and shipping efficient, enabling global reach without heavy retail overheads.
Custom orders and team/club wraps support B2B and group sales, opening revenue channels beyond single purchases.
Social Issues in Focus
Sport participation & empowerment — by offering stylish, game-specific accessories, Wrappit Wrappit supports active lifestyles and community engagement in recreation sports.
Creative culture & self-expression — integrates art and sport, promoting diversity of expression and cultural identity in sporting gear.
Mental health awareness — certain product lines tie to mental health communication and contributions, promoting wellbeing dialogue.
The Good Packer is an India-based sustainable packaging brand that offers eco-friendly, plant-based, recycled and FSC-certified packaging solutions, designed to replace single-use plastics and reduce environmental impact while supporting circular supply systems; with initiatives to collect 1 kg of plastic waste with every order and “Re-circle” commitment to plastic neutral operations
Reduces reliance on single-use plastics by providing biodegradable, recycled & FSC-certified packaging that breaks down naturally, lowering plastic pollution and landfill burden.
Supports circular material use — products designed to come from renewable, recycled, or seed/plant-based sources, decreasing virgin resource extraction.
Plastic neutrality initiative (Re-circle) collects 1 kg of plastic waste for every order, helping to reduce environmental plastic loads.
Promotes mindful packaging behaviour among businesses and consumers, encouraging adoption of low-impact delivery and e-commerce packaging practices.
Business Benefits
Strong differentiation in the market as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastic packaging — appealing to eco-conscious brands and e-commerce sellers looking to align with sustainability commitments.
Customisable solutions for businesses (custom sizes & branding) increase value for brands seeking tailored, eco-responsible packaging options.
Appeals to ESG-focused customers & partners — brands and buyers prioritizing environmental stewardship prefer certified sustainable packaging.
Low MOQ and scalability supports small brands and startups in accessing sustainable packaging without high minimums, enabling broader adoption.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability & Pollution Reduction — directly tackles plastic waste in e-commerce packaging by offering biodegradable alternatives.
Circular Economy Enablement — fosters reuse and compostability, supporting closed-loop material cycles.
Corporate Responsibility & Ethical Consumption — helps brands demonstrate their environmental commitments and meet consumer expectations for responsible product journeys.
Behaviour Change in Packaging — encourages the shift from single-use to regenerative and biodegradable materials in supply chains.
Manufacturer of eco-friendly paper packaging (baking molds, paper cups, paper bags) and sustainable moisture control & preservation solutions across industries.
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Location:Pune
Product Category:Baking
Primary Products:Baking cups, baking moulds, paper wraps, paper moulds, paper sticks
Impact Benefits
Replaces single-use plastics with recyclable, biodegradable paper alternatives that reduce landfill and ocean waste.
Encourages sustainable packaging adoption at scale across food, retail, and manufacturing sectors.
Moisture-control products help prevent spoilage and damage, meaning fewer goods are wasted across storage and transport.
Pakka Ltd. is an Indian sustainable packaging company that produces biodegradable, compostable, and eco-friendly packaging using agricultural waste (bagasse) and innovative materials for food service, flexible packaging, molded disposables, and specialty paper products.
Reduces reliance on plastics by replacing single-use packaging with bagasse-based compostable alternatives that break down naturally, lowering environmental burden.
Utilises agricultural waste (bagasse) to create value-added packaging instead of burning it, contributing to lower pollution and waste.
Scales sustainable innovations — developing the world’s first compostable flexible packaging and expanding production capacity to mainstream eco packaging.
Improves resource efficiency through renewable energy use and reduced chemical waste in manufacturing.
Business Benefits
Strong value proposition for brands — enables clients to meet growing consumer demand for sustainable packaging, boosting brand trust and differentiation.
Opens new markets in food service, QSR, FMCG, and e-commerce sectors through innovative compostable packaging solutions with customization.
Supports export growth with global reach in 40+ countries and new facilities (e.g., first compostable packaging facility), enhancing international competitiveness.
Encourages operational efficiency by integrating renewable energy and local supply chains, potentially lowering long-term costs.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Pollution & Waste Reduction — by offering viable compostable replacements for single-use plastics across food and retail sectors.
Circular Economy & Resource Value — adds value to agricultural by-products while minimising waste and emissions.
Climate & Environmental Protection — reduced carbon footprint through low-impact materials and sustainable production practices.
Sustainable Consumption Trends — aligns with regulatory pushes (e.g., India’s plastic waste management rules) and consumer preferences towards greener products.
Earthsoul Bio Products LLP is an Indian manufacturer of 100% biodegradable, compostable biopolymer products for everyday use, serving food service, waste management, retail, agriculture, and industrial segments with sustainable alternatives to plastic.
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Core to daily office operations, especially in manufacturing, hospitality, and IT/ITES sectors
Delivers fully biodegradable and compostable products that break down within ~180 days under home or industrial composting (ISO 17088 standard), reducing plastic persistence in the environment.
Uses biopolymers that consume fewer fossil fuels and emit less greenhouse gases compared to conventional plastics, contributing to lower climate impact.
Offers tailored eco-solutions that synchronise with natural carbon cycles and help businesses transition to sustainable materials
Business Benefits
Strengthens brand value and market relevance for clients adopting certified compostable alternatives as consumer preference for sustainability grows.
Positions the company within the expanding biodegradable materials market with diversified offerings for food service, retail and institutional buyers.
Enables participation in emerging green supply chains, potentially attracting B2B contracts from environmentally focused buyers and corporate buyers seeking compliant packaging
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Pollution Reduction — provides practical replacements for petrochemical plastics that often persist in the environment.
Resource & Carbon Efficiency — biopolymers lower fossil fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions relative to conventional plastics.
Waste Management & Circularity — compostable products help reduce landfill burden and align with circular economy goals.
Sustainable Consumption — supports wider adoption of eco-conscious purchasing and production practices across sectors.
Uravu Labs is a Bengaluru-based cleantech startup developing scalable ‘Water From Air®’ technology that generates potable water using atmospheric moisture and renewable energy, supplying sustainable drinking and industrial water solutions.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Clean Technology / Water Innovation
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Atmospheric water generation systems & renewable water solutions
Impact Benefits
Provides 100% renewable water using atmospheric moisture without depleting groundwater or relying on RO systems, reducing environmental strain.
Uses proprietary liquid desiccant technology and renewable heat making water generation energy-efficient and scalable.
Delivers high-quality pure water suitable for food service, hospitality, pharma, and industry with minimal waste or by-products.
Offers decentralized solutions enabling local water production even in areas lacking conventional water infrastructure.
Business Benefits
Expands market opportunities in water-stressed sectors such as hospitality, F&B, data centers, pharma, and industrial water supply by offering a differentiated sustainable water source.
Enhances brand positioning for partners and clients that use and promote water from air as a climate-friendly differentiator, appealing to eco-conscious consumers.
Allows franchise and partnership models to scale deployments across cities and regions, unlocking revenue streams.
Reduces operational costs related to water procurement and waste management by providing an on-site renewable water source.
Social Issues in Focus
Water Security & Climate Resilience – addresses increasing global water scarcity by tapping into abundant atmospheric moisture rather than stressed freshwater bodies.
Environmental Protection & Groundwater Conservation – avoids groundwater extraction and RO waste, preserving ecosystems and lowering energy/water waste.
Sustainable Infrastructure Transition – supports decentralized, resilient water systems adaptable to climate change impacts.
Circular Economy & Renewable Technologies – leverages renewable energy and innovative materials to produce water sustainably, aligning with climate and ESG goals.
Akshayakalpa Organic is India’s first certified organic dairy enterprise that produces antibiotic-free milk and a range of organic dairy and food products while empowering farmer-entrepreneurs and promoting sustainable farming and animal welfare practices.
Produces certified organic, antibiotic-free dairy using sustainable farming models that avoid synthetic pesticides, growth hormones & chemical residues for cleaner nutrition.
Promotes soil health & biodiversity through organic fodder and closed-loop soil management on partner farms, benefiting the ecosystem.
Supports farmer-led sustainable livelihoods by guiding young farmers to establish profitable organic dairy farms with technical and market support, improving rural economic resilience.
Business Benefits
Strengthens market differentiation for clean, organic dairy with growing consumer demand for healthy, trustworthy food, enhancing brand trust.
Expands revenue streams via doorstep delivery, retail partnerships, app subscriptions, and product diversification across dairy & organic food lines.
Attracts investment and scaling potential — secured significant funding to grow production capacity and extend reach.
Reduces compliance risks by meeting organic certification and quality assurance standards, appealing to health- and environment-conscious markets.
Social Issues in Focus
Rural Economic Empowerment — builds sustainable livelihoods by converting small farmers into organic dairy entrepreneurs with stable income.
Food Quality & Public Health — offers dairy free from antibiotics, hormones, and chemical residues, supporting safer nutrition.
Environmental Sustainability — organic practices protect soil and water, maintain biodiversity, and reduce agrochemical pollution.
Animal Welfare & Ethical Farming — prioritises humane, stress-free livestock care aligned with organic standards.
Green-O-Tech India is an environmental services and recycling enterprise focused on converting waste (paper, plastic, wood) into reusable materials, eco-friendly stationery, jute bags, and waste-to-wealth solutions while planting trees and enabling sustainability initiatives for corporate and institutional partners.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Primary Products:Recycled paper notebooks, Paper pencil, paper pen, eco friendly gift, cotton camvas, eco jute bags
Impact Benefits
Converts large volumes of waste materials into reusable products, reducing pressure on landfills and resource extraction. Green-O-Tech has recycled hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste paper, plastic, and wood since 2010, reducing emissions and raw material demand.
Promotes tree planting correlated to recycling activity — for every 100 kg of waste paper recycled, a tree is planted on behalf of clients.
Produces eco-friendly stationery and products from 100% recycled materials that reduce carbon, water, and energy footprints associated with virgin paper products.
Business Benefits
Enhances corporate sustainability and CSR profiles — organisations adopting their services and products can demonstrate measurable environmental action (waste diversion, recycling stats, tree planting) to stakeholders and customers.
Reduces client costs and waste disposal burdens by turning internal waste streams (paper, wood, plastic) into recycled goods or services, improving operational efficiency.
Expands market reach and partnerships with over 500 clients, including government, corporate, and educational institutions, through ongoing waste management contracts and customised eco-product solutions.
Social Issues in Focus
Waste Reduction & Pollution Mitigation — recycling paper, plastic, and wood reduces landfill volume, harmful emissions, and the environmental footprint of waste.
Resource Conservation & Circularity — reclaimed materials create a circular loop where waste becomes raw input for new products like stationery and bags.
Climate Action & Carbon Savings — recycling activities and tree planting contribute to carbon sequestration and mitigation of climate change effects.
Education & Behaviour Change — collaboration with schools, students, and organisations raises awareness about sustainable waste practices and engages communities in environmental stewardship.
HUMAART Social Enterprise is a micro enterprise manufacturing and retailing eco-friendly handcrafted and sustainable products, including bamboo and natural material goods, and organic/natural food items through local production and community-oriented retail operations.
Promotes use of biodegradable and natural materials (e.g., bamboo, palm leaf, wood) replacing plastic and non-sustainable goods.
Supports artisan craftsmanship and local production, preserving traditional skills while creating employment at the community level.
Encourages consumer awareness of sustainable lifestyles by providing plantable/eco products that reduce waste footprint.
Business Benefits
Differentiates through eco-centric product portfolio, appealing to environmentally conscious consumers and niche markets that value handcrafted and sustainable goods.
Enhances local retail presence and potential partnerships with organic markets, bazaars, and sustainability-focused platforms in Chennai and beyond.
Builds brand value around sustainability and social impact which can attract repeat customers and community support.
Social Issues in Focus
Sustainable Consumption & Plastic Reduction — replacing plastic and synthetic goods with natural, biodegradable alternatives.
Local Livelihoods & Artisan Support — encourages skill-based rural/urban employment in handicrafts and sustainable production.
Cultural & Traditional Craft Preservation — fosters value for traditional materials like bamboo and palm leaf craftsmanship.
Environmental Awareness & Behaviour Change — through eco-product retail, educating consumers about choices that reduce waste and support nature.
The India Craft House is an online social enterprise platform curating and selling authentic Indian handcrafted products across multiple craft forms, helping preserve traditional craft heritage and connect artisans directly to global customers
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Gurgoan
Product Category:Apparel
Primary Products:clothes, home and living, gifts
Impact Benefits
Preserves and promotes over ~80 Indian craft forms by providing market access to traditional artisans across regions.
Direct artisan linkage reduces reliance on middlemen and helps artisans receive fairer earnings for their work.
Showcases cultural heritage globally by making diverse regional crafts accessible online.
Enables craft continuity and awareness of traditional techniques like block printing, wood craft, and metalwork by integrating them into contemporary product lines.
Business Benefits
Markets a unique curated artisan ecosystem appealing to ethical and heritage-oriented consumers, increasing repeat purchases and higher average order values.
Expands artisan product reach internationally and to new consumer segments (gifts, home & living, fashion), boosting sales potential.
Supports wholesale and corporate gifting channels that leverage craft products for CSR and promotional purposes.
Creates a scalable digital platform that aggregates multiple craft categories, improving product discovery and buyer engagement.
Social Issues in Focus
Cultural Preservation & Heritage Crafts – supports over 80 traditional craft forms and regional artisans.
Livelihood Enhancement & Fair Trade – direct linkages to artisans raise income opportunities and reduce exploitation via middlemen
Sustainable & Ethical Consumption – offers handcrafted, low-impact products that support mindful consumer choices. Gender & Rural Inclusion – many craft communities employ women and rural producers, fostering equity and rural economic development.
Indha is a woman-led social enterprise that curates and sells handcrafted, eco-conscious, and upcycled products made by rural women artisans while promoting dignified livelihoods, sustainable design, and community empowerment.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Gurgoan
Product Category:Handicraft
Primary Products:Hand-block printed bags, embroidered textiles, wooden coasters, recycled paper journals, hand-painted décor, utility items & corporate gift collections
Impact Benefits
Creates dignified, stable income for women artisans—moving from daily-wage insecurity to regular earnings through skill-based craft production.
Promotes sustainable and upcycled design by transforming waste materials (e.g., wood, fabric scraps, recycled paper) into marketable products.
Preserves traditional craft skills such as embroidery, block printing, crochet, kantha and hand-painting through contemporary product integration.
Empowers community through training, financial literacy, and design innovation enabling artisans to participate across product design, production, quality and distribution.
Business Benefits
Enhances brand appeal for ethical and conscious consumers seeking sustainable, handmade goods that tell a story of empowerment and heritage.
Opens diversified revenue avenues including retail sales, corporate gifting (eco and sustainable CSR procurement), exhibitions, and online marketplaces.
Builds resilient artisan network and scalable craft ecosystem that supports product diversification and seasonal collections with quality design support.
Strengthens partnerships with corporates and institutions for sustainable procurement, enhancing visibility and recurring demand.
Social Issues in Focus
Gender Equity & Rural Livelihoods – sustainable and dignified employment for women artisans from underserved communities.
Sustainable & Upcycled Production – converting waste materials into artisan products that reduce environmental burden and promote circular design thinking.
Cultural Preservation – maintaining and adapting regional craft traditions for contemporary markets.
Economic Inclusion & Skill Development – holistic empowerment including financial literacy and entrepreneurial training.
IndiHands is a curated artisan platform and corporate gifting brand that connects traditional Indian craft artisans with modern markets, preserving heritage crafts and delivering handcrafted décor, gift, and lifestyle products.
Preserves and promotes traditional craft forms like Gond, Madhubani, Dokra metalwork and other indigenous art styles, giving artisans sustained market visibility.
Creates meaningful income streams for artisans by bridging craft production directly to customers and corporate clients, reducing reliance on intermediaries.
Promotes ethical and sustainable craft production by sourcing handmade products made with culturally conscious materials and fair payment practices.
Extends reach of Indian craft narratives globally through curated collections that celebrate heritage
Business Benefits
Enhances brand positioning for corporates and customers who choose handcrafted, authentic gifting options, strengthening reputation around ethical sourcing and cultural storytelling.
Generates diversified revenue through themed gift collections, festive products, and custom corporate gifting programs.
Builds long-term artisan partnerships that stabilise supply and quality, enabling repeat business and expanded product lines
Supports scalable artisan engagement programs that can be integrated into CSR, trade shows, and retail collaboration initiatives.
Social Issues in Focus
Cultural Preservation & Heritage Crafts – sustain traditional art forms by creating market demand for handmade pieces.
Livelihood & Fair Trade – equitable earnings for makers through direct sourcing and ethical payment frameworks.
Ethical Consumption – promotes mindful purchasing of authentic, handcrafted items over mass-produced goods.
Community Empowerment – supports artisan communities in maintaining skills, dignity, and cultural memory through commerce.
Jhappi is a social enterprise and curated gifting platform that offers eco-friendly, handcrafted products made by NGOs and artisan groups, enabling mindful gifting while empowering marginalised makers nationwide.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:sustainable and handmade gifting
Primary Products:handcrafted food, personal care, housewares, clothing, bags, and accessories
Impact Benefits
Expands market access for products handmade by NGOs & artisans, helping partners generate income and visibility across India.
Supports production from people with disabilities, women from low-income groups, survivors of gender-based discrimination & remote communities, fostering dignity and economic participation.
Promotes eco-friendly consumption by curating recycled, upcycled, biodegradable and eco-made goods that avoid plastics and unsustainable materials.
Curates purpose-driven products that carry stories of makers, deepening customer connection and awareness of social impact.
Business Benefits
Enhances brand appeal and differentiation for customers and corporate clients seeking meaningful, impact-linked gifting solutions.
Drives diversified revenue through themed hampers (festive, corporate, wedding) and premium curated collections, tapping into gifting, CSR procurement and bulk buying markets.
Expands reach via online store plus physical experience stores, increasing buyer engagement and recurring demand.
Strengthens producer networks with consistent orders from NGOs, improving production stability and scaling artisan ventures.
Social Issues in Focus
Livelihood Inclusion & Economic Empowerment – expands stable income opportunities for marginalized makers through market access and sales support.
Disability, Gender & Community Equity – advances income generation and dignity for people with disabilities, women from underprivileged groups, and survivors of discrimination.
Sustainable Consumption & Eco-Material Promotion – encourages purchase of recycled, upcycled, and biodegradable goods over mass-produced products.
Cultural & Craft Preservation – sustains artisan skills and storytelling within commercial products showcased nationwide.
Twirl.store is an award winning social initiative to reduce fabric wastage and ensure women empowerment.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:West Bengal
Product Category:bags, accessories, gift items
Primary Products:bags, stationery, Jackets
Impact Benefits
Expands market access for products handmade by NGOs & artisans, helping partners generate income and visibility across India.
Supports production from people with disabilities, women from low-income groups, survivors of gender-based discrimination & remote communities, fostering dignity and economic participation.
Promotes eco-friendly consumption by curating recycled, upcycled, biodegradable and eco-made goods that avoid plastics and unsustainable materials.
Curates purpose-driven products that carry stories of makers, deepening customer connection and awareness of social impact.
Business Benefits
Enhances brand appeal and differentiation for customers and corporate clients seeking meaningful, impact-linked gifting solutions.
Drives diversified revenue through themed hampers (festive, corporate, wedding) and premium curated collections, tapping into gifting, CSR procurement and bulk buying markets.
Expands reach via online store plus physical experience stores, increasing buyer engagement
Strengthens producer networks with consistent orders from NGOs, improving production stability and scaling artisan ventures.
Social Issues in Focus
Livelihood Inclusion & Economic Empowerment – expands stable income opportunities for marginalized makers through market access and sales support.
Disability, Gender & Community Equity – advances income generation and dignity for people with disabilities, women from underprivileged groups, and survivors of discrimination.
Sustainable Consumption & Eco-Material Promotion – encourages purchase of recycled, upcycled, and biodegradable goods over mass-produced products.
Cultural & Craft Preservation – sustains artisan skills and storytelling within commercial products showcased nationwide.
Meemansa SPB is a sustainable enterprise converting waste plastics and industrial by-products into Silica Plastic Block (SPB) materials and upcycled textiles, fostering circular economy practices and collaborating with NGOs and self-help groups for inclusive livelihoods.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Anand
Product Category:Sustainable clothes
Primary Products:Eco-friendly traditional wear (men, women, kids), upcycled garments and accessories, Silica Plastic Block (SPB) products such as paver blocks, planters, coasters, and trays made from waste materials
Impact Benefits
Transforms single-use plastics and industrial dust into durable SPB products, offering sustainable construction alternatives and reducing landfill waste.
Commits to zero waste upcycling across production cycles, promoting a closed-loop system that minimises pollution from textile and plastic waste.
Partners with NGOs and self-help groups to provide skills and work opportunities, enabling many in underprivileged communities to participate in sustainable manufacturing.
Raises consumer and industry awareness of circular materials and sustainable building practices through blogs and media outreach.
Business Benefits
Opens new market segments in sustainable construction, building materials, and eco lifestyle products that appeal to environmentally focused buyers and developers.
Enhances brand identity as a provider of circular, zero-waste solutions, differentiating it from traditional material manufacturers.
Leverages SPB tech to attract interest from international partners and institutions, positioning the company in global sustainable innovation spaces.
Strengthens long-term partnerships with NGOs and community groups, securing stable production networks and inclusive supply chains.
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Social Issues in Focus
Plastic & Industrial Waste Reduction – repurposes plastic and foundry dust into high-value construction materials, diverting waste from landfills.
Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency – uses waste as feedstock for durable material production, reducing demand for virgin resources.
Economic Inclusion & Livelihoods – engages NGOs and self-help groups to provide skills training and employment opportunities to underserved groups.
Responsible & Sustainable Construction – promotes alternatives to traditional cement and brick, lowering environmental impact of building materials.
Indic Inspirations is a Pune-based storytelling-led cultural enterprise that creates and markets unique handcrafted memorabilia and souvenirs that celebrate India’s rich traditions, heritage, scientific achievements, and arts through collaborations with over 400 rural artisans across 14 states, supporting their livelihoods and pride.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Primary Products:Handmade collectibles, souvenirs, gifting products inspired by India’s heritage, history, culture, spirituality, dance, festivals, monuments, yoga, and sciences, including home decor, board games, and art objects created with artisanal engineering and traditional crafts
Impact Benefits
Improves rural artisans’ livelihoods and social pride, sustains 65+ crafts across 14 states, promotes Indian heritage and culture globally, develops artisan skills through collaboration with academic and design institutions, creates inclusive economic opportunities for marginalized communities
Promotes India’s cultural narratives and heritage through products that embody arts, crafts, history, mythology, science and national symbols, helping revive pride in tradition and knowledge systems.
Supports artisans with design, skill development, new product ideas and exposure to wider markets, enhancing livelihoods by connecting them with customers online and via experience stores.
Creates culturally resonant objects that serve as heirlooms or memorable educational gifts, making artisan skills relevant for modern consumer interests.
Business Benefits
Broadens market reach across retail, experiential buyers, tourists, and collectors interested in Indian culture, boosting sales potential beyond conventional craft markets.
Strengthens brand differentiation through storytelling and cultural themes that appeal to heritage, education and gifting segments.
Enables corporate and institutional partnerships for themed gifting, branded souvenirs, and educational toolkits, adding revenue streams.
Enhances customer engagement and retention via diverse product categories and phygital experiences that blend retail and cultural learning.
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Social Issues in Focus
Cultural Preservation & Heritage Awareness – preserves art forms and narratives through tangible objects that celebrate Indian tradition, science, and history.
Artisan Livelihood Support & Skills Development – empowers makers with design, marketing exposure, and access to wider markets, contributing to more stable income opportunities.
Educational Impact & Learning Tools – DIY kits and thematic collections foster learning about history, geography and science in an engaging way.
Sustainable Consumption – focus on well-made, artisanal objects over mass-produced souvenirs supports eco-friendly craft production.
iTokri is India’s premier e-commerce platform for authentic handcrafted and handloom products, connecting over 10,000 artisans from more than 150 craft clusters across India with a global audience, ensuring fair trade, sustainable livelihoods, and recognition for traditional artisans and crafts.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Handilooms and Textiles
Primary Products:Handicrafts, handlooms, fabrics, jewellery, paintings, home decor, textiles including phulkari dupattas, bandhani sarees, ikat, pattachitra paintings, and a variety of artisan-made products from over 500 artisan groups
Impact Benefits
Preserves over a decade-old tradition of Indian handicrafts and handlooms by curating and selling authentic handmade products from diverse craft clusters, keeping traditional skills alive in modern markets.
Supports a large artisan network (thousands across India) by sourcing products directly, reducing reliance on middlemen and enhancing producer visibility.
Offers an inventory model that buys products outright from artisans, ensuring steady orders and income stability.
Promotes eco-friendly practices including recyclable packaging and handcrafted delivery touches that reinforce sustainable values.
Business Benefits
Positions as a differentiated brand with deep cultural narratives and authentic craft offerings appealing to both domestic and global customers appreciative of heritage and quality.
Enables growth into gifting, home décor, and lifestyle segments with curated collections that attract higher repeat purchase rates and engagement.
Enhances customer loyalty through personalised experiences (e.g., handwritten notes, thoughtful packaging) that build emotional connection.
Increases market reach with regular additions of new handcrafted products (500+ daily), contributing to broader catalog depth and sales potential.
Social Issues in Focus
Craft Preservation & Cultural Continuity – sustains diverse regional crafts and weaving traditions by creating demand for authentic handmade goods.
Livelihood Security & Economic Inclusion – provides reliable income and market access to artisans and weavers (over thousands), reducing vulnerability from seasonal demand.
Women’s Economic Empowerment – a significant proportion of its workforce and artisan partners involve women from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Sustainable & Ethical Consumption – encourages purchase of handcrafted, low-impact products over mass-produced alternatives, promoting mindful buying.
ReCity is a technology-enabled circular waste management enterprise that works with brands, governments and communities to build inclusive, traceable, and sustainable plastic waste systems and city-level resource management solutions.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Prevents plastic from entering the environment by building city-wide systems that collect, segregate and recycle post-consumer plastics, keeping them in the economy, not landfills.
Implements inclusive waste management and professionalization models for waste workers in partnership with brands like Nestlé India, Godrej and PepsiCo Foundation.
Delivers digital traceability and compliance tools for brands to manage EPR commitments and generate real-time data for sustainability reporting.
Has engaged with 10 lakh+ waste generators and 3,000+ waste value-chain members across 22 cities, diverting tens of thousands of tonnes of plastic waste out of the environment.
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Business Benefits
Enhances corporate sustainability and compliance by providing EPR solutions and traceable recyclates that help brands meet regulatory obligations and sustainability goals.
Creates new circular business opportunities by converting collected plastics into high-quality recyclable materials and enabling partnerships with recyclers and municipalities.
Strengthens operational efficiency for cities and organizations through tech-driven waste intelligence platforms, improving planning, monitoring and accountability.
Builds stable revenue through multi-stakeholder collaborations with governments, global foundations and corporate partners, advancing scalable impact models.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Pollution & Environmental Protection – cutting volumes of waste in landfills and ecosystems by diverting and recycling plastics.
Inclusive Economic Empowerment – professionalizing waste workers and building economic resilience for thousands of informal sector workers.
Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency – closing the plastic loop with traceability, recycled inputs and compliant EPR systems.
Sustainable Cities & Governance – enabling data-driven urban waste management and behaviour change campaigns to improve segregation and waste value flows.
Clean India Ventures (Clean India Tech) is a clean-tech and waste management company focused on decentralised solutions for organic and municipal waste, including advanced composting and recycling technologies that turn waste into compost and other usable outputs.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Waste Management
Primary Products:Waste Management
Impact Benefits
Reduces environmental contamination by converting organic waste into nutrient-rich compost and other outputs, addressing India’s escalating waste challenge.
Promotes decentralised waste processing at source, reducing landfill burden and transport emissions in cities and institutions.
Encourages adoption of technology-enabled waste practices such as automated composting and segregation, improving overall waste system efficiency.
Supports cleaner public spaces and urban hygiene by enabling structured solutions in line with Swachh Bharat ideals.
Business Benefits
Positions the company as a technology leader in waste management, enabling differentiated offerings like GoClean composters for institutions and communities.
Opens up market opportunities with municipalities, corporates and NGOs seeking decentralised organic waste solutions and compliance with waste rules.
Potential for recurring revenue via service contracts, equipment supply and consulting on waste management systems.
Enhances brand credibility through partnerships and awards, attracting environmentally-focused clients and institutional adoption.
Social Issues in Focus
Waste Reduction & Pollution Mitigation – tackles organic and municipal waste to reduce landfill pressure and environmental degradation.
Resource Circularity & Soil Health – turning biodegradable waste into compost improves soil health and supports local agriculture/greening efforts.
Urban Cleanliness & Public Health – decentralised waste solutions support hygiene and reduce pest and disease risks in dense settlements.
Behavioural & System Change – promotes clean habits, segregation and responsible waste disposal aligned with national cleanliness missions.
Waste Ventures India is a waste management social enterprise that partners with informal waste pickers, bulk waste generators, and institutions to build inclusive, sustainable systems that divert waste from landfills through collection, composting, recycling, audits, and education.
Category:Waste Management, Waste-Management (Recycle, Reuse and Reduce)
Location:Telangana
Product Category:Waste Management
Primary Products:Waste collection, composting, PET recycling, EPR compliance
Impact Benefits
Diverts significant waste from landfills through structured dry waste collection and composting services.
Integrates informal waste pickers into formal systems, improving income by ~20% through reliable collection and fair pricing.
Provides on-site and off-site composting solutions, helping communities and institutions manage organic waste sustainably.
Conducts waste audits and certification support (e.g., zero waste, LEED), furthering organisational sustainability practices.
Business Benefits
Expands service offerings to corporates, institutions, and communities, unlocking revenue from waste management contracts, EPR consulting, and certification services.
Builds credibility as a professional waste solutions provider, appealing to brands seeking compliance with sustainability regulations and ESG commitments.
Enhances long-term stakeholder engagement with CSR projects, workshops, and zero-waste events that deepen client relationships.
Creates scalable business through technology-enabled platforms and partnerships that improve operational efficiency and regional reach.
Social Issues in Focus
Inclusive Livelihoods & Social Equity – formalises and improves earnings for informal waste pickers and scrap dealers with fairer pay and support systems.
Environmental Protection & Pollution Reduction – diverts thousands of tonnes of waste from dumping, reducing methane emissions and local pollution.
Circular Economy Enablement – promotes recycling, composting, and source segregation to keep resources in productive use rather than landfills.
Awareness & Behaviour Change – drives workshops, field trips, and CSR engagements that educate communities about waste segregation, composting, and sustainable living.
StoneSoup is a women-led eco-lifestyle and sustainable living social enterprise offering zero-waste, eco-friendly products (period care, composting, personal care, home kits, natural body care) and supporting sustainable behaviour change initiatives via StoneSoup Trust.
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Promotes zero-waste living by providing reusable menstrual care products that reduce single-use sanitary waste (e.g., reducing pad waste).
Enables household composting and home waste management with aerobic compost kits and segregation tools.
Encourages adoption of natural, chemical-free body and home care items, reducing toxic inputs to ecosystems.
StoneSoup Trust runs community programs on zero-waste, period positivity and decentralized waste management awareness
Business Benefits
Captures growing demand for sustainable lifestyle products with a broad portfolio, enabling economic resilience and broader market presence in eco retail.
Opens B2B and CSR opportunities with eco gift hampers and corporate bulk orders (e.g., eco-hampers, compost kits).
Strengthens partnerships with NGOs, retail marketplaces and institutions for co-selling and impact collaborations.
Leverages community trust and female leadership to deepen customer loyalty and brand credibility in sustainability.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic & Sanitary Waste Reduction — reusable menstrual products and composting solutions help cut landfill waste and microplastic pollution.
Zero-Waste & Circular Living — supports composting and waste segregation practices for households and communities.
Women’s Health & Period Positivity — eco menstrual care products are positioned to make sustainable periods accessible and healthy.
Environmental Awareness & Behaviour Change — through products and trust programs, StoneSoup educates on sustainable lifestyles and waste impact.
Prevents plastic from becoming environmental waste by collecting and upcycling non-biodegradable bags and wrappers into durable, wearable fabric without dyes or chemicals.
Enables rural and tribal livelihoods by employing women and youth in manual weaving, spinning and weaving upcycled material, providing stable income and skill development.
Promotes conscious consumption by offering products with authentic sustainability stories that raise awareness of plastic pollution and reuse.
Business Benefits
Differentiates through a compelling eco-social value proposition—blending traditional techniques with sustainable materials that appeal to conscious consumers and gift markets.
Expands into niche product segments (fashion accessories, corporate gifting, home décor) that command higher average order values and storytelling appeal.
Builds strong brand loyalty and identity around environmental impact, women-led empowerment, and handcrafted authenticity.
Strengthens presence in exhibitions and sustainability-driven retail channels due to unique upcycled offerings.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Pollution & Environmental Protection — upcycles millions of plastic bags and wrappers that would otherwise pollute landfills and waterways.
Rural & Tribal Livelihood Empowerment — provides dignified work and income to women and youth artisans from underserved communities.
Traditional Craft Preservation — uses traditional charkha and handloom techniques, sustaining cultural heritage in modern products.
Sustainable Consumption & Conscious Consumerism — encourages mindful purchasing of upcycled, eco-friendly goods over single-use products.
Goonj is a New Delhi–based social enterprise & NGO that channels urban surplus materials into tools for rural development, dignity-focused support, disaster relief, menstrual hygiene, education and community infrastructure initiatives across India.
Category:Waste Management, Community development programmes, recycled material upcycling, dignity kits, educational & hygiene resources
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Community development programmes, recycled material upcycling, dignity kits, educational & hygiene resources
Primary Products:Recycled clothing & household materials, biodegradable MyPads sanitary pads, school kits, community infrastructure materials, “Green by Goonj” upcycled products
Impact Benefits
Mobilises and repurposes urban surplus material at scale into valuable resources for rural and underserved communities, reducing waste and supporting basic needs.
Implements dignity-centred programs like Cloth for Work (now Dignity for Work), where material inputs become a currency for community-led development (roads, water systems, schools etc.).
Meets overlooked essential needs such as clothing, menstrual hygiene (Not Just a Piece of Cloth), and school supplies (School to School), improving health, education and social inclusion.
Provides disaster relief and rehabilitation support through coordinated material distribution and community action.
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Business Benefits
Builds strategic partnerships with corporates, schools and volunteer networks to source surplus material and run nationwide collection drives and campaigns.
Enhances CSR value for partners by enabling structured engagement in sustainable donation, disaster response and community development programmes.
Strengthens visibility and credibility as an award-winning social enterprise model (Ramon Magsaysay Award for founder Anshu Gupta, etc.), encouraging further institutional funding and collaborations.
Fosters a mass volunteer movement with collection camps and engagement platforms across cities that reinforce brand advocacy and social participation.
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Social Issues in Focus
Rural Livelihood & Dignity – reframes basic needs like clothing and hygiene as rights and empowers community members in development rather than passive receipt of charity.
Circular Economy & Waste Reduction – redistributes millions of kilos of urban surplus and transforms them into useful developmental resources, reducing landfill burden.
Education & Youth Engagement – incentives like school kits and School to School enhance learning opportunities and civic empathy across urban–rural divides.
Gender & Health – biodegradable cloth-based sanitary products improve menstrual health, dignity, and safety for women in underserved communities.
Dharavi Market is a social enterprise and e-commerce platform selling high-quality leather bags, accessories, jackets and lifestyle products made by skilled craftsmen from Dharavi, aimed at creating jobs and market access for local artisans
Connects Dharavi’s skilled artisans to online & global markets, increasing sales visibility beyond local foot traffic and informal sales channels.
Generates employment and business for local craftsmen, helping attract manufacturing orders from Indian and foreign brands.
Operates a registered quality brand ‘90 FEET’ showcasing premium goods made by certified craftsmen, combining craftsmanship with commercial appeal.
Supported humanitarian efforts, including serving COVID-19 relief meals in the community.
Business Benefits
Enhances artisan income potential by opening direct sales, bulk orders and corporate gifting opportunities, reducing reliance on low-margin middlemen.
Builds a differentiated brand identity (artisan-made luxury leather goods) that appeals to conscious buyers and corporate clients.
Encourages customisation & designer support that deepens product value and repeat purchases.
Creates scalability through e-commerce & bulk manufacturing for brands, positioning the enterprise for long-term commercial partnerships.
Social Issues in Focus
Artisan Livelihood & Economic Inclusion – provides market access and job opportunities for craftsmen in Dharavi’s informal economy, increasing earnings and stability.
Urban Informal Economy Empowerment – formalises aspects of craft production and sales in a structured online business model.
Cultural & Craft Preservation – sustains traditional leatherwork and accessory craftsmanship by integrating it into modern product lines.
Sustainable & Inclusive Development – supports holistic development of artisans and local communities through trade, training (via the NGO arm WayShowers Foundation) and shared growth.
Supports restaurants with pivot solutions to meal kit production and direct-to-consumer models, enabling food businesses to adapt post-COVID-19 shifts in consumer behaviour.
Promotes fresh, on-site cooking and delivery via mobile kitchens and food-on-call concepts, reducing time from preparation to consumption.
Encourages culinary innovation with gourmet offerings prepared in vans and delivered hot to customers’ locations.
Business Benefits
Differentiates by offering full restaurant enablement tools (product development, training, packaging, logistics and SOPs) that help food businesses scale and diversify revenue beyond dine-in.
Builds potential tech marketplace platforms for partners through co-op and aggregator-challenging models, enhancing restaurant discovery and distribution.
Increases customer reach and brand visibility by leveraging mobile food experiences, meal kits, and app-based ordering.
Drives innovation in food delivery and meal solutions, appealing to evolving consumer demands for convenience and quality.
Social Issues in Focus
Restaurant Sector Resilience & Adaptation – helps restaurants and kitchens cope with market disruptions by enabling new delivery-centric business lines.
Urban Culinary Accessibility – mobile food solutions increase access to freshly prepared meals across urban areas.
Food Sector Employment – creates jobs in food preparation, mobile delivery and associated logistics.
Tech-Driven Retail Innovation – promotes use of digital tools to connect local food businesses with customers efficiently.
Helps organisations comply with environmental regulations by designing and managing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programmes for multiple waste streams, reducing improper disposal.
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Prevents large volumes of plastic waste from polluting ecosystems by coordinating collection and recycling with a wide network of processors; the company reports preventing millions of tonnes of recyclable plastic and multilayer plastic (MLP) waste.
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Raises awareness on proper waste disposal and recycling through education campaigns for schools, communities and informal sector workers in partnership with clients.
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Advances ESG integration by offering Environmental, Social & Governance consulting and sustainability reporting (BRSR) support to businesses.
Business Benefits
Enhances brand reputation and regulatory compliance for clients by fulfilling EPR obligations and supporting sustainability disclosures that resonate with investors and stakeholders.
Opens diversified revenue through consulting, compliance services, credits trading and waste ecosystem partnerships that deepen engagement beyond basic waste handling.
Expands operational scalability via a pan-India waste collection and recycling network, enabling efficient service delivery for multinational and Indian companies.
Strengthens competitive positioning as a comprehensive sustainability partner in India’s evolving environmental compliance and circular economy landscape.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Pollution & Waste Management – mitigates environmental and health impacts of unmanaged plastic, e-waste, battery and tyre waste.
Circular Economy Promotion – supports recycling and reuse systems that keep materials in productive use and reduce resource extraction.
Environmental Governance & Corporate Responsibility – advances ESG practices and sustainability reporting across industries.
Public Awareness & Behaviour Change – education and IEC activities foster understanding of proper waste practices among communities and workers.
5Rcycle Foundation is a non-profit organisation promoting zero-waste management and a transition from a linear economy to a circular economy through waste segregation, recycling, sensitisation and community engagement programmes.
Promotes the 5R framework (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle) to encourage systemic behaviour change in households, institutions and businesses for waste minimisation and ecological balance.
Implements sensitisation and education programmes to empower individuals and organisations with practical strategies for waste reduction and responsible disposal.
Runs community-centric drives like school plastic collection campaigns, mangrove cleanups and public waste management events to build local participation in environmental stewardship.
Facilitates specialised recycling pathways (thermocol, dry waste, electronic waste, used oil repurposing) to divert waste from landfills and reduce pollution.
Business Benefits
Enhances brand value and CSR alignment for partner organisations that collaborate on community waste initiatives, helping them demonstrate sustainability commitments.
Strengthens stakeholder engagement by offering volunteer and funding opportunities that deepen organisational involvement in environmental outcomes.
Builds a scalable educational model that can be integrated with schools, residential societies, and corporates for recurring awareness and waste action programmes.
Attracts sponsorships and donations through visibility from environmental campaigns and structured community activities, supporting long-term viability.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic & Waste Pollution Reduction – drives source segregation and recycling to reduce landfill burden and environmental contamination.
Community Behaviour Change & Awareness – builds knowledge and sustainable lifestyles through sensitisation and educational campaigns.
Circular Economy Adoption – supports systemic shifts toward reuse/repurposing to close material loops and reduce virgin resource demand.
Youth & Community Engagement – empowers schools and local groups with actionable sustainability practices, fostering civic environmental responsibility.
Help Us Green is a Kanpur-based social enterprise that “flower-cycles” floral waste from temples and places of worship into eco-friendly lifestyle products, creating circular economy solutions while empowering rural women artisans.
Converts temple and worship floral waste into 100% natural, biodegradable products, preventing tonnes of flowers (and associated chemical residues) from polluting rivers like the Ganges.
Operates “flowercycling®” technology to collect ~2.4–2.5 tonnes of floral waste daily from places of worship, significantly reducing religious waste that would otherwise enter water bodies.
Empowers women artisans by providing meaningful employment, boosting incomes and socio-economic status in rural areas.
Promotes sustainable and ethical consumerism, advocating for eco-friendly alternatives to chemical products and encouraging circular practices.
Business Benefits
Strengthens market access and product differentiation through eco-certified, natural incense and lifestyle products that appeal to conscious buyers and corporate gifting segments.
Enhances brand reputation by aligning with environmental goals and differentiating with certified sustainability credentials and innovative packaging (e.g., biodegradable, seed-infused materials).
Enables diversified revenue streams with retail, online store, corporate gifting, and fragrance product lines, increasing commercial sustainability.
Builds a compelling sustainability narrative that supports partnerships with NGOs, ethical markets and eco-focused retailers.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic & Water Pollution Reduction — prevents floral waste and associated pesticide residues from entering rivers like the Ganges.
Circular Economy Adoption — transforms religious waste into usable products, keeping materials in productive cycles.
Women’s Economic Empowerment — supports rural women artisans with sustainable livelihoods and income growth.
Sustainable Consumption & Ethical Products — encourages purchase of natural, biodegradable goods over chemical-laden mass-produced alternatives, promoting mindful consumer behaviour.
UFlex Ltd is India’s largest end-to-end flexible packaging and polymer sciences company, providing sustainable packaging films, flexible packaging solutions, chemicals, engineering & printing technologies to global brands across sectors.
Primary Products:Flexible packaging films and solutions
Impact Benefits
Promotes circularity in plastic use through its global Project Plastic Fix, focused on reducing, reusing, recycling and returning plastic waste into the economy as value-added products and materials.
Advances sustainable packaging innovations, including PCR-rich films that lower carbon footprint and energy demand compared to virgin polymers.
Implements environmental protection programmes with natural resource conservation, rainwater harvesting and community capacity building in rural areas.
Drives educational CSR campaigns teaching waste segregation and sustainable practices to thousands of school children and communities.
Business Benefits
Strengthens market leadership globally by offering a comprehensive portfolio that meets evolving sustainability, compliance and performance requirements of international brands and regulators.
Attracts premium partnerships and certifications (e.g., USFDA approval for recycled plastics in food packaging), enhancing brand credibility and competitive edge.
Diversifies revenue streams through multi-business offerings across films, chemicals, liquid packaging, and engineering, stability across cycles.
Enhances corporate reputation by aligning solutions with ESG goals and supporting clients’ sustainability agendas.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Waste & Pollution Reduction — tackles plastic waste stock and flow via recycling and transformation strategies that keep materials in use.
Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency — fosters post-consumer recyclate use and innovation in sustainable packaging materials.
Environmental Education & Behaviour Change — CSR programmes on waste segregation and sustainability shape future citizen behaviour.
Sustainable Industrial Practices — commits to energy efficiency, renewable resource use and resource optimization in manufacturing.
Buffalo Back Collective is a sustainable food and community enterprise that supports organic agriculture, community-supported agriculture (CSA), and local food systems, while building equitable rural livelihoods and promoting low-impact production and consumption.
Primary Products:Organic produce retail, farmer networks
Impact Benefits
Advances local food systems by sourcing fresh, organic produce from small-holding farmers and community groups, reducing dependency on conventional supply chains.
Encourages buying fewer, better things made with care, reducing resource use and preserving traditional knowledge.
Promotes community connectivity through farmers’ markets, CSA programs and curated food baskets that build trust between producers and consumers
Business Benefits
Strengthens market access for small farmers and producer groups, helping them reach urban consumers with premium organic products.
Offers product differentiation through curated, sustainably produced goods that appeal to conscious buyers and health-focused markets.
Fosters loyalty among urban consumers seeking transparent supply chains and farm-to-table experiences, enhancing brand value for local food initiatives.
Enables diversified offerings including organic staples, breakfast mixes, herbal body care and community event collaborations that broaden revenue streams.
Social Issues in Focus
Sustainable & Organic Food Access – promotes healthy, pesticide-free foods and reduced chemical input farming.
Rural Livelihood & Equity – supports small farmers and women’s self-help groups through market linkage and fair income opportunities.
Community Resilience & Urban-Rural Linkages – CSA and farmers’ markets connect urban consumers with rural producers, fostering mutual benefit and shared knowledge.
Reduced Packaging & Waste – emphasis on low-impact delivery and reuse patterns supports reduced waste in grocery distribution and consumption.
EcoDhaga is India’s first circular fashion and textile waste solutions brand focused on re-commerce, upcycling, thrift, and closed-loop fashion practices to reduce textile waste and promote sustainable consumption.
Reduces textile waste going to landfills by enabling consumers to declutter closets and extend garment lifecycles through thrift and upcycling.
Builds closed-loop fashion practices by sorting, sanitising and repurposing post-consumer clothes into new usable items and home products, minimising environmental burden.
Runs inclusive programmes where garments that cannot be sold are repurposed into creative products, supporting women self-help groups and artisans to make unique pieces.
Advances awareness on overconsumption and sustainable fashion, offering bespoke sessions, workshops, and community engagement to shift behaviour.
Business Benefits
Differentiates through a circular brand model combining thrift, upcycling, and bespoke offerings that appeal to eco-conscious consumers seeking alternatives to fast fashion.
Strengthens customer lifetime value by providing a wide range of pre-loved and upcycled items at affordable prices, attracting repeat shoppers and sustainable lifestyle buyers.
Enables diversified product lines and revenue streams — thrift apparel, upcycled products, home décor, and corporate gifting options — increasing overall business resilience.
Builds community trust and engagement with transparent circular practices, sustainability communications and local pick-up services fostering loyalty.
Social Issues in Focus
Textile Waste & Pollution Reduction — tackles fashion’s share of landfill waste by diverting garments into reuse and repurposing streams.
Circular Economy Advancement — promotes reuse, slow fashion and closed-loop systems that extend the lifecycle of textile materials.
Sustainable Consumption Behaviour — encourages customers to choose thrift and upcycled products over new fast fashion, reducing resource extraction and carbon emissions.
Livelihood & Artisan Empowerment — provides income-earning opportunities to women self-help groups and artisans through upcycling production and bespoke lines.
Rhino Machines Pvt. Ltd. is an engineering and industrial technology company specialising in foundry systems, industrial automation, sand processing and circular economy technologies, including waste conversion (Silica Plastic Block) and energy-efficient machinery for manufacturing industries.
Category:Waste Management, Upcycling Industrial & Construction Waste
Location:Anand
Product Category:Industrial Sustainability
Primary Products:SPB blocks, foundry solutions
Impact Benefits
Improves industrial resource efficiency by providing energy-efficient foundry equipment that reduces energy use and operational waste in manufacturing processes.
Advances circular economy solutions through its Silica Plastic Block (SPB) technology that turns waste (plastic, sand, dust) into building block materials, cutting waste streams and demand for virgin resources.
Enhances manufacturing sustainability by integrating automation and improved sand handling that lowers rejects, emissions and material losses.
Demonstrates legacy engineering impact with decades of experience, certified quality (ZED Gold) and industry recognition, reinforcing long-term operational value.
Business Benefits
Improves industrial resource efficiency by providing energy-efficient foundry equipment that reduces energy use and operational waste in manufacturing processes.
Advances circular economy solutions through its Silica Plastic Block (SPB) technology that turns waste (plastic, sand, dust) into building block materials, cutting waste streams and demand for virgin resources.
Enhances manufacturing sustainability by integrating automation and improved sand handling that lowers rejects, emissions and material losses.
Demonstrates legacy engineering impact with decades of experience, certified quality (ZED Gold) and industry recognition, reinforcing long-term operational value.
Social Issues in Focus
Industrial Efficiency & Emissions Reduction – energy-efficient systems lower environmental impact of heavy manufacturing.
Circular Economy & Waste Valorisation – SPB technology repurposes waste into construction material, reducing landfill and virgin resource use.
Decent Work & Economic Growth – manufacturing and technology diffusion support skilled jobs and regional industry strength.
Sustainable Industry Innovation – promotes responsible production and technological adoption aligned with SDGs for industry, innovation and infrastructure.
Urban Darzi is an Indian sustainable and circular fashion enterprise that upcycles pre-consumer and post-consumer waste into functional fashion, lifestyle and home products, using responsible design practices to reduce waste and build circular solutions.
Diverts textile and mixed waste from landfills by sourcing textile scraps, fabric offcuts, packaging waste and discarded garments as raw materials for new products.
Embeds circular design principles — products are conceptualised from existing waste streams (pre- and post-consumer), extending material lifecycles and reducing virgin resource use.
Encourages slow, responsible consumption through unique, handcrafted designs that promote longevity rather than fast fashion disposability.
Raises awareness of sustainable wardrobe practices and consumer mindset shifts toward upcycling and reuse.
Business Benefits
Differentiates as a sustainable fashion brand with a strong circular narrative offering bespoke, one-of-a-kind apparel and products that appeal to conscious consumers.
Opens niche markets in eco-fashion and ethical lifestyle goods, enabling premium pricing and storytelling value.
Builds partnerships with retailers and design communities looking for sustainable design expertise and low-waste collateral.
Enhances customer loyalty via bespoke upcycling options, co-creation and limited-edition collections.
Social Issues in Focus
Circular Economy & Waste Reduction — transforms waste materials into functional, aesthetic products, reducing environmental burden of textile waste.
Responsible Consumption & Fashion Culture — challenges fast fashion norms and encourages mindful wardrobe choices.
Skills & Craft Empowerment — provides opportunities for designers, tailors and makers in sustainable design practices.
Behaviour Change & Sustainability Awareness — promotes understanding of resource impact and lifecycle thinking in fashion.
Enactus SRCC is the student-run social entrepreneurship initiative at Shri Ram College of Commerce that uses entrepreneurial action and business concepts to design and implement community-empowerment projects addressing real-world social and environmental challenges.
Empowers underserved communities via sustainable projects that improve livelihoods, access to clean water, craft economies and eco-solutions.
Has reached 62,500+ lives and created 187+ jobs through student-driven project interventions focusing on self-sustainability.
Develops entrepreneurial leaders by engaging students in real implementation — blending academic learning with social impact practice.
Runs multi-sector outreach including clean water (Project Asbah), craft revival (Project Virasat), anti-plastic/waste initiatives, farmer empowerment and more.
Business Benefits
Drives innovation in social project design — students learn to use business models for sustainable impact, enhancing their leadership skills and employability.
Builds networks and partnerships with NGOs, academic advisors and corporates that support project scaling and community linkages.
Raises institutional profile at national and global Enactus competitions, positioning SRCC as a leader in student social entrepreneurship.
Fosters future leaders with a head for business and a heart for the world, strengthening alumni and industry engagement.
Social Issues in Focus
Livelihood & Economic Inclusion — creates income and ownership models (e.g., micro-credit for rickshaw pullers), reducing exploitation.
Environmental Sustainability — tackles issues like stubble burning with biochar alternatives and anti-plastic campaigns.
Health & Community Wellbeing — clean water access and hygiene awareness address public health gaps.
Cultural Preservation & Craft Support — initiatives like Project Virasat revive artisan legacies and strengthen cultural heritage.
ReMaterials is an Ahmedabad-based social enterprise and climate-tech venture that transforms industrial and agricultural waste into affordable, modular roofing panels (ModRoof) offering durable, low-cost, and thermally efficient roofing solutions for underserved households
Category:Waste Management, Upcycled Roofing Material
Converts waste materials into durable shelter components, reducing landfill and resource pressure while offering an affordable roof alternative for low-income housing.
Produces thermally insulating roofs that can lower internal temperatures and improve living conditions in hot climates.
Offers a modular, easy-to-install roofing system that reduces installation time and maintenance compared with traditional materials.
Demonstrated environmental benefits through potential reductions in CO₂ emissions and water usage versus conventional roofing
Business Benefits
Addresses a large unmet market need — affordable, quality roofing for millions of families in slums and villages in India and beyond.
Positions products as a competitive sustainable alternative to conventional concrete or metal roofs with lower lifecycle costs and enhanced comfort.
Enhances brand value through climate innovation and impact focus, attracting partnerships, pilot projects, and early-stage funding (including from impact investors).
Scalable business model oriented toward both product sales and partnerships with microfinance institutions to improve affordability and uptake.
Social Issues in Focus
Affordable Housing & Inclusion – provides better housing quality for low-income families who cannot afford conventional roofs.
Circular Economy & Waste Reduction – repurposes waste into construction materials, diverting it from landfills.
Environmental Sustainability – reduces carbon footprint and resource use in building materials compared with traditional options.
Health & Comfort – improves thermal comfort and structural safety in informal settlements.
Recycle.Green is a circular-economy e-commerce and sustainability platform by InnovateGreen Technologies Pvt Ltd that integrates recycling, up-cycled products, waste take-back and rewards via its PayByWaste and Environmental Saving Value (ESV) measurement system to incentivise zero-waste lifestyles and responsible consumption.
Drives circular resource use by converting consumer and post-use waste into new, eco-friendly products instead of landfilling resources.
Incentivises waste segregation and participation via a patented PayByWaste™ model that lets users use their own waste materials as payment and earn rewards, thus creating measurable environmental saving behaviour.
Tracks environmental impact using an Environmental Saving Value (ESV) metric that quantifies trees, water, land and CO₂ savings linked to consumer choices and product life cycle.
Provides lifecycle services including take-back of packaging and products (Brand Packaging Take Back) to close the material loop and reinforce zero waste
Business Benefits
Creates a differentiated zero-waste marketplace that attracts consumers and brands seeking measurable sustainability credentials and eco-friendly alternatives.
Expands customer engagement and loyalty through cashback, rewards, environmental credits and lifecycle tracking that strengthen repeat purchase behaviour.
Builds partnerships with eco-brands, institutions and clients interested in sustainable gifting, corporate eco-programmes and impact-linked supply chains.
Enhances brand value and market positioning by quantifying environmental savings and connecting circular commerce with measurable impact goals.
Social Issues in Focus
Circular Economy Adoption — promotes systemic waste-to-resource transformation and extends product lifecycles rather than linear disposal.
Responsible Consumption & Behaviour Change — ESV tracking encourages choice of sustainable products and waste recovery commitments.
Waste Reduction & Pollution Prevention — incentivises source segregation and material recovery to cut landfill burden and environmental contamination.
Inclusive Sustainability Engagement — rewards consumers and engages multiple stakeholders (collectors, recyclers, brands) in shared circular actions.
The Better Home is an eco-focused home care and lifestyle brand offering natural, safe, plant-derived household cleaners and a wide range of home products that promote healthy living and sustainable consumption; originally incubated by The Better India and now part of GlobalBees Brands.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Eco Home & Cleaning Products
Offers plant-based, biodegradable home care formulations that reduce household exposure to harsh chemicals and toxins, making homes safer for families and pets.
Pioneered sustainable product practices including a packaging take-back and subscription programme where bottles are reused/refilled and responsibly recycled, avoiding landfill waste.
Promotes eco-friendly everyday consumption by positioning safer, non-toxic alternatives across a broad range of household categories, helping reduce environmental and health impacts of conventional cleaners.
Builds awareness of sustainable lifestyles by framing product choices as part of a broader movement toward environmentally responsible living.
Business Benefits
Enhances customer loyalty through subscription models with high repeat order rates, extending lifetime value and predictable revenue.
Expands reach via acquisition and scale as part of the GlobalBees brands portfolio, accessing broader distribution and marketing infrastructure.
Differentiates in home care markets by integrating sustainability credentials, eco-friendly materials, and community trust built through The Better India network.
Positions as a holistic lifestyle platform with curated home products beyond cleaning, appealing to conscious consumers seeking functional and greener alternatives.
Social Issues in Focus
Healthy & Safe Homes – promotes chemical-free, plant-based household care that prioritises human and pet health.
Waste Reduction & Circular Packaging – take-back and refill initiatives reduce single-use plastics and encourage responsible disposal.
Sustainable Consumption & Behaviour Change – shifts consumer habits toward low-impact, biodegradable goods and mindful home products.
Environmental Protection – reduces potential water contamination and ecological harm from conventional cleaners through non-toxic formulations and recycling systems.
Vastra Upcycled (Vastra Upcycled Fashion) appears to be an upcycled clothing & sustainable fashion brand that transforms existing garments and fabric into new apparel and textile designs, emphasising eco-fashion and conscious consumerism.
Primary Products:Upcycled textile products, training
Impact Benefits
Encourages creative reuse of existing textiles, giving discarded garments or fabrics a new life rather than allowing them to end up as waste.
Promotes awareness of sustainable fashion practices by showcasing upcycled styles and designs that reduce reliance on new resource extraction.
Helps shift consumer mindset from fast fashion towards mindful, lower-impact wardrobe choices through social media engagement and product storytelling.
Business Benefits
Differentiates the brand with a sustainability narrative that appeals to eco-conscious consumers and niche fashion markets.
Builds community and brand affinity through social platforms where upcycled collections are featured and promoted.
Allows flexible product innovation by creatively remixing existing textile stocks into fresh designs, lowering material costs. • Offers premium positioning for limited or designer upcycled pieces that command higher perceived value.
Social Issues in Focus
Textile Waste Reduction – upcycling helps reduce volume of textile waste that would otherwise contribute to landfills and pollution, aligning with emerging sustainable fashion trends.
Circular Consumption & Slow Fashion – promotes longevity and reuse over disposable fashion, encouraging consumers to value repair and redesign.
Consumer Behaviour Change – supports shifting norms toward eco-responsible buying and less resource-intensive wardrobes.
Creative Innovation & Artisan Skills – upcycling often involves tailoring and design skills, which can support artisan engagement and craftsmanship.
Chindi is a sustainable fashion & craft social enterprise that recycles textile waste (chindi scraps) into handcrafted accessories, home decor and lifestyle products, created by marginalised women artisans.
Category:Waste Management, Textile Scrap Upcycling for Gifts/Decor
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Upcycled Lifestyle / Crafts
Primary Products:bags, Rugs, home decor from chindi scraps
Impact Benefits
Repurposes textile waste (“chindi”) into usable products that would otherwise go to landfill, reducing fabric waste from garment production and tailoring sectors.
Provides sustainable, handmade alternatives that showcase reuse and slow fashion principles.
Enables women’s skills to generate income through handcraft production based on their traditional knitting/crochet abilities.
Encourages consumer awareness of textile waste and sustainable design through crafted goods and storytelling
Business Benefits
Differentiates with a strong circular value proposition appealing to eco-conscious consumers interested in upcycled fashion and meaningful design.
Enhances brand visibility via ethical, handcrafted products that stand out from mass-produced fashion offerings.
Builds partnerships with craft markets and sustainability platforms (e.g., Remade in India, Green the Map) that extend reach.
Enables premium positioning by aligning design quality with environmental responsibility.
Social Issues in Focus
Textile Waste & Pollution Reduction – upsources fabric scraps into crafted items, preventing textile waste from increasing landfill loads.
Women’s Economic Empowerment & Inclusion – provides income opportunities to marginalized women artisans and supports skill development.
Sustainable Consumption & Slow Fashion – promotes mindful purchasing that values durability and creativity over fast fashion.
Community & Cultural Preservation – leverages traditional crochet/knitting craft for contemporary design, sustaining artisanal know-how.
Farm2Kitchen Foods Pvt Ltd is an Indian agri-tech and organic foods enterprise that connects small farmers with consumers via traceable fresh produce, farmless agriculture innovation and organic retail solutions.
Janitri is an Indian health-tech social enterprise developing affordable, clinically validated maternal, fetal, and newborn monitoring devices and software for hospitals and home use to reduce childbirth-related risks and improve outcomes.
Product Category:MedTech – Maternal & Neonatal Health
Primary Products:Keyar DT CTG, Daksh SI Max, Navam monitors, apps
Impact Benefits
Improves clinical outcomes by enabling real-time monitoring of maternal and fetal vitals, helping detect complications such as preeclampsia and fetal distress earlier.
Extends access to quality monitoring in low-resource and rural settings, empowering community health workers, midwives, and families.
Supports continuity of care with digital data tracking and alerts, reducing emergency referrals and adverse events.
Uses affordable, portable, and non-electric devices to broaden monitoring beyond hospitals into homes and primary health centers.
Business Benefits
Scalable health-tech business model with diversified revenue streams (device sales, software licensing, app services).
Strengthens brand credibility through clinical validation, partnerships with hospitals, and adoption by clinicians.
Expands market reach via B2B partnerships with healthcare providers and potential B2C offerings for home monitoring.
Encourages recurring revenue via digital subscriptions, maintenance, and integrated software solutions.
Enhances competitive positioning with cost-effective alternatives to traditional clinical monitors.
Social Issues in Focus
Maternal & Newborn Health Equity – tackling high maternal and infant mortality rates by improving monitoring quality and continuity of care.
Healthcare Accessibility – bringing advanced monitoring to rural & underserved regions at lower cost.
Strengthening Primary Healthcare Systems – empowering nurses & midwives with tech-enabled tools and training.
Digital Public Health – enabling remote monitoring and health data systems that improve continuity of care.
Reducing Urban–Rural Healthcare Gaps through affordable innovations suited for low-resource settings.
Non-profit organisation fostering diversity, inclusion & meaningful employment for neurodiverse individuals; showcases talent and builds income opportunities through projects like Project Nishant, Packaging Panthers & Advaita art exhibitions.
Category:Waste Management, Waste Paper Recycling, Education Kits
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Education & Inclusion
Primary Products:Exhibitions (Advaita), training & inclusion programs
Impact Benefits
Secured jobs for >50 neurodiverse people through corporate placements and assisted employment.
Raised ₹10 lakh+ via exhibitions by showcasing art from neurodiverse artists.
Enabled professional skill development (e.g., photography mentoring & assignments).
Delivered diversity & inclusion exposure via curated exhibitions (Advaita) and public showcases.
Business Benefits
Builds sustainable operational partnerships with corporates for mainstream employment pathways.
Enhances brand recognition & credibility through awards, exhibitions and media visibility.
Leverages collaboration models (e.g., Packaging Panthers with partners) to scale opportunities.
Provides a platform for monetisation of creative work and income streams for artists.
Social Issues in Focus
Neurodiversity Inclusion & Equity – actively removes barriers to employment and societal participation.
Income Opportunities & Economic Empowerment – connects talent to paid work and builds sustainable livelihoods.
Art & Creative Expression – raises visibility of neurodiverse artists and nurtures confidence and market access.
Mainstream Workplace Sensitisation – promotes inclusive hiring and work structures that accommodate diverse abilities.
Agri-tech startup building a digital platform to digitise and streamline India’s agricultural trade ecosystem, improving market access, transparency, and fair pricing for farmers.
Inclusive, deaf-run apparel & design social enterprise creating handcrafted, contemporary fashion and lifestyle products while empowering hearing-impaired artists and designers.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Gifting/Art with Inclusive Disabled Employment
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Apparel & Lifestyle
Primary Products:accessories, Apparel, home decor with sign language motifs
Impact Benefits
Empowers the hearing-impaired community by providing livelihood opportunities where mainstream jobs are scarce — e.g., with ~90% of the team deaf and using sign language internally.
Preserves and elevates traditional craftsmanship through fashion and design rooted in Indian art heritage.
Promotes inclusive workplace culture, demonstrating capabilities of deaf designers and artisans.
Raises visibility and representation for people with hearing impairments in creative industries.
Business Benefits
Creates a unique market positioning as India’s first deaf-run lifestyle apparel brand, differentiating through purpose, inclusivity and storytelling.
Offers diversified product lines (clothing, bags, accessories) that appeal to fashion and conscious consumers online.
Builds brand loyalty and community engagement by connecting consumers to meaningful impact via purchases.
Attracts media, events and collaboration opportunities due to its social purpose narrative.
Social Issues in Focus
Disability Inclusion & Employment Access — addresses barriers to work for the deaf community by creating demand-driven jobs.
Cultural & Creative Empowerment — integrates traditional Indian artistic expression with modern design.
Social Perception Shift — challenges stereotypes about disability by placing hearing-impaired designers in visible creative roles.
Sustainable Production Awareness — highlights handcrafted, inclusive fashion as an alternative to mass-production models.
Sustainable textiles and advanced materials company converting agricultural waste into high-quality eco-friendly fibres and yarns for fashion, home textiles, denim and technical textiles using proprietary low-impact technology.
Biotechnology brand developing eco-friendly sanitation, hygiene and waste management solutions for commercial and institutional settings using proprietary biotech formulations.
Category:Waste Management
Location:Pune
Product Category:Odor management bio-solutions for air quality
Primary Products:Biodoc develops innovative bio-based products for odor control, improving air quality and promoting eco-friendly practices
Impact Benefits
Large-scale water conservation through waterless urinal systems — ~27,000 litres saved per urinal per year; 55+ crore litres saved cumulatively across installations.
Lower carbon footprint due to reduced water pumping, treatment & sewage load — ~66 kg CO₂ saved per urinal annually.
Improved public sanitation & hygiene in high-footfall spaces like airports, malls, offices, hospitals & institutions.
Manufacturer, exporter and retailer of Indian handicrafts, furniture, bags, accessories and home decor, working with traditional craft styles and product categories.
Corporate gifting and promotional merchandise provider designing and delivering customised branded products, employee kits, and promotional merchandise to businesses for brand visibility, employee engagement and client outreach
Sustainable products brand that invents and sells 100% recycled cow dung paper and eco-friendly stationery & gift items, using cow dung, cow urine and cotton waste to make tree-free biodegradable paper for notebooks, diaries, envelopes, planners and other stationery.
Natural, sustainable wellness brand offering handcrafted, chemical-free skincare, haircare and personal care products made from Himalayan-sourced ingredients with eco-friendly packaging and traditional formulations.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Skin Care Products
Location:Dehradun
Product Category:Skincare, Haircare & Body Care
Primary Products:Shampoo bars, conditioner bars, face wash bars, herbal oils (e.g., Hibiscus Hair Oil), body soaps, and upcoming eco-crafted accessories
Impact Benefits
Promotes chemical-free personal care with products made from locally sourced Himalayan botanicals, reducing exposure to synthetic chemicals.
Minimises plastic waste by using low-waste formats (e.g., shampoo/conditioner bars) and recycled/newspaper packaging, cutting reliance on single-use plastics.
Supports local biodiversity and regional sourcing, procuring many ingredients within a 4-hour radius of Uttarakhand to reduce carbon footprint and uplift nearby farmers
Encourages holistic self-care rooted in traditional practices, with customer feedback helping refine product quality (e.g., packaging improvements).
Business Benefits
Niche positioning in sustainable personal care attracts eco-conscious consumers looking for authentic Himalayan-origin products.
Diverse product range (bars, oils, soaps) supports multiple purchase occasions and repeat buying.
E-commerce and marketplace presence (e.g., Amazon Great Indian Festival, Prime Day) expands reach and sales velocity.
Low-waste packaging strategy enhances brand credibility among sustainability advocates and reduces logistics/packaging costs
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Stewardship – addresses plastic pollution and waste issues by using sustainable packaging and low-waste product formats.
Local Economic Support – sourcing ingredients locally supports Himalayan farming communities and regional livelihoods.
Health & Wellness Equity – offers natural personal care alternatives that are safer and chemical-free for consumers concerned about health impacts.
Awareness for Sustainable Consumption – educates consumers about the environmental impact of personal care product choices.
Eco-sustainable brand crafting plantable seed paper products and eco-friendly stationery, gifting and event collateral from recycled/upcycled materials, blending sustainability with design and functionality.
Primary Products:Plantable seed paper stationery, invitation cards, planners, journals, gift kits and calendars made using recycled/upcycled materials
Impact Benefits
Promotes environmental restoration by using cotton scrap seed paper embedded with seeds that grow into herbs/flowers when planted, reducing waste and contributing green growth.
Encourages zero-waste and low-impact production practices, with recycling/upcycling at core and solar-powered production ethos.
Helps reduce environmental pollution associated with single-use paper products, by offering biodegradable, wood-free alternatives.
Empowers artisans and economically challenged women through handcrafted production roles that build skills and income.
Expands sustainable consumption awareness globally — over a million products sold in 35+ countries and 15+ languages.
Business Benefits
Strong niche in eco-friendly stationery & gifting, aligning with conscious consumer trends and corporate sustainability gifting demands.
Artisanal and handcrafted offerings differentiate the brand in design aesthetics and sustainability value.
Global shipping and language diversity supports wider audience reach, boosting brand visibility beyond India.
Diverse product range (cards, planners, calendars, kits) enhances sales potential across occasions (weddings, festivals, corporate gifts).
Eco-brand positioning attracts partnerships and collaborations with sustainability-oriented organisations.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability & Circular Economy – transforms waste into products that grow into plants, reinforcing biodegradable lifestyles.
Rural & Women’s Economic Inclusion – crafts jobs for economically challenged women and local communities, enabling livelihood generation.
Sustainable Consumption Awareness – educates consumers and event planners on plantable, low-waste alternatives to conventional stationery.
Reduced Resource Use – decreases reliance on wood-based paper, supporting forest preservation and reduced carbon footprint.
Natural personal-care brand offering 100% plant-based, chemical-free tooth powder and sustainable oral-care products rooted in Ayurvedic insights and handmade processes.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Natural Personal Care / FMCG
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Natural Tooth Powder
Primary Products:Oral care & sustainable hygiene products
Impact Benefits
Reduces chemical exposure by replacing commercial toothpaste with herbal, plant-based tooth powder free from artificial preservatives, detergents, sugar and plastics.
Improves oral health outcomes for users with reported benefits in gum strength, plaque reduction, sensitivity relief and fresher breath. User testimonials indicate reduced gum bleeding, enhanced freshness and plaque control.
Minimises plastic waste by avoiding toothpaste tubes and promoting chemical-free packaging philosophies.
Supports sustainable gifting awareness by promoting zero-waste eco packaging and reusable cloth wraps for gifts.
Business Benefits
Niche positioning in natural hygiene appeals to eco-conscious consumers moving away from synthetic oral care products.
Direct-to-consumer e-commerce model enables sales across India with free shipping incentives and online engagement.
Product diversification potential with eco bags and sustainable gifting offerings strengthens revenue streams beyond oral care.
Customer loyalty through testimonials and word-of-mouth drives organic growth and repeat purchases.
Social Issues in Focus
Health & Wellness Equity – provides accessible natural alternatives to chemical-laden oral care, promoting preventative health.
Environmental Sustainability – reduces reliance on plastic packaging and toxic oral care chemicals.
Behavior Change for Sustainable Living – educates consumers about reducing waste and embracing traditional, plant-based self-care.
Local Economic Participation – supports small-scale sourcing of natural herbs and materials typically used in traditional formulations
Eco-conscious personal care brand offering plastic-free, water-less and zero-waste daily essentials (oral care, hair & body bars, grooming accessories) designed to reduce plastic pollution and chemical use in everyday routines.
Category:Waste Management, Sustainable Personal Care / Zero-Waste Consumer Goods
Location:Jaipur
Product Category:bamboo Products
Primary Products:Sustainable Personal Care / Zero-Waste Consumer Goods
Impact Benefits
Reduces plastic pollution by replacing tubes, bottles and single-use plastics with plastic-free and compostable packaging.
Promotes water-less and low-impact formulations that lower carbon footprint and conserve resources compared to conventional products.
Encourages healthier hygiene choices through products free from harsh chemicals, SLS, parabens and artificial fragrances (natural, plant-based ingredients).
Expands consumer awareness of sustainable swaps in everyday personal care rituals, supporting long-term behaviour change.
Business Benefits
Strong eco-innovation positioning in the zero-waste and plastic-free personal care market attracts eco-aware consumers.
Diverse product portfolio (oral care, hair/skin care, grooming accessories) enables cross-sell and repeat purchases.
Direct-to-consumer e-commerce model enables pan-India and potential export reach with online engagement.
Collaborative appeal for partnerships with sustainable lifestyle brands, hotels and eco retailers seeking plastic-free swaps.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Protection & Plastic Waste Reduction – addresses plastic waste in personal care packaging through reusable or compostable formats.
Sustainable Consumption Transition – helps consumers switch to low-impact product alternatives in daily care.
Chemical Safety & Health Awareness – advocates for chemical-free personal care options.
Vishisht Lifestyle uses natural and organic ingredients, such as plant-based oils, herbs, and essential oils, in their skincare and beauty products
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Natural skincare, hair care, body care & home wellness products
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Skincare and Beauty Products
Primary Products:Natural coffee night cream, lip balm, body balm, foot scrub, rosemary hair serum, peppermint items, jar candles, scented home products
Impact Benefits
Promotes chemical-free personal care, using natural ingredients and avoiding sulphates, parabens, and artificial fragrances for healthier skin and hair outcomes.
Reduces plastic pollution through use of recyclable, low-waste, plastic-free and glass packaging; return/reuse of glass jars encourages circularity.
Has reduced estimated 5,400 kg CO₂ and diverted 100+ kg plastic from landfill and oceans over a three-year period through sustainable practices.
Raises awareness of sustainable consumption, driving climate action by joining initiatives such as the SME Climate Hub.
Climate-tech and sustainability startup operating a B2B marketplace for sustainable raw materials, eco-friendly products, waste solutions and sustainability services that empower businesses and communities to adopt circular economy practices.
Bhoomi Diapers are designed with 100% bamboo nonwoven sheets, offering a range of benefits for your baby's comfort and well-being.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Sustainable Baby Care / Personal Care
Location:Hyderabad
Product Category:Bamboo Diapers
Primary Products:Eco-friendly diapers made from 100% bamboo fibres with chlorine-free wood pulp, breathable design, aloe liner and wetness indicator, available in sizes S, M, L, XL for babies 0–4+ years (bamboo biodegradable diapers
Impact Benefits
Reduces landfill plastic waste by replacing conventional plastic-based diapers with biodegradable bamboo fibre alternatives, which can degrade significantly faster under composting conditions.
Gentler on skin through chemical-free materials (no latex, chlorine, perfumes, phthalates) and natural aloe lining to reduce rash and irritation risk for babies.
Encourages adoption of sustainable baby care products among eco-conscious parents, reducing long-term environmental footprint of infant hygiene.
Business Benefits
Niche sustainable product positioning in eco baby care attracts environmentally conscious parents seeking chemical-free and biodegradable diapers vs conventional options.
Product variety across sizes (S–XL) broadens target market and promotes repeat purchases as children grow.
Certifications & safety emphasis (ISO/FDA, natural materials) support market trust and potential premium pricing.
Online retail presence (marketplaces like FirstCry, BuyBestBrands) expands distribution beyond a single channel.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic Pollution & Waste Reduction – tackles the environmental impact of single-use plastic diapers which take centuries to decompose.
Infant Health & Safety – addresses concerns over harmful chemicals in traditional diapers by offering breathable, hypoallergenic alternatives.
Sustainable Consumer Choices – promotes eco-aware decision-making from early childhood care stages to reduce long-term environmental harm.
Climate Awareness in Parenting – aligns with growing trends of parents demanding greener, safer everyday products for children.
Pravaah India is a sustainable lifestyle and home decor brand advocating mindful consumption through handcrafted products made from natural and locally sourced materials, integrating traditional craft practices with contemporary design.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Sustainable Retail / Social Enterprise
Location:Rishikesh
Product Category:Home & Living, Apparel & Decor
Primary Products:Hemp home linens, soy wax & terracotta candles, brass serveware, table linens, natural rose water, stationery & self-care items
Impact Benefits
Supports traditional craft clusters such as ODOP pottery in Bulandshahr and natural fibre artisans in Tehri Garhwal, sustaining generational skills.
21Fools Design & Entertainment Pvt Ltd is a Rajasthan-born sustainable lifestyle brand creating handcrafted furniture, naturally dyed bags, stationery, and plantable & reclaimed material products, rooted in artisan craft and eco-innovation.
Works with farmers, rural craftspersons & artisans across Rajasthan to produce handcrafted products. (“Plantable” seed paper first created in Sanganer workshop).
Has engaged 500+ establishments and encouraged ~2.5 million customers to grow plants from its plantable paper products.
A2 Organics is an Indian organic dairy and wellness brand offering traditional A2 Gir cow dairy products and Ayurvedic/organic formulations, promoting holistic living and organic sourcing from farm cows to finished products.
100% A2 Gir cow-based dairy with traditional Bilona methods offering potentially easier digestion vs conventional dairy, tapping into growing A2/organic dairy preference.
Offers at least 5 core product SKUs across dairy and wellness categories, with natural/organic positioning.
Promotes traditional animal rearing & artisanal dairy processes, retaining cultural food practice.
Typically priced at a premium reflecting organic, heritage methods.
Business Benefits
Organic premium positioning allows higher margins and appeals to health- and sustainability-oriented consumers
Agro Composites™ is a made-in-India sustainable materials and lifestyle products brand creating 100% biodegradable, agricultural-waste-based products that replace plastics in everyday use and promote circular bioeconomy solutions.
Amouve is India’s first certified organic bedding & bath brand offering 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton and sustainable comfort products designed to promote healthier sleep and eco-friendly textile consumption.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Sustainable Home & Lifestyle
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Organic Bedding & Bath Textiles
Primary Products:Organic cotton bed sheets, bath towels, face towels, pillows, organic Kapok mattresses, dohars, blankets & comforters
Impact Benefits
Supports organic cotton farmers — 860+ farmers kept out of debt through fair pricing and direct sourcing partnerships since inception.
Promotes 100% organic cotton products (bedding, towels, blankets, mattresses) free from toxic foam and chemical inputs.
Has conserved ~9.95 million+ gallons of water by using organic cotton vs conventional cotton processes.
Offers a broad range of sustainable SKUs across bedding, bath, and home linens, increasing accessibility of eco-textiles.
Encourages healthier textile ecosystems by reducing chemical exposure for farmers and workers.
Business Benefits
Positions as India’s first organic bedding & bath brand with premium sustainable differentiation.
Attracts eco- and health-conscious consumers willing to pay a premium for organic, toxin-free home goods.
Enhances brand visibility through press features in major media (Hindustan Times, The Hindu, India Today, Outlook).
Expands D2C e-commerce reach nationally and internationally via online presence.
Strengthens customer loyalty through certification credibility (organic standards) and transparent sustainable positioning.
Social Issues in Focus
Sustainable Agriculture – supports organic cotton farming with fair prices and reduced pesticide use.
Water Conservation – saves millions of gallons by avoiding conventional cotton water-intensive processes.
Environmental Health – reduces chemical exposure for farmers & consumers due to organic inputs.
Ethical Supply Chains – advocates fair and respectful working conditions in textile production
Ancient Living is an Indian natural wellness & personal care brand offering plant-based, chemical-free Ayurvedic soaps, skincare, hair care, oral care and aromatherapy products inspired by traditional Indian remedies for healthy, sustainable living.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Natural Wellness & Personal Care
Location:Hyderabad
Product Category:Herbal Body, Hair & Skin Care
Primary Products:Handmade soaps, facial & body oils, herbal shampoos, Ayurvedic packs, oral care powders, essential oils & massage oils
Impact Benefits
Offers 100+ natural and chemical-free SKUs across skin, hair, body and oral care categories marketed as free from harmful synthetics (e.g., chemicals, artificial colors & fragrances).
All products use plant-derived ingredients (e.g., neem, turmeric, bhringraj, rosemary, lavender) rooted in Ayurvedic traditions.
Products aim to reduce daily exposure to synthetic ingredients for long-term skin & hair health. (brand ethos)
Handmade soaps & oils support small-batch artisanal production—estimated dozens of distinct product variations daily available
Business Benefits
Targets growing natural & Ayurvedic personal care segment with broad product range, increasing customer choice and basket size. (general market trend)
Competitive pricing across mass-market and premium tiers (e.g., ₹200–₹1,500+) supports wide adoption.
Online sales via own site and marketplaces (e.g., Nykaa) extend reach nationally.
Anya Exports is an eco-products manufacturer, supplier, and exporter of biodegradable areca leaf dinnerware and related products made from fallen areca nut leaves, promoting sustainable disposable alternatives to plastic tableware.
Arani Ecosteps is an Indian sustainable personal & home care brand offering plastic-free, vegan, waterless, low-waste essentials designed to replace conventional products with eco-friendly alternatives and reduce plastic pollution.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Sustainable Personal & Home Care
Asterimos is a Bangalore-based designer homeware & gifting brand creating handmade concrete, recycled and crafted décor & gift products, partnering with NGOs to enable specially-abled artisans and promote socially impactful production.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Social Gifting & Home Decor
Astu Eco is a Bangalore-based sustainable lifestyle and zero-waste brand offering earth-friendly, plastic-free everyday essentials, accessories, and reusable alternatives designed to replace single-use plastics with compostable, reusable, or natural alternatives
Atah Lifestyle is a contemporary Indian design brand creating premium home décor, lifestyle, and gifting products inspired by Indian culture and traditions with a modern aesthetic, bridging heritage with everyday modern living
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Cultural Lifestyle & Gifting
Positioned in premium lifestyle & gifting segment, enabling higher average order values through curated collections and cultural relevance.
Online direct-to-consumer sales with bulk and corporate gifting services support scalable revenue streams.
Storytelling around “Made in India for the world” and culturally rooted designs enhances brand identity and differentiation.
Social Issues in Focus
Cultural Preservation – celebrates Indian traditions and artistic motifs through product design atah reinvents everyday heritage objects for modern homes.
Sustainable Craft Awareness – highlights handcrafted and culturally relevant design elements (though not explicitly stated as certified crafts).
Social Connectedness – supports meaningful gifting tied to festivals and life events, fostering cultural continuity in celebrations.
Athena Shokunin is a Nashik-based artisan brand manufacturing organic, handcrafted luxury scented candles & aroma products rooted in sustainable raw materials and artisanal candle-making traditions.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Sustainable Home Fragrance / Craft Enterprise
Location:Nashik
Product Category:Sustainable Home Fragrance / Craft Enterprise
Avya Agro is a organic farm and agricultural products brand focused on 100% chemical-free A2 cultured ghee, manure, natural fertilisers and organic farm inputs aimed at promoting sustainable farming and healthier living.
BLKM Group (Bhawarlal Kalyan Mal Group) is a Jaipur-based sustainable manufacturing enterprise specializing in handmade recycled paper, plantable seed paper, and eco-friendly stationery products that repurpose textile waste into biodegradable materials for stationery, packaging, and custom orders.
Bluecat Paper is a Bengaluru-based sustainable paper manufacturer creating 100% tree-free, handmade and machine-made papers & eco stationery from upcycled agricultural and textile waste to replace wood-pulp paper and reduce environmental impact.
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Sustainable Materials & Eco Paper
Boocane is a climate-conscious sustainable furniture and décor brand specializing in engineered bamboo and Himalayan cane/rattan products, blending eco-materials with contemporary design to promote low-impact interior solutions.
Born Good is a Bangalore-based sustainable home care brand offering USDA-certified plant-based, non-toxic cleaning & laundry products designed to reduce chemical pollution and promote health-safe cleaning at home.
Brand Zero is a New Delhi-based social enterprise (ZeroWaste Artisans Pvt Ltd) crafting eco-friendly, handcrafted products from sustainable/natural materials in collaboration with local artisans to make sustainable living easy for consumers.
Canvas Design Co is a Mumbai-based sustainable gifts & accessories brand crafting eco-friendly canvas-based products and stylish lifestyle accessories that combine classic canvas material with contemporary design to promote conscious consumption.
CHUK is India’s leading sustainable tableware and food packaging brand making 100% compostable, toxin-free disposable plates, bowls, trays, cups, delivery containers and cutlery from sugarcane bagasse (agricultural residue) to replace single-use plastics with biodegradable alternatives.
Core Asana is an Indian sustainable lifestyle & wellness brand creating planet-friendly yoga, active-lifestyle and therapeutic products using natural, biodegradable and plant-based materials to promote mindful movement and eco-conscious living.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Sustainable Wellness & Active Lifestyle
Corner Art Store is a New Delhi-based sustainable lifestyle & handicraft e-commerce brand blending traditional artisan craft with contemporary functional products across décor, drinkware, stationery and gifting, with a focus on eco-friendly materials and cultural aesthetics.
D-Alive Health Foods (D-Alive) is an Indian health-food and wellness brand focused on organic, naturally sweetened, low-carb, vegan and gluten-free foods designed for diabetics and health-conscious consumers who want nutritious, delicious alternatives to conventional packaged foods.
DaisyLife is an Indian sustainable home & lifestyle brand creating natural, handmade décor, accessories, utility products and giftables from plant-based raw materials such as bamboo, cane, wicker, coconut shell, grass and jute to bring nature into everyday living and reduce reliance on synthetic products.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Sustainable Home & Lifestyle
Location:Pune
Product Category:Eco Home Décor, Utility & Gifting
Dr. Octo is an Indian sustainable cleaning and hygiene brand creating plant-based, natural, biodegradable, non-toxic cleaning products designed to replace chemical-heavy cleaners in households and institutions while reducing plastic waste and environmental harm.
eCoexist Enterprises is a Pune-based social enterprise promoting eco-sensitive, handmade, and natural products that support livelihoods for underprivileged groups and encourage sustainable lifestyles through biodegradable goods and cultural crafts.
Ecoworkx is a Bangalore-based eco-friendly product marketplace that curates and sells verified sustainable goods (personal care, stationery, home & lifestyle) supporting innovators with reusable, reduced-waste, replace & recycle solutions.
Earthshala is a contemporary Indian wellness, aromatherapy and natural self-care brand grounded in Ayurvedic principles, offering handcrafted, natural personal care, aromatic oils, soaps and wellness products designed to support mindful living and reduce reliance on synthetic chemicals.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Natural Wellness & Personal Care
Earthy Sapo is India’s health-first Ayurveda personal care brand crafting natural, preservative-free, cold-processed soaps, herbal oils, shampoo bars and body care rooted in traditional Ayurvedic methods to prioritize wellbeing over aesthetics.
Earthy Zest is an Indian eco-upcycling sustainability brand creating upcycled, eco-friendly consumer goods (bags, wallets, backpacks and accessories) from recycled materials to divert waste, reduce carbon footprint and offer durable alternatives to mainstream products.
Primary Products:Upcycled denim & recycled fabrics backpacks, denim bifold wallets, eco-friendly laptop bags, roll-down bags and accessories made from recycled tyre tubes, surplus PU and fabrics
Impact Benefits
Upcycles multiple waste streams (tyre inner tubes, denim, PU surplus) into durable, eco-friendly consumer goods, diverting waste that otherwise degrades over decades.
Promotes circular design by transforming post-consumer or industrial textile waste into usable products with >50% recycled content.
Established in 2016 and operating with direct manufacturing/upcycling processes to create measurable waste reduction.
Business Benefits
Differentiated upcycled product line appeals to conscious consumers seeking plastic/textile waste-reducing goods.
Multi-category bags & accessories support cross-sell and higher basket values.
Online marketplace presence and social media engagement increase discoverability with eco-shoppers.
Recycled-material “story” enhances brand equity and positions Earthy Zest in the eco fashion & accessories niche.
Social Issues in Focus
Waste Reduction – upcycles tyre tubes, denim & surplus fabrics to reduce textile and plastic waste streams.
Climate Mitigation – reducing waste helps lower emissions associated with manufacturing new materials.
Circular Economy – extends material life cycles and supports reuse over single-use products.
Sustainable Consumption – encourages consumers to choose upcycled goods over virgin material products.
Beeja Botanicals is a women-owned ethical, sustainable personal care and household brand based in the Western Ghats (Sirsi, Karnataka), making hand-crafted natural body care, self-care and household products from locally sourced, predominantly seed- and plant-based ingredients to support environmental, community and individual wellbeing.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Natural Personal Care & Household
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Sustainable Body Care, Soaps, Balms & Functional Foods
Ingredients such as coconut, kokum & uppage butters are harvested within ~20 km radius, keeping ~75%+ key ingredient sourcing local and reducing supply chain impacts.
Emphasises minimal, recyclable/biodegradable packaging reducing plastic waste versus mainstream care products.
Products are 100% natural, vegetarian, sulfate- & paraben-free, and cruelty-free, lowering chemical exposure for users.
Business Benefits
Ethical, women-led brand positioning appeals to conscious consumers seeking transparency and sustainability.
Diverse product mix (body care + household edible item like peanut butter) supports broader consumer appeal and cross-sell potential.
Direct online D2C sales with minimal packaging reduce overhead and enhance margins.
Local ingredient sourcing creates value addition for forest-dependent harvesters and fair compensation.
Story-driven narrative (Western Ghats ethos) strengthens brand identity in saturated natural care market.
Social Issues in Focus
Environmental Sustainability – uses locally harvested plant-based ingredients and reduces reliance on synthetic chemicals and packaging waste.
Community Livelihood – provides value-addition opportunities and fair pay to tribal and forest-dependent women harvesters.
Ethical Consumption – transparent production and minimal packaging encourage mindful purchasing.
Health & Wellness – chemical-free formulations support safer personal care alternatives.
Eco-friendly stationery & gifting brand offering recycled and zero-waste products including seed pencils, travel kits, notebooks, and bespoke corporate gifts; women-led and run since 2017 focused on sustainability and ethical production.
Primary Products:Recycled newspaper pencils (single units & bulk sets up to 100), seed pencils (plantable), eco planners & bags
Impact Benefits
100% recycled newspaper material used in core pencil products, reducing virgin wood/virgin plastic use; eliminates plastic packaging for zero waste production.
100+ bulk corporate orders enabled (bulk packaging options like 100 pencils sets) contributing to scale reuse.
Supports women makers—enterprise is all-women led (11–50 employees), promoting gender empowerment in business operations.
Products (e.g., seed pencils) promote urban green spaces by enabling multiple plant types (tomato, chili, herbs), fostering eco-literacy.
EcoSoul Home India — sustainable home and lifestyle essentials offering 100% compostable, tree-free, plastic-free products including tableware, drinkware, kitchenware & personal care for everyday use.
Primary Products:Eco Tableware, Kitchenware & Personal Care
Impact Benefits
Reduces single-use plastic: 100% plastic-free product range across 50+ SKUs certified compostable within ~90–180 days.
Tree-free materials: uses sugarcane bagasse, palm leaves, bamboo and corn starch—helping avoid ~X tonnes of tree pulp annually (industry-comparable benefit).
Global scale: operations across India, US, China & Vietnam with omni-channel distribution and retail presence (10,000+ touchpoints including major retail partners in global markets).
Employee base of 40–80+ supporting green manufacturing & operations.
Business Benefits
Strong growth & funding: $20M+ raised in recent funding round to scale reach & product adoption.
Expands eco alternatives market via bulk & retail channels—corporates, events & households driving higher ASP and repeat purchases.
Competitive advantage: lower premium vs conventional eco products making sustainability affordable.
Ecocrest — natural, plant-based home cleaning, plant care & animal care solutions made without harmful chemicals; promotes eco-friendly living with biodegradable, safe products.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Sustainable Household & Personal Care
Location:Jamshedpur
Product Category:Eco Cleaners & Plant Care
Primary Products:100% plant-based cleaners (bathroom, kitchen, floor, surface), natural fruit & veggie wash, plant growth enhancer products, plant care sprays, animal care products
Impact Benefits
Adopted by 100,000+ households switching to chemical-free home care.
10,000+ farmers engaged in sustainable agricultural practices via product outreach/education.
Products are 100% plant-based, natural, chemical-free, USDA Bio-Preferred — reducing harmful chemicals and toxins in homes and waterways.
Business Benefits
Nationwide pan-India distribution with 5–7 day delivery and bulk purchase options for households and B2B supply.
Growing product range across 50+ SKUs caters to home, plant & animal care segments, increasing cross-sell revenue.
Competitive pricing and chemical-free value proposition win repeat customers and differentiate in the home cleaning category.
Social Issues in Focus
Chemical & Toxicity Reduction – eliminates synthetic chemical use in home cleaning and produce washing.
Environmental Health – biodegradable, nature-friendly formulations reduce pollution and protect ecosystems.
Public Health Safety – safer homes for kids, pets & adults through non-toxic product use.
Sustainable Agriculture Engagement – promotes plant care and yields through natural growth enhancers.
Econiture — sustainable furniture & home décor brand that upcycles 100% post-consumer plastic waste into durable, weather-resistant outdoor and indoor furniture (benches, chairs, tables) built from recycled plastic lumber.
Ecosys Cleaners — sustainable cleaning solutions brand offering 100% water-soluble eco-capsule cleaners and non-toxic household cleaners that dissolve in water to form ready-to-use cleaning solutions, reducing plastic waste and harmful chemicals.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Eco Cleaning & Household Care
Forest Essentials — India’s pioneering luxury Ayurvedic skincare & wellness brand, blending traditional Ayurvedic formulations with modern sensorial luxury across skin, hair, body and wellness categories.
100% natural, Ayurvedic ingredient focus with purity standards based on ancient Panchmahabhuta principles — reducing synthetic actives in personal care.
Over 190 hotel partnerships supplying bespoke product ranges to luxury hospitality chains.
Broad product appeal with hundreds of SKUs across facial, body, hair, herbal & makeup lines sold globally via retail & online channels.
Business Benefits
Premium brand identity driving premium pricing & high repeat purchase in luxury segment.
Multi-channel retail + digital marketplaces (Nykaa, Amazon, own store network) expand reach & customer base.
Strategic partnership with Estée Lauder Companies (minority stake) supports R&D, global expansion & credibility.
Strong brand equity with celebrity/consumer loyalty & Ayurveda meets modern luxury market positioning.
Social Issues in Focus
Natural beauty ethos — promotes chemical-free personal care and wellness rooted in centuries-old Ayurveda.
Cultural heritage preservation — sustains traditional Indian formulations and sourcing practices.
Sustainable product philosophies — uses plant-based herbs and natural extracts; manufacturing highlights include a zero-carbon footprint facility in Uttarakhand.
Global representation of Ayurveda — increasing international exposure to Indian wellness traditions, advancing inclusive cultural identity in global beauty markets.
Forisca — sustainable conscious wellbeing and hospitality amenities brand offering eco-friendly personal care, bath & skincare essentials designed with biodegradable, plastic-free, and natural formulations for individuals and institutional partners.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Eco Personal Care & Hospitality Amenities
Fun/ctional is a design-led sustainable lifestyle brand creating functional, minimalist everyday products that reduce clutter, overconsumption, and dependence on disposable items through durable and long-life designs.
Reduces single-use plastic consumption by replacing disposable household items; promotes longer product lifecycles and mindful consumption among urban households.
Business Benefits
Strong appeal to sustainability-conscious urban consumers; repeat purchases driven by everyday utility; differentiation through minimalist and functional design.
Gauksheer produces traditional cow-based food and wellness products rooted in indigenous Indian knowledge systems, focusing on ethical dairy practices and preservation of native cattle breeds.
Category:Food ingredients, Natural & Traditional Foods
Location:Lucknow
Product Category:Dairy & Wellness
Primary Products:A2 ghee, cow-based health products
Impact Benefits
Operates under Sonkatch Agro Producer Co. Ltd., a farmer producer company with 250+ farmer members. • Produces pure desi A2 cow ghee using the traditional hand-churned Bilona method. • Started with just 10 desi Gir cows; has scaled distribution across urban and rural Indian markets. • Trains rural entrepreneurs in indigenous cattle product business, marketing, and sales skills. • Builds village-level distribution networks to support gaushala-based livelihoods. • Also produces handmade herbal dhoopbatti, supporting product diversification beyond dairy.
Business Benefits
Premium positioning in the A2 dairy market; strong consumer trust; stable rural sourcing relationships.
At Goli Soda, we believe that we can help you make sustainable changes to your consumption patterns, with very minimal alterations to your lifestyle and with superior product satisfaction.
Founded in 2013, Goli Soda is a D2C sustainable lifestyle marketplace offering 500+ eco-friendly products across personal care, home care, baby care, stationery and zero-waste living categories.
The company partners primarily with women-led businesses, social enterprises, designers and ethical manufacturers, creating sustainable market access and livelihood opportunities.
According to the company's 2025 impact report, its probiotic-based cleaning and personal care products have helped treat approximately 1.52 billion litres of wastewater, reducing chemical pollution entering waterways.
Has sold 8,040 reusable menstrual cups, preventing an estimated 313.5 tonnes of sanitary waste from entering landfills over their usable lifetime.
Promotes circular economy principles through products made from upcycled, recycled, biodegradable and plastic-free materials, extending product life cycles and reducing virgin material consumption.
Manufactures chemical-free, zero-waste and naturally sourced products while encouraging conscious consumer behaviour through sustainability education, workshops and digital awareness campaigns.
Maintains a predominantly women-led production and innovation ecosystem across R&D, manufacturing and product development.
Business Benefits
Operates an integrated sustainable marketplace aggregating ethical brands, allowing small sustainable manufacturers to reach customers without building independent retail infrastructure.
Diversified catalogue of 500+ products enables cross-selling while increasing customer lifetime value and reducing dependence on a single product category.
Creates measurable ESG outcomes including 1.52 billion litres of wastewater treated and 313.5 tonnes of sanitary waste avoided, enabling transparent sustainability reporting.
Supports women-led MSMEs by providing branding, marketplace access and demand aggregation, lowering customer acquisition costs for partner enterprises.
Circular product design reduces dependence on virgin materials while increasing the commercial value of recycled and upcycled products.
Consumer education builds long-term adoption of sustainable alternatives, improving repeat purchase rates for reusable products.
Demonstrates a scalable D2C business model where environmental impact and commercial growth are integrated through sustainable consumer products.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic waste generation.
Chemical pollution from household products.
Menstrual waste management (313.5 tonnes of waste avoided).
Women's entrepreneurship and employment.
Sustainable consumer behaviour.
Circular economy adoption.
Water pollution from conventional cleaning chemicals.
Good Karma is a conscious lifestyle and wellness brand offering ethically sourced, clean, and responsibly produced products that support mindful living.
Primary Products:Natural wellness and lifestyle products
Impact Benefits
Good Karma is a purpose-driven enterprise that designs and manufactures sustainable corporate gifts, merchandise and lifestyle products, working extensively with artisan communities, social enterprises and women-led producer groups to create market-linked livelihoods. (Company website)
Sources products from multiple artisan clusters and impact enterprises across India, promoting handcrafted, recycled, natural and ethically produced goods while preserving traditional crafts.
Integrates eco-friendly materials such as recycled paper, bamboo, cork, organic cotton, natural fibres and reusable packaging into its product portfolio, reducing dependence on conventional plastic-based promotional merchandise.
Generates income opportunities for women artisans, rural producer groups and micro-enterprises by connecting them directly with institutional and corporate buyers.
Encourages responsible procurement by replacing disposable promotional products with durable, reusable and environmentally responsible alternatives.
Supports corporate sustainability initiatives through products aligned with circular economy and responsible sourcing principles.
Business Benefits
Enables organizations to procure ESG-aligned corporate merchandise while supporting verified social enterprises and artisan producers.
Reduces procurement fragmentation by offering a single platform for sustainable gifting, employee engagement kits and event merchandise.
Creates measurable ESG indicators including artisan livelihoods supported, recycled materials utilized and sustainable products procured.
Helps companies replace conventional plastic promotional merchandise with reusable, biodegradable and recycled alternatives, improving sustainability performance.
Provides customized branding solutions while maintaining environmentally responsible production and packaging standards.
Strengthens CSR and ESG reporting by linking procurement expenditure directly to livelihood generation and sustainable sourcing outcomes.
Demonstrates a commercially viable ethical procurement model that simultaneously supports artisans, reduces environmental impact and strengthens responsible supply chains.
Green Heirloom works with smallholder farmers to revive indigenous seed varieties and traditional food systems, promoting biodiversity, climate resilience, and fair farmer incomes.
Primary Products:Heirloom grains, native seeds, traditional foods
Impact Benefits
Green Heirloom is an Indian sustainable lifestyle brand specializing in plantable stationery, seed paper products, eco-friendly gifting solutions and biodegradable packaging, promoting waste-free alternatives to conventional paper products. (Company website)
Manufactures products using 100% recycled paper embedded with seeds such as basil, tomato, marigold, spinach and coriander, enabling products to biodegrade completely and germinate after use instead of becoming landfill waste.
Its portfolio includes plantable notebooks, calendars, business cards, wedding invitations, greeting cards, bookmarks, corporate gift kits and promotional merchandise, encouraging circular consumption across both consumer and corporate markets.
Every seed paper product has the potential to grow into a plant, contributing to urban greening while eliminating paper waste generated after product use.
Replaces virgin wood-pulp paper with recycled fibre, reducing pressure on forests, lowering water consumption and minimizing energy use associated with conventional paper manufacturing.
Promotes environmentally conscious gifting by encouraging organizations and individuals to adopt biodegradable alternatives to disposable printed materials.
Works with environmentally responsible manufacturing processes using non-toxic inks and biodegradable raw materials, minimizing lifecycle environmental impacts.
Business Benefits
Enables organizations to replace conventional paper-based marketing materials with 100% biodegradable and plantable alternatives, supporting measurable ESG procurement goals.
Provides customized sustainable branding solutions for corporate gifting, events, conferences and promotional campaigns while reducing waste generation.
Creates measurable sustainability metrics including recycled paper utilized, seed paper products distributed and estimated waste diverted from landfill.
Supports organizations seeking plastic-free and zero-waste procurement strategies aligned with ESG and BRSR reporting.
Offers premium-value eco-friendly products that strengthen corporate sustainability branding without compromising product functionality.
Circular product design transforms post-consumer waste into commercially valuable products, reducing raw material procurement costs compared to virgin fibre production.
Demonstrates a scalable business model combining sustainable manufacturing, circular economy principles and environmentally responsible corporate procurement.
Green Practices provides environmental consulting and sustainability advisory services to institutions to reduce resource consumption and improve environmental performance.
Founded in 2009, Green Practices is one of India's leading providers of sustainability consulting, carbon management, ESG advisory and green building certification services, helping organizations reduce environmental footprints through science-based sustainability interventions. (Company website)
Has delivered 500+ sustainability and green building projects across commercial buildings, manufacturing facilities, educational institutions, healthcare facilities and hospitality sectors throughout India. (Company profile)
Provides consultancy for internationally recognized certifications including LEED, IGBC, GRIHA, EDGE, WELL and TRUE Zero Waste, enabling clients to improve resource efficiency and environmental performance.
Helps organizations reduce energy consumption by 20–40% and water consumption by 30–50% through building optimization, efficient HVAC systems, renewable energy integration, water recycling and sustainable design strategies (project-dependent).
Conducts carbon footprint assessments, Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), waste audits and ESG baseline studies to identify measurable sustainability improvement opportunities.
Supports organizations in achieving Net Zero, Science-Based Targets (SBTs) and climate resilience planning through structured carbon reduction roadmaps.
Promotes adoption of renewable energy, rainwater harvesting, sustainable materials and circular resource management across infrastructure projects.
Business Benefits
Enables clients to achieve internationally recognized certifications including LEED, IGBC, GRIHA, WELL and EDGE, increasing asset value and market competitiveness.
Sustainability interventions typically reduce operating costs through lower electricity, water and waste management expenses over the lifecycle of buildings and facilities.
Provides comprehensive ESG reporting aligned with GRI, BRSR, CDP, TCFD, SASB and GHG Protocol, improving investor confidence and regulatory compliance.
Delivers measurable KPIs including carbon emissions reduced, renewable energy generated, water saved, waste diverted and certification scores achieved.
Carbon accounting and decarbonization planning help organizations prepare for evolving climate disclosure regulations and Net Zero commitments.
Resource-efficiency recommendations improve long-term return on investment by reducing utility costs and improving operational resilience.
Supports clients in integrating sustainability into infrastructure planning, procurement and supply-chain management, strengthening ESG performance across operations.
Demonstrates a scalable consulting model where measurable environmental improvements translate into both cost savings and regulatory compliance for clients.
Green Home Natural Cleaners produces plant-based, non-toxic cleaning products while creating dignified livelihoods for women from marginalised urban communities.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Social Enterprise
Location:Noida
Product Category:Cleaning Products
Primary Products:Plant-based household cleaners
Impact Benefits
Green Home is a sustainable household cleaning brand developed by Koshish Sustainable Solutions, manufacturing plant-based, biodegradable and non-toxic cleaning products that replace conventional chemical cleaners. (Company website)
Products are formulated using naturally derived surfactants, bio-enzymes and plant extracts, avoiding harsh chemicals such as phosphates, chlorine bleach, ammonia and synthetic acids commonly found in household cleaners.
All formulations are 100% biodegradable, allowing wastewater generated during use to break down naturally without leaving persistent toxic residues in aquatic ecosystems.
Encourages consumers to shift from petroleum-derived cleaning products to renewable plant-based alternatives, reducing chemical pollution entering municipal sewage systems.
Uses recyclable packaging and promotes refill-based consumption models to reduce single-use plastic packaging waste generated from cleaning products.
Manufacturing focuses on safer indoor environments by reducing exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chlorine fumes and skin-irritating chemicals commonly associated with conventional cleaners.
Supports environmentally responsible manufacturing through reduced use of hazardous raw materials and lower ecological toxicity across the product life cycle.
Business Benefits
Enables households, institutions and hospitality businesses to replace conventional chemical cleaners with biodegradable alternatives while maintaining cleaning performance.
Supports ESG and green procurement programmes through environmentally safer cleaning products with lower ecological impact.
Refillable packaging systems reduce packaging costs and plastic waste over repeated product use.
Provides measurable sustainability indicators including biodegradable formulation percentage, recycled packaging utilization and reduction in hazardous chemical usage.
Lower aquatic toxicity helps organizations improve environmental compliance where wastewater discharge is monitored.
Green product positioning improves brand differentiation within India's rapidly growing eco-friendly FMCG market.
Demonstrates a commercially viable transition from chemical-intensive cleaning products to renewable, plant-based household solutions aligned with circular economy principles.
Supports institutional buyers pursuing green building certifications (LEED/IGBC) through environmentally preferable cleaning products.
Greenworx is an Indian cleantech company specializing in organic waste management, composting systems and decentralized bio-waste processing, helping institutions convert biodegradable waste into valuable resources. (Company website)
Designs and installs Organic Waste Converters (OWCs), composting systems and bio-digesters capable of processing waste from 25 kg/day to over 5 tonnes/day, serving residential communities, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, industries and municipalities.
Its decentralized systems convert 90–95% of organic waste into compost within 10–15 days, substantially reducing dependence on landfill disposal and centralized waste transport.
Helps clients divert thousands of tonnes of biodegradable waste annually from landfills, reducing methane emissions associated with uncontrolled decomposition.
Produces nutrient-rich compost that can be reused for landscaping, agriculture and horticulture, closing the nutrient loop within local communities.
Supports implementation of India's Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, which mandate segregation and on-site processing of biodegradable waste for bulk waste generators.
Promotes decentralized waste management models that reduce transportation emissions, landfill burden and municipal waste handling costs.
Business Benefits
Organic Waste Converters process 25 kg/day–5 TPD+, enabling scalable deployment across apartment complexes, commercial establishments and industrial facilities depending on waste volumes.
On-site composting significantly reduces waste transportation and landfill disposal costs while ensuring compliance with municipal waste regulations.
Produces marketable compost that offsets landscaping and soil amendment costs for institutions and commercial campuses.
Enables organizations to achieve 90%+ landfill diversion for biodegradable waste streams, strengthening ESG and sustainability reporting.
Provides measurable KPIs including waste processed (kg/day), compost generated, landfill diversion percentage and estimated greenhouse gas emissions avoided.
Reduces dependence on municipal collection infrastructure, improving operational resilience for large waste generators.
Supports green building certifications (LEED, IGBC, GRIHA) through on-site waste management and circular resource recovery.
Demonstrates a financially sustainable decentralized waste management model where operational savings, regulatory compliance and environmental benefits are achieved simultaneously.
GreenWare is an Indian sustainable packaging company manufacturing 100% compostable and biodegradable tableware and food packaging as alternatives to single-use plastic products. (Company website)
Product portfolio includes plates, bowls, trays, meal boxes, cups, cutlery, takeaway containers and food packaging, serving restaurants, cloud kitchens, caterers, food delivery companies and institutional buyers.
Products are manufactured using renewable agricultural residues such as bagasse (sugarcane fibre) and other plant-based materials, reducing dependence on petroleum-based plastics.
Compostable products naturally decompose within 90–180 days under industrial composting conditions, compared to hundreds of years for conventional plastic packaging.
Replaces thousands of single-use plastic food containers across hospitality, retail and food-service sectors, reducing plastic leakage into landfills and waterways.
Utilizes agricultural by-products that would otherwise have limited commercial value, creating additional income opportunities within agricultural supply chains.
Supports India's ban on identified single-use plastic items and promotes adoption of circular, bio-based packaging materials.
Business Benefits
Provides businesses with certified compostable packaging that helps comply with India's Single-Use Plastic (SUP) regulations and emerging sustainable packaging mandates.
Renewable raw materials reduce dependence on imported petroleum-based plastics while improving supply-chain sustainability.
Enables restaurants, food delivery companies and FMCG brands to improve ESG performance through measurable replacement of conventional plastic packaging.
Offers customized food-service packaging solutions that strengthen sustainable brand positioning among environmentally conscious consumers.
Generates measurable sustainability KPIs including compostable packaging supplied, plastic replaced, renewable material utilization and waste diversion potential.
Supports green procurement programmes across hospitality, institutional catering and corporate food services.
Demonstrates a commercially scalable circular packaging model by converting agricultural residues into high-value food packaging products.
Gurnam Beauty is a clean beauty brand focused on natural, cruelty-free personal care products designed for conscious consumers.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Clean Beauty
Location:Kochi
Product Category:Personal Care
Primary Products:Skincare and beauty products
Impact Benefits
Gurnam Beauty is a sustainable personal care brand producing handmade, vegan and cruelty-free skincare and haircare products using naturally derived ingredients and environmentally responsible manufacturing processes. (Company website)
Formulates products without parabens, sulphates, mineral oils, silicones and harsh synthetic chemicals, reducing consumer exposure to potentially harmful cosmetic ingredients and lowering chemical discharge into wastewater systems.
Uses plant-derived oils, botanical extracts and biodegradable ingredients that break down more readily than conventional petrochemical-based cosmetic formulations.
Products are cruelty-free and not tested on animals, promoting ethical beauty practices aligned with international responsible sourcing standards.
Employs recyclable and reusable packaging wherever feasible, helping reduce packaging waste associated with personal care products.
Sources many ingredients from Indian agricultural and botanical supply chains, supporting local producers and small-scale ingredient suppliers.
Encourages consumers to transition towards low-impact, naturally formulated personal care products that reduce environmental contamination from synthetic cosmetic chemicals.
Business Benefits
Addresses the growing clean beauty market by offering products aligned with consumer demand for vegan, natural and environmentally responsible cosmetics.
Eliminates several controversial cosmetic ingredients, helping strengthen consumer trust and premium brand positioning.
Recyclable packaging and responsible ingredient sourcing improve ESG performance and sustainable supply-chain credentials.
Natural ingredient formulations support regulatory compliance in markets increasingly favouring clean-label cosmetic products.
Generates measurable sustainability indicators including vegan product portfolio, recyclable packaging adoption and reduction in synthetic chemical usage.
Supports local sourcing of botanical ingredients, contributing to resilient domestic agricultural supply chains.
Demonstrates a commercially viable clean beauty business model integrating ethical sourcing, sustainable manufacturing and environmentally responsible consumer products.
Healthy Fibres develops fibre-rich food and nutrition products aimed at improving digestive health and preventive wellness.
Category:Food ingredients, Health & Nutrition
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Food Products
Primary Products:High-fibre nutrition foods
Impact Benefits
Healthy Fibres is a social enterprise manufacturing natural fibre-based biodegradable products using banana fibre, areca leaf, coconut coir, jute, cotton and other agricultural residues, providing sustainable alternatives to plastic and synthetic materials. (Company website)
The company works directly with farmers, rural producer groups and women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to source agricultural residues that would otherwise be discarded or burnt, creating supplementary rural income streams.
Its product portfolio includes eco-friendly bags, baskets, home décor, storage solutions, mats, gift hampers and lifestyle accessories, replacing plastic and synthetic products with renewable alternatives.
Utilizes agricultural by-products that help reduce stubble and biomass waste, lowering open-field burning and associated air pollution.
Products are 100% biodegradable and compostable, ensuring they naturally decompose at end-of-life without generating persistent plastic waste.
Supports rural artisans through skill development, value addition and market access, helping preserve traditional fibre-processing techniques while creating sustainable livelihoods.
Encourages consumers and businesses to adopt renewable natural fibre products instead of petroleum-derived materials, reducing lifecycle environmental impacts.
Business Benefits
Converts low-value agricultural residues into premium-value lifestyle products, increasing value realization across rural supply chains.
Provides organizations with sustainable corporate gifting and packaging solutions made entirely from renewable natural fibres.
Creates measurable ESG metrics including agricultural waste utilized, rural livelihoods supported, biodegradable products supplied and plastic alternatives adopted.
Helps businesses replace synthetic packaging and décor products with renewable, compostable alternatives aligned with sustainability commitments.
Strengthens rural supply chains by creating predictable demand for agricultural residues and handcrafted products.
Supports green procurement strategies through renewable, low-carbon materials with minimal end-of-life environmental impact.
Demonstrates a scalable circular bioeconomy model by transforming agricultural waste into commercially valuable consumer products.
HeyDay produces safe, eco-conscious menstrual care products designed to improve comfort, safety, and menstrual health awareness.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Women’s Health
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Feminine Hygiene
Primary Products:Menstrual care products
Impact Benefits
HeyDay Care is a health-tech company providing home-based elder care, post-operative care, chronic disease management, physiotherapy and nursing services, enabling elderly individuals to receive professional healthcare without institutionalization. (Company website)
Delivers integrated care through trained nurses, physiotherapists, caregivers, doctors and care coordinators, improving continuity of care for senior citizens and chronically ill patients.
Offers personalized care plans covering dementia, Parkinson's disease, stroke rehabilitation, palliative care, Alzheimer's disease and post-hospital recovery, improving long-term health outcomes and quality of life.
Uses technology-enabled care management, remote monitoring and digital health records to track patient progress, medication adherence and caregiver interventions.
Provides family counselling, caregiver support and regular health assessments, reducing caregiver burden and improving patient safety.
Home-based care helps reduce avoidable hospital readmissions, lowers infection risks associated with prolonged hospitalization and enables ageing in place.
Supports India's rapidly growing elderly population by expanding access to professional long-term care services outside traditional hospital settings.
Business Benefits
Home-care delivery reduces hospitalization costs while improving utilization of healthcare resources through preventive and continuous care.
Technology-enabled care coordination improves scheduling, patient monitoring, clinical documentation and caregiver productivity.
Personalized care pathways help improve treatment adherence and reduce avoidable emergency admissions for chronic disease patients.
Creates measurable healthcare KPIs including patient visits, care hours delivered, rehabilitation progress, readmission reduction and patient satisfaction.
Enables hospitals to extend post-discharge care through structured home-health partnerships, improving continuity of care and clinical outcomes.
Supports insurers and healthcare providers by reducing the overall cost of long-term chronic disease management through home-based interventions.
Demonstrates a scalable healthcare delivery model addressing India's increasing demand for elderly care while reducing pressure on hospital infrastructure.
Primary Products:Handcrafted décor and lifestyle items
Impact Benefits
Ibhanan Namah is an Indian sustainable lifestyle enterprise producing handcrafted eco-friendly home décor, gifting products and lifestyle accessories using natural, recycled and biodegradable materials. (Company website)
Collaborates with traditional artisans, women-led producer groups and rural craft communities, creating sustainable livelihood opportunities while preserving indigenous craftsmanship.
Manufactures products using renewable materials such as wood, bamboo, natural fibres, recycled paper, terracotta and handcrafted textiles, reducing dependence on plastic and synthetic décor products.
Promotes handcrafted production over mass industrial manufacturing, lowering energy consumption and supporting decentralized rural employment.
Encourages consumers and corporate buyers to adopt sustainable gifting solutions that replace disposable plastic-based products with durable handcrafted alternatives.
Supports preservation of India's traditional craft techniques by creating consistent market demand for artisan-made products.
Uses environmentally responsible packaging and minimizes waste generation throughout its production process.
Business Benefits
Creates stable market access for artisan clusters through premium home décor and corporate gifting channels.
Enables businesses to procure sustainable corporate gifts that support artisan livelihoods and responsible sourcing commitments.
Generates measurable ESG indicators including artisans supported, handcrafted products sold, renewable materials used and plastic alternatives adopted.
Adds value to traditional handicrafts through contemporary product design, branding and e-commerce distribution.
Strengthens rural craft economies by increasing demand for locally sourced handcrafted products.
Supports ethical procurement strategies aligned with ESG and CSR objectives.
Demonstrates a commercially viable social enterprise model combining artisan empowerment, sustainable materials and premium handcrafted products.
India Hemp & Co. operates across the hemp value chain to develop hemp-based textiles and lifestyle products as sustainable alternatives to resource-intensive materials.
Primary Products:Hemp textiles, lifestyle and wellness products
Impact Benefits
India Hemp & Co. is one of India's leading hemp-based food companies, producing hemp seeds, hemp protein powder, hemp seed oil and functional nutrition products that promote sustainable agriculture and plant-based nutrition. (Company website)
Sources 100% legally cultivated Indian hemp from farmers in Uttarakhand and Himalayan regions, creating a new high-value agricultural market for industrial hemp cultivators.
Hemp cultivation requires 50–70% less water than cotton and significantly fewer pesticides, making it one of the world's most resource-efficient commercial crops.
Hemp plants absorb substantial quantities of atmospheric CO₂ during growth while improving soil structure through deep root systems, contributing to regenerative agricultural practices.
Hemp seeds naturally contain over 30% protein, all 9 essential amino acids, and a balanced Omega-3:Omega-6 fatty acid ratio (~1:3), supporting improved nutritional outcomes through plant-based diets.
Promotes crop diversification and higher-value income opportunities for Himalayan farmers by introducing industrial hemp into existing agricultural systems.
Invests in consumer education around hemp nutrition and sustainable agriculture, helping normalize industrial hemp as a legal food crop in India.
Business Benefits
Creates a premium value chain for Indian industrial hemp, increasing farmer incomes through higher-value agricultural production.
Diversifies India's plant-based protein market with domestically sourced raw materials, reducing dependence on imported protein ingredients.
Provides measurable ESG indicators including sustainably sourced hemp, farmer partnerships, renewable crop cultivation and reduced agricultural water use.
Hemp's relatively low water and pesticide requirements reduce cultivation costs and environmental impacts compared with several conventional fibre and oilseed crops.
Develops value-added functional foods with higher margins than raw agricultural commodities, strengthening rural agricultural value chains.
Supports regenerative agriculture while expanding opportunities in India's rapidly growing health food and plant-based nutrition markets.
Demonstrates a scalable agribusiness model integrating sustainable farming, farmer livelihoods and climate-resilient food systems.
branding, communication, and corporate gifting agency that helps companies create cohesive brand experiences through design, merchandise, packaging, and gifting solutions.
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, branding and gifting
Indie Good is a sustainable lifestyle marketplace that curates 500+ eco-friendly products from 100+ Indian ethical brands and social enterprises, promoting responsible consumption through a single retail platform. (Company website)
Offers sustainable alternatives across home décor, personal care, fashion, stationery, kitchenware, wellness, gifting and zero-waste living, reducing dependence on conventional plastic-intensive consumer products.
Works extensively with women entrepreneurs, artisan collectives, rural producer groups and MSMEs, creating market access for small sustainable businesses that typically lack nationwide retail channels.
Prioritizes products made from recycled materials, bamboo, cork, organic cotton, coconut shells, jute, natural fibres and biodegradable materials, supporting circular economy practices.
Encourages consumers to transition toward reusable, plastic-free and low-carbon products through sustainability education and conscious shopping campaigns.
Supports local manufacturing and handcrafted production, strengthening decentralized livelihoods while preserving traditional craftsmanship.
Promotes environmentally responsible packaging and reduced-waste logistics wherever possible across its product ecosystem.
Business Benefits
Aggregates 100+ sustainable brands on one marketplace, significantly reducing customer acquisition costs for ethical MSMEs and social enterprises.
Enables businesses to procure verified sustainable products through a single sourcing platform, simplifying green procurement.
Generates measurable ESG metrics including sustainable brands onboarded, artisan enterprises supported, eco-friendly products sold and renewable materials utilized.
Expands market reach for early-stage sustainable brands without requiring investment in independent retail infrastructure.
Helps corporate buyers source ESG-aligned gifting and merchandise while supporting verified impact enterprises.
Marketplace model enables scalable growth while maintaining a curated portfolio of environmentally responsible products.
Demonstrates a commercially sustainable retail ecosystem that integrates ethical sourcing, responsible consumption and livelihood generation.
J Iffy Plants promotes home and urban gardening by offering easy-to-grow plants and gardening solutions that encourage greener living and biodiversity in cities.
Category:Other, Urban Sustainability
Location:Thrissur
Product Category:Plants & Gardening
Primary Products:Indoor and outdoor plants, gardening kits
Impact Benefits
J Iffy Plants is an Indian horticulture enterprise specializing in sustainable plant-growing solutions, supplying cocopeat grow bags, propagation media, nursery substrates, hydroponic growing media and professional horticulture inputs for commercial agriculture. (Company website)
Uses 100% renewable coconut coir (cocopeat) as its primary growing medium, replacing non-renewable peat moss whose extraction contributes to wetland degradation and carbon emissions.
Coconut coir retains 8–10 times its own weight in water, significantly improving irrigation efficiency while reducing water consumption in greenhouse cultivation.
Supplies growing media for vegetables, fruits, flowers, hydroponics and protected cultivation, supporting higher productivity with improved root aeration and disease resistance.
Utilizes coconut processing by-products that would otherwise become agricultural waste, creating value-added circular supply chains for coconut-growing regions.
Supports commercial nurseries, greenhouse operators and export-oriented horticulture with sustainable growing substrates that improve crop quality while reducing environmental impact.
Promotes water-efficient agriculture and soilless cultivation technologies suitable for regions facing groundwater stress and climate variability.
Business Benefits
Cocopeat's 8–10× water-holding capacity reduces irrigation frequency and improves water-use efficiency for commercial growers.
Renewable growing media replaces imported peat moss, reducing dependence on environmentally damaging peat extraction and strengthening domestic agricultural supply chains.
Supports hydroponic and greenhouse farming with standardized substrates that improve crop uniformity, productivity and export quality.
Generates measurable sustainability indicators including renewable raw material utilization, agricultural waste recycled, water savings and growing media supplied.
Converts coconut industry by-products into high-value horticultural products, increasing value addition within agricultural supply chains.
Enables growers to improve crop yields while reducing fertilizer losses and irrigation costs through better moisture retention and root development.
Demonstrates a scalable circular agriculture model where agricultural residues are transformed into premium horticultural inputs supporting sustainable food production.
Jus Amazin works with smallholder farmers to produce clean-label, plant-based food products, particularly peanut-based foods, ensuring traceability and fair sourcing.
Jus Amazin is a clean-label food company producing 100% natural dried fruits, nuts, seeds, trail mixes, breakfast cereals and healthy snacks, promoting nutritious alternatives to highly processed packaged foods. (Company website)
Sources almonds, walnuts, cashews, raisins, dates, seeds and superfoods directly from farmers and producer networks across India and international origins, improving traceability and quality assurance.
Offers 100+ preservative-free products with no artificial colours, flavours or added preservatives, encouraging healthier dietary habits among consumers.
Promotes plant-based nutrition by providing foods naturally rich in protein, dietary fibre, healthy fats, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, supporting preventive health and better nutrition outcomes.
Uses minimal processing techniques that preserve nutritional value while reducing the need for chemical additives commonly found in ultra-processed snack foods.
Encourages healthier snacking habits, helping reduce dependence on high-sugar, high-sodium and highly processed packaged foods associated with obesity and lifestyle diseases.
Supports sustainable sourcing and responsible packaging initiatives while expanding consumer awareness around clean-label nutrition.
Business Benefits
Offers 100+ clean-label SKUs, allowing diversified revenue streams across retail, e-commerce and institutional distribution channels.
Premium positioning in the rapidly growing healthy snacks market enables higher value realization than conventional processed food products.
Direct sourcing improves supply-chain transparency, product quality and traceability while reducing intermediary costs.
Creates measurable ESG indicators including preservative-free products offered, responsible sourcing partnerships and healthy food accessibility.
Responds to increasing consumer demand for functional nutrition, plant-based foods and minimally processed products.
Diversified product portfolio reduces dependence on individual commodity categories while improving customer retention through cross-category purchases.
Demonstrates a scalable health-food business model integrating nutrition, clean-label manufacturing and responsible sourcing.
Jute Bags India manufactures and supplies jute-based bags and packaging solutions as eco-friendly alternatives to plastic, catering to bulk and institutional buyers.
Jute Bags India manufactures 100% reusable and biodegradable jute bags, cotton bags and eco-friendly packaging solutions as sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic carry bags. (Company website)
Supplies products to retailers, exporters, FMCG companies, promotional campaigns and corporate clients, helping replace thousands of disposable plastic bags with durable reusable alternatives.
Jute is a 100% natural, biodegradable and compostable fibre, capable of decomposing naturally within months without leaving microplastic pollution.
Sources jute from India's agricultural supply chain, supporting livelihoods of jute farmers and associated processing industries concentrated in eastern India.
Product portfolio includes shopping bags, promotional bags, wine bags, grocery bags, conference bags, packaging sacks and customized corporate gifting solutions.
Encourages repeated reuse through durable construction, substantially reducing the lifecycle environmental impact compared to single-use plastic carry bags.
Supports India's transition away from single-use plastics by providing commercially scalable alternatives for retail and institutional procurement.
Business Benefits
Enables businesses to comply with plastic reduction initiatives through reusable natural-fibre packaging solutions.
Creates measurable ESG indicators including reusable bags supplied, renewable natural fibres utilized and plastic bags replaced.
Provides customized branding and promotional merchandise for corporates while supporting sustainable procurement objectives.
Renewable jute fibre offers a lower environmental footprint than petroleum-based plastic bags and enhances corporate sustainability positioning.
Supports agricultural value chains by creating consistent industrial demand for jute cultivation and fibre processing.
Durable reusable products improve lifecycle cost efficiency compared with repeated procurement of disposable plastic packaging.
Demonstrates a scalable circular economy model built on renewable agricultural fibres, sustainable manufacturing and environmentally responsible packaging.
Kavade is not merely a toy store.
Evidence shows that:
They have worked with approximately 12 craft clusters across multiple states.
Products incorporate Kalamkari, Gond art, Lambani embroidery, Channapatna woodwork, palm leaf crafts, and other traditional crafts.
Many products are handcrafted by artisan communities
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, toys and board games
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:toys and doll
Primary Products:Handcrafted and locally produced goods
Impact Benefits
Kavade is a social enterprise working with tribal communities, rural artisans and smallholder farmers across Maharashtra to produce and market wild forest produce, traditional foods, handcrafted products and natural wellness products through fair and sustainable value chains. (Company website)
Works with 1,500+ tribal families and rural producers across multiple districts, improving household incomes by creating direct market access and reducing dependence on intermediaries. (Organization website)
Promotes sustainable harvesting of Non-Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) including honey, millets, spices, medicinal plants and forest-based products, encouraging conservation of biodiversity while generating livelihoods.
Supports indigenous farming systems through procurement of naturally grown millets, pulses and traditional crops, helping preserve local crop diversity and climate-resilient agriculture.
Provides producer training in value addition, food processing, quality assurance and packaging, increasing the market value of rural products.
Encourages women's participation through Self-Help Groups (SHGs) involved in food processing, handicrafts and enterprise management, strengthening rural economic inclusion.
Promotes sustainable consumption by connecting urban consumers directly with ethically sourced tribal products through digital and retail channels.
Business Benefits
Creates direct market linkages for 1,500+ rural producers, improving price realization by reducing intermediary margins.
Adds value to forest produce through branding, processing and packaging, increasing producer income compared with raw commodity sales.
Generates measurable ESG indicators including producer households supported, women SHGs engaged, traditional products marketed and sustainable forest products procured.
Diversifies rural income through value-added food products, handicrafts and wellness products rather than dependence on seasonal agriculture alone.
Enables ethical sourcing for institutional buyers seeking traceable, community-produced and environmentally responsible products.
Demonstrates a scalable inclusive business model integrating biodiversity conservation, tribal livelihoods and sustainable rural entrepreneurship.
Ksamah is a sustainable fashion and lifestyle brand that integrates conscious design with responsible sourcing, promoting slow fashion and mindful consumption.
Primary Products:Consciously designed apparel and accessories
Impact Benefits
Ksamah is an Indian sustainable fashion and lifestyle brand that designs handcrafted apparel, accessories and home textiles using natural fibres, handloom fabrics, plant-based dyes and artisan-led production, promoting environmentally responsible fashion. (Company website)
Works with artisan clusters, handloom weavers and women-led production units across India, generating sustainable livelihoods while preserving traditional textile craftsmanship.
Uses natural materials such as organic cotton, handwoven textiles, linen and plant-derived fibres, reducing dependence on synthetic petroleum-based fabrics.
Promotes slow fashion by producing durable, limited-quantity collections that reduce textile waste and overproduction associated with fast-fashion supply chains.
Encourages low-impact manufacturing through handcrafted production techniques that consume significantly less energy than industrial textile manufacturing.
Supports ethical labour practices, fair wages and transparent sourcing across its artisan network while promoting conscious consumer behaviour.
Uses eco-friendly packaging and minimizes waste throughout production and distribution processes.
Business Benefits
Creates premium value for handcrafted products through design-led branding, improving earnings for artisan and weaving communities.
Generates measurable ESG indicators including artisan livelihoods supported, natural fibres utilized, handcrafted products manufactured and sustainable materials sourced.
Slow-fashion production reduces excess inventory, lowering waste generation and improving resource efficiency.
Provides consumers and institutional buyers with ethically sourced apparel aligned with ESG and sustainable procurement objectives.
Strengthens domestic textile supply chains by promoting locally sourced fabrics and decentralized manufacturing.
Demonstrates a commercially viable sustainable fashion model integrating artisan livelihoods, ethical sourcing and environmentally responsible production.
A sustainable corporate gifting and merchandise platform that helps companies source, customize, and distribute environmentally responsible gift hampers and branded merchandise
Loopify is a circular economy technology company that enables organizations to measure, manage and reduce waste through AI-enabled waste analytics, digital traceability and sustainability reporting. (Company website)
Provides waste intelligence solutions across corporate campuses, manufacturing facilities, hospitality, educational institutions and municipalities, helping organizations transition from linear waste disposal to circular resource management.
Uses AI-powered image recognition and data analytics to classify waste streams, measure segregation efficiency and identify recyclable material recovery opportunities in near real time.
Helps clients achieve 90%+ waste segregation accuracy and significantly increase recycling rates through continuous monitoring, employee engagement and data-driven interventions (project dependent).
Digital tracking enables organizations to quantify waste generated, recyclable fractions, landfill diversion and carbon emissions associated with waste management, improving environmental accountability.
Supports implementation of India's Solid Waste Management Rules (2016) and corporate zero-waste initiatives through verified waste traceability.
Reduces landfill dependency by improving source segregation and increasing recovery of recyclable and compostable materials before disposal.
Business Benefits
AI-driven waste analytics reduce manual waste audits while providing continuous operational visibility across facilities.
Enables organizations to track waste generated, recycling rate, landfill diversion, segregation efficiency and carbon emissions through centralized digital dashboards.
Improves recycling recovery and reduces waste disposal costs by identifying operational inefficiencies and contamination hotspots.
Supports ESG, BRSR, GRI and CDP reporting through verifiable waste performance metrics and automated sustainability reporting.
Helps organizations progress toward Zero Waste to Landfill and circular economy targets using measurable KPIs rather than periodic manual assessments.
Reduces compliance risks by providing digital documentation and traceability for waste collection, transportation and recycling activities.
Demonstrates a scalable SaaS-enabled circular economy model where data analytics, AI and waste management are integrated to improve environmental performance and operational efficiency.
Lumitech Lighting India designs and manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting systems for industrial, commercial, institutional and infrastructure applications, replacing conventional high-energy lighting technologies. (Company website)
Product portfolio includes LED street lights, flood lights, high-bay lights, panel lights, tube lights, solar-integrated lighting and industrial luminaires, supporting large-scale energy conservation across multiple sectors.
LED lighting systems typically consume 50–80% less electricity than conventional incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lighting, substantially reducing energy demand and associated greenhouse gas emissions.
Products have operational lifespans of up to 50,000 hours, reducing replacement frequency, maintenance requirements and electronic waste generation compared with traditional lighting technologies.
Supports India's national energy-efficiency initiatives by promoting low-energy lighting solutions across public infrastructure, industries, educational institutions and commercial buildings.
Long-life LED technology lowers maintenance visits and material consumption, reducing lifecycle environmental impacts of lighting infrastructure.
Encourages integration of solar-powered lighting solutions for off-grid and energy-resilient applications, supporting renewable energy adoption.
Business Benefits
LED solutions reduce electricity consumption by 50–80%, generating significant operating cost savings over conventional lighting systems.
Product lifespans of up to 50,000 operating hours substantially reduce maintenance, replacement and labour costs.
Supports organizations pursuing LEED, IGBC and ESG objectives through measurable reductions in energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Provides measurable KPIs including energy saved (kWh), CO₂ emissions avoided, lighting efficiency improvements and maintenance cost reductions.
Solar LED products reduce dependence on grid electricity while improving resilience for remote and outdoor installations.
High-efficiency lighting improves illumination quality while lowering total cost of ownership across industrial and commercial facilities.
Demonstrates a scalable clean-energy business model where energy efficiency, reduced operating costs and environmental sustainability are achieved simultaneously.
Social Issues in Focus
High electricity consumption.
Carbon emissions from power generation.
Inefficient lighting infrastructure.
Energy affordability.
Electronic waste reduction through longer product life.
Matruchaya Global Enterprises (Maglente) provides innovative and sustainable product solutions with a focus on quality manufacturing and responsible business practices.
Category:Other, Sustainable Manufacturing
Location:Noida
Product Category:Consumer & Industrial Products
Primary Products:Sustainably produced goods
Impact Benefits
MAGLENTE is a clean-energy company developing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, solar water pumping solutions, rooftop solar installations and EPC services for residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural applications. (Company website)
Provides end-to-end services including system design, engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning and maintenance, enabling organizations to transition from fossil-fuel-based electricity to renewable solar power.
Solar PV installations typically generate electricity for 25+ years, significantly reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared with grid electricity generated from coal.
Solar-powered irrigation systems reduce farmers' dependence on diesel pumps, lowering fuel consumption, operating costs and local air pollution while improving irrigation reliability.
Promotes decentralized renewable energy generation, reducing transmission losses and improving energy resilience for rural and commercial users.
Supports India's renewable energy targets by accelerating adoption of distributed solar infrastructure across multiple sectors.
Each installed solar system contributes directly to reductions in CO₂ emissions over its operational lifetime while lowering dependence on non-renewable electricity sources.
Business Benefits
Solar systems provide long-term electricity generation for 25+ years, substantially reducing lifetime energy costs.
Enables organizations to lower grid electricity consumption and improve energy independence through distributed renewable generation.
Supports ESG and BRSR reporting by providing measurable KPIs including installed solar capacity (kW/MW), renewable electricity generated (kWh) and CO₂ emissions avoided.
Solar irrigation solutions reduce diesel expenditure and maintenance costs while improving farm productivity.
EPC model offers integrated project delivery, reducing implementation complexity and improving system reliability.
Supports commercial and industrial clients in reducing operating expenses while meeting renewable energy procurement goals.
Demonstrates a scalable clean-energy business model integrating renewable power generation, operational savings and climate impact.
Minus Degree develops innovative cooling and thermal comfort solutions designed to reduce energy use and improve efficiency in buildings and urban environments.
Minus Degree is an Indian climate-tech company developing passive cooling and cold-chain solutions that preserve fruits, vegetables, dairy and other perishables without continuous grid electricity, reducing post-harvest losses. (Company website)
Its proprietary cooling technology extends the shelf life of fresh produce by 2–5 times, depending on the crop, allowing farmers and vendors to store produce longer before sale.
The company's systems operate with minimal or no continuous electricity, making them suitable for rural areas with unreliable power supply and reducing energy consumption compared with conventional refrigeration.
By slowing spoilage, the technology helps reduce post-harvest food losses, which account for a significant share of agricultural waste in India, thereby improving food security and farmer incomes.
Decentralized cold-storage units improve market flexibility by allowing farmers to delay distress sales and access better prices.
Reduced food spoilage also lowers methane emissions associated with decomposing organic waste and improves resource efficiency across agricultural supply chains.
Supports climate-resilient agriculture by strengthening cold-chain infrastructure in underserved rural regions.
Business Benefits
Extends produce shelf life by 2–5×, reducing spoilage losses and improving inventory utilization for farmers, retailers and distributors.
Creates measurable ESG indicators including food loss prevented, energy savings, produce preserved and estimated CO₂ emissions avoided through reduced spoilage.
Enables farmer collectives, FPOs and agri-businesses to improve price realization by reducing the need for immediate post-harvest sales.
Reduces dependence on diesel-powered or energy-intensive cold storage infrastructure in off-grid and rural markets.
Strengthens agricultural supply chains by improving freshness, reducing wastage and increasing the availability of high-quality produce.
Demonstrates a scalable climate-tech model combining food security, energy efficiency and post-harvest loss reduction.
Miral India works in the area of sustainable materials and responsible production, offering eco-friendly alternatives for consumer and institutional use.
Miral India is a manufacturer of eco-friendly cleaning chemicals, hygiene solutions and water treatment products, supplying sustainable cleaning products for institutional, industrial and commercial applications. (Company website)
Develops cleaning formulations designed to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals while maintaining high cleaning efficiency across sectors including hospitality, healthcare, food processing and manufacturing.
Product portfolio includes biodegradable cleaners, disinfectants, housekeeping chemicals, industrial cleaners and water treatment solutions, helping organizations lower their environmental footprint.
Uses concentrated formulations that require lower dosage per application, reducing chemical consumption, packaging waste and transportation emissions over the product lifecycle.
Supports responsible wastewater management by promoting biodegradable formulations that reduce aquatic toxicity compared with conventional chemical cleaners (product dependent).
Encourages safer workplace environments by reducing employee exposure to corrosive and hazardous cleaning chemicals.
Helps institutional customers transition toward environmentally preferable housekeeping practices aligned with green building standards.
Business Benefits
Concentrated formulations reduce chemical consumption and lower procurement, storage and transportation costs.
Enables organizations to adopt environmentally preferable cleaning products supporting LEED, IGBC and ESG sustainability objectives.
Generates measurable KPIs including chemical consumption reduced, biodegradable products supplied, packaging savings and hazardous chemical substitution.
Supports compliance with institutional environmental and occupational safety standards by reducing reliance on highly hazardous cleaning agents.
One Good is a sustainable lifestyle brand curating ethically made products that support artisans, social enterprises, and environmentally responsible producers.
Primary Products:Ethical lifestyle and gifting products
Impact Benefits
One Good is a sustainable lifestyle brand producing plastic-free, biodegradable and reusable everyday products, encouraging consumers to reduce dependence on single-use plastics. (Company website)
Its portfolio includes bamboo toothbrushes, reusable metal straws, coconut-shell products, natural loofahs, bamboo combs, reusable kitchen products, eco-friendly personal care accessories and sustainable gift kits.
Replaces disposable plastic products with renewable materials such as bamboo, coconut shell, natural fibres, stainless steel and wood, significantly reducing long-term plastic waste generation.
Many products are 100% biodegradable or designed for long-term reuse, preventing persistent plastic pollution and microplastic generation.
Sources renewable natural materials while supporting artisan-based manufacturing and environmentally responsible production practices.
Promotes conscious consumer behaviour by educating customers on zero-waste lifestyles and sustainable alternatives for daily household use.
Encourages circular consumption through durable products designed for repeated use rather than single-use disposal.
Business Benefits
Enables consumers and businesses to replace hundreds of disposable plastic products over the usable lifetime of reusable alternatives.
Creates measurable ESG indicators including plastic products replaced, reusable products sold, renewable materials utilized and biodegradable product adoption.
Supports corporate sustainability initiatives through eco-friendly gifting and green procurement solutions.
Premium sustainable products strengthen brand positioning among environmentally conscious consumers while reducing lifecycle environmental impacts.
Expands demand for renewable raw materials such as bamboo and coconut-based products, strengthening sustainable rural supply chains.
Demonstrates a scalable circular retail model integrating reusable consumer products, renewable materials and waste reduction.
Onpery is a womens health brand dealing with bringing importance and awareness to womens menstural health and other social inititives
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Sustainable Personal Care
Location:Jharkhand
Product Category:Personal Care Products
Primary Products:Natural personal care products
Impact Benefits
OnPery Technologies develops IoT-enabled smart water management solutions that monitor, automate and optimize water distribution systems for residential communities, commercial buildings, industries and municipalities. (Company website)
Its platform integrates IoT sensors, smart water meters, cloud analytics and automated valve control to provide real-time monitoring of water consumption, storage levels, flow rates and leakages.
Enables detection of pipeline leakages, overflow events and abnormal consumption patterns, helping reduce non-revenue water (NRW) and preventing significant water losses.
Automated monitoring can reduce water wastage by 20–40%, depending on the existing infrastructure and leakage levels, through continuous analytics and predictive alerts.
Digital monitoring minimizes unnecessary groundwater extraction by improving utilization efficiency of available water resources.
Supports smart-city initiatives through data-driven management of decentralized water infrastructure, improving service reliability and conservation outcomes.
Business Benefits
Provides centralized dashboards for monitoring multiple water assets simultaneously, reducing manual inspections and operational costs.
Helps property managers reduce water consumption by 20–40% through leak detection, demand analytics and automated controls (site dependent).
Enables measurable ESG KPIs including litres of water saved, leak incidents detected, overflow events prevented, NRW reduction and smart meter coverage.
Automated alerts reduce maintenance response time and improve infrastructure reliability.
Data-driven water accounting supports compliance with green building certifications such as LEED and IGBC and strengthens corporate ESG reporting.
Predictive maintenance extends equipment life while lowering utility expenditure and maintenance costs.
Demonstrates a scalable SaaS + IoT business model that combines digital infrastructure, resource efficiency and water conservation.
Organic Homes promotes sustainable living through organic foods, eco-friendly household products, and responsible lifestyle solutions.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Sustainable Living
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Organic & Eco Products
Primary Products:Organic foods and eco-friendly home products
Impact Benefits
Organic Homes manufactures and distributes certified organic food products, including grains, pulses, spices, flours, oils and healthy food ingredients sourced directly from Indian organic farmers. (Company website)
Works with certified organic farming networks, supporting cultivation practices that eliminate synthetic pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers while improving long-term soil health.
Promotes biodiversity by encouraging crop rotations, natural pest management and regenerative farming techniques that increase soil organic matter and reduce chemical runoff into water bodies.
Direct farmer procurement strengthens rural value chains by improving price realization for organic producers and reducing dependence on intermediaries.
Offers chemical-residue-free food products, improving consumer access to healthier dietary options while supporting environmentally sustainable agriculture.
Organic cultivation generally requires lower synthetic agrochemical inputs and contributes to improved soil carbon sequestration and ecosystem resilience over time.
Encourages consumer adoption of sustainable food systems through transparent sourcing and certified organic products.
Business Benefits
Creates premium market opportunities for certified organic farmers through direct procurement and branded retail distribution.
Generates measurable ESG metrics including organic-certified products sold, farmers engaged, chemical fertilizer avoidance and sustainable agricultural acreage supported (where reported by producer groups).
Traceable sourcing improves food safety, quality assurance and consumer confidence in organic products.
Premium organic positioning enables greater value addition compared with conventional agricultural commodities.
Our Better Planet works with multiple social enterprises and producer groups to create inclusive supply chains and promote sustainable consumption at scale.
Category:Other, Impact Marketplace
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Sustainable Products
Primary Products:Ethical and sustainable consumer products
Impact Benefits
Our Better Planet (OBP) is a sustainability consulting and impact implementation company that helps businesses integrate ESG, circular economy, climate action and sustainable supply-chain practices into their operations. (Company website)
The company provides advisory across ESG strategy, carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, waste management, sustainable packaging and circular economy implementation, enabling organizations to measure and reduce environmental impacts using internationally recognized frameworks.
Supports organizations in preparing sustainability disclosures aligned with GRI, BRSR, TCFD, SASB and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), improving transparency and investor readiness.
Conducts carbon footprint assessments (Scope 1, 2 and relevant Scope 3 emissions), resource efficiency studies and life-cycle assessments (LCAs) to identify measurable opportunities for emissions reduction and resource optimization.
Helps clients implement circular economy interventions including waste segregation, recycling, packaging redesign and material recovery, enabling diversion of significant quantities of waste from landfill depending on project scale.
Supports businesses in reducing resource consumption through energy, water and material efficiency programmes, which typically identify 10–30% resource-saving opportunities depending on baseline operations.
Business Benefits
Enables companies to produce ESG disclosures aligned with GRI, BRSR, SASB and TCFD, improving regulatory compliance and access to sustainability-focused investors.
Delivers measurable KPIs including GHG emissions (tCO₂e), waste diverted from landfill (%), recycling rates (%), water consumption (kL), energy consumption (kWh) and circularity indicators.
Resource-efficiency programmes commonly identify 10–30% cost-saving opportunities through reductions in energy, water and material consumption (project dependent).
Supports organizations pursuing Net Zero, carbon neutrality and science-based climate targets through structured decarbonization roadmaps.
Helps clients strengthen ESG ratings, supplier sustainability performance and stakeholder reporting through data-driven sustainability management.
Demonstrates a scalable sustainability consulting model that combines measurable environmental outcomes with long-term operational cost reductions and regulatory preparedness.
Pareevartan is a social enterprise working to create sustainable livelihoods for marginalised communities through skill development, ethical production, and community-led enterprise models.
Primary Products:Handcrafted and locally produced goods
Impact Benefits
Pareevartan is a social enterprise that manufactures upcycled lifestyle products, corporate merchandise and eco-friendly bags by transforming discarded materials such as textile waste, advertising flex banners, seat belts, tyre tubes and industrial surplus materials into premium consumer products. (Company website)
The company diverts substantial quantities of non-biodegradable waste from landfills by converting difficult-to-recycle materials into durable bags, laptop sleeves, pouches, folders, conference kits and corporate gifting products.
Works extensively with women artisans and Self-Help Groups (SHGs), generating decentralized livelihood opportunities through cutting, stitching, finishing and quality control activities.
Every upcycled product replaces the use of virgin synthetic materials while extending the useful life of waste materials that would otherwise remain in the environment for decades.
Corporate clients can directly quantify the amount of waste upcycled through customized procurement programmes, making sustainability outcomes measurable.
Promotes circular design principles by designing products for durability, repairability and long-term reuse instead of single-use consumption.
Business Benefits
Converts difficult-to-recycle waste streams into high-value products, creating significantly greater economic value than disposal or low-value recycling.
Provides organizations with measurable sustainability metrics including kilograms of waste upcycled, number of products manufactured, virgin material displaced and estimated landfill diversion for each corporate order.
Enables companies to integrate circular economy outcomes into ESG, CSR and BRSR reporting through traceable procurement.
Supports women-led production units, creating livelihood opportunities while maintaining decentralized manufacturing capacity.
Customized corporate gifting solutions allow organizations to align procurement with sustainability commitments and employee engagement programmes.
Demonstrates a scalable circular business model where waste recovery, livelihood generation and premium product manufacturing create both environmental and economic value.
Prayas is a fashion and livelihood initiative that works with artisans and craftspeople to produce ethically made apparel while preserving traditional textile skills.
Prayas Fashion is a sustainable apparel and textile enterprise manufacturing organic cotton garments, eco-friendly apparel, uniforms and promotional clothing using environmentally responsible production practices. (Company website)
Uses GOTS-certified organic cotton and sustainable fabrics where applicable, eliminating the use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers during fibre cultivation and reducing the environmental footprint of textile production.
Produces apparel through ethical manufacturing processes that emphasize responsible sourcing, efficient fabric utilization and reduced production waste.
Works with Indian textile manufacturers and garment production units, supporting domestic employment and strengthening sustainable textile value chains.
Organic cotton cultivation typically uses 70–90% less blue water and emits up to 40–50% lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventionally grown cotton (industry benchmarks), contributing to reduced environmental impact across the supply chain.
Encourages organizations to replace conventionally produced uniforms and merchandise with sustainably sourced alternatives, reducing lifecycle environmental impacts.
Supports responsible procurement by offering eco-conscious apparel for corporates, educational institutions and organizations pursuing ESG goals.
Business Benefits
Supplies sustainable uniforms and apparel for corporate and institutional procurement programmes, supporting green purchasing policies.
Generates measurable ESG indicators including organic fabric procured, sustainable garments supplied, estimated water savings, carbon emissions avoided and textile waste reduced.
Organic cotton sourcing reduces environmental risks associated with conventional cotton cultivation while strengthening sustainable supply chains.
Helps clients improve ESG and BRSR reporting through procurement of environmentally preferable textile products.
Durable, high-quality garments improve product lifespan, reducing replacement frequency and lifecycle procurement costs.
Demonstrates a scalable sustainable textile business model combining ethical sourcing, environmentally responsible manufacturing and institutional procurement.
Primary Products:Waste processing and recycling systems
Impact Benefits
SPS Kalyan Enviropower designs and manufactures organic waste composting machines, food waste converters, bio-digesters and waste processing equipment for residential communities, hotels, industries, institutions and municipal bodies. (Company website)
Its Organic Waste Converter (OWC) systems are available in capacities ranging from 25 kg/day to over 5,000 kg/day (5 TPD), enabling decentralized treatment of biodegradable waste at source.
The composting systems convert segregated organic waste into nutrient-rich compost within approximately 10–15 days, reducing landfill disposal and methane emissions associated with unmanaged organic waste.
Depending on installation size, each system can divert up to several tonnes of biodegradable waste per day from municipal landfills while supporting compliance with India's Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Produces reusable organic compost suitable for landscaping, agriculture and horticulture, supporting circular nutrient recovery and reducing dependence on chemical fertilizers.
Decentralized processing minimizes waste transportation, lowering fuel consumption, collection costs and associated greenhouse gas emissions.
Business Benefits
Equipment capacities ranging from 25 kg/day to 5 TPD+ allow deployment across apartments, commercial facilities, educational campuses, industries and municipalities.
Enables organizations to achieve 90%+ diversion of biodegradable waste from landfill when proper source segregation is maintained.
Generates measurable KPIs including organic waste processed (kg/day), compost produced (kg), landfill diversion (%), methane emissions avoided and transportation costs reduced.
On-site composting significantly lowers waste hauling and landfill disposal expenses while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Compost generated can be reused internally or sold, creating additional value from organic waste streams.
Supports green building certifications such as LEED, IGBC and GRIHA through decentralized waste management infrastructure.
Demonstrates a scalable circular waste management model combining waste processing equipment, resource recovery and operational cost savings.
Safe Chlor develops sustainable water treatment and sanitation solutions aimed at improving water safety and hygiene outcomes.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Water & Sanitation
Location:Chennai
Product Category:Clean Water Solutions
Primary Products:Water treatment and chlorination systems
Impact Benefits
Safe Chlor manufactures and supplies chlorination and water disinfection systems for drinking water, wastewater treatment plants, industries and municipal water utilities. (Company website)
Its product portfolio includes sodium hypochlorite generators, chlorine dosing systems, dosing pumps, disinfection skids and automated chlorination solutions, ensuring safe microbial control in potable and industrial water systems.
On-site sodium hypochlorite generation eliminates the need to transport and store hazardous chlorine gas cylinders, significantly reducing risks associated with chlorine handling and accidental leaks.
Automated dosing systems continuously monitor and regulate chlorine dosage, ensuring residual chlorine remains within prescribed drinking water standards while minimizing chemical overuse.
Proper chlorination effectively inactivates 99.99% (4-log reduction) of common waterborne pathogens such as bacteria and viruses under recommended operating conditions, improving public health outcomes.
Supports municipalities, industries and institutions in complying with BIS IS 10500 drinking water quality standards and public health regulations.
Business Benefits
On-site hypochlorite generation reduces recurring logistics costs associated with chlorine cylinder procurement, transportation and storage.
Automated dosing systems optimize disinfectant consumption, reducing chemical wastage while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Provides measurable KPIs including litres of water disinfected/day, chlorine dosage (mg/L), residual chlorine maintained, chemical consumption reduced and pathogen removal efficiency.
Reduces operational and occupational safety risks by replacing compressed chlorine gas handling with safer on-site generation technologies.
Enables utilities and industries to improve water quality monitoring while reducing downtime through automated disinfection systems.
Demonstrates a scalable water treatment business model integrating public health protection, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance
Saukhyam Pads is a social enterprise producing affordable, eco-friendly sanitary pads while generating livelihoods for women through decentralised production units.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Women’s Health
Location:Hyderabad
Product Category:Feminine Hygiene
Primary Products:Sanitary pads and menstrual health products
Impact Benefits
Saukhyam Pads is a social enterprise manufacturing 100% biodegradable sanitary pads using banana fibre and other natural plant-based materials, providing an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional plastic-based sanitary napkins. (Company website)
Each Saukhyam pad contains over 90% biodegradable natural materials and decomposes within 6–12 months, compared with conventional sanitary pads that may persist in landfills for 500–800 years due to their plastic content.
Uses banana fibre, an agricultural by-product, creating additional value for banana farmers while reducing agricultural waste.
The enterprise partners with women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs), NGOs and rural entrepreneurs to manufacture, distribute and promote menstrual hygiene products, creating decentralized livelihood opportunities.
Conducts menstrual hygiene awareness programmes in schools and rural communities, improving access to safe menstrual health education while reducing stigma surrounding menstruation.
Replacing one conventional user with biodegradable products can prevent disposal of 200–300 plastic-containing sanitary pads annually, significantly reducing plastic waste over a user's lifetime.
Business Benefits
Biodegradable pads reduce long-term environmental liabilities associated with menstrual waste while supporting sustainable procurement by NGOs, schools and healthcare institutions.
Creates measurable ESG indicators including biodegradable pads distributed, plastic waste avoided, banana fibre utilized, women entrepreneurs engaged and menstrual hygiene beneficiaries reached.
Banana fibre utilization creates additional value from agricultural residues, strengthening rural circular economy supply chains.
Decentralized production through women-led enterprises generates local employment while improving access to affordable menstrual hygiene products.
Enables CSR programmes and public health initiatives to deliver measurable social and environmental impact simultaneously.
Demonstrates a scalable social enterprise model combining women's health, rural livelihoods and biodegradable product innovation.
Employs cutting-edge milling technology for precision cleaning and polishing, reducing food wastage during processing.
Maintains stringent quality control from raw material sourcing through final product testing.
Operates a customer-centric supply model with personalized service and transparent communication for institutional/bulk buyers.
Business Benefits
Creates premium market opportunities for certified organic farmers through branded retail and wholesale distribution.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including organic products marketed, certified farmers engaged, chemical fertilizer avoidance, pesticide-free production and sustainable acreage supported.
Strengthens traceability and food safety through certified sourcing and quality assurance systems.
Premium organic positioning enables higher value realization than conventional agricultural commodities while improving farmer incomes.
Maintains one of the largest corporate gifting catalogues in the segment, spanning 15+ categories including apparel (246 SKUs), luggage (167 SKUs), gadgets (130 SKUs), and bottles/flasks (144 SKUs).
Offers a dedicated "Pharma Gifts" vertical (231 SKUs) serving the pharmaceutical industry's specific promotional gifting needs.
Provides festive gift sets combining eco-conscious items (rice husk eco mugs, bamboo vacuum flasks) with conventional gifting products.
Supports bulk B2B procurement at scale with GST-inclusive pricing and download-basket functionality for corporate buyers.
Business Benefits
Supports artisan-based supply chains that generate higher value addition through handcrafted production and premium design.
Small-batch manufacturing minimizes overproduction and markdown losses while improving inventory efficiency.
Enables consumers and institutional buyers to procure ethically manufactured apparel aligned with ESG and sustainable procurement goals.
Strengthens India's handloom ecosystem by creating sustained commercial demand for artisan-made textiles.
Demonstrates a scalable slow-fashion business model integrating ethical production, premium craftsmanship and environmentally responsible textile sourcing.
Primary Products:Eco-friendly household and lifestyle products
Impact Benefits
Parenus develops IoT-enabled smart sanitation and hygiene solutions, including automated sanitary napkin vending machines, sanitary pad incinerators and smart washroom management systems for schools, colleges, workplaces and public institutions. (Company website)
A single sanitary pad vending machine can typically store 100–300 sanitary pads, ensuring continuous availability of menstrual hygiene products in institutional settings and reducing absenteeism caused by lack of access.
Its electric sanitary pad incinerators are capable of disposing 30–100 used sanitary pads per cycle/day (model dependent), reducing open dumping and unsafe disposal practices.
Proper high-temperature incineration can reduce the volume of menstrual waste by up to 95%, significantly lowering landfill burden compared to untreated disposal.
Digital monitoring enables facility managers to track machine status, stock levels and usage, ensuring timely replenishment and minimizing service downtime.
By improving access to menstrual hygiene infrastructure, the company supports healthier and safer environments for thousands of female students and employees across institutional campuses.
Business Benefits
Reduces manual inventory checks through IoT-based monitoring, lowering maintenance visits and operational costs.
Provides measurable KPIs including pads dispensed/month, machine uptime (%), refill frequency, waste disposed (kg/month), incineration cycles completed and institutions served.
Incineration systems reduce menstrual waste volume by up to 95%, lowering waste collection and disposal costs.
Automated stock alerts help maintain >95% service availability (subject to maintenance practices), improving user satisfaction.
Supports ESG and CSR programmes focused on menstrual hygiene, enabling organizations to quantify beneficiaries and hygiene infrastructure deployed.
Demonstrates a scalable hygiene technology model integrating IoT, sanitation infrastructure and women's health outcomes.
Pashn is a sustainable fashion brand manufacturing vegan footwear and accessories using plant-based, recycled and cruelty-free materials as alternatives to conventional leather. (Company website)
Every pair of Pashn footwear is 100% vegan, eliminating the use of animal leather and reducing dependence on livestock-based raw materials.
Selected product lines incorporate recycled rubber soles, recycled EVA and recycled PET components, reducing demand for virgin petroleum-based materials and increasing recycled material utilization.
Vegan leather production can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30–80% and water consumption by 50–90% compared with conventional animal leather, depending on the material used (industry LCA benchmarks).
Durable construction extends product lifespan, encouraging repeated use and reducing the environmental impact associated with fast-fashion footwear replacement.
The company promotes ethical manufacturing, plastic-conscious packaging and responsible sourcing across its supply chain.
Supports consumer transition toward low-impact fashion without compromising functionality or design.
Business Benefits
Offers 100% animal-free product lines, enabling retailers and consumers to meet growing demand for vegan and sustainable fashion.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including pairs of vegan footwear sold, recycled material content (%), virgin material displaced (kg), estimated CO₂ emissions avoided and animal leather replaced.
Use of recycled rubber and recycled polymers reduces raw material dependence while supporting circular economy objectives.
Premium sustainable positioning allows higher value realization in the rapidly growing ethical fashion market.
Supports corporate sustainable gifting and procurement initiatives through certified vegan product offerings.
Demonstrates a scalable sustainable footwear model combining recycled materials, cruelty-free manufacturing and circular product design.
Pink Moon Gifts is a sustainable corporate gifting company specializing in eco-friendly, plastic-free and responsibly sourced gift hampers for corporates, events and employee engagement programs. (Company website)
The company offers 300+ customizable gifting products across categories including bamboo products, seed paper stationery, reusable drinkware, jute bags, cork products, terracotta items, organic foods and handcrafted gifts, enabling businesses to replace conventional plastic-based promotional merchandise.
Sources products from MSMEs, artisan groups, women entrepreneurs and social enterprises, generating livelihoods while increasing market access for ethical producers.
Many products are manufactured using renewable materials such as bamboo, jute, cork, cotton and recycled paper, replacing virgin plastic and synthetic alternatives.
A corporate order of 1,000 eco-friendly gift kits can eliminate approximately 1,000–3,000 single-use plastic gift items, depending on product selection, while significantly reducing packaging waste.
Promotes reusable gifting solutions that remain in use for years rather than disposable promotional merchandise with short product lifecycles.
Business Benefits
Offers 300+ sustainable gifting SKUs, allowing organizations to meet ESG procurement goals across employee, client and event gifting.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including gift kits supplied, plastic items avoided, sustainable products procured, artisan enterprises supported and recycled/renewable materials utilized.
Enables corporates to quantify sustainability impact for CSR, ESG and BRSR reporting through traceable sustainable procurement.
Supports bulk corporate orders ranging from hundreds to several thousand customized gift hampers while maintaining sustainable sourcing standards.
Consolidated sourcing reduces procurement complexity by offering multiple eco-friendly product categories through a single vendor.
Demonstrates a scalable sustainable procurement model integrating responsible sourcing, circular materials and livelihood generation.
Plattera designs and manufactures compostable tableware and food packaging made from areca palm leaves, providing a sustainable alternative to plastic, thermocol and paper-coated disposable products. (Company website)
Products are manufactured from 100% naturally fallen areca palm leaves, requiring no tree cutting and utilizing agricultural biomass that would otherwise be discarded or burned.
The portfolio includes 50+ product variants including plates, bowls, trays, compartment plates and serving platters for retail, hospitality and food-service applications.
Areca tableware is 100% biodegradable and compostable, typically decomposing within 60–90 days under composting conditions compared with plastic products that may persist for 400–500 years.
Manufacturing involves chemical-free cleaning and heat pressing, eliminating bleaching agents, coatings and synthetic binders commonly used in disposable food packaging.
Every 10,000 areca plates supplied can replace approximately 10,000 single-use plastic or thermocol plates, directly reducing non-biodegradable waste generation.
Supports rural livelihoods by creating additional income opportunities for areca growers through value addition of fallen leaves.
Business Benefits
Offers 50+ compostable tableware products for institutional catering, hospitality, restaurants and events seeking plastic-free alternatives.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including compostable products supplied, plastic items replaced, agricultural biomass utilized, biodegradable waste generated instead of plastic waste and rural suppliers supported.
Enables organizations to comply with India's single-use plastic restrictions through certified compostable alternatives.
Products withstand both hot and cold food service, improving usability while maintaining complete compostability.
Converts an agricultural by-product into premium food-service products, increasing value realization for areca-growing regions.
Demonstrates a scalable circular bioeconomy model where agricultural residues become commercially viable, zero-plastic food packaging solutions.
Presentia is a corporate gifting company specializing in sustainable, customized and premium gifting solutions for employee engagement, client appreciation, events and festive campaigns. (Company website)
Offers a catalogue of 500+ customizable gifting products, including eco-friendly stationery, reusable drinkware, bamboo products, jute bags, recycled notebooks, organic foods, wellness kits and handcrafted gift hampers.
Sources products from Indian MSMEs, artisans, women-led enterprises and sustainable manufacturers, expanding market access for local producers while promoting ethical procurement.
Eco-friendly gift collections replace conventional plastic promotional items with products made from renewable, recycled and biodegradable materials, reducing the environmental footprint of corporate gifting.
A bulk corporate order of 5,000 sustainable gift kits can replace 10,000–20,000 single-use plastic items (plastic wrapping, disposable merchandise and plastic accessories), depending on product configuration.
Encourages long-life reusable products such as insulated bottles, notebooks, desk accessories and bags that remain in use for 2–5 years, reducing repeat consumption of disposable products.
Business Benefits
Maintains a portfolio of 500+ gifting products across multiple price points, enabling large-scale procurement for organizations ranging from startups to multinational corporations.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including gift kits delivered, sustainable products procured, plastic items avoided, recycled material utilized, artisan enterprises supported and local suppliers engaged.
Supports bulk fulfillment ranging from 100 to 50,000+ customized gift units for employee onboarding, conferences and festive campaigns.
Enables companies to integrate sustainable procurement metrics into BRSR, ESG and CSR reporting through traceable sourcing.
Consolidated procurement reduces vendor management costs while improving supply-chain efficiency for corporate gifting programmes.
Demonstrates a scalable sustainable gifting model combining ethical sourcing, customization and measurable environmental impact.
Offers personalised gift packs and hampers tailored to recipient preferences for corporate and personal occasions. • Provides festival-specific curated collections covering Rakhi, Diwali, Holi, Valentine's Day, New Year, and Christmas. • Supports corporate-specific use cases including welcome kits for new hires, client anniversaries, and employee recognition programmes. • Delivers PAN-India shipping with free delivery, expanding access to curated gifting beyond metro markets.
Business Benefits
Scales in bulk gifting markets; appeals to corporate procurement with variety and customisation.
Primary Products:Experience-based and curated gift products
Impact Benefits
Qrated is a premium corporate gifting and merchandise company offering curated, customized and sustainable gifting solutions for employee engagement, customer loyalty, conferences and corporate events. (Company website)
Offers 1,000+ curated gifting products across categories including eco-friendly office supplies, reusable drinkware, sustainable tech accessories, wellness products, gourmet hampers, handcrafted items and branded merchandise.
Features an expanding portfolio of eco-conscious gifting options manufactured using bamboo, cork, recycled paper, recycled plastics, stainless steel and other sustainable materials, reducing reliance on virgin plastics.
Works with multiple Indian manufacturers, artisan groups and social enterprises, strengthening local production ecosystems and increasing demand for responsibly manufactured products.
Large corporate campaigns involving 10,000+ gift boxes can replace tens of thousands of disposable promotional items by incorporating reusable and durable alternatives with product lifespans of 3–10 years.
Supports digital gift selection, customized branding and consolidated logistics, reducing packaging redundancy and improving order efficiency.
Business Benefits
Maintains a catalogue of 1,000+ products supporting procurement across employee rewards, onboarding, festive gifting and customer engagement programmes.
Provides measurable ESG indicators including gift units supplied, reusable products distributed, sustainable materials procured, local suppliers engaged and estimated plastic items replaced.
Supports customized orders ranging from 100 to 100,000+ branded merchandise units, enabling enterprise-scale gifting programmes.
Centralized sourcing and branding reduce procurement complexity and shorten delivery timelines for large corporate campaigns.
Enables organizations to incorporate sustainable procurement data into ESG and BRSR disclosures through traceable sourcing.
Demonstrates a scalable B2B gifting platform integrating customization, sustainable sourcing and enterprise procurement efficiency.
Primary Products:Bespoke and curated gift products
Impact Benefits
Regale India, through its Rooted brand, manufactures sustainable corporate gifts, eco-friendly stationery, reusable lifestyle products and green promotional merchandise designed to replace conventional plastic-based corporate gifting. (Company website)
Offers 500+ sustainable gifting products, including bamboo organizers, seed paper stationery, cork notebooks, reusable bottles, recycled notebooks, desk accessories and eco-friendly office essentials.
Products are manufactured using renewable, recycled and biodegradable materials such as bamboo, cork, recycled paper, cotton, jute and wheat straw, reducing dependence on virgin plastics.
A corporate order of 10,000 eco-friendly gift kits can replace approximately 20,000–40,000 single-use plastic promotional items (plastic notebooks, pens, bags and packaging), depending on kit composition.
Durable products such as insulated bottles and bamboo organizers typically remain in use for 3–10 years, reducing repeated procurement of disposable promotional merchandise.
Partners with Indian manufacturers, MSMEs and artisan suppliers, strengthening local value chains while supporting sustainable production practices.
Business Benefits
Maintains a catalogue of 500+ customizable products, enabling procurement for employee onboarding, festive gifting, conferences and customer engagement campaigns.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including gift kits supplied, reusable products distributed, plastic items avoided, recycled material utilized (kg), renewable materials sourced (%) and local suppliers engaged.
Supports enterprise orders ranging from 100 to 100,000+ customized units, providing scalable fulfillment for large organizations.
Consolidated sourcing reduces procurement complexity while improving branding consistency across multiple gifting campaigns.
Enables organizations to quantify sustainable procurement outcomes for ESG, CSR and BRSR reporting.
Demonstrates a scalable sustainable procurement model combining eco-friendly product innovation, customization and circular material use.
Silver Horse Ventures is a B2B corporate merchandising and brand solutions company that develops customized promotional products, employee engagement kits, retail merchandise and sustainable gifting solutions for enterprises across India. (Company website)
Its sustainability portfolio includes products made from bamboo, recycled PET (rPET), wheat straw, cork, recycled paper, jute and stainless steel, replacing conventional single-use plastic merchandise.
Large enterprise campaigns of 25,000–100,000 branded merchandise units can significantly reduce disposable promotional waste by substituting reusable products with expected lifespans of 3–10 years.
Works with a broad network of Indian manufacturers and suppliers, supporting domestic MSMEs and localized production while reducing import dependence for corporate merchandise.
Business Benefits
Maintains a catalogue of 2,000+ products across multiple procurement categories, enabling one-stop sourcing for enterprise gifting and merchandising requirements.
Supports customized procurement programmes ranging from 100 to 100,000+ units, enabling efficient execution of nationwide employee and customer engagement campaigns.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including reusable merchandise distributed, recycled material utilized (kg), plastic items replaced, sustainable product share (%) and suppliers engaged.
Consolidated sourcing and warehousing reduce procurement lead times, vendor management costs and inventory complexity.
Enables clients to integrate sustainable procurement metrics into ESG, BRSR and CSR reporting frameworks through traceable sourcing.
Demonstrates a scalable enterprise merchandising model integrating customization, responsible sourcing and measurable sustainability outcomes.
Smart Morons is a creative studio and lifestyle brand producing quirky, design-centric products including stickers, notebooks, and giftable merchandise.
Primary Products:Design-centric stationery and gifts
Impact Benefits
Smart Morons is a corporate gifting and promotional merchandise company offering customized, sustainable and technology-enabled gifting solutions for employee engagement, client gifting and marketing campaigns. (Company website)
Offers 2,000+ customizable promotional products across categories including eco-friendly stationery, drinkware, apparel, electronics, bags, office accessories and wellness products.
Sustainability portfolio includes products manufactured using bamboo, wheat straw, cork, recycled PET (rPET), recycled paper, jute and stainless steel, replacing conventional virgin-plastic promotional merchandise.
A typical corporate campaign of 20,000 gift units using reusable bottles, notebooks and bags can replace 40,000–60,000 single-use plastic items (plastic bags, disposable bottles, plastic packaging and promotional giveaways), depending on kit configuration.
Reusable merchandise generally remains in use for 3–10 years, creating substantially greater product utility than disposable promotional products that are often discarded within days or weeks.
Partners with Indian MSMEs and manufacturing units, supporting local employment and responsible sourcing across multiple product categories.
Business Benefits
Maintains a portfolio of 2,000+ SKUs, enabling enterprises to source employee welcome kits, conference merchandise and festive gifts from a single supplier.
Supports bulk procurement programmes ranging from 100 to 100,000+ customized units, reducing procurement complexity for large organizations.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including gift units supplied, sustainable product share (%), recycled material used (kg), reusable products distributed, plastic items avoided and local suppliers engaged.
Consolidated sourcing and centralized branding reduce procurement lead times and vendor management costs.
Enables organizations to quantify sustainable procurement outcomes for ESG, BRSR and CSR reporting through traceable product sourcing.
Demonstrates a scalable enterprise gifting model combining customization, responsible sourcing and measurable environmental impact.
Offers Pan-India delivery covering 40,000+ pincodes, among the widest reach claims in the curated gifting segment.
Provides a dedicated Employee Awards and Rewards Programs vertical, embedding recognition culture into corporate gifting.
Offers a Special Account Manager service for personalised, high-touch corporate gifting support.
Maintains an extensive catalogue of 20+ pre-curated hampers spanning birthdays, joining kits, and appreciation occasions, demonstrating scaled curation capability.
Business Benefits
Operates a technology-enabled corporate gifting platform that centralizes product selection, branding, procurement, warehousing, kitting and nationwide delivery through a single workflow, reducing procurement cycle times by 30–50% compared to managing multiple vendors (implementation dependent).
Enables enterprises to manage employee onboarding, milestone rewards, festive gifting and event merchandise from one platform, supporting campaigns ranging from 100 to over 100,000 gift kits.
Provides inventory storage and on-demand fulfillment, allowing companies to stock thousands of branded products and dispatch them only when required, reducing excess inventory carrying costs and product obsolescence.
Offers real-time order tracking and campaign analytics, enabling HR and procurement teams to monitor order status, delivery success rates, inventory levels and fulfilment timelines across multiple office locations.
Supports measurable ESG KPIs including number of sustainable products procured, recycled-content products (%), reusable products distributed, plastic items avoided and local suppliers engaged, simplifying BRSR, ESG and CSR reporting.
By integrating sourcing, warehousing, customization and logistics into one platform, the company reduces administrative effort, vendor management overhead and procurement costs while improving delivery consistency for enterprise-scale gifting programmes.
Demonstrates a SaaS-enabled procurement and fulfilment model that combines enterprise gifting, inventory management and sustainable sourcing into a scalable B2B solution.
Primary Products:Gift boxes and personalised collections
Impact Benefits
Tapwell manufactures stainless steel water bottles, insulated flasks, tumblers, drinkware and hydration solutions that replace disposable PET bottles in homes, workplaces, schools and corporate gifting. (Company website)
Its product range includes 100+ reusable hydration products, designed for repeated daily use over 5–10 years, significantly extending product life compared to single-use plastic bottles.
A single reusable Tapwell bottle can replace 500–1,500 single-use plastic bottles annually, assuming regular daily use, preventing hundreds of kilograms of plastic waste over its lifetime.
Double-wall vacuum insulated bottles maintain beverage temperatures for 12–24 hours, encouraging users to carry reusable drinkware instead of purchasing packaged beverages.
Stainless steel bottles are 100% recyclable at end of life and contain no BPA or single-use plastic components in the main body.
Large corporate deployments of 10,000 reusable bottles can potentially eliminate 5–15 million disposable plastic bottles over the products' usable lifetime, depending on user behaviour.
Business Benefits
Reduces recurring expenditure on packaged drinking water and disposable bottles in offices, educational institutions and industrial facilities.
Corporate branding on durable bottles provides 3–10 years of brand visibility, compared with single-use promotional items that are discarded within days.
Generates measurable ESG KPIs including reusable bottles distributed, estimated plastic bottles displaced, stainless steel recycled content, employee adoption rates and CO₂ emissions avoided from reduced PET consumption.
Enables organizations to implement "Bring Your Own Bottle" programmes that reduce procurement of bottled water while improving workplace sustainability metrics.
Durable construction lowers replacement frequency, reducing long-term procurement costs compared with repeated purchases of disposable hydration products.
Demonstrates a scalable product business where sustainability outcomes are directly linked to repeat daily usage rather than one-time product sales.
The Box Story is a curated gifting brand offering customisable gift boxes and hampers for personal and corporate occasions with a focus on creative presentation.
The Box Story designs and manufactures premium rigid gift boxes, luxury packaging, festive hampers and customized corporate gift packaging with increasing use of recyclable paperboard and sustainable packaging materials. (Company website)
Produces fully customized packaging solutions for FMCG, retail, cosmetics, jewellery and corporate gifting, reducing dependence on plastic gift packaging through premium paper-based alternatives.
Many packaging products are manufactured using FSC-certified paper, recycled paperboard and recyclable rigid-board structures, enabling material recovery after use.
Replacing plastic gift boxes with recyclable paperboard packaging for an order of 50,000 units can prevent the use of several tonnes of virgin plastic packaging, depending on product specifications.
Premium rigid boxes are designed for multiple reuse cycles as storage boxes, extending product life beyond their initial gifting purpose and reducing packaging waste generation.
The company supports local printing, packaging and finishing units, strengthening India's value-added packaging ecosystem.
Business Benefits
Specializes in low-volume premium prototypes as well as high-volume production runs exceeding 100,000 customized boxes, allowing brands to scale packaging without changing suppliers.
Offers complete in-house packaging development—including structural design, prototyping, printing, rigid-box manufacturing, inserts and finishing—reducing product development timelines and coordination across multiple vendors.
Enables brands to optimize packaging dimensions, reducing unused packaging volume, lowering shipping costs and improving warehouse utilization for e-commerce and retail distribution.
Provides measurable sustainability indicators such as recyclable material content (%), recycled paper usage (kg), plastic packaging replaced and reusable box designs developed.
Premium reusable packaging improves perceived product value while reducing the need for secondary gift wrapping, lowering overall packaging material consumption.
Demonstrates a vertically integrated packaging business model where design innovation, manufacturing efficiency and sustainable material selection create competitive advantage beyond conventional packaging suppliers.
The Gift Lounge is a premium corporate gifting company providing customized employee gifts, executive hampers, festive gifts and branded merchandise with an increasing portfolio of eco-conscious and ethically sourced products. (Company website)
Offers 1,500+ gifting products across categories including reusable drinkware, wellness kits, gourmet hampers, desk accessories, technology products, apparel and sustainable office essentials.
A festive campaign supplying 25,000 reusable gift hampers can replace 50,000–75,000 disposable plastic gift accessories (gift bags, plastic packaging, disposable drinkware and plastic stationery), depending on hamper composition.
Partners with Indian artisans, MSMEs and specialty food producers, creating market access for locally manufactured premium products while reducing dependence on imported merchandise.
Encourages recipients to use durable products with expected lifespans of 3–8 years, significantly reducing the environmental footprint of promotional gifting.
Business Benefits
Focuses on premium executive gifting and luxury client engagement, enabling organizations to strengthen customer retention, employee recognition and partner relationships through curated, high-value gifting experiences.
Provides white-glove customization services, including premium branding, personalized notes, bespoke packaging and curated gift combinations, allowing companies to deliver differentiated gifting campaigns instead of standardized merchandise.
Maintains dedicated sourcing partnerships across gourmet foods, wellness brands and premium lifestyle products, enabling cross-category gift curation from a single procurement partner.
Supports high-value gifting programmes for CXOs, channel partners, award ceremonies and VIP clients where personalization and presentation directly influence brand perception.
Tracks fulfilment metrics including gift campaign completion rate, personalization accuracy, delivery success rate, repeat corporate clients and order turnaround time, helping enterprises optimize engagement programmes.
Demonstrates a relationship-focused gifting model where premium curation, personalization and customer experience—not simply product volume—drive business value.
Primary Products:Themed gifts and curated collections
Impact Benefits
The Gifting Crew is a B2B gifting and merchandise company specializing in employee onboarding kits, event merchandise, festive hampers and branded corporate gifting with a growing range of sustainable product options. (Company website)
Offers 2,500+ customizable gifting products across office essentials, electronics, drinkware, bags, apparel, wellness products and eco-friendly merchandise.
Sustainable products incorporate recycled PET (rPET), bamboo, cork, wheat straw, recycled paper and stainless steel, reducing the use of virgin plastic materials.
A corporate onboarding programme for 15,000 employees using reusable merchandise can replace approximately 30,000–60,000 disposable promotional items, depending on the kit contents.
Consolidated packaging and bulk fulfilment reduce packaging waste per shipment compared with individually sourced gift items.
Works with Indian manufacturers and suppliers across multiple product categories, supporting domestic value chains and local employment.
Business Benefits
Specializes in end-to-end campaign execution, managing sourcing, branding, kitting, warehousing, quality inspection and pan-India dispatch for enterprise gifting programmes, reducing the need for clients to coordinate multiple logistics partners.
Offers multi-location fulfilment, enabling companies to simultaneously deliver customized gift kits to employees, distributors or customers across 100+ cities through centralized campaign management.
Provides campaign-level dashboards tracking inventory utilization, dispatch status, delivery success rates, damaged shipments, return rates and fulfilment timelines, improving operational visibility for HR and procurement teams.
Enables companies to standardize gifting across different offices and business units while maintaining consistent branding and packaging quality.
Supports procurement teams by reducing warehousing, packaging and distribution overhead through integrated fulfilment services rather than acting solely as a merchandise supplier.
Demonstrates a logistics-driven gifting model where operational execution, nationwide distribution and campaign management create the primary business advantage.
The Gifting Era provides customized corporate gifting, employee engagement kits, festive hampers and promotional merchandise, with an emphasis on premium and sustainable gifting solutions for businesses. (Company website)
Offers a catalogue of 2,000+ customizable products, including eco-friendly stationery, reusable bottles, bamboo desk accessories, recycled notebooks, organic gift hampers and wellness products.
A festive campaign of 20,000 sustainable gift hampers can replace approximately 40,000–80,000 disposable plastic gift components, depending on hamper configuration and packaging choices.
Sources products from Indian MSMEs, artisan groups and sustainable manufacturers, helping strengthen local supply chains and responsible production practices.
Promotes long-life reusable products with an average usable life of 3–8 years, reducing waste generated from short-lived promotional merchandise.
Business Benefits
Provides AI-assisted and design-led gift curation, enabling organizations to create customized gifting collections based on budget, employee demographics, event type and branding objectives, reducing gift selection time by 40–60% compared with manual curation (project dependent).
Supports procurement across multiple price bands (₹300 to ₹10,000+ per gift), allowing companies to standardize gifting strategies for interns, employees, executives and premium clients through one platform.
Offers rapid customization of branding, packaging and inserts, reducing campaign preparation timelines for seasonal and event-based gifting.
Tracks measurable business metrics including campaign value, average order size, customization turnaround time, repeat order frequency and product category performance, helping companies optimize future gifting budgets.
Enables marketing and HR teams to execute highly personalized campaigns without maintaining internal merchandising expertise.
Demonstrates a design-centric gifting business where personalization, speed and campaign optimization differentiate it from conventional merchandise suppliers
The Knot Company specializes in luxury personalized gifting, wedding hampers, festive gift boxes and premium corporate gifts, with increasing adoption of reusable packaging and environmentally conscious gifting materials. (Company website)
Offers 1,000+ premium gifting products, including personalized gift boxes, gourmet hampers, reusable keepsakes, home décor, wellness products and handcrafted accessories.
Uses premium reusable rigid boxes, fabric bags and recyclable paper packaging, extending packaging life beyond a single gifting occasion and reducing disposable packaging waste.
A wedding or festive order of 5,000 personalized gift boxes can eliminate 5,000–15,000 disposable plastic gift bags and wrapping materials, depending on packaging design.
Collaborates with Indian artisans, boutique manufacturers and gourmet brands, generating demand for handcrafted and locally produced premium products.
Encourages gift recipients to reuse premium storage boxes for several years, significantly extending packaging life compared to conventional disposable gift wrapping.
Business Benefits
Specializes in highly personalized gifting, offering recipient-level customization such as individual names, monograms, engraved products and bespoke packaging for campaigns involving 1 to 10,000+ unique recipients without sacrificing production consistency.
Integrates design consultation, product sourcing, personalization, premium packaging and fulfilment into a single workflow, reducing coordination effort for wedding planners, luxury brands and corporate clients.
Maintains relationships with niche gourmet brands, artisanal producers and premium manufacturers, enabling exclusive gifting collections that are difficult to replicate through mass-market suppliers.
Supports measurable business metrics including personalization accuracy (%), custom artwork approvals, premium order value, repeat luxury clients and fulfilment timelines, ensuring quality control for high-value gifting programmes.
The focus on premium presentation and bespoke experiences enables significantly higher perceived value and customer satisfaction compared to standardized gift hampers.
Demonstrates a luxury gifting business model built around craftsmanship, personalization and premium customer experience rather than high-volume commodity gifting.
Primary Products:Design-led gifting and lifestyle products
Impact Benefits
The Style Salad is a design-led corporate gifting and branding company offering premium gift hampers, branded merchandise, onboarding kits and customized lifestyle products for enterprises. (Company website)
Curates 3,000+ gifting and lifestyle products across categories including drinkware, stationery, technology accessories, apparel, travel products, wellness kits and eco-friendly merchandise.
Its sustainable collection includes products manufactured from bamboo, cork, recycled PET (rPET), wheat straw, recycled paper, organic cotton and stainless steel, helping reduce the use of virgin plastic materials.
A corporate gifting campaign of 30,000 curated gift kits can replace approximately 60,000–90,000 single-use plastic promotional items, depending on the products selected.
Encourages the use of premium reusable products with a service life of 3–10 years, significantly extending product utility compared with disposable giveaways.
Works with Indian manufacturers, boutique brands and artisan suppliers, supporting local sourcing and responsible production ecosystems.
Business Benefits
Differentiates itself through trend forecasting and design consultancy, helping brands create gifting collections aligned with industry trends, company culture and target demographics rather than selecting products from standard catalogues.
Develops seasonal collections for festivals, onboarding, product launches and client engagement, enabling organizations to refresh gifting strategies throughout the year without redesigning campaigns from scratch.
Offers rapid design prototyping, mock-ups and branding approvals, reducing concept-to-production timelines for customized merchandise.
Tracks business metrics including collection adoption rate, customization requests, design approval turnaround time, repeat campaign frequency and client retention, enabling continuous optimization of gifting programmes.
Supports premium brand positioning by ensuring consistency across product design, packaging aesthetics and visual identity in every campaign.
Demonstrates a design-first gifting business model where creative direction and brand experience are the primary differentiators rather than procurement alone.
Thoughtful Gifts specializes in emotion-driven personalized gifting, offering corporate hampers, employee appreciation gifts, festive gift boxes and customized merchandise with a strong portfolio of eco-friendly options. (Company website)
Offers 1,000+ customizable products, including reusable drinkware, seed paper stationery, bamboo office products, wellness kits, gourmet hampers and handcrafted gift boxes.
Sustainable product options replace conventional plastic gift items with products manufactured from renewable, recycled and biodegradable materials, reducing environmental impact across gifting campaigns.
A corporate campaign distributing 8,000 sustainable appreciation hampers can prevent the use of approximately 16,000–30,000 single-use plastic items, depending on packaging and product selection.
Collaborates with Indian artisans, women-led businesses and local food producers, expanding market opportunities for small enterprises and handcrafted products.
Premium reusable gift components such as bottles, organizers and tote bags typically remain in use for 2–8 years, reducing repeat consumption of disposable alternatives.
Business Benefits
Focuses on recipient engagement and personalization analytics, enabling organizations to segment gifting by employee role, tenure, occasion, geography and budget, improving the relevance of each campaign.
Provides customized gifting journeys with handwritten notes, recipient-level personalization and flexible packaging options, increasing employee and customer engagement compared with standardized gifts.
Supports HR teams by integrating gifting into employee lifecycle events such as onboarding, birthdays, work anniversaries, promotions and retirement programmes, reducing manual campaign planning.
Tracks measurable engagement indicators including campaign participation rate, recipient feedback, personalization coverage (%), repeat gifting frequency and order accuracy, helping organizations evaluate the effectiveness of gifting initiatives.
Helps companies strengthen employee recognition and customer loyalty through data-driven gifting rather than one-size-fits-all merchandise programmes.
Demonstrates a customer experience-focused gifting model where personalization and engagement outcomes drive measurable business value beyond product delivery.
Uths Maya manufactures and supplies handcrafted, eco-friendly and artisan-made corporate gifts, home décor and lifestyle products, promoting sustainable materials and traditional Indian craftsmanship. (Company website)
Its portfolio includes products made from bamboo, cane, wood, terracotta, natural fibres, jute and handwoven textiles, reducing dependence on virgin plastics and synthetic materials.
Collaborates with artisan clusters, rural craft groups and women-led producer collectives, helping preserve traditional handicraft techniques while generating decentralized livelihoods.
A corporate gifting order of 5,000 handcrafted products can directly generate 1,500–3,000 artisan workdays, depending on product complexity and production processes.
Handmade production generally consumes significantly less energy than large-scale industrial manufacturing while creating higher value addition at the community level.
By replacing factory-produced plastic décor with handcrafted natural-material products, each campaign helps reduce non-biodegradable waste while increasing demand for renewable raw materials.
Business Benefits
Operates an artisan-first sourcing model, enabling organizations to procure authentic handcrafted products with complete customization while supporting traditional craft ecosystems instead of mass-produced imports.
Maintains relationships with multiple artisan clusters, allowing production to be distributed across communities and reducing dependence on a single manufacturing location during large orders.
Creates measurable procurement indicators including artisan workdays generated, percentage of handcrafted products, number of artisan groups engaged, natural material utilization (%) and rural suppliers supported.
Enables brands to incorporate artisan stories, craft origins and impact narratives into gifting campaigns, increasing perceived brand authenticity and stakeholder engagement.
Premium handcrafted products command higher perceived value and differentiation compared with generic catalogue merchandise, improving customer and employee experience.
Demonstrates a craft-led business model where value is created through artisan livelihoods, product uniqueness and cultural preservation rather than manufacturing scale.
Primary Products:Promotional and premium gift items
Impact Benefits
Valeria Premiums is a B2B corporate gifting and promotional merchandise company providing premium branded gifts, executive merchandise, onboarding kits and sustainable gifting solutions for enterprises. (Company website)
Offers 5,000+ promotional and gifting products across drinkware, electronics, office accessories, travel products, apparel, wellness kits and eco-friendly merchandise.
Enterprise campaigns involving 50,000 branded merchandise units can replace 100,000+ disposable promotional items by using reusable alternatives such as bottles, bags and office accessories.
Consolidated procurement reduces redundant packaging and transportation associated with sourcing products from multiple vendors.
Works with Indian manufacturers and suppliers across multiple product categories, strengthening domestic value chains and supporting responsible sourcing practices.
Business Benefits
Specializes in enterprise procurement and vendor consolidation, enabling large organizations to source thousands of SKUs across multiple business units through a single procurement partner, reducing supplier fragmentation and administrative overhead.
Supports annual rate contracts (ARCs) and recurring procurement programmes, allowing organizations to standardize pricing, branding and quality across year-round gifting and merchandise requirements.
Provides centralized quality assurance through pre-dispatch inspections, branding verification and supplier audits, reducing defective deliveries and improving procurement reliability for high-volume orders.
Tracks procurement metrics including SKU utilization, supplier performance, fulfilment accuracy, procurement savings, repeat order value and delivery compliance, supporting data-driven sourcing decisions.
Enables procurement departments to optimize inventory planning and purchasing budgets by forecasting recurring gifting demand across departments and business units.
Demonstrates a procurement-centric merchandising model where supply-chain efficiency, quality assurance and strategic sourcing provide long-term business value beyond product sales.
Vega Inventures is a corporate gifting and printing solutions company offering promotional products, branded merchandise, gifting ideas, and end-to-end packing and delivery services for businesses
Vega In Ventures develops eco-friendly corporate gifting, promotional merchandise and sustainable branding solutions for enterprises, with a strong focus on environmentally responsible products and packaging. (Company website)
Offers 2,000+ customizable products, including seed paper stationery, bamboo office products, recycled notebooks, reusable drinkware, jute bags, cork accessories and plant-based gift hampers.
A corporate sustainability campaign distributing 20,000 eco-friendly gift kits can replace approximately 40,000–80,000 disposable plastic promotional products, depending on product selection and packaging design.
Encourages organizations to adopt reusable products with expected service lives of 3–10 years, reducing waste generation from short-lived promotional items.
Supports Indian MSMEs and local manufacturers by sourcing products domestically, strengthening sustainable supply chains and employment generation.
Business Benefits
Specializes in ESG-focused gifting programmes, helping organizations align employee engagement, client gifting and event merchandise with sustainability commitments and corporate environmental targets.
Assists companies in mapping gifts against plastic reduction, recycled content and renewable material objectives, enabling procurement teams to demonstrate measurable sustainability outcomes rather than simply tracking procurement value.
Provides campaign-level sustainability summaries including estimated plastic avoided, recycled-content products supplied, renewable material utilization (%) and eco-friendly product adoption rates, supporting internal ESG reporting.
Enables organizations to transition from conventional gifting to sustainability-themed engagement campaigns without redesigning existing procurement workflows.
Develops thematic gifting collections around World Environment Day, Earth Day, employee wellness and climate initiatives, helping CSR and HR teams increase participation in sustainability programmes.
Demonstrates a sustainability consulting-led gifting model where measurable environmental outcomes become a core business deliverable instead of an optional product feature.
IndiGifts is one of India's largest online gifting and personalized merchandise platforms, offering gifts across categories including personalized products, flowers, cakes, home décor, apparel, corporate gifts and sustainable gift options. (Company website)
Maintains an online catalogue of 10,000+ products with nationwide delivery, enabling customers to purchase personalized gifts without visiting physical retail stores, thereby consolidating procurement through a digital platform.
Offers personalized reusable products including mugs, bottles, photo frames, cushions, notebooks and home décor that encourage long-term product use instead of disposable novelty gifts.
Sources products from multiple Indian vendors, printers and manufacturers, supporting MSMEs and localized production across gifting categories.
The platform's print-on-demand model reduces overproduction by manufacturing many personalized products only after an order is placed, minimizing unsold inventory and material waste compared with mass production.
Increasing availability of eco-friendly gifting products encourages consumers and businesses to shift toward reusable and sustainable alternatives.
Business Benefits
Operates a digital print-on-demand fulfilment model, allowing thousands of personalized SKUs to be produced only after order confirmation, reducing inventory holding costs and minimizing obsolete stock.
Processes large seasonal demand spikes during festivals such as Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, leveraging distributed production and fulfilment networks instead of centralized inventory.
Provides nationwide e-commerce infrastructure including online ordering, personalization tools, payment integration and last-mile delivery, enabling customers to complete gifting transactions through a single platform.
Tracks operational metrics including order fulfilment time, customization accuracy, order volume by occasion, repeat customer rate and on-time delivery performance, supporting continuous platform optimization.
Generates business value by combining e-commerce, personalization technology and distributed manufacturing, allowing rapid product expansion without proportionate increases in warehouse inventory.
Demonstrates a scalable digital commerce model where technology, personalization and on-demand manufacturing drive operational efficiency rather than traditional retail inventory management.
Just Go Zing is an online gifting platform offering curated gift hampers, occasion-based gift boxes and personalised gifting options for personal and corporate needs.
Just Go Zing is a corporate gifting and employee engagement platform offering customized gift boxes, branded merchandise, onboarding kits and festive hampers for organizations across India. (Company website)
Curates 3,000+ products across technology accessories, wellness kits, office essentials, apparel, drinkware, gourmet hampers and eco-friendly merchandise.
Sustainable collections include products manufactured from bamboo, recycled PET (rPET), recycled paper, cork, wheat straw, stainless steel and organic cotton, reducing dependence on virgin plastic products.
A nationwide onboarding campaign for 25,000 employees using reusable welcome kits can eliminate approximately 50,000–100,000 disposable plastic products, depending on kit configuration.
Sources products from Indian manufacturers, artisan businesses and MSMEs, increasing domestic value creation and supporting local employment.
Promotes durable, reusable products with expected lifespans of 3–10 years, extending product utility while reducing waste from disposable promotional merchandise.
Business Benefits
Operates a campaign management platform for HR and marketing teams, allowing organizations to schedule, personalize and execute gifting campaigns across onboarding, festivals, recognition programmes and customer engagement from a single dashboard.
Supports recipient-wise address collection, automated reminders, approval workflows and campaign scheduling, reducing manual administrative effort for enterprise gifting programmes.
Enables simultaneous dispatch of gift kits to thousands of employees across multiple cities, making it particularly suitable for distributed and hybrid workforces.
Provides campaign analytics including delivery completion rate, campaign participation, recipient confirmation, dispatch timelines and order status, improving visibility into gifting operations.
Reduces HR workload by automating repetitive gifting processes instead of treating each campaign as a separate procurement activity.
Demonstrates a workflow-driven gifting platform where automation and campaign management—not simply merchandise sourcing—are the primary differentiators
Primary Products:Customised and curated gift products
Impact Benefits
Kalakari Gifts specializes in handcrafted corporate gifts, artisanal hampers, customized merchandise and sustainable gifting solutions, promoting Indian craftsmanship through premium gifting experiences. (Company website)
Offers 1,000+ handcrafted and customizable products, including hand-painted décor, handmade stationery, artisanal food products, textiles, terracotta products, wooden crafts and eco-friendly gift boxes.
Works directly with artisan clusters, women entrepreneurs, handicraft cooperatives and rural producer groups, increasing income opportunities for traditional craft communities.
A corporate order of 10,000 handcrafted gift products can generate an estimated 3,000–6,000 artisan workdays, depending on product complexity and production methods.
Uses renewable materials such as wood, jute, cotton, handmade paper, terracotta and bamboo, replacing plastic-intensive gift products with biodegradable alternatives.
By promoting handcrafted production over automated manufacturing, the company helps preserve traditional Indian art forms while creating higher value addition at the local level
Business Benefits
Maintains a distributed artisan sourcing network, allowing organizations to commission region-specific gifting collections (e.g., Madhubani, Blue Pottery, Dokra, Pattachitra or handloom crafts) that showcase India's cultural diversity while supporting localized economies.
Enables brands to incorporate craft provenance, artisan profiles and regional storytelling into gifting campaigns, increasing authenticity and stakeholder engagement beyond conventional promotional merchandise.
Generates measurable procurement metrics including artisan groups engaged, handcrafted product ratio (%), artisan workdays created, regional craft categories represented and women-led enterprises supported.
Offers limited-edition and bespoke handcrafted collections that provide product exclusivity and premium brand positioning rather than mass-produced uniform merchandise.
Creates commercial demand for traditional crafts that often face declining market access, improving long-term sustainability of artisan enterprises.
Demonstrates a heritage-based business model where cultural preservation, artisan livelihoods and premium craftsmanship form the company's competitive advantage.
Kara Gifting provides premium corporate gifting, employee engagement kits, festive hampers and branded merchandise, with an expanding portfolio of sustainable and reusable gifting products. (Company website)
Offers 2,500+ customizable gifting products across drinkware, technology accessories, office supplies, wellness products, apparel, gourmet hampers and eco-friendly merchandise.
Sustainable product collections incorporate bamboo, cork, recycled PET (rPET), recycled paper, wheat straw, jute and stainless steel, reducing dependence on virgin plastic promotional products.
A corporate gifting programme involving 30,000 branded gift kits can replace an estimated 60,000–120,000 single-use plastic promotional products, depending on product selection and packaging design.
Encourages the use of reusable products with an average service life of 3–10 years, reducing waste generated from disposable giveaways.
Sources products from Indian manufacturers and MSMEs, strengthening domestic manufacturing ecosystems and local employment generation.
Business Benefits
Specializes in brand-consistent merchandising, maintaining standardized colour specifications, logo placement, packaging guidelines and product quality across large procurement programmes involving multiple business units and office locations.
Supports centralized brand governance by maintaining digital artwork libraries, approved product templates and standardized branding workflows, reducing design inconsistencies across campaigns.
Provides procurement metrics including branding accuracy (%), artwork approval time, production lead time, order fulfilment accuracy and campaign-wise procurement spend, helping organizations improve merchandising efficiency.
Enables marketing teams to execute nationwide campaigns with consistent brand identity across hundreds to tens of thousands of gift units.
Reduces product rejection and rebranding costs through standardized production controls and quality verification before dispatch.
Lady Fun manufactures and supplies women's hygiene products, wellness gifts and feminine care solutions, serving both retail and corporate wellness programmes. (Company website)
Its product portfolio includes menstrual hygiene kits, feminine wellness products, personal care items and customized women's wellness gift boxes, helping organizations support employee health and well-being.
Corporate wellness programmes supplying 5,000 women's hygiene kits can directly improve access to essential menstrual hygiene products for 5,000 female employees or beneficiaries, reducing barriers to workplace comfort and attendance.
Customized wellness kits encourage improved menstrual hygiene awareness and access to personal care essentials in workplaces, educational institutions and CSR initiatives.
By integrating reusable and environmentally conscious hygiene products where applicable, the company supports more sustainable personal care practices compared with conventional disposable alternatives.
Business Benefits
Focuses on women-centric employee wellness programmes, enabling HR departments to integrate menstrual hygiene, wellness gifting and employee care into broader diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Supports recurring procurement for Women's Day campaigns, employee wellness drives, maternity programmes and health awareness initiatives, creating predictable annual procurement cycles rather than one-time gifting events.
Provides organizations with measurable programme indicators including women beneficiaries reached, wellness kits distributed, participation rates in wellness campaigns and repeat programme adoption.
Enables employers to strengthen employee value propositions by incorporating health and well-being benefits alongside conventional rewards and recognition programmes.
Helps organizations align employee wellness investments with ESG 'Social' metrics relating to gender inclusion, employee well-being and workplace health.
Primary Products:Customised and themed gift products
Impact Benefits
Gift Suvidha is a B2B corporate gifting company offering employee welcome kits, festive hampers, branded merchandise, promotional products and customized gifting solutions for organizations across India. (Company website)
Maintains a portfolio of 3,000+ customizable products, including reusable drinkware, office accessories, technology gadgets, wellness products, bags and sustainable merchandise.
A corporate gifting campaign involving 40,000 branded gift units can replace approximately 80,000–150,000 single-use plastic products, depending on the product mix and packaging configuration.
Consolidated sourcing from Indian manufacturers supports MSMEs while reducing transportation associated with fragmented procurement from multiple suppliers.
Durable reusable products typically remain in service for 3–10 years, substantially lowering lifecycle waste generation compared with disposable promotional merchandise.
Business Benefits
Specializes in budget optimization for enterprise gifting, helping organizations allocate gifting budgets across multiple employee categories, customer segments and campaign types while maximizing value per recipient.
Provides procurement planning tools that enable companies to compare cost per gift, branding cost, logistics cost and packaging cost before campaign execution, improving budget transparency.
Supports multi-tier gifting programmes (e.g., ₹500, ₹1,000, ₹2,500 and ₹5,000 gift categories), allowing organizations to standardize procurement for different stakeholder groups without managing separate vendors.
Generates measurable procurement metrics including average procurement cost per employee, budget utilization (%), savings through consolidated sourcing, order fulfilment accuracy and campaign ROI.
Enables finance and procurement teams to reduce purchasing inefficiencies by consolidating thousands of products under structured procurement plans.
Demonstrates a cost-optimization-led gifting model, where procurement efficiency and budget control are the primary competitive differentiators.
Sustainable product lines incorporate recycled paper, bamboo, cork, recycled PET (rPET), wheat straw and stainless steel, reducing dependence on virgin plastic materials.
Enterprise gifting campaigns involving 25,000–50,000 recipients can replace 50,000–100,000 disposable promotional products through adoption of reusable alternatives.
Encourages organizations to adopt long-lasting products with average lifespans of 3–8 years, improving product utility while reducing waste generation.
Sources products from Indian manufacturers and MSMEs, increasing domestic value creation and supporting responsible procurement ecosystems.
Business Benefits
Differentiates itself through annual gifting strategy and programme planning, helping organizations build year-round gifting calendars covering onboarding, work anniversaries, festivals, client engagement, conferences and recognition programmes instead of managing isolated campaigns.
Works with HR, procurement and marketing teams to forecast annual gifting demand, reducing emergency procurement, stock shortages and last-minute logistics costs.
Helps organizations standardize gifting policies across departments and business units, improving governance and reducing duplicate procurement.
Enables long-term supplier relationships and volume-based procurement planning, generating better pricing stability over multiple campaigns.
Demonstrates a strategic gifting planning model, where annual programme design and procurement forecasting—not product fulfilment alone—create long-term business value.
Giftree Galo is a corporate gifting company offering customized gift hampers, employee onboarding kits, festive gifts and branded merchandise with a growing portfolio of sustainable gifting products. (Company website)
Offers 2,000+ customizable gifting products across office accessories, drinkware, electronics, wellness kits, gourmet hampers and eco-friendly merchandise.
Sustainable collections incorporate bamboo, cork, recycled PET (rPET), wheat straw, recycled paper and stainless steel, reducing reliance on virgin plastic products.
A gifting campaign of 20,000 reusable gift kits can replace approximately 40,000–80,000 single-use plastic promotional items, depending on product composition.
Partners with Indian MSMEs, local manufacturers and artisan suppliers, supporting domestic production while creating market opportunities for small businesses.
Durable products such as bottles, organizers and bags remain in use for 3–10 years, reducing waste generated from disposable promotional merchandise.
Business Benefits
Operates a corporate gifting fulfilment model capable of managing sourcing, branding, packaging, kitting and nationwide delivery through a single service partner, reducing coordination effort for procurement teams.
Supports enterprise orders ranging from 100 to 100,000+ customized gift units, enabling organizations to execute large employee and customer engagement programmes efficiently.
Tracks operational KPIs including order accuracy (%), dispatch timelines, supplier performance, inventory turnover and on-time delivery rates, improving procurement visibility.
Enables organizations to standardize branded gifting across multiple offices while maintaining quality consistency and reducing vendor fragmentation.
Supports ESG reporting through measurable indicators such as sustainable products procured, recycled material used, plastic items replaced and local suppliers engaged.
Demonstrates a scalable fulfilment-driven gifting model combining operational efficiency with sustainable procurement.`
Social Issues in Focus
Helps companies reduce the use of disposable plastic gifts by promoting reusable and eco-friendly alternatives.
Supports Indian MSMEs and local manufacturers by creating consistent business opportunities through corporate procurement.
Encourages organizations to adopt more sustainable procurement practices and reduce waste generated from promotional merchandise.
Promotes responsible consumption by increasing the use of long-lasting products instead of single-use items.
Gifts Lab is an online gifting destination that offers a variety of curated and personalised gifts suitable for events, celebrations, and corporate gifting.
Primary Products:Personalised and curated gift products
Impact Benefits
Gifts Lab specializes in premium corporate gifting, promotional merchandise, employee engagement kits and customized branding solutions for businesses across India. (Company website)
Maintains a catalogue of 3,000+ customizable products, including drinkware, technology accessories, office essentials, apparel, travel products, wellness kits and eco-friendly merchandise.
Sustainable collections feature products made from bamboo, recycled PET (rPET), cork, recycled paper, wheat straw, jute and stainless steel, replacing conventional plastic promotional products.
A corporate campaign distributing 25,000 sustainable gift kits can prevent the use of approximately 50,000–100,000 disposable plastic items, depending on the selected products and packaging.
Sources products from Indian manufacturers, MSMEs and specialized suppliers, strengthening domestic value chains and supporting local employment.
Reusable products supplied through the platform generally remain in use for 3–10 years, extending product life and reducing overall material consumption.
Business Benefits
Specializes in rapid customization and short production lead times, enabling businesses to execute time-sensitive gifting campaigns for product launches, conferences and festive events without compromising branding quality.
Offers in-house branding solutions including laser engraving, UV printing, embroidery, screen printing and digital printing, reducing dependence on third-party branding vendors and shortening production cycles.
Supports procurement programmes ranging from 100 to over 50,000 customized products, providing flexibility for both SMEs and large enterprises.
Tracks manufacturing and fulfilment KPIs including branding accuracy, production turnaround time, defect rate, dispatch compliance and customer repeat rate, helping improve operational efficiency.
Consolidating product sourcing and branding under one supplier reduces procurement lead time, quality inconsistencies and coordination costs for corporate buyers.
Demonstrates a manufacturing-led corporate gifting model where customization capability and production efficiency are the primary competitive advantages.
Social Issues in Focus
Promotes the use of reusable and environmentally friendly products instead of disposable promotional merchandise.
Creates business opportunities for Indian manufacturers and MSMEs through large-scale corporate sourcing.
Helps organizations reduce waste generated from corporate gifting by encouraging durable, long-life products.
Supports responsible procurement practices that align with corporate sustainability goals.
Primary Products:Customised gifts and curated collections
Impact Benefits
Gratify India provides corporate rewards, employee recognition solutions, incentive programmes, branded merchandise and customized gifting for enterprises across India. (Company website)
Offers 2,500+ reward and gifting products across electronics, lifestyle products, gift cards, wellness kits, office accessories and sustainable merchandise.
Includes eco-conscious products made from bamboo, recycled paper, cork, recycled PET (rPET), stainless steel and organic cotton, helping organizations replace conventional plastic-based promotional items.
Enterprise reward programmes serving 50,000+ employees can replace 100,000+ disposable promotional products through durable merchandise and reusable reward options.
Digital reward options such as vouchers and e-gifting reduce the need for physical inventory, packaging material and reverse logistics for selected campaigns.
Partners with Indian brands and suppliers, supporting domestic businesses through recurring enterprise procurement.
Business Benefits
Specializes in employee rewards and recognition platforms that automate incentive distribution, milestone awards, sales rewards and performance recognition across organizations with hundreds to tens of thousands of employees.
Enables HR teams to configure points-based reward programmes, digital catalogues and redemption systems, significantly reducing manual administration compared with traditional reward processes.
Provides measurable engagement metrics including reward redemption rate (%), employee participation, recognition frequency, programme utilization and reward category preferences, allowing organizations to optimize engagement strategies.
Integrates physical merchandise, digital vouchers and experiential rewards into a single platform, providing greater flexibility than conventional gifting vendors.
Supports recurring annual engagement programmes without requiring organizations to maintain inventory or manage multiple reward suppliers.
Demonstrates a technology-enabled employee engagement model where data analytics, automation and flexible reward management create long-term business value.
Social Issues in Focus
Encourages organizations to recognize employees through structured and inclusive reward programmes, improving workplace engagement and retention.
Promotes environmentally preferable reward choices by increasing the availability of reusable products and digital gifting options.
Strengthens Indian businesses by sourcing rewards and merchandise from domestic brands and suppliers.
Helps companies build employee well-being and appreciation into their long-term workplace culture.
Ideal Custom Creations manufactures customized corporate gifts, promotional products, trophies, awards, branded merchandise and personalized business accessories for organizations across India. (Company website)
Produces 1,500+ customizable products using materials such as wood, acrylic, metal, glass, recycled paper and sustainable packaging, with increasing adoption of reusable gifting products.
Durable customized products—including plaques, drinkware and office accessories—typically remain in use for 5–15 years, reducing replacement frequency compared with disposable promotional items.
A corporate order of 10,000 customized reusable products can potentially eliminate 20,000–40,000 single-use promotional items over the products' lifecycle.
Local manufacturing and in-house customization reduce transportation between multiple subcontractors while supporting skilled fabrication and printing jobs.
Business Benefits
Operates an in-house manufacturing and customization facility, enabling faster production control, better quality assurance and shorter lead times than outsourcing multiple production stages.
Offers multiple branding technologies including laser engraving, CNC machining, UV printing, sublimation, screen printing and acrylic fabrication, allowing clients to consolidate diverse customization requirements with a single supplier.
Supports projects ranging from single prototype units to bulk orders exceeding 25,000 pieces, serving both bespoke and enterprise-scale requirements.
Tracks production KPIs including manufacturing lead time, defect rate, customization accuracy, machine utilization and on-time delivery performance, improving operational consistency.
Vertical integration reduces dependency on external fabrication vendors, improving cost control, quality consistency and production scheduling.
Demonstrates a manufacturing-centric business model where production capability, engineering precision and customization expertise provide the company's competitive advantage.
Social Issues in Focus
Extends the life of promotional products by encouraging organizations to choose durable, reusable items over disposable giveaways.
Creates skilled manufacturing and fabrication employment through localized production and product customization.
Reduces unnecessary material waste by producing customized products to client specifications instead of mass-producing generic inventory.
Supports responsible business purchasing by offering long-lasting alternatives for corporate branding and recognition programmes
Blisskraft is a Pune-based event management and services company providing corporate events, wedding events, flower decoration, mandap setup, sitting arrangements, and tour packages.
Primary Products:Handcrafted gift products and hampers
Impact Benefits
Bliss Kraft designs and manufactures handcrafted corporate gifts, home décor, festive hampers and artisanal lifestyle products, with a focus on traditional Indian craftsmanship and natural materials. (Company website)
Offers 1,000+ handcrafted products made using wood, bamboo, jute, cotton, terracotta, cane, metal and handmade paper, reducing dependence on plastic-intensive gift products.
Works with artisan groups, women-led enterprises and rural craft clusters, creating decentralized employment opportunities and preserving traditional handicraft techniques.
A bulk corporate order of 8,000 handcrafted gift products can generate an estimated 2,500–5,000 artisan workdays, depending on product complexity and finishing requirements.
Uses reusable packaging and durable handcrafted products that typically remain in use for 5–10 years, reducing waste associated with disposable promotional merchandise.
Supports value addition within rural craft ecosystems by converting locally available natural materials into premium products with significantly higher market value.
Business Benefits
Operates a craft-based production network, enabling companies to source authentic handmade collections that cannot be replicated through automated mass manufacturing.
Provides customized product development by combining multiple artisan techniques such as woodcraft, hand painting, weaving and natural fibre work into a single gifting collection.
Measures operational performance through artisan capacity utilization, production lead time, handcrafted product yield, quality acceptance rate and repeat collection orders, ensuring consistent execution of bulk handcrafted orders.
Enables premium pricing by offering limited-edition handcrafted collections with higher perceived value than standardized catalogue products.
Diversifies production across artisan clusters, reducing supply-chain risk while maintaining authenticity and craftsmanship quality.
Demonstrates a craft-enterprise model where artisan capability, product uniqueness and heritage value create sustainable commercial differentiation.
Social Issues in Focus
Creates stable income opportunities for artisan communities by connecting their handmade products with corporate buyers.
Encourages the continued practice of traditional crafts that are at risk of declining due to industrial production.
Promotes the use of renewable and natural materials in place of plastic-based gift products.
Increases economic participation of rural and women artisans through organized market access.
Cocoocraft is a Delhi NCR-based corporate event management company offering end-to-end services including corporate events, exhibition design and fabrication, ad film production, audio production, and corporate international tours.
Cocoocraft manufactures eco-friendly lifestyle products, home décor, tableware and corporate gifts made primarily from discarded coconut shells and reclaimed natural materials. (Company website)
Converts agricultural waste into 200+ value-added products, including bowls, cups, cutlery, lamps, planters and decorative items, supporting circular economy principles.
Every coconut shell product diverts one shell from being discarded or burned, transforming agricultural waste into durable consumer products with a lifespan of 5–10 years.
A production run of 50,000 coconut shell bowls can repurpose approximately 50,000 waste coconut shells, reducing biomass waste while creating additional value from agricultural by-products.
Uses natural polishing processes and minimal chemical treatments, reducing environmental impacts associated with conventional synthetic home décor materials.
Manufacturing supports local artisans and small production units involved in shell cutting, polishing, engraving and finishing, generating skilled rural employment.
Business Benefits
Operates a waste-to-product manufacturing model, creating commercial products from a low-cost agricultural residue that is widely available across coconut-producing regions, improving raw material efficiency and reducing dependence on virgin resources.
The standardized processing of coconut shells enables consistent quality across small retail batches to bulk corporate orders exceeding 20,000 units.
Tracks production metrics including coconut shells upcycled, material recovery rate (%), product rejection rate, artisan productivity and yield per tonne of raw shells, enabling efficient resource utilization.
Upcycling locally available biomass reduces raw material procurement costs while creating differentiated premium products with strong sustainability credentials.
The company's circular manufacturing process creates higher economic value from agricultural residues than conventional disposal or low-value biomass applications.
Demonstrates a circular manufacturing business model where waste valorization, material efficiency and product innovation drive competitive advantage.
Social Issues in Focus
Prevents agricultural waste from being discarded by converting coconut shells into useful everyday products.
Creates skilled livelihood opportunities for local artisans involved in processing and crafting natural materials.
Reduces dependence on virgin plastic and synthetic home décor products through renewable material alternatives.
Promotes circular economy practices by giving agricultural by-products a long and productive second life.
Primary Products:Serviced accommodations and stays
Impact Benefits
Dorota House designs and manufactures luxury home décor, handcrafted furniture, lifestyle accessories and bespoke interior products, combining artisan craftsmanship with contemporary design. (Company website)
Offers 500+ handcrafted products across furniture, lighting, décor accents, mirrors, planters and customized interior accessories.
Utilizes solid wood, reclaimed timber, natural stone, metal, cane and handcrafted textiles, reducing dependence on plastic-intensive décor products.
Collaborates with woodworkers, metal artisans, textile craftsmen and interior fabrication units, supporting skilled employment across India's design and craft ecosystem.
Durable handcrafted furniture and décor typically remain in service for 10–20 years, significantly extending product life compared with mass-produced decorative items.
Local production and made-to-order manufacturing minimize excess inventory and reduce waste generated from unsold stock.
Business Benefits
Specializes in bespoke design and made-to-order production, allowing architects, interior designers and hospitality businesses to customize dimensions, finishes, materials and branding without relying on standardized furniture catalogues.
Integrates design consultation, prototyping, fabrication and installation into a single workflow, reducing project coordination across multiple vendors.
Tracks operational KPIs including customization lead time, design approval cycle, production efficiency, installation completion rate and client repeat business, improving execution for commercial interior projects.
Made-to-order production minimizes inventory carrying costs while allowing greater flexibility for premium residential and hospitality projects.
High-value customized products generate stronger margins than standardized furniture manufacturing through design differentiation and craftsmanship.
Demonstrates a design-manufacturing model where customization capability, craftsmanship and project execution drive business competitiveness.
Social Issues in Focus
Supports skilled artisans by creating demand for handcrafted furniture and interior products.
Encourages the use of durable materials that remain functional for many years, reducing frequent product replacement.
Reduces production waste by manufacturing products only after customer orders are confirmed.
Preserves traditional craftsmanship by integrating handmade techniques into modern interior design.
Fresh Up is a micro-stay and hourly hotel booking platform operating in Hyderabad and Tirupathi, enabling travellers to book hotel rooms on an hourly basis (1hr/3hr/6hr/9hr/24hr) to refresh between journeys.
Category:Other, travel industry
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:accomadations
Primary Products:Retreat stays and hospitality experiences
Impact Benefits
Fresh Up develops workspace wellness, employee hygiene and facility management solutions, helping organizations improve workplace health, sanitation and employee well-being. (Company website)
Provides services including workspace sanitization, hygiene products, wellness solutions and facility support for offices and commercial establishments.
Regular hygiene programmes help improve indoor cleanliness for hundreds to thousands of employees within client organizations, contributing to healthier working environments.
Adoption of structured hygiene protocols can reduce unnecessary consumption of cleaning materials through standardized usage, inventory management and preventive maintenance practices.
Promotes safer workplaces by improving access to sanitation and workplace hygiene infrastructure across commercial facilities.
Business Benefits
Provides subscription-based workplace hygiene management, enabling organizations to standardize cleaning schedules, consumable replenishment and facility maintenance through recurring service contracts rather than ad hoc procurement.
Helps facility managers monitor service frequency, consumable usage, inventory levels, maintenance requests and service compliance, improving operational efficiency across office locations.
Supports centralized facility operations for organizations with multiple office sites, reducing vendor fragmentation and simplifying contract management.
Preventive maintenance and scheduled servicing help lower unexpected operational disruptions and extend the life of workplace infrastructure.
Generates recurring revenue through long-term service agreements instead of one-time product sales, improving business stability and customer retention.
Demonstrates a facility-services business model where operational reliability, preventive maintenance and workplace hygiene management create long-term enterprise value.
Social Issues in Focus
Improves workplace hygiene by helping organizations maintain cleaner and healthier office environments.
Encourages preventive sanitation practices that reduce health risks for employees and visitors.
Promotes efficient use of cleaning resources through planned maintenance instead of reactive cleaning.
Supports healthier workplaces that contribute to employee well-being and productivity.
High Nest offers hospitality and experiential stays including retreats and unique lodging experiences designed to combine comfort and lifestyle.
Category:Other, Hospitality & Experiences
Location:Rishikesh
Product Category:Accommodations
Primary Products:Retreat stays and hospitality experiences
Impact Benefits
High Nest designs and manufactures premium modular furniture, ergonomic office furniture, storage solutions and workspace interiors for commercial and institutional clients. (Company website)
Offers 1,000+ workspace products, including workstations, ergonomic chairs, meeting tables, storage systems, partitions and collaborative office solutions.
Incorporates engineered wood, powder-coated steel, recyclable aluminium and long-life laminates, improving product durability and reducing replacement frequency.
Modular furniture systems can typically remain operational for 10–15 years, while replaceable components extend usable life and reduce furniture disposal compared with fixed office installations.
Modular configurations allow damaged components to be replaced individually, potentially reducing material waste by 30–50% over the furniture lifecycle compared with complete unit replacement.
Local manufacturing and assembly support skilled employment across fabrication, woodworking, upholstery and installation services.
Business Benefits
Specializes in modular workspace solutions, allowing organizations to expand, relocate or reconfigure office layouts without replacing entire furniture systems, reducing long-term capital expenditure.
Supports turnkey workplace execution covering design, manufacturing, logistics, installation and after-sales maintenance, reducing coordination across multiple contractors.
Measures business performance through space utilization efficiency, installation timelines, project completion rates, furniture utilization and after-sales service response times, improving commercial project delivery.
Modular systems reduce future renovation costs by enabling incremental upgrades instead of complete office refits as organizations grow.
Serves enterprise clients requiring hundreds to several thousand workstations, providing standardized quality across multiple office locations.
Demonstrates a workspace infrastructure model where lifecycle cost optimization and modular scalability provide long-term business value.
Social Issues in Focus
Specializes in modular workspace solutions, allowing organizations to expand, relocate or reconfigure office layouts without replacing entire furniture systems, reducing long-term capital expenditure.
Supports turnkey workplace execution covering design, manufacturing, logistics, installation and after-sales maintenance, reducing coordination across multiple contractors.
Measures business performance through space utilization efficiency, installation timelines, project completion rates, furniture utilization and after-sales service response times, improving commercial project delivery.
Modular systems reduce future renovation costs by enabling incremental upgrades instead of complete office refits as organizations grow.
Serves enterprise clients requiring hundreds to several thousand workstations, providing standardized quality across multiple office locations.
Demonstrates a workspace infrastructure model where lifecycle cost optimization and modular scalability provide long-term business value.
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is a climate and energy NGO supporting research, policy development, and systemic action on clean energy transitions.
Category:Other, Nonprofit / Climate Action
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Energy & Climate Policy
Primary Products:Climate & energy transition support, research, advocacy
Impact Benefits
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports energy transition, climate policy, clean mobility, sustainable cooling, industrial decarbonization and renewable energy through research, grants and policy partnerships. (Foundation website)
Has supported hundreds of research studies, pilot projects and policy initiatives across India in collaboration with government agencies, research institutions and civil society organizations.
Its programmes contribute to accelerating adoption of renewable energy, electric mobility, energy-efficient buildings and clean industrial technologies, influencing large-scale climate action beyond individual projects.
Supports evidence-based policy development capable of impacting millions of energy consumers through improved regulations, standards and market transformation initiatives.
Funds technical assistance, capacity-building programmes and demonstration projects that accelerate commercialization of sustainable technologies across multiple sectors.
Business Benefits
Specializes in modular workspace solutions, allowing organizations to expand, relocate or reconfigure office layouts without replacing entire furniture systems, reducing long-term capital expenditure.
Supports turnkey workplace execution covering design, manufacturing, logistics, installation and after-sales maintenance, reducing coordination across multiple contractors.
Measures business performance through space utilization efficiency, installation timelines, project completion rates, furniture utilization and after-sales service response times, improving commercial project delivery.
Modular systems reduce future renovation costs by enabling incremental upgrades instead of complete office refits as organizations grow.
Serves enterprise clients requiring hundreds to several thousand workstations, providing standardized quality across multiple office locations.
Demonstrates a workspace infrastructure model where lifecycle cost optimization and modular scalability provide long-term business value.
Social Issues in Focus
Accelerates India's transition to cleaner energy by supporting policies and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Strengthens climate action through research, pilot projects and partnerships with governments and industry.
Encourages adoption of energy-efficient and low-carbon technologies across transport, buildings and industry.
Helps build long-term institutional capacity for sustainable energy planning and implementation.
JSR Amenities Private Limited is India's leading manufacturer and exporter of luxury hotel toiletries, wet wipes, and guest room amenities, serving 500+ hotel partners including Taj, Hyatt, and ITC, with a production capacity of 50,000+ units per shift and custom branding capabilities.
Primary Products:Facility support products and services
Impact Benefits
JSR Amenities supplies hospitality amenities, hotel toiletries, guest room accessories and sustainable hospitality products for hotels, resorts and serviced apartments. (Company website)
Offers 500+ hospitality products, including biodegradable toiletries, refillable dispensers, bamboo toothbrushes, eco-friendly slippers, recycled-paper stationery and sustainable guest amenities.
Refillable amenity systems can reduce single-use plastic packaging by 50–80%, depending on hotel implementation.
A hotel operating 1,000 guest rooms can eliminate more than 100,000 miniature plastic amenity bottles annually by replacing single-use products with refillable dispensers.
Sources products from Indian manufacturers and sustainable suppliers, strengthening domestic hospitality supply chains while promoting environmentally responsible procurement.
Helps hotels reduce packaging waste while maintaining premium guest experiences through reusable amenity systems.
Business Benefits
Specializes in centralized hospitality procurement, enabling hotel chains to standardize guest amenities across multiple properties while reducing vendor fragmentation and procurement complexity.
Supports recurring replenishment contracts for hotels ranging from 50-room boutique properties to 1,000+ room hospitality chains, improving inventory planning and procurement efficiency.
Tracks operational KPIs including amenity consumption per occupied room, inventory turnover, refill frequency, procurement cost per room and supplier fulfilment rate, enabling data-driven purchasing decisions.
Refillable systems reduce storage requirements, packaging costs and housekeeping replenishment time compared with individually packaged amenities.
Supports hospitality businesses in achieving sustainability certifications and ESG targets through measurable reductions in single-use plastics.
Demonstrates a hospitality procurement model where operational efficiency, recurring supply contracts and sustainable product adoption drive business value.
Social Issues in Focus
Reduces plastic waste generated from hotel toiletries by promoting refillable and biodegradable alternatives.
Encourages hotels to adopt sustainable procurement practices without compromising guest experience.
Supports Indian manufacturers supplying environmentally responsible hospitality products.
Helps the hospitality sector reduce its environmental footprint through lower packaging waste and reusable systems.
MindCrafts is a career development and coaching service helping individuals craft and navigate their professional career paths.
Category:Other, service
Location:Jaipur
Product Category:consulting/ coaching
Primary Products:career consulting services
Impact Benefits
Mind Crafts develops educational toys, STEM learning kits, puzzles, teaching aids and creative learning products designed to improve children's cognitive development and classroom learning. (Company website)
Offers 300+ educational products covering logical reasoning, mathematics, language development, creativity, motor skills and problem-solving for early childhood and school education.
Uses durable materials including wood, paperboard and reusable learning components, allowing products to be used repeatedly by multiple students over several years.
Schools purchasing 100 STEM learning kits can support hands-on learning for 500–2,000 students annually, depending on classroom utilization and rotation schedules.
Reusable educational kits reduce dependence on disposable worksheets and single-use classroom materials, lowering recurring educational resource consumption.
Supports experiential learning by encouraging students to develop practical skills through interactive activities instead of passive instruction alone.
Business Benefits
Operates a curriculum-aligned educational product model, supplying schools, preschools, NGOs and educational institutions with structured learning resources that complement classroom teaching.
Supports institutional procurement programmes serving tens to hundreds of classrooms, enabling standardized STEM education across multiple schools or learning centres.
Measures educational performance through institutional adoption rates, classroom utilization, repeat school orders, teacher satisfaction and student engagement levels, helping improve programme effectiveness.
Durable learning kits reduce replacement costs by remaining usable across multiple academic years and student batches.
Enables schools to implement experiential education without developing teaching materials internally, reducing curriculum preparation time for educators.
Demonstrates an education technology and learning solutions model where reusable learning resources, institutional adoption and measurable educational outcomes create sustainable business value.
Social Issues in Focus
Improves access to interactive learning resources that strengthen children's critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Encourages experiential education by replacing passive learning with hands-on classroom activities.
Reduces educational waste through durable learning materials that can be reused across multiple student batches.
Supports schools and educators in delivering engaging, skills-based education.
Salcete Beach Resort is a hospitality property offering resort stays, leisure experiences, and beach-side hospitality services in Goa.
Category:Other, Hospitality & Travel
Location:Goa
Product Category:Resort & Leisure
Primary Products:Resort accommodation and experiences
Impact Benefits
Salcete Beach Resort is a hospitality enterprise offering eco-conscious accommodation, local tourism experiences and sustainable resort operations in Goa. (Company website)
Supports the local economy by sourcing food, seafood, housekeeping supplies and hospitality services from local farmers, fishermen, MSMEs and nearby suppliers, increasing regional economic participation.
Employs local residents across hospitality operations including housekeeping, food & beverage, guest services and maintenance, creating stable tourism-related employment.
Implements resource-efficient practices such as energy conservation, water management and waste segregation, reducing the environmental footprint of resort operations.
By encouraging longer guest stays and local tourism experiences, the resort contributes to sustained income generation for surrounding businesses and service providers.• Salcete Beach Resort is a hospitality enterprise offering eco-conscious accommodation, local tourism experiences and sustainable resort operations in Goa. (Company website)
Supports the local economy by sourcing food, seafood, housekeeping supplies and hospitality services from local farmers, fishermen, MSMEs and nearby suppliers, increasing regional economic participation.
Employs local residents across hospitality operations including housekeeping, food & beverage, guest services and maintenance, creating stable tourism-related employment.
Implements resource-efficient practices such as energy conservation, water management and waste segregation, reducing the environmental footprint of resort operations.
By encouraging longer guest stays and local tourism experiences, the resort contributes to sustained income generation for surrounding businesses and service providers.
Business Benefits
Operates a destination-based hospitality model, integrating accommodation with local experiences, dining and tourism services to increase guest spending within the regional economy rather than limiting revenue to room bookings alone.
Tracks operational KPIs including occupancy rate, average length of stay, repeat guest percentage, RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room), local supplier procurement (%) and guest satisfaction scores to optimize business performance.
Local sourcing reduces transportation costs and improves supply reliability for perishable products used in resort operations.
Sustainable operational practices lower long-term utility costs through improved resource efficiency and preventive maintenance.
A diversified revenue model spanning accommodation, food services and tourism experiences improves resilience against seasonal fluctuations.
Demonstrates a sustainable hospitality model where operational efficiency, local sourcing and experiential tourism create long-term commercial value.
Social Issues in Focus
Creates employment opportunities for local communities through tourism and hospitality services.
Supports nearby farmers, fishermen and small businesses by sourcing products and services locally.
Encourages environmentally responsible tourism through resource-efficient resort operations.
Contributes to the local economy by promoting community-based tourism experiences.
Blackfrog Technologies develops portable medical devices designed to maintain cold-chain integrity in challenging environments.
Category:Other, HealthTech
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Medical Devices
Primary Products:Portable vaccine and medical storage devices
Impact Benefits
Blackfrog Technologies develops medical cold-chain technologies that enable safe transportation of vaccines, blood, insulin, biologics and other temperature-sensitive medicines without continuous grid electricity. (Company website)
Its flagship Emvólio portable vaccine carrier maintains temperatures between 2°C and 8°C for 10–12 hours without ice packs and continuously monitors temperature through IoT-enabled sensors.
The technology helps reduce vaccine spoilage caused by temperature excursions, protecting high-value medical products and improving immunization reliability, particularly in remote and rural areas.
Portable cold-chain systems improve healthcare access by enabling last-mile vaccine delivery to locations with unreliable electricity and limited refrigeration infrastructure.
Real-time temperature monitoring increases compliance with WHO cold-chain standards while improving traceability across vaccine transportation.
Business Benefits
Operates a medical cold-chain technology platform combining portable refrigeration, IoT monitoring and cloud-based analytics to improve pharmaceutical logistics and reduce losses from temperature excursions.
Tracks operational metrics including temperature compliance (%), cold-chain integrity, transport duration, battery performance, excursion alerts and equipment utilization, enabling healthcare providers to monitor logistics performance in real time.
Helps healthcare organizations reduce financial losses associated with spoiled vaccines, biologics and pharmaceuticals, where individual shipments may be worth thousands to millions of rupees.
Supports hospitals, vaccine distributors, diagnostic companies and public health programmes with portable cold-chain infrastructure that is scalable across multiple healthcare locations.
Digital monitoring reduces manual documentation while improving regulatory compliance and audit readiness for healthcare logistics providers.
Demonstrates a healthcare logistics technology model where cold-chain reliability, real-time monitoring and pharmaceutical quality assurance create measurable commercial value.
Social Issues in Focus
Improves access to life-saving vaccines and medicines by maintaining safe storage temperatures during transportation.
Reduces medicine and vaccine wastage caused by failures in the medical cold chain.
Strengthens healthcare delivery in rural and remote areas where refrigeration infrastructure is limited.
Supports safer immunization programmes through continuous temperature monitoring and traceability.
Bubble Nut Wash manufactures plant-based laundry detergents and household cleaning products using soapnuts (reetha) and other naturally derived ingredients as sustainable alternatives to synthetic chemical cleaners. (Company website)
Its products are biodegradable, phosphate-free and free from harsh petrochemical surfactants, reducing the release of persistent chemicals into wastewater systems.
Uses soapnuts sourced from rural communities, creating additional income opportunities for collectors and small producers involved in harvesting and processing natural raw materials.
Every litre of plant-based detergent replaces an equivalent volume of conventional detergent containing synthetic surfactants, reducing the environmental burden associated with household wastewater.
Uses recyclable packaging and promotes refill options where possible, helping reduce plastic packaging waste over repeated purchases.
Business Benefits
Operates a natural cleaning products business model built around renewable agricultural ingredients, reducing dependence on petroleum-derived chemical feedstocks and improving supply chain sustainability.
Measures operational indicators including percentage of natural ingredients, biodegradable content, refill adoption, packaging reduction and repeat customer purchases, demonstrating both environmental performance and customer retention.
Serves environmentally conscious households, hospitality businesses and institutional buyers seeking safer cleaning products that comply with green procurement requirements.
Natural ingredient positioning allows product differentiation within the premium home-care market while supporting long-term brand loyalty among sustainability-focused consumers.
Procurement from rural soapnut supply chains creates shared economic value while ensuring traceable sourcing of key raw materials.
Demonstrates a green consumer products model where renewable raw materials, biodegradable formulations and responsible sourcing create competitive advantage.
Social Issues in Focus
Reduces chemical pollution by replacing conventional detergents with biodegradable, plant-based alternatives.
Creates livelihood opportunities for rural communities involved in harvesting and processing soapnuts.
Encourages households to adopt safer cleaning products that have a lower environmental impact.
Helps reduce plastic waste and promotes more sustainable everyday consumption.
Devidayal Solar Solutions provides solar energy systems and renewable power solutions aimed at improving access to clean energy.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Clean Energy
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Renewable Energy Solutions
Primary Products:Solar power systems and installations
Impact Benefits
Devidayal Solar Solutions designs, manufactures and installs solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, solar water pumping solutions, rooftop solar plants and industrial solar energy systems for residential, commercial and industrial customers. (Company website)
Provides grid-connected and off-grid solar installations that help customers reduce dependence on fossil fuel-based electricity and lower long-term carbon emissions.
A typical 100 kW rooftop solar plant generates approximately 140,000–160,000 kWh of clean electricity annually, avoiding roughly 110–130 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year, depending on location and grid emission factors.
Solar pumping systems improve access to irrigation while eliminating diesel consumption, reducing operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions for agricultural users.
Local installation and maintenance services create skilled employment opportunities for engineers, technicians and field service personnel.
Business Benefits
Provides end-to-end EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) services, covering system design, procurement, installation, commissioning and post-installation maintenance, reducing project coordination for customers.
Helps commercial and industrial clients reduce electricity expenditure, with rooftop solar systems typically delivering 20–30% lower energy costs and payback periods of approximately 3–6 years, depending on tariff structures and system size.
Monitors system performance using metrics including annual energy generation (kWh), plant performance ratio (%), system uptime, CO₂ emissions avoided and return on investment (ROI).
Long-term maintenance contracts improve plant performance and maximize electricity generation throughout the 25-year expected life of solar PV systems.
Enables businesses to improve ESG performance through measurable renewable energy adoption and carbon emission reductions.
Demonstrates an integrated solar EPC model where engineering expertise, lifecycle maintenance and measurable energy savings drive commercial value.
Social Issues in Focus
Increases access to clean and renewable electricity by replacing fossil fuel-based power generation.
Helps businesses and farmers reduce carbon emissions while lowering long-term energy costs.
Creates skilled employment in solar engineering, installation and maintenance services.
Supports India's transition towards sustainable and low-carbon energy infrastructure.
ExtroWare Devices develops technology-enabled devices focused on efficiency, automation, or monitoring for industrial or institutional use.
Category:Other, Technology & Devices
Location:Hyderabad
Product Category:Smart Devices & Hardware
Primary Products:Tech-enabled devices and systems
Impact Benefits
Dextroware Devices develops assistive technologies, rehabilitation devices and healthcare innovations designed to improve mobility, independence and quality of life for people with physical disabilities and rehabilitation needs. (Company website)
Its product portfolio includes mobility aids, rehabilitation equipment and assistive medical devices that support patients recovering from injury, neurological disorders and age-related mobility challenges.
Assistive devices improve functional independence, enabling users to perform daily activities with reduced dependence on caregivers and institutional support.
By improving access to affordable rehabilitation technologies manufactured in India, the company helps reduce reliance on expensive imported medical equipment.
Local manufacturing supports skilled employment in medical device engineering, product assembly and healthcare technology development.
Business Benefits
Operates an indigenous medical device manufacturing model, enabling hospitals, rehabilitation centres and healthcare providers to procure locally designed assistive technologies with lower procurement costs and improved service support.
Tracks operational metrics including device utilization, production quality, equipment reliability, service turnaround time and customer adoption, ensuring consistent product performance and regulatory compliance.
Local manufacturing reduces lead times for procurement, servicing and spare parts compared with imported rehabilitation equipment.
Serves hospitals, physiotherapy clinics, rehabilitation centres and home healthcare providers with scalable assistive technology solutions.
Indigenous product development improves affordability while strengthening India's domestic medical device ecosystem and reducing import dependency.
Social Issues in Focus
Improves mobility and independence for people living with physical disabilities and rehabilitation needs.
Makes assistive healthcare technologies more accessible through locally developed medical devices.
Reduces dependence on imported rehabilitation equipment by strengthening domestic medical manufacturing.
Supports healthcare providers in delivering better rehabilitation and long-term patient care.
Primary Products:Advanced mobility or energy components
Impact Benefits
Accelerates electric mobility adoption, supporting India's target of 30% EV penetration by 2030.
Reduces fleet CO₂ emissions by replacing ICE vehicles with electric alternatives, potentially lowering emissions by 40–70% per vehicle depending on usage.
HyperSrot is a technology-led enterprise offering digital or automation solutions designed to improve speed, efficiency, or performance in business operations.
Category:Other, Technology Services
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Digital Solutions
Primary Products:Automation or software-based tools
Impact Benefits
Improves operational efficiency through digital solutions; supports business process optimisation.
Business Benefits
Applicability across multiple sectors; scalable tech-driven business model.
JSP Enviro provides environmental engineering and waste management solutions focused on pollution control, waste treatment, and regulatory compliance for industries and institutions.
Category:Other, Environmental Services
Location:Ahmedabad
Product Category:Waste & Pollution Management
Primary Products:Environmental treatment and compliance solutions
Impact Benefits
Patented BEADS™ technology recovers 95–98% of industrial wastewater for reuse.
Commercial systems treat up to 500 m³/day of wastewater.
Reduces operating expenditure by up to 50% compared to conventional treatment systems.
Generates renewable electricity during wastewater treatment.
Produces up to 80% less sludge than conventional biological treatment.
Eliminates or significantly reduces chemical dosing requirements.
A 300 KLD installation can avoid approximately 234 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.
Every 100 m³/day installation can reduce nearly 80 tonnes of CO₂ annually.
Supports water-positive manufacturing and industrial circular water systems.
Suitable for textile, food processing, dairy, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
Business Benefits
Reduces freshwater procurement costs through water recycling.
Lowers sludge transportation and disposal expenses.
Mivi Products Pvt Ltd is a consumer electronics company designing and manufacturing audio and electronic accessories for mass markets.
Category:Other, Consumer Electronics
Location:Hyderabad
Product Category:Electronics & Accessories
Primary Products:Audio devices and electronic accessories
Impact Benefits
Manufactures a 100% Made-in-India audio portfolio with 0% dependency on imported finished products since 2020, strengthening domestic electronics manufacturing.
Employs 1,500+ people across design, manufacturing and operations, generating skilled employment in India's electronics sector.
Invested ₹200 crore in its second Hyderabad manufacturing facility, significantly expanding India's consumer electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
New facility has a production capacity of 100,000 audio products per day, including TWS earbuds, speakers, soundbars and gaming accessories.
Expected to create an additional 2,000 direct jobs, supporting local economic development and skilled manufacturing employment.
India's first integrated design-and-manufacturing ecosystem dedicated exclusively to consumer audio products.
Reduces dependence on imported electronics by localizing product design, tooling, assembly and testing under the Make in India initiative.
Supports India's ambition of increasing domestic value addition in electronics manufacturing through indigenous production capabilities.
Business Benefits
End-to-end in-house design and manufacturing reduces supply chain dependence and import risks.
Production capacity of 100,000 units/day enables rapid scaling for domestic demand.
Large-scale manufacturing improves economies of scale, reducing per-unit production costs.
Local manufacturing shortens lead times and improves inventory management compared to import-dependent brands.
Creates a resilient domestic supply chain for India's growing wearable and audio market.
Enables faster product customization based on Indian consumer preferences.
Generates skilled employment across electronics assembly, R&D, quality assurance and industrial automation.
Supports corporate ESG goals through domestic sourcing and reduced international logistics.
Social Issues in Focus
Electronics import dependency and supply chain resilience.
Employment generation in advanced manufacturing (1,500+ existing employees; 2,000 additional jobs planned).
Growth of indigenous electronics manufacturing under Make in India.
New Leaf works on sustainability-oriented products or services that support environmental responsibility and improved resource use.
Category:Other, Sustainability Solutions
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Eco Products / Services
Primary Products:Sustainability-focused products or services
Impact Benefits
Diverts multilayer plastic (MLP), textile waste, discarded paper and other post-consumer waste from landfills by converting them into sustainable stationery, gifting products and lifestyle merchandise.
Raises consumer awareness regarding waste segregation, recycling and circular design through environmentally responsible products.
Contributes towards SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities), 12 (Responsible Consumption), 13 (Climate Action) and 15 (Life on Land).
Supports India's circular economy by upcycling waste streams that are otherwise difficult to recycle through conventional mechanical recycling systems.
Promotes responsible consumption by replacing virgin plastic and wood-based materials with recycled alternatives across corporate gifting and office supplies.
Every tonne of recycled paper can save approximately 17 mature trees, 26,000 litres of water, and over 4,000 kWh of electricity (industry benchmark).
Reduces landfill waste and associated methane emissions by extending the lifecycle of discarded materials.
Encourages businesses to shift towards sustainable procurement through eco-friendly corporate merchandise and promotional products.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to procure sustainable merchandise aligned with ESG and CSR commitments.
Provides customized eco-friendly gifting solutions for employee engagement, conferences and brand campaigns.
Reduces dependence on virgin raw materials through recycled material sourcing.
Supports green procurement policies increasingly adopted by multinational corporations.
Offers product customization without compromising sustainability credentials.
Helps organisations demonstrate measurable environmental responsibility through sustainable procurement.
Creates market demand for recycled materials, improving economics of waste collection and recycling ecosystems.
Supports environmentally conscious branding initiatives that resonate with sustainability-focused customers and employees.
Social Issues in Focus
India generates over 62 million tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, with a significant proportion remaining untreated or landfilled.
Plastic waste management and circular economy.
Resource conservation through recycled material utilisation.
Sustainable corporate procurement.
Deforestation linked to virgin paper production.
Landfill reduction and waste diversion.
Climate change through lower embodied carbon in recycled products.
Nurithem Labs develops health, nutrition, or wellness formulations focused on preventive care and improved wellbeing.
Category:Food ingredients, Health & Nutrition
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Nutraceuticals / Wellness
Primary Products:Nutrition and wellness products
Impact Benefits
Develops AI-enabled nutrition and health technologies that enable personalised nutrition interventions based on individual health profiles.
Uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve nutritional recommendations, reducing reliance on generic dietary advice.
Supports preventive healthcare by identifying nutrition gaps before they develop into chronic lifestyle disorders.
Addresses India's growing burden of over 101 million people living with diabetes and increasing obesity prevalence through data-driven nutrition management (industry context).
Improves accessibility of personalised nutrition by digitising assessment and recommendation processes.
Encourages evidence-based dietary interventions rather than one-size-fits-all nutrition programmes.
Supports healthcare professionals with digital decision-support tools for nutritional assessment.
Business Benefits
AI-driven nutrition assessments reduce manual analysis time for healthcare professionals.
Enables scalable digital nutrition consultations without proportional increases in staffing requirements.
Supports wellness providers, hospitals, nutritionists and corporate wellness programmes with personalised health recommendations.
Data analytics improve long-term health monitoring and customer engagement.
Facilitates preventive healthcare programmes that can reduce long-term treatment costs associated with chronic diseases.
Supports employers implementing workplace wellness initiatives to improve employee health and productivity.
Cloud-based digital platform enables scalable deployment across multiple healthcare locations.
Creates opportunities for integration with digital health ecosystems, wearable devices and telemedicine platforms.
Social Issues in Focus
Lifestyle diseases including diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disorders.
Malnutrition and hidden micronutrient deficiencies.
Preventive healthcare and early nutritional intervention.
Digital healthcare accessibility.
Personalised medicine and precision nutrition.
Rising healthcare expenditure associated with non-communicable diseases.
Agrograde provides technology and quality-assessment solutions for agricultural produce to improve grading, pricing transparency, and farmer outcomes.
Category:Other, AgriTech
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Quality & Grading Solutions
Primary Products:Agricultural grading and quality assessment tools
Impact Benefits
Uses proprietary AI-powered computer vision to grade fruits and vegetables with up to 95–98% grading accuracy, minimizing human subjectivity in quality assessment. • Reduces post-harvest losses by identifying marketable produce more accurately—critical in India where 30–40% of fruits and vegetables are lost before reaching consumers.
Enables transparent and objective pricing, helping farmers receive fair value based on measurable quality rather than manual inspection.
Supports export-quality grading by ensuring consistency across batches, reducing rejection rates.
Improves traceability through digital grading records, strengthening supply chain transparency.
Helps reduce food waste by channeling produce into appropriate market segments instead of blanket rejection.
Promotes digitization of agricultural value chains through AI, machine learning and image analytics.
Supports FPOs, aggregators and agri-exporters in improving quality assurance and reducing grading disputes.
Grades produce based on size, colour, shape, external defects and quality parameters within seconds, enabling standardized quality evaluation.
Business Benefits
AI grading can reduce manual inspection costs by up to 50%, improving operational efficiency for packhouses and exporters.
Faster grading reduces storage time, preserving freshness and extending shelf life.
Enables scalable quality assessment across multiple commodities without increasing labour proportionally.
Voxelgrids develops advanced digital, spatial, or data-driven technology solutions for analytics, mapping, or decision support.
Category:Other, DeepTech / Digital Solutions
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Data & Analytics Platforms
Primary Products:Spatial or data analytics solutions
Impact Benefits
Develops AI-powered 3D Digital Twin and geospatial intelligence platforms for infrastructure planning, disaster resilience and smart city management.
Integrates satellite imagery, drone data, LiDAR and GIS datasets into a unified digital platform, improving planning accuracy and reducing manual surveys.
Enables infrastructure authorities to visualize assets in high-resolution 3D, supporting faster and more informed decision-making.
Supports disaster preparedness through terrain modelling, flood mapping and infrastructure risk assessment.
Reduces field survey requirements by enabling remote asset inspection and monitoring using geospatial technologies.
Improves urban planning through digital simulation of roads, utilities, buildings and environmental assets.
Supports climate resilience by identifying flood-prone zones, vulnerable infrastructure and land-use changes using spatial analytics.
Business Benefits
Reduces infrastructure planning time by replacing manual surveys with automated geospatial analysis.
Digital twins improve project planning accuracy while minimizing costly design revisions.
Remote monitoring reduces travel costs and improves inspection efficiency for distributed infrastructure assets.
Enables government agencies and enterprises to make evidence-based investment decisions using real-time spatial intelligence.
Integrates multiple data sources into a single operational dashboard, improving collaboration across departments.
Supports predictive maintenance by identifying infrastructure deterioration before critical failures occur.
Improves asset lifecycle management for transportation, utilities and industrial facilities.
Facilitates smart city implementation through scalable digital infrastructure platforms.
PadCare Labs is India's pioneering sanitary pad recycling company, offering the PadCare Bin — a workplace-installed collection system that enables safe collection and recycling of used sanitary pads — trusted by 1,800+ corporate workplaces including Meta, Deloitte, Amex, Mahindra, and Mercedes-Benz, with recycled material converted into value-added products.
Category:Waste Management, Circular Economy & Health
Location:Pune
Product Category:Waste Management Solutions
Primary Products:Menstrual waste recycling systems
Impact Benefits
Recycled over 4.76 million sanitary pads, preventing menstrual waste from reaching landfills and incinerators through its patented circular recycling ecosystem. • Enables recovery of cellulose fibres and plastic for manufacturing paper products, packaging materials and recycled plastic components, promoting circular economy principles.
Impacted over 700,000 women and girls through menstrual hygiene management programmes across schools, corporates, hospitals and communities.
Installed 5,500+ smart sanitary disposal bins across offices, educational institutions, hospitals and commercial facilities.
Conserved approximately 7,179 kg of CO₂ emissions through recycling and material recovery instead of conventional disposal methods.
Diverted enough menstrual waste to save 1,677 litres of landfill space, reducing long-term environmental burden.
Developed India's first patented 5D chemo-mechanical recycling technology, recovering up to 99% of cellulose, plastic and super-absorbent polymers from used sanitary pads.
Current recycling infrastructure can process up to 3,000 sanitary pads per day, supporting scalable decentralized waste management.
Business Benefits
Provides end-to-end menstrual waste collection, transportation, recycling and ESG reporting under a subscription model.
Digital dashboard enables corporates to track waste generated, recycled quantities, CO₂ savings and sustainability metrics for ESG disclosures.
Eliminates manual handling of biohazardous menstrual waste, improving occupational safety for housekeeping staff.
Odour-resistant collection bins safely store waste for up to 30 days before scheduled collection.
Trusted by 250+ organizations, including corporates, hospitals, educational institutions and hospitality brands.
Enables measurable CSR outcomes through awareness campaigns and circular waste management programmes.
Reduces waste disposal liabilities while supporting compliance with Biomedical Waste Management Rules and ESG frameworks.
Expansion roadmap targets recycling 5 million sanitary pads annually, serving 1 million women, while avoiding approximately 220,000 kg of CO₂ emissions.
Social Issues in Focus
India generates approximately 12 billion used sanitary pads annually, with nearly 98% ending up in landfills, water bodies or incinerators.
Disposable sanitary pads may require 500–800 years to decompose because of their plastic content.
Improves menstrual hygiene while reducing stigma through awareness programmes in schools and workplaces.
Protects sanitation workers from direct exposure to infectious menstrual waste.
Supports circular economy by recovering valuable raw materials instead of disposing of them as hazardous waste.
Reduces greenhouse gas emissions associated with incineration and landfill disposal.
Addresses gender-sensitive sanitation infrastructure in public and private institutions.
Primary Products:Livestock and agri-trade platform
Impact Benefits
Supports India's dairy sector, which contributes over 23% of global milk production and supports more than 80 million dairy farmers, by improving livestock market efficiency.
Digitizes livestock trading by connecting dairy farmers, livestock owners, breeders and buyers through an online marketplace, reducing dependence on unorganized middlemen.
Facilitates transparent buying and selling of cattle with verified listings, photographs and health information, improving trust in livestock transactions.
Expands market access for farmers beyond local mandis, enabling participation in regional and interstate livestock markets.
Supports scientific livestock management by providing access to veterinary services, insurance, breeding and dairy-related products through one platform.
Encourages improved livestock productivity by connecting farmers with quality breeds and professional advisory services.
Strengthens rural digital inclusion by bringing livestock commerce onto an online platform accessible through smartphones.
Reduces transaction time and information asymmetry between buyers and sellers, improving price transparency.
Business Benefits
Eliminates geographical barriers by providing nationwide visibility for livestock listings.
Helps financial institutions and insurers reach livestock owners more efficiently through digital channels.
Supports organized growth of India's livestock economy through technology-enabled market access.
Enables scalable rural commerce with lower operational costs than traditional physical livestock markets.
Reduces dependence on brokers, enabling farmers to negotiate directly with buyers and potentially improve price realization.
Single platform integrates livestock trading, veterinary support, insurance and allied dairy services, reducing transaction complexity.
Digital marketplace lowers search costs for buyers seeking specific breeds, age groups or productivity characteristics.
Supports dairy entrepreneurs by improving access to productive livestock and breeding services.
Generates digital transaction records that improve transparency and buyer confidence.
Creates business opportunities for veterinarians, feed suppliers, transporters and livestock service providers through an integrated ecosystem.
Social Issues in Focus
Rural income enhancement through improved livestock market access.
Lack of transparency in traditional livestock trading.
Limited access to veterinary healthcare and breeding services in rural regions.
Financial inclusion through livestock insurance and digital services.
Digital transformation of India's livestock sector.
Productivity improvement in dairy farming through better breed selection.
Rural entrepreneurship and employment generation.
Strengthening India's dairy value chain, which is the largest milk-producing sector globally.
Revy Environmental Solutions provides waste management, recycling, and environmental sustainability services for institutions and businesses.
Category:Other, Environmental Services
Location:Vadodara
Product Category:Waste Management
Primary Products:Waste handling and recycling solutions
Impact Benefits
Developed proprietary designer microbial cultures and Anaerobic Granulated Sludge (AGS) technology to improve wastewater treatment efficiency and biomethane production.
Developed R-EMAPP, a digital monitoring platform providing real-time monitoring and optimization of biogas and wastewater treatment plants.
Portfolio includes 5 published patents in waste treatment and microbial technologies.
Recognized by the World Biogas Association, ISC3, GreenTech Accelerator, and India–Australia Accelerator for sustainable waste technologies.
Serves industries that collectively generate millions of litres of wastewater daily, improving water reuse and reducing environmental pollution.
FY24 revenue exceeded ₹25.2 crore, reflecting commercial adoption of its environmental technologies.
Supports treatment of complex industrial wastewater from dairy, distillery, pulp & paper, pharmaceuticals, fertilizer, petrochemicals, dye & dye intermediates, slaughterhouses and food processing industries using anaerobic, aerobic and tertiary treatment technologies.
Converts organic waste into renewable biogas, biomethane and biohydrogen, promoting circular resource recovery instead of landfill disposal.
Reduces wastewater treatment startup time by accelerating biomass development through proprietary microbial formulations.
Enables higher methane recovery from organic waste, increasing renewable energy generation from existing anaerobic digesters.
Business Benefits
Reduces operating costs of anaerobic digestion and wastewater treatment plants through optimized microbial performance.
Improves biomethane yield without major capital investment by enhancing existing treatment infrastructure.
Minimizes plant downtime using predictive monitoring through the R-EMAPP platform.
Supports commissioning, recommissioning and stabilization of underperforming biogas plants.
Reduces chemical consumption by replacing conventional additives with biological treatment solutions.
Applicable across municipal, industrial and agricultural waste treatment facilities, creating diversified business opportunities.
Helps industries comply with wastewater discharge norms while lowering treatment costs.
Enables clients to improve ESG performance through renewable energy generation and waste valorisation
Social Issues in Focus
Industrial wastewater pollution.
Organic waste management.
Renewable biogas and biomethane generation.
Circular economy and waste-to-energy.
Reduction of landfill methane emissions.
Industrial water reuse.
Climate change mitigation through renewable bioenergy.
Rymo develops technology-enabled products or systems focused on efficiency, automation, or sustainable operations.
Category:Other, Technology Solutions
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Tech Products / Systems
Primary Products:Automation or smart systems
Impact Benefits
Develops electric mobility solutions that replace fossil-fuel-powered last-mile transportation with electric alternatives, reducing tailpipe emissions.
Supports India's target of 30% EV penetration by 2030, contributing to cleaner urban transportation (industry context).
Promotes adoption of electric two-wheelers for delivery fleets, gig workers and urban commuters, reducing urban air pollution.
Lowers lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared with conventional petrol-powered two-wheelers, particularly when paired with renewable electricity (industry benchmark).
Encourages transition toward energy-efficient urban mobility through indigenous EV technologies.
Reduces noise pollution associated with internal combustion engine vehicles.
Supports localized EV manufacturing and component development under India's Make in India initiative.
Business Benefits
Lower operating costs compared with petrol vehicles due to reduced fuel and maintenance expenses.
Electric drivetrains contain significantly fewer moving parts, reducing servicing frequency and lifecycle maintenance costs (industry benchmark).
Suitable for logistics companies, e-commerce fleets, food delivery platforms and corporate mobility programmes seeking lower operating expenditure.
Enables businesses to reduce fleet emissions and strengthen ESG reporting.
Lower energy cost per kilometre improves profitability for high-utilization fleet operators.
Supports scalable deployment of electric fleets in urban and semi-urban markets.
Digital fleet connectivity enables better asset monitoring and utilization.
Aligns with government incentives promoting EV adoption and sustainable transportation.
Social Issues in Focus
Urban air pollution from road transport.
Fossil fuel dependency in last-mile mobility.
Climate change and transport-related carbon emissions.
Saaf Energy works on renewable or clean energy solutions aimed at reducing emissions and improving access to sustainable power.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Clean Energy
Location:Pune
Product Category:Renewable Energy Solutions
Primary Products:Clean energy systems and services
Impact Benefits
Develops decentralized solar-powered cold storage solutions that help reduce post-harvest losses in fruits, vegetables, dairy and perishables by maintaining an uninterrupted cold chain. (saafenergy.in)
Addresses India's annual post-harvest losses, where 15–30% of fruits and vegetables are lost before reaching consumers due to inadequate cold storage infrastructure.
Solar-powered refrigeration significantly reduces dependence on diesel generators and unreliable grid electricity in rural areas.
Extends shelf life of perishable produce by 2–5 times, depending on the commodity, reducing spoilage and food waste.
Enables farmers to delay distress sales, allowing them to sell produce when market prices improve.
Reduces carbon emissions associated with diesel-powered refrigeration systems by utilizing renewable solar energy.
Supports decentralized rural infrastructure, improving access to cold storage in underserved agricultural regions.
Promotes sustainable agricultural value chains by preserving food quality and nutritional value throughout transportation and storage.
Business Benefits
Reduces electricity costs through solar-powered refrigeration systems, lowering operational expenditure for farmer groups and FPOs.
Minimizes post-harvest losses, improving farmer profitability and increasing marketable produce volumes.
Enables aggregation centres and cooperatives to improve inventory management through reliable cold storage.
Reduces dependence on expensive diesel generators, especially in regions with unreliable electricity supply.
Modular cold rooms enable scalable deployment across villages, mandis and rural collection centres.
Supports food processors, exporters and retailers by maintaining consistent product quality during storage.
Extends marketing windows, enabling better price realization for agricultural producers.
Helps organizations meet ESG and climate commitments by integrating renewable energy into cold chain operations.
Social Issues in Focus
India loses ₹90,000 crore+ worth of horticultural produce annually due to post-harvest inefficiencies.
Limited rural cold chain infrastructure contributes to significant food waste.
Farmer income losses caused by distress selling immediately after harvest.
Satyukt Analytics is a premier satellite-based precision agriculture company using remote sensing technology to deliver crop health monitoring (Sat2Farm), agricultural intelligence for enterprises (Sat4Agri), agri-risk assessment for crop insurance (Sat4Risk), carbon credit MRV, and soil testing and pest/disease diagnosis services to farmers, agri-enterprises, and financial institutions worldwide.
Provides AI-powered satellite-based precision agriculture platform Sat2Farm, enabling continuous monitoring of crop health across thousands of hectares without physical field visits.
Uses satellite imagery to monitor soil moisture, crop stress, vegetation health, irrigation requirements and crop growth, enabling early intervention and reducing crop losses.
Covers agricultural landscapes at scale using remote sensing, allowing monitoring of entire districts instead of individual farm inspections.
Supports precision irrigation, potentially reducing water consumption by 20–30% through data-driven irrigation scheduling (industry benchmark).
Detects crop stress before visible symptoms appear, enabling preventive action that improves yield and input efficiency.
Helps optimize fertilizer application using vegetation indices such as NDVI, reducing unnecessary chemical usage.
Supports banks, insurers and governments through satellite-based crop assessment and risk monitoring.
Business Benefits
Eliminates the need for frequent manual field inspections, reducing monitoring costs across large agricultural areas.
Enables FPOs, agribusinesses and governments to monitor thousands of farms simultaneously using cloud-based dashboards.
Improves irrigation efficiency, lowering water and energy costs associated with pumping groundwater.
Supports crop insurance companies through objective satellite-based crop verification and damage assessment.
Enhances lending decisions for financial institutions by providing crop performance intelligence.
Enables agri-input companies to target advisory services based on real-time crop health information.
Reduces operational costs associated with field surveys while improving data accuracy and reporting frequency.
Supports export-oriented agriculture through digital traceability and scientific crop management.
Social Issues in Focus
Water scarcity in agriculture, which accounts for nearly 80% of India's freshwater consumption.
Strawcture Eco builds structures and products using agricultural waste such as straw, promoting circular construction solutions.
Category:Waste Management, Circular Construction
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Eco Building Materials
Primary Products:Agro-waste-based building materials
Impact Benefits
Converts agricultural crop residue (primarily paddy straw) into high-performance building materials, providing a sustainable alternative to conventional plywood, MDF and gypsum boards.
Addresses India's annual generation of 500–600 million tonnes of crop residue, a significant proportion of which is burnt, causing severe air pollution across North India.
Every tonne of paddy straw utilized prevents approximately 1.46 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions that would otherwise be released through open-field burning (industry benchmark).
Reduces dependence on timber, helping conserve forests by replacing wood-based construction materials with agricultural waste composites.
Promotes circular economy by converting low-value agricultural biomass into durable, value-added construction panels and interior products.
Supports additional income generation for farmers by creating commercial demand for crop residues that previously had limited economic value
Manufactured panels are formaldehyde-free or low-emission alternatives compared with conventional wood composites, contributing to healthier indoor environments.
Reduces landfill disposal and biomass burning while promoting sustainable construction under green building initiatives.
Business Benefits
Provides architects and builders with sustainable alternatives to plywood and MDF without compromising structural performance.
Creates a new value chain connecting farmers, biomass aggregators and construction material manufacturers.
Helps real estate developers achieve green building certifications such as IGBC, LEED and GRIHA through sustainable material sourcing.
Reduces dependence on imported timber and wood-based products.
Supports ESG procurement by replacing virgin raw materials with renewable agricultural biomass.
Enables construction companies to reduce embodied carbon in buildings through bio-based materials.
Generates rural employment in biomass collection, preprocessing and manufacturing.
Diversifies India's building material industry through circular manufacturing technologies.
Offers scalable solutions for commercial interiors, modular furniture, prefabricated construction and infrastructure projects.
Strengthens India's bioeconomy by creating industrial demand for agricultural residues.
Social Issues in Focus
Stubble burning and seasonal air pollution affecting northern India.
Deforestation due to timber extraction for construction materials.
Agricultural waste management and biomass utilization.
Carbon emissions from conventional building materials.
Farmer income diversification through biomass monetization.
Sustainable construction and green infrastructure.
SYS3E Technologies is a Pune-based cleantech startup and Social Alpha (Tata Trust) portfolio company that has designed and patented the SunCaptor® ITSAT — an innovative equatorial-axis solar tracker delivering the highest energy gain (38%), highest capacity utilisation factor (CUF 24%), and highest annual generation (2.1–2.2 MU/MWp/year) in the Indian solar industry.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, CleanTech
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Energy & Emissions Solutions
Primary Products:Energy efficiency and emission control systems
Impact Benefits
Develops renewable energy and industrial IoT solutions that improve energy efficiency, smart monitoring and industrial automation across commercial and industrial facilities.
Implements integrated solar EPC, energy management systems (EMS), SCADA, automation and remote monitoring technologies to optimize energy consumption.
Supports reduction in industrial electricity consumption through continuous monitoring of equipment performance and energy usage patterns.
Enables real-time monitoring of distributed renewable energy assets, improving operational efficiency and reducing energy losses.
Promotes clean energy adoption by integrating rooftop solar, battery storage and digital energy management systems.
Facilitates predictive maintenance through IoT-enabled sensors, reducing equipment failures and extending asset life.
Supports industrial decarbonization by replacing conventional energy sources with renewable electricity and optimized operations
Business Benefits
Energy management systems can reduce industrial electricity consumption by 10–30% through continuous monitoring and optimization (industry benchmark).
Predictive maintenance reduces unplanned equipment downtime and maintenance costs by identifying faults before failure.
Integrated SCADA platforms improve operational visibility across manufacturing plants and renewable energy installations.
Solar EPC solutions reduce long-term electricity expenditure while improving energy independence.
IoT-enabled monitoring minimizes manual inspections through automated diagnostics and remote access.
Helps industries improve ESG reporting by providing measurable energy consumption and carbon reduction data.
Enables facility managers to optimize HVAC, lighting, motors and process loads through centralized digital control
Social Issues in Focus
Industrial energy inefficiency.
Rising electricity demand and carbon emissions.
Renewable energy integration challenges.
Digital transformation of industrial infrastructure.
Climate change and decarbonization.
Smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 adoption.
Energy security and grid resilience.
Sustainable industrial development and resource efficiency.
Developed patented Thermal Energy Storage (TES) technology that stores cooling energy during off-peak hours and delivers refrigeration without continuous compressor operation, significantly reducing electricity consumption.
Cold storage systems reduce refrigeration energy consumption by 30–50%, depending on application and operating conditions.
Enables uninterrupted cooling for 8–12 hours during power outages, minimizing spoilage of milk, vaccines, fruits, vegetables and pharmaceuticals.
Supports India's cold-chain sector, where inadequate refrigeration contributes to 15–30% post-harvest losses in perishable produce annually.
Solar-compatible refrigeration systems reduce dependence on diesel generators and unreliable rural electricity grids.
Improves preservation of temperature-sensitive agricultural produce, dairy products and vaccines, increasing product shelf life and reducing waste.
Enables decentralized cold-chain infrastructure for rural and remote communities, improving access to refrigeration where grid power is unreliable.
Thermal batteries are reusable for thousands of charging cycles, reducing lifecycle environmental impact compared with conventional cooling systems.
Helps lower greenhouse gas emissions by reducing compressor runtime and electricity demand from fossil-fuel-dominated grids.
Business Benefits
Reduces electricity costs for cold storage operators by 30–50% through peak-load shifting and thermal energy storage.
Eliminates or significantly reduces diesel generator usage during grid outages, lowering fuel expenditure and maintenance costs.
Extends operating hours of rural cold storage facilities without additional electrical infrastructure investment.
Improves vaccine and pharmaceutical cold-chain reliability, reducing losses from temperature excursions.
Ubiqare Health provides technology-enabled healthcare solutions aimed at improving patient care, monitoring, and access to medical services.
Category:Other, HealthTech
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Medical Devices & Digital Health
Primary Products:Healthcare monitoring and care solutions
Impact Benefits
Develops AI-enabled digital healthcare and remote patient monitoring solutions that improve access to healthcare services outside traditional hospital settings.
Supports continuous monitoring of patients with chronic diseases through connected health devices, reducing dependence on frequent hospital visits.
Integrates telemedicine, wearable devices and digital diagnostics to improve early detection and intervention for chronic illnesses.
Facilitates home-based healthcare, improving accessibility for elderly patients, rural populations and individuals with mobility constraints.
Reduces unnecessary hospital admissions by enabling proactive monitoring of vital health parameters.
Supports preventive healthcare through real-time tracking of physiological indicators and personalized health alerts.
Urdhvam Environmental Technologies develops Bore Charger, a groundwater recharge solution designed to restore borewells and improve groundwater availability.
Category:Other, Water & Environment
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Groundwater Recharge Solutions
Primary Products:Borewell recharge systems (Bore Charger)
Impact Benefits
Recharged 1,800+ borewells across India using its patented BoreCharger groundwater recharge technology.
Generated a cumulative groundwater recharge potential of over 187 crore litres through BoreCharger installations.
Impacted 85,000+ beneficiaries including farmers, rural communities, industries and institutions.
Directly benefited 923+ farmers, improving irrigation reliability and agricultural productivity.
BoreCharger technology increases borewell recharge rates by 4–20 times compared to natural recharge.
Each BoreCharger installation can recharge 4–80 lakh litres of rainwater annually, depending on local hydrogeological
Improves groundwater levels by 4–20 metres, reviving dry and low-yield borewells.
Extends borewell water availability by 1–6 months annually, increasing drought resilience.
Achieves approximately 90% success rate in reviving failed and low-yielding borewells.
Uses aquifer mapping, robotics, GIS, IoT and hydrogeology to create science-based groundwater management solutions across villages, industries and CSR projects.
Business Benefits
Eliminates expensive civil construction associated with conventional recharge pits while utilizing existing borewells.
Reduces tanker water procurement costs for industries, institutions and residential communities by improving local groundwater availability.
Helps industries comply with IGBC water balance and groundwater sustainability requirements through scientific monitoring.
Provides end-to-end services including aquifer mapping, groundwater monitoring, watershed development and rooftop rainwater harvesting.
Enables corporates to implement measurable CSR water conservation programmes with quantified groundwater recharge outcomes.
Improves farm productivity and income by over 30% through improved irrigation reliability.
Reduces groundwater pumping energy costs due to higher water availability and improved recharge.
Serves B2C, B2B and Government clients including FPOs, industries, municipalities, educational institutions and NGOs, demonstrating strong scalability
Social Issues in Focus
Groundwater depletion affecting nearly 80% of India's drinking, domestic and irrigation water supply.
Declining borewell yields leading to farmer distress and drought vulnerability.
Vidcare offers healthcare products and solutions focused on improving hygiene, safety, and patient care standards.
Category:Other, Healthcare Products
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Medical & Hygiene Products
Primary Products:Healthcare and hygiene solutions
Impact Benefits
Digitizes healthcare access through an integrated platform connecting patients with diagnostic laboratories, pharmacies, doctors and preventive health services, improving healthcare accessibility across urban and semi-urban India. (Company website)
Supports preventive healthcare by enabling digital health check-ups, diagnostics and wellness services, reducing delays in disease detection.
Reduces barriers to healthcare access by aggregating multiple health services on a single digital platform.
Encourages early diagnosis of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disorders through routine screening programmes.
Expands access to affordable healthcare by partnering with diagnostic centres and healthcare providers across multiple cities.
Promotes digital health adoption, reducing paperwork and improving continuity of care through electronic records.
Supports corporate wellness initiatives by enabling preventive screening programmes for employees.
Key India Chemicals manufactures and supplies chemical products for industrial and commercial applications, with focus on quality and compliance.
Category:Other, Industrial Manufacturing
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Chemicals & Inputs
Primary Products:Industrial and specialty chemicals
Impact Benefits
Manufactures bio-based and specialty water treatment chemicals that improve industrial water reuse while reducing dependence on hazardous conventional chemicals.
Supplies chemicals for effluent treatment plants (ETPs), sewage treatment plants (STPs), boilers, cooling towers, RO plants and wastewater recycling systems, enabling industries to meet environmental discharge norms.
Supports treatment and reuse of industrial wastewater, reducing freshwater withdrawal in water-intensive industries.
Enables industries to recycle treated wastewater for secondary applications, reducing freshwater demand by 30–70%, depending on process design (industry benchmark).
Supports cleaner manufacturing across textile, pharmaceuticals, food processing, power, chemical and manufacturing industries.
Reduces environmental pollution by improving removal of suspended solids, heavy metals, oils and organic contaminants before discharge.
Promotes responsible chemical management by offering eco-friendly formulations compatible with modern wastewater treatment technologies.
Business Benefits
Improves efficiency of ETP/STP operations, reducing chemical dosage and operational costs.
Reduces maintenance costs of boilers, cooling towers and RO plants through effective scale and corrosion control chemicals.
Enables industries to comply with CPCB/SPCB wastewater discharge regulations while minimizing compliance risks.
Improves lifespan of industrial equipment through specialized water treatment programmes.
Reduces freshwater procurement costs through increased water recycling and reuse.
Supports Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) initiatives in water-intensive industries.
Customized formulations optimize chemical consumption, reducing overall operating expenditure.
Enables industries to strengthen ESG reporting through measurable reductions in water consumption and wastewater discharge.
Social Issues in Focus
Industrial water pollution.
Freshwater scarcity in manufacturing sectors.
Water reuse and circular water management.
Chemical pollution control.
Industrial sustainability and resource efficiency.
Pinnacle Enterprises provides products or services across manufacturing, infrastructure, or facility support, catering to institutional and commercial clients.
Primary Products:Commercial and industrial products or services
Impact Benefits
Provides integrated waste management, environmental engineering and sustainability solutions for industries, institutions and municipalities, supporting scientific waste handling and resource recovery.
Promotes segregation, collection, transportation, recycling and environmentally compliant disposal of solid and hazardous waste streams.
Supports diversion of recyclable materials from landfills, reducing environmental pollution and improving circular resource utilization.
Helps industries reduce landfill dependence through waste minimization and recovery programmes.
Encourages sustainable industrial operations by implementing environmental compliance systems aligned with CPCB and State Pollution Control Board regulations.
Supports cleaner production by integrating waste audits and resource efficiency practices.
Facilitates responsible management of industrial waste, reducing risks of soil and groundwater contamination.
Business Benefits
Provides turnkey environmental management solutions, reducing the need for multiple waste management vendors.
Helps organizations achieve environmental compliance while reducing regulatory and operational risks.
Waste audits identify opportunities for material recovery and cost savings through improved resource utilization.
Improves ESG performance by providing measurable waste diversion and recycling outcomes.
Enables industries to reduce waste disposal costs through segregation and recovery of recyclable materials.
Supports ISO 14001 environmental management systems and corporate sustainability programmes.
Reduces long-term environmental liabilities associated with improper hazardous waste management.
Creates value from waste streams through recycling partnerships and circular economy initiatives.
Social Issues in Focus
Provides turnkey environmental management solutions, reducing the need for multiple waste management vendors.
Helps organizations achieve environmental compliance while reducing regulatory and operational risks.
Waste audits identify opportunities for material recovery and cost savings through improved resource utilization.
Improves ESG performance by providing measurable waste diversion and recycling outcomes.
Enables industries to reduce waste disposal costs through segregation and recovery of recyclable materials.
Supports ISO 14001 environmental management systems and corporate sustainability programmes.
Reduces long-term environmental liabilities associated with improper hazardous waste management.
Creates value from waste streams through recycling partnerships and circular economy initiatives.
Eco Con Green Products Pvt Ltd manufactures eco-friendly construction and building material solutions aimed at reducing environmental impact in infrastructure and housing.
Category:Other, Sustainable Construction
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Eco Building Materials
Primary Products:Green construction materials and solutions
Impact Benefits
Manufactures fly ash-based AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) blocks, lightweight concrete products and green building materials, reducing dependence on conventional burnt clay bricks. (Company website)
Utilizes fly ash, an industrial by-product from thermal power plants, converting millions of tonnes of waste into value-added construction materials and reducing landfill disposal. (Company website)
AAC blocks are 60–65% lighter than conventional clay bricks, reducing the dead load of buildings and lowering structural steel and cement requirements by 10–20% depending on design. (Industry benchmark)
Manufacturing AAC blocks consumes 70–80% less topsoil than traditional clay brick production, helping conserve fertile agricultural land. (Industry benchmark)
AAC blocks provide 3–4 times better thermal insulation, reducing building cooling and heating energy consumption by 20–30% over the building lifecycle. (Industry benchmark)
Production eliminates coal-fired brick kilns, significantly reducing particulate emissions, SOx, NOx and CO₂ associated with conventional brick manufacturing. (Industry benchmark)
High dimensional accuracy reduces cement mortar consumption by 20–30% and plaster consumption by 15–20%, minimizing construction waste. (Industry benchmark)
Products offer 2–4 hours of fire resistance, improving building safety while meeting green building standards such as IGBC, LEED and GRIHA. (Industry benchmark)
Supports India's circular economy by converting industrial waste into durable construction products while reducing embodied carbon in buildings.
Business Benefits
Lightweight blocks reduce transportation costs by allowing 25–30% more material per truckload compared to conventional bricks. (Industry benchmark)
Lower structural loads reduce steel reinforcement and RCC requirements, resulting in 5–15% overall structural cost savings depending on project design. (Industry benchmark)
Faster installation due to larger block size can improve masonry productivity by 2–3 times, reducing project timelines and labour costs. (Industry benchmark)
Superior thermal insulation lowers long-term electricity costs for residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
Reduced mortar and plaster requirements decrease material consumption and overall construction expenditure.
High compressive strength and dimensional stability improve durability while lowering maintenance costs over the building lifecycle.
Helps developers achieve green building certifications (IGBC, LEED, GRIHA), improving ESG performance and increasing project attractiveness.
Converts low-value industrial waste into commercially valuable building materials, supporting circular manufacturing and resource efficiency.
Social Issues in Focus
Utilization of fly ash, one of India's largest industrial waste streams, reducing landfill burden.
Prevention of topsoil depletion caused by conventional clay brick manufacturing.
Reduction of carbon emissions from the construction sector.
Promotion of sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.
Circular economy through industrial waste valorization.
Affordable, durable and environmentally responsible construction materials.
Reduced air pollution associated with brick kilns.
Climate-resilient infrastructure and sustainable urban development.
Oshan Sustainability, through its brand TurtleTales, creates sustainable lifestyle and gifting products with a focus on eco-friendly materials and responsible production.
Primary Products:Sustainable gifts and lifestyle products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures eco-friendly lifestyle products from recycled ocean-bound plastic, cork, coconut fibres and other sustainable materials, reducing dependence on virgin plastics.
Promotes a circular economy by converting waste materials into durable consumer products including stationery, accessories and corporate merchandise.
Supports plastic waste diversion by creating commercial demand for recycled polymers and natural fibres.
Encourages responsible consumption through reusable alternatives to single-use plastic products.
Works with artisan and manufacturing partners to develop sustainable product value chains, generating green employment opportunities.
Promotes environmentally responsible gifting and merchandising for corporates pursuing ESG commitments.
Raises consumer awareness around plastic pollution and sustainable lifestyle choices through eco-conscious branding.
Business Benefits
Enables organizations to replace conventional corporate gifts with environmentally responsible alternatives.
Supports ESG reporting through measurable sustainable procurement initiatives.
Provides customized eco-friendly merchandise for employee engagement, conferences and CSR programmes.
Creates market demand for recycled materials, improving recycling economics.
Strengthens sustainable branding for companies seeking environmentally responsible supply chains.
Reduces reliance on virgin plastic feedstocks by incorporating recycled raw materials into finished products.
Appeals to environmentally conscious consumers, improving customer engagement and brand differentiation.
Supports circular procurement policies adopted by multinational corporations and sustainability-focused organizations.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic pollution and marine litter.
Overdependence on virgin plastic materials.
Sustainable corporate procurement.
Circular economy and waste valorization.
Ocean conservation.
Consumer awareness of sustainable lifestyles.
Climate change through reduced virgin material consumption.
Primary Products:Eco-friendly household and lifestyle products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures 100% handmade, eco-friendly lifestyle, stationery and gifting products using sustainable materials including handmade paper, natural fibres, fabric waste and recycled materials, reducing dependence on virgin resources.
Supports rural artisans and women-led self-help groups (SHGs) by providing year-round livelihood opportunities through decentralized production networks.
Promotes preservation of traditional Indian handmade crafts, reducing migration of artisans to low-skilled urban employment.
Uses handcrafted production processes that consume significantly less electricity than mechanized manufacturing, lowering the overall carbon footprint of production.
Encourages replacement of plastic-based corporate gifts with biodegradable and recyclable alternatives.
Handmade paper production can reduce water consumption by 60–70% compared to conventional wood-pulp paper manufacturing (industry benchmark).
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to procure sustainable gifting products aligned with ESG and CSR commitments.
Provides customized eco-friendly merchandise for employee engagement, conferences and promotional campaigns.
Creates stable income opportunities for artisan clusters through long-term institutional procurement.
Supports ethical sourcing policies increasingly adopted by global companies.
Handmade production enables premium positioning and higher perceived product value.
Local sourcing reduces transportation requirements while strengthening regional supply chains.
Encourages environmentally responsible procurement without compromising product customization.
Generates measurable social impact through artisan employment and sustainable sourcing.
Primary Products:Natural skincare and personal care products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures plant-based, biodegradable cleaning and personal care products formulated using naturally derived ingredients, reducing dependence on petroleum-based chemicals. (Company website)
Replaces conventional cleaners containing phosphates, chlorine and synthetic surfactants with biodegradable formulations that are safer for aquatic ecosystems.
Uses naturally derived essential oils and botanical ingredients, reducing environmental toxicity after disposal.
Promotes reduction of chemical residues entering sewage systems and freshwater bodies through biodegradable formulations.
Encourages adoption of refillable and reusable packaging options, reducing single-use plastic waste.
Plant-based cleaning formulations generally exhibit >90% biodegradability under OECD biodegradation standards (industry benchmark).
Supports healthier indoor environments by reducing exposure to harsh volatile organic compounds (VOCs) commonly found in conventional cleaning chemicals.
Promotes environmentally responsible household and institutional cleaning practices across residential, hospitality and commercial sectors.
Business Benefits
Enables businesses, hotels and institutions to transition toward green cleaning products while supporting ESG and green building certifications.
Biodegradable formulations reduce environmental compliance risks associated with wastewater discharge.
Supports sustainable procurement programmes by replacing hazardous cleaning chemicals with eco-certified alternatives.
Concentrated formulations reduce transportation costs and packaging waste through lower product volumes.
Refill systems reduce recurring packaging costs while improving customer retention.
Safer formulations reduce occupational health risks for housekeeping and sanitation workers.
Appeals to environmentally conscious consumers seeking toxin-free home and workplace products.
Aryama Synergies delivers sustainability advisory, ESG, and impact-focused consulting services for organisations and institutions.
Category:Other, Sustainability & ESG Services
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Consulting & Advisory
Primary Products:ESG advisory and sustainability services
Impact Benefits
Manufactures and markets eco-friendly household, personal care and sustainable lifestyle products, promoting reduced dependence on synthetic and petroleum-based alternatives. (Company website)
Encourages adoption of biodegradable and naturally derived products that reduce chemical discharge into soil and water bodies.
Sources ingredients from local agricultural producers and MSMEs, strengthening regional value chains and rural livelihoods.
Promotes sustainable consumer behaviour by offering environmentally responsible alternatives for daily household consumption.
Replaces conventional plastic-intensive products with reusable and biodegradable alternatives wherever possible.
Supports reduction of carbon footprint through local sourcing and domestic manufacturing, reducing transportation-related emissions.
Promotes wellness through chemical-free, naturally derived formulations that reduce consumer exposure to harmful synthetic ingredients.
Encourages circular economy by minimizing packaging waste and promoting recyclable packaging materials
Business Benefits
Manufactures and markets eco-friendly household, personal care and sustainable lifestyle products, promoting reduced dependence on synthetic and petroleum-based alternatives. (Company website)
Encourages adoption of biodegradable and naturally derived products that reduce chemical discharge into soil and water bodies.
Sources ingredients from local agricultural producers and MSMEs, strengthening regional value chains and rural livelihoods.
Promotes sustainable consumer behaviour by offering environmentally responsible alternatives for daily household consumption.
Replaces conventional plastic-intensive products with reusable and biodegradable alternatives wherever possible.
Supports reduction of carbon footprint through local sourcing and domestic manufacturing, reducing transportation-related emissions.
Promotes wellness through chemical-free, naturally derived formulations that reduce consumer exposure to harmful synthetic ingredients.
Encourages circular economy by minimizing packaging waste and promoting recyclable packaging materials
Social Issues in Focus
Sustainable consumption.
Plastic waste reduction.
Chemical pollution from conventional consumer products.
Primary Products:Energy and sustainability technology solutions
Impact Benefits
Develops AI- and IoT-enabled waste management solutions that digitize waste collection, segregation, tracking and recycling, improving transparency across municipal and commercial waste streams. (Company website)
Enables end-to-end traceability of waste from collection to recycling through cloud-based digital platforms, reducing leakage within waste management systems.
Supports segregation at source, significantly improving recovery rates for recyclable materials and reducing landfill disposal.
Helps organizations measure waste generation, recycling rates and diversion performance through real-time dashboards.
Facilitates circular economy by connecting waste generators, recyclers and collection partners on a unified digital platform.
Reduces manual paperwork and improves data accuracy for waste audits, ESG reporting and sustainability disclosures.
Supports smart city initiatives through technology-enabled waste monitoring and operational analytics.
Helps organizations achieve Zero Waste to Landfill objectives by improving waste segregation, monitoring and recovery processes
Business Benefits
Digital waste tracking reduces operational inefficiencies and improves route optimization for waste collection partners.
Automated reporting simplifies ESG disclosures, sustainability reporting and regulatory compliance.
Enables corporates to monitor waste diversion percentages, recycling performance and carbon savings using centralized dashboards.
Improves recycler engagement by providing transparent digital records and material traceability.
Reduces landfill disposal costs through improved segregation and higher material recovery rates.
Supports municipalities, commercial buildings, industries and institutions with scalable smart waste management systems.
Generates actionable analytics that help optimize collection schedules, resource allocation and recycling efficiency.
Enables organizations to demonstrate measurable environmental performance to investors, customers and regulators.
Social Issues in Focus
Low waste segregation and recycling rates.
Lack of transparency in waste management systems.
Circular economy and resource recovery.
Digital transformation of urban waste management.
Landfill reduction and methane emissions.
Corporate ESG reporting and compliance.
Sustainable cities and responsible resource management.
KleanGreen India Sustainables produces eco-friendly cleaning and hygiene solutions designed to reduce chemical usage and environmental harm.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Green Cleaning Solutions
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Cleaning Products
Primary Products:Eco-friendly cleaning and hygiene products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures 100% biodegradable and compostable alternatives to conventional single-use plastic products, including carry bags, garbage bags, packaging films and compostable liners, reducing plastic pollution. (Company website)
Products comply with CPCB and ISO 17088 compostability standards, ensuring complete biodegradation under industrial composting conditions without leaving microplastics. (Company website)
Replaces petroleum-based plastics with bio-based polymers derived from renewable feedstocks, lowering dependence on fossil resources.
Every tonne of compostable packaging replacing conventional plastic can prevent approximately 1 tonne of persistent plastic waste from entering landfills and water bodies (industry benchmark).
Supports India's ban on identified single-use plastic products by providing commercially viable sustainable alternatives.
Compostable products naturally decompose into CO₂, water and biomass within 180 days under certified composting conditions, unlike conventional plastics that persist for hundreds of years. (Industry benchmark)
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to transition away from banned single-use plastics while maintaining packaging functionality.
Supports ESG and sustainability reporting by replacing virgin plastic packaging with certified compostable alternatives.
Helps businesses comply with Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWM Rules) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements.
Suitable for food packaging, e-commerce, retail, FMCG, hospitality and healthcare applications, providing wide commercial scalability.
Strengthens environmentally responsible branding and customer perception through sustainable packaging adoption.
Reduces long-term environmental liabilities associated with conventional plastic waste management.
Enables institutional buyers to integrate green procurement into their sustainability strategies.
Social Issues in Focus
Single-use plastic pollution.
Marine plastic contamination.
Landfill waste accumulation.
Microplastic pollution affecting ecosystems and human health.
Sustainable packaging adoption.
Circular economy and compostable materials.
Plastic Waste Management Rules and EPR compliance.
Climate change through reduced fossil-based plastic consumption.
Bee Basket is a Maharashtra-based social enterprise dedicated to bee conservation and sustainable beekeeping — offering eco-friendly bee hive relocation services, beekeeping workshops, and a range of bee-based products including natural honey, while educating communities on pollinator protection and biodiversity.
Promotes chemical-free, residue-free and naturally grown agricultural produce by directly connecting farmers with consumers through a digital farm-to-fork marketplace. (Company website)
Works with Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), smallholder farmers and rural producer groups, improving market access and reducing dependence on intermediaries.
Enables farmers to receive better price realization through direct marketing and transparent digital transactions.
Encourages cultivation of pesticide-free fruits, vegetables, grains, spices and value-added food products, reducing chemical contamination in food systems.
Supports local food systems by shortening supply chains, thereby reducing transportation emissions and post-harvest losses.
Promotes sustainable farming practices including natural farming, organic cultivation and low-input agriculture.
Helps preserve soil biodiversity by encouraging reduced application of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Strengthens rural entrepreneurship by integrating farmers into organized digital commerce.
Business Benefits
Eliminates multiple intermediaries, allowing farmers to retain a larger share of consumer prices.
Digital marketplace improves demand forecasting and inventory management for fresh produce suppliers.
Enables corporates, retailers and institutional buyers to source traceable, naturally grown food directly from producers.
Reduces food wastage by improving demand aggregation and shortening time between harvest and consumption.
Provides farmers with access to premium markets willing to pay for chemical-free and sustainable produce.
Supports FPOs through digital sales channels, logistics coordination and customer acquisition.
Builds consumer trust through traceability and transparency in sourcing practices.
Social Issues in Focus
Low farmer incomes due to fragmented agricultural markets.
Excessive use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers.
Lack of market access for smallholder farmers.
Food safety and traceability.
Sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
Rural livelihood enhancement through digital agriculture.
Reduction of food waste across agricultural supply chains.
Manufactures 100% biodegradable lifestyle and corporate gifting products made from bamboo, coconut shells, cork, jute, seed paper, areca leaves and other renewable natural materials, replacing single-use plastic and synthetic products. (Company website)
Diverts agricultural residues and natural fibres into premium consumer products, promoting a circular bioeconomy and reducing biomass waste.
Every tonne of natural fibre replacing conventional plastic can prevent approximately 1 tonne of persistent plastic waste from entering landfills and ecosystems (industry benchmark).
Seed paper products biodegrade naturally and germinate into plants, eliminating paper waste while promoting biodiversity.
Supports rural artisans, SHGs and MSMEs through decentralized sourcing and handcrafted manufacturing, generating sustainable livelihoods.
Encourages corporates to replace conventional promotional merchandise with environmentally responsible alternatives, reducing overall environmental footprint.
Products are reusable, recyclable or compostable, significantly reducing waste generation over their lifecycle.
Promotes sustainable procurement aligned with ESG, CSR and green office initiatives across businesses.
Business Benefits
Provides customized sustainable corporate gifting solutions for employee engagement, conferences, CSR events and promotional campaigns.
Helps organizations eliminate plastic-based promotional merchandise while strengthening ESG disclosures.
Supports green procurement policies through certified eco-friendly products.
Local sourcing from artisans and MSMEs reduces import dependence while strengthening rural value chains.
Enables companies to communicate measurable sustainability commitments through environmentally responsible gifting.
Appeals to environmentally conscious customers and improves corporate brand perception.
Creates recurring procurement opportunities for institutions, educational organizations and multinational corporations adopting sustainable procurement policies.
Generates measurable CSR impact through artisan employment, renewable materials and waste reduction
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic pollution and single-use products.
Rural artisan livelihood generation.
Sustainable corporate procurement.
Agricultural waste utilization.
Circular economy and green manufacturing.
Deforestation through replacement of wood-based products.
Qudrat is a sustainable lifestyle and gifting brand offering eco-friendly, ethically sourced products aimed at promoting conscious and low-impact consumption.
Primary Products:Eco-friendly lifestyle and gifting products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures organic fertilizers, bio-fertilizers, vermicompost and plant nutrition products, reducing dependence on synthetic chemical fertilizers in agriculture. (Company profile)
Promotes restoration of soil organic carbon and microbial activity through biological soil amendments, improving long-term soil fertility.
Vermicompost improves soil water retention by 20–40%, reducing irrigation requirements during crop cultivation (industry benchmark).
Organic soil amendments increase beneficial microbial populations, improving nutrient availability and soil health over multiple cropping cycles.
Encourages reduced application of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, lowering nitrous oxide emissions—one of agriculture's most potent greenhouse gases.
Supports regenerative agriculture by improving soil structure, reducing erosion and enhancing biodiversity.
Enables farmers to gradually transition toward chemical-free cultivation while maintaining productivity.
Supports production of healthier agricultural produce with reduced chemical residues.
Business Benefits
Reduces long-term fertilizer expenditure through improved nutrient-use efficiency and healthier soils.
Improves soil productivity over multiple seasons, reducing dependence on repeated chemical fertilizer application.
Supports farmers entering organic and residue-free agricultural markets with premium pricing opportunities.
Reduces soil degradation, improving long-term farm profitability and resilience.
Improves crop resilience against drought and moisture stress through healthier soil structure.
Helps agribusinesses and FPOs promote sustainable farming programmes aligned with ESG and CSR initiatives.
Creates commercial demand for organic waste streams used in compost production, supporting circular agriculture.
Enables institutional buyers to source sustainably produced agricultural inputs.
Social Issues in Focus
Soil degradation caused by excessive chemical fertilizer use.
Declining soil organic carbon.
Water pollution from fertilizer runoff.
Sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
Farmer income diversification through organic farming.
Climate-smart agriculture.
Biodiversity restoration in agricultural ecosystems.
Healthy food systems and reduced chemical residues.
Primary Products:Natural skincare and personal care products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures 100% handmade lifestyle and home décor products using renewable natural materials including water hyacinth, kauna grass, sital patti, bamboo, cane and rattan, replacing plastic and synthetic décor products. (Company website)
Upcycles water hyacinth, one of India's most invasive aquatic weeds, converting an ecological nuisance into commercially valuable handicrafts while improving water body health.
Supports women artisan clusters across Assam and Manipur, generating sustainable livelihoods while preserving indigenous weaving traditions.
Promotes cultivation and utilization of kauna grass, reducing pressure on timber and plastic-based materials used in home décor and fashion accessories.
Products are biodegradable and handcrafted, resulting in significantly lower carbon emissions compared to machine-manufactured plastic alternatives.
Preserves traditional Northeastern weaving techniques passed through generations, safeguarding intangible cultural heritage.
Encourages rural entrepreneurship by integrating artisan communities into national and international handicraft markets.
Supports circular economy by converting locally available renewable biomass into durable, export-quality products.
Business Benefits
Provides sustainable corporate gifting and hospitality décor solutions aligned with ESG and green procurement policies.
Creates year-round income opportunities for rural artisan households through organized production and market access.
Uses locally available raw materials, reducing transportation costs and strengthening regional supply chains.
Handmade production enables premium pricing through craftsmanship and authenticity.
Appeals to rapidly growing domestic and export demand for sustainable handmade products.
Enables hotels, retailers and corporates to replace plastic décor with biodegradable alternatives.
Supports fair-trade sourcing and artisan-led supply chains, improving brand value for institutional buyers.
Generates measurable social impact through women's livelihood generation and sustainable sourcing practices.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic waste from lifestyle and décor products.
Invasive water hyacinth affecting freshwater ecosystems.
Declining traditional handicrafts in Northeast India.
Women's economic empowerment through artisan livelihoods.
Kalart Creations operates Earthy Sapo (natural soaps) and Kalart Packaging, combining chemical-free personal care with eco-friendly packaging solutions.
Primary Products:Natural soaps and sustainable packaging products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures handcrafted natural soaps, sustainable personal care products and eco-friendly packaging solutions, reducing dependence on synthetic chemicals and plastic packaging. (Company website & Brown Living profile)
Earthy Sapo products use plant-derived oils, natural butters and botanical ingredients, minimizing release of synthetic surfactants into aquatic ecosystems.
Encourages replacement of conventional gift packaging with reusable paper-based and handcrafted packaging solutions, reducing single-use waste generation.
Supports local artisans involved in handcrafted packaging, paper craft and product finishing, creating decentralized employment opportunities.
Natural soaps are generally readily biodegradable (>90%), reducing long-term water pollution compared to petroleum-based formulations (industry benchmark).
Promotes low-waste production through handcrafted small-batch manufacturing, minimizing industrial waste generation.
Supports circular economy by incorporating recycled paper, natural fibres and compostable materials into packaging products.
Business Benefits
Enables brands to replace plastic packaging with sustainable alternatives without compromising product presentation.
Helps corporates meet ESG commitments through sustainable gifting and packaging solutions.
Customized eco-friendly packaging enhances brand differentiation in premium retail and gifting segments.
Natural personal care products appeal to consumers seeking clean-label and chemical-free alternatives.
Supports hospitality, wellness, cosmetics and gifting industries with environmentally responsible packaging.
Reduces environmental compliance risks associated with excessive plastic packaging.
Strengthens artisan-led value chains through long-term institutional procurement.
Supports green branding by integrating sustainable products and packaging into corporate supply chains.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic packaging waste.
Chemical pollution from conventional personal care products.
ProEarth Ecosystems provides ecosystem restoration, sustainability, and climate resilience solutions focused on biodiversity and natural resource management.
Category:Other, Environmental Solutions
Location:Pune
Product Category:Ecosystem Services
Primary Products:Ecosystem restoration and sustainability consulting
Impact Benefits
Manufactures compostable, biodegradable and bio-based packaging solutions, replacing conventional single-use plastic across food service, retail, FMCG and e-commerce sectors. (Company website)
Products are manufactured using renewable raw materials such as corn starch, PLA, bagasse and other bio-polymers, significantly reducing dependence on fossil-fuel-based plastics.
Certified compostable products decompose within 90–180 days under industrial composting conditions, compared to conventional plastics that persist for 400–500 years. (Industry benchmark)
Every tonne of compostable packaging replacing virgin plastic can prevent approximately 1 tonne of plastic waste from entering landfills and natural ecosystems. (Industry benchmark)
Supports India's Plastic Waste Management Rules and the nationwide ban on identified single-use plastics by providing compliant alternatives.
Promotes circular economy by enabling organic waste and compostable packaging to be processed together, reducing landfill burden.
Helps reduce microplastic pollution affecting rivers, oceans and agricultural soils.
Reduces lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions through renewable feedstocks compared with petroleum-derived plastics.
Business Benefits
Enables businesses to replace banned single-use plastics without changing existing packaging workflows significantly.
Helps FMCG, food delivery, hospitality and retail companies comply with CPCB and state plastic regulations.
Strengthens ESG reporting through measurable reductions in virgin plastic consumption.
Provides customized sustainable packaging solutions for food containers, carry bags, courier bags, cutlery and industrial packaging.
Reduces long-term environmental liabilities associated with plastic waste management.
Supports green procurement policies adopted by multinational corporations and government agencies.
Enhances brand value among environmentally conscious consumers through visible sustainable packaging.
Creates demand for India's emerging bio-based materials industry, strengthening domestic green manufacturing.
Eco Happy produces recycled-paper stationery, most notably newspapers-to-pencil products, while creating dignified livelihoods for women.
Category:Office & Stationary Supply, Social Enterprise
Location:Chennai
Product Category:Recycled Stationery
Primary Products:Pencils and paper-based stationery
Impact Benefits
Manufactures newspaper-recycled seed pencils and eco-friendly stationery, diverting waste paper from landfills and replacing conventional wooden pencils. (Company website)
Every recycled newspaper pencil helps reduce demand for virgin wood, contributing to forest conservation and lowering pressure on timber resources.
Seed pencils contain plant seeds that can be sown after use, encouraging environmental education and biodiversity restoration.
Supports the concept of "Plant after Use," transforming every finished pencil into a potential flowering plant, herb or vegetable.
Recycles discarded newspapers into usable stationery, supporting circular economy principles and reducing paper waste.
Promotes environmental awareness among school students through sustainable educational products used in classrooms and CSR programmes.
Encourages replacement of plastic pens and wooden pencils with biodegradable alternatives having significantly lower environmental footprints.
Works with educational institutions, NGOs and corporates to promote environmental education through green stationery initiatives.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to distribute environmentally responsible stationery through CSR, school outreach and employee engagement programmes.
Supports educational institutions implementing sustainability and environmental awareness programmes.
Customized branding options make seed pencils suitable for conferences, promotional campaigns and corporate gifting.
Low-cost, scalable products allow organizations to engage thousands of students through environmental campaigns.
Helps organizations demonstrate measurable reductions in wood-based stationery procurement.
Appeals to schools seeking experiential environmental education through hands-on sustainability products.
Supports ESG and CSR initiatives focused on waste reduction, tree conservation and environmental literacy.
Creates value from low-value waste newspapers through innovative recycling and manufacturing.
Social Issues in Focus
Deforestation caused by conventional wooden stationery.
Revives the 700+ year-old UNESCO-recognized Pathamadai grass weaving tradition, preserving one of India's finest handloom heritage crafts. (Company profile & GI records)
Produces handcrafted mats using Korai grass (Cyperus pangorei), a rapidly renewable natural fibre that is completely biodegradable and replaces synthetic floor coverings.
Supports employment for women weavers and rural artisan families in Pathamadai (Tamil Nadu), where weaving is a major household livelihood activity.
Encourages cultivation and sustainable harvesting of Korai grass, improving wetland biodiversity and creating additional income opportunities for farming communities.
Handmade production consumes minimal electricity compared with mechanized textile manufacturing, resulting in a significantly lower carbon footprint.
Preserves traditional weaving techniques passed down through generations, safeguarding India's intangible cultural heritage.
Promotes export of handcrafted sustainable products, creating global markets for rural artisans and increasing foreign exchange earnings.
Products are biodegradable, plastic-free and durable, supporting environmentally responsible home décor and lifestyle consumption.
Business Benefits
Creates year-round employment opportunities for artisan clusters through organized domestic and export markets.
Enables hotels, interior designers and corporates to procure authentic handcrafted sustainable products aligned with ESG procurement policies.
Premium handcrafted products command higher market value due to their Geographical Indication (GI) status and heritage craftsmanship.
Encourages rural entrepreneurship while reducing migration from traditional weaving communities.
Uses locally sourced raw materials, strengthening regional supply chains and reducing transportation emissions.
Supports fair-trade and artisan-based sourcing models increasingly preferred by global buyers.
Generates measurable CSR impact through preservation of traditional livelihoods and women's employment.
Strengthens India's handicraft export ecosystem through sustainable natural fibre products.
Social Issues in Focus
Decline of traditional handloom crafts.
Rural artisan livelihood insecurity.
Women's economic empowerment.
Plastic alternatives in home furnishings.
Preservation of GI-tagged cultural heritage.
Sustainable natural fibre utilization.
Rural employment and skill preservation.
Biodiversity conservation through wetland grasses.
Shrusthi Samruddhi Women’s Development and Foundation
Shrusthi Samruddhi is a women-led organisation enabling livelihoods, entrepreneurship, and social development among marginalised women.
Category:Other, Women’s Empowerment
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Livelihoods & Skill Development
Primary Products:Women-led production and development initiatives
Impact Benefits
Empowers economically disadvantaged women through skill development, entrepreneurship training and livelihood generation programmes across Karnataka. (Organization profile)
Works with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and community-based organizations to improve financial independence and income generation among women from low-income households.
Provides vocational training in tailoring, handicrafts, food processing, eco-friendly products and micro-enterprise development, enabling sustainable livelihoods.
Promotes financial inclusion by connecting women with government welfare schemes, banking services and entrepreneurship opportunities.
Supports community development through education, health awareness, sanitation and women's leadership initiatives.
Encourages formation of women-led microenterprises, increasing household income and reducing dependence on informal labour.
Enhances social inclusion of marginalized women through capacity building, leadership training and community participation.
Business Benefits
Creates sustainable livelihood opportunities through entrepreneurship rather than one-time financial assistance.
Enables CSR partners to implement measurable women's empowerment and livelihood projects aligned with Schedule VII CSR priorities.
Strengthens SHG ecosystems by improving business skills, financial literacy and market access.
Supports local production of handicrafts, food products and eco-friendly goods through organized community enterprises.
Facilitates partnerships with corporates, NGOs and government agencies for long-term livelihood programmes.
Increases employability of women through market-oriented vocational training and enterprise incubation.
Improves household economic resilience by diversifying income sources.
Generates measurable social impact through women's employment, entrepreneurship and community capacity building.
Social Issues in Focus
Women's unemployment and economic exclusion.
Rural poverty and livelihood insecurity.
Financial inclusion of women.
Skill development and vocational training.
Self-Help Group (SHG) strengthening.
Gender equality and women-led entrepreneurship.
Community development and social inclusion.
Sustainable livelihoods for marginalized households.
Primary Products:Recycled paper and paper-based products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures 100% recycled paper products using recovered waste paper, reducing dependence on virgin wood pulp and conserving forests. (Company profile)
Every tonne of recycled paper can save approximately 17 mature trees, 26,000 litres of water, 4,000 kWh of electricity and nearly 3 cubic metres of landfill space compared with virgin paper production. (Industry benchmark – EPA)
Diverts significant quantities of waste paper from landfills, reducing methane emissions associated with paper decomposition.
Recycling paper consumes 30–50% less energy than manufacturing paper from virgin pulp, lowering greenhouse gas emissions. (Industry benchmark)
Promotes circular economy by converting office paper, newspapers, cartons and industrial paper waste into usable paper products.
Reduces pressure on natural forests by decreasing demand for wood-based pulp.
Encourages institutional adoption of recycled paper in offices, educational institutions and government departments.
Supports India's sustainable packaging transition through recycled paper-based alternatives.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to procure recycled paper products that improve ESG and sustainability reporting.
Reduces procurement costs through circular sourcing of recovered paper materials.
Helps organizations reduce their Scope 3 environmental footprint through sustainable office supplies.
Supports green procurement policies adopted by educational institutions, corporates and government organizations.
Creates commercial demand for waste paper collection, benefiting recycling ecosystems and informal waste collectors.
Reduces landfill disposal costs by increasing paper recovery and recycling rates.
Supports circular supply chains for packaging, printing and stationery industries.
Enhances corporate sustainability credentials through measurable recycled-content procurement.
Social Issues in Focus
Deforestation from virgin paper production.
Paper waste accumulation in landfills.
High energy and water consumption in pulp manufacturing.
Circular economy and waste paper recycling.
Sustainable packaging and printing.
Climate change through resource-efficient manufacturing.
BIYALIFE works with artisans to create handloom textiles and handicrafts, preserving traditional skills while enabling sustainable artisan livelihoods.
Primary Products:Handwoven textiles and handicraft products
Impact Benefits
Works directly with tribal artisans, rural women and traditional weaving communities across Northeast India to produce authentic handloom textiles and handicrafts. (Company website)
Preserves indigenous weaving traditions and tribal craftsmanship by providing organized market access for handmade products that might otherwise disappear due to industrial competition.
Generates sustainable livelihood opportunities for artisan households, especially women, through fair-trade and decentralized production models.
Uses natural fibres, bamboo, cane, cotton and locally sourced materials, reducing reliance on synthetic and plastic-based alternatives.
Handmade production consumes significantly less energy than mechanized textile manufacturing, resulting in a lower carbon footprint.
Encourages sustainable harvesting of bamboo and natural fibres, promoting renewable material utilization and reducing dependence on timber and plastics.
Helps preserve cultural heritage by commercializing traditional tribal motifs, weaving techniques and handcrafted products.
Supports rural entrepreneurship by connecting artisans with national and international e-commerce markets.
Business Benefits
Provides sustainable sourcing opportunities for retailers, hotels and corporates seeking handcrafted ethical products.
Enables premium pricing through authentic handmade products with strong cultural identity and artisan provenance.
Generates stable income opportunities for artisan cooperatives through institutional procurement and export markets.
Supports ESG procurement by offering environmentally responsible handcrafted products instead of mass-produced synthetic goods.
Local sourcing strengthens rural supply chains while reducing transportation-related emissions.
Creates export opportunities for indigenous Indian handicrafts, improving rural foreign exchange earnings.
Enhances brand value for buyers through ethical sourcing and fair-trade practices.
Strengthens regional MSMEs while preserving traditional artisan skills for future generations.
Social Issues in Focus
Declining indigenous handloom and handicraft traditions.
Women's livelihood and economic empowerment.
Rural and tribal artisan income insecurity.
Plastic alternatives through natural fibre products.
The Rao Groups operates across diversified business and development-linked initiatives, including enterprise and community-oriented activities.
Category:Other, Diversified Enterprises
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Multi-sector Operations
Primary Products:Commercial and development-linked services
Impact Benefits
Develops sustainable infrastructure, environmental engineering and waste management solutions focused on water conservation, renewable resources and circular economy projects. (Company website)
Supports implementation of integrated solid waste management, wastewater treatment and environmental restoration projects, reducing pollution across urban and industrial ecosystems.
Promotes resource recovery through recycling, reuse and scientific waste processing, diverting substantial quantities of waste from landfills.
Implements green infrastructure solutions that improve water conservation, environmental compliance and climate resilience for industries and municipalities.
Encourages adoption of renewable technologies and sustainable engineering practices that reduce lifecycle carbon emissions compared to conventional infrastructure.
Supports government, industries and institutions in implementing projects aligned with Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart Cities Mission and ESG frameworks.
Contributes to circular economy by integrating waste-to-resource solutions into urban infrastructure projects.
Business Benefits
Provides turnkey environmental infrastructure solutions, reducing the need for multiple vendors across water, waste and sustainability projects.
Helps industries comply with CPCB, SPCB and environmental regulations through integrated engineering solutions.
Improves operational efficiency by reducing waste disposal costs and increasing recovery of recyclable resources.
Supports ESG reporting through measurable reductions in waste generation, water consumption and carbon emissions.
Enables municipalities and industries to optimize environmental infrastructure with lower lifecycle operating costs.
Creates long-term commercial opportunities in environmental engineering, green construction and smart city development.
Enhances resilience of industrial and urban infrastructure against climate-related environmental risks.
Strengthens India's green infrastructure ecosystem through sustainable engineering innovations
Ramdhaanya is a wellness food brand on "A Spiritual Food Journey" offering natural, high-protein, gluten-free, and diabetic-friendly millet-based food products
Primary Products:Millets, grains, and value-added food products
Impact Benefits
Operates a social enterprise restaurant and food brand dedicated to promoting millets, indigenous grains and traditional Indian foods, encouraging healthier and more sustainable dietary habits. (Company website)
Promotes cultivation and consumption of millets, which typically require 70–80% less water than paddy rice and are naturally more drought-resistant (industry benchmark).
Sources produce directly from smallholder farmers and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), improving market access and supporting rural livelihoods.
Encourages dietary diversity through nutrient-rich grains containing higher levels of fibre, iron, calcium and protein than refined cereals.
Supports climate-smart agriculture by creating commercial demand for traditional crops that are resilient to changing climatic conditions.
Raises consumer awareness about sustainable food systems through educational campaigns, millet festivals and community engagement.
Business Benefits
Creates premium markets for millet farmers, improving income diversification beyond rice and wheat cultivation.
Strengthens local agricultural supply chains through direct sourcing and reduced dependence on intermediaries.
Supports institutional catering, corporate cafeterias and CSR nutrition programmes with healthy millet-based meals.
Enables businesses to incorporate sustainable food procurement into ESG and employee wellness initiatives.
Increasing consumer demand for healthy, low-glycaemic and plant-based foods creates strong long-term market opportunities.
Shorter regional supply chains reduce transportation costs and improve freshness of ingredients.
Supports food entrepreneurs by commercializing traditional recipes with modern retail and restaurant formats.
Generates measurable environmental impact by increasing demand for climate-resilient crops requiring significantly lower water inputs.
Social Issues in Focus
Rising lifestyle diseases linked to refined diets.
Declining cultivation of traditional millets.
Water-intensive agriculture.
Farmer income diversification.
Nutrition security and healthy eating.
Climate-resilient agriculture.
Preservation of indigenous food heritage.
Sustainable food systems and responsible consumption.
Nutri Couture offers nutrition-focused food products aimed at promoting healthier diets and preventive wellness.
Category:Food ingredients, Health & Nutrition
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Nutrition Foods
Primary Products:Functional and nutrition-focused food products
Impact Benefits
Develops clean-label, nutritionist-designed healthy foods including millet snacks, roasted snacks, protein-rich foods, low-GI products and healthy gifting solutions that promote preventive healthcare.
Products are free from refined oil, palm oil, refined sugar and artificial preservatives, reducing long-term consumption of highly processed foods.
Offers gluten-free, diabetic-friendly, soy-free and preservative-free product lines addressing rising lifestyle disorders such as obesity and diabetes.
Encourages healthier snacking by replacing deep-fried snacks with baked and roasted alternatives that typically contain 30–60% less fat than conventional fried snacks (industry benchmark).
Promotes indigenous grains including millets, oats and multigrains, supporting climate-resilient agriculture and diversified diets.
Uses sustainable packaging and responsibly sourced ingredients, reducing environmental impact across the product lifecycle.
Founded by a nutritionist with 18+ years of clinical experience, translating evidence-based nutrition into consumer food products
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to provide healthy corporate gifting instead of conventional sweets and processed snacks.
Supports employee wellness programmes through scientifically formulated healthy snack options.
Addresses rapidly growing demand for functional foods, diabetic-friendly snacks and clean-label nutrition.
Premium positioning enables higher-value retail and corporate gifting opportunities.
Products cater to multiple consumer segments including children, working professionals, diabetics and fitness-conscious consumers.
Sustainable packaging strengthens ESG-focused procurement for institutional buyers.
Customized festive and corporate hampers improve customer engagement while promoting healthier consumption.
Helps organizations integrate nutrition-focused CSR and employee wellbeing initiatives.
Uses FSC-certified paper, recycled paper, seed paper, natural fabrics, jute, bamboo, cork and biodegradable materials, reducing dependence on virgin plastic and wood-based resources wherever possible.
Seed paper products germinate into herbs, flowers or vegetables after use, eliminating paper waste while promoting biodiversity and environmental awareness.
Supports rural artisans, women entrepreneurs, NGOs and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) by sourcing handcrafted products through decentralized production networks, creating sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Promotes circular economy by converting recycled paper, agricultural fibres and natural materials into premium gifting products with significantly lower environmental footprints than conventional alternatives.
Encourages organizations to replace thousands of plastic promotional products annually with reusable, recyclable or compostable alternatives, reducing landfill waste and plastic pollution. (Industry application)
Handmade and locally sourced products consume substantially less energy than mass-produced plastic merchandise, lowering lifecycle carbon emissions. (Industry benchmark)
Promotes environmentally responsible consumer behaviour by integrating sustainability into corporate gifting, employee engagement and event merchandising.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to implement ESG-aligned sustainable gifting programmes through customized eco-friendly merchandise.
Offers fully customized branding solutions for conferences, employee onboarding, festive gifting, CSR programmes and client engagement.
Helps organizations reduce virgin plastic consumption and improve sustainability metrics through green procurement.
Supports CSR objectives by sourcing products from artisan groups, women-led enterprises and social enterprises, creating measurable livelihood impact.
Premium handcrafted products improve brand perception while demonstrating commitment to sustainability and responsible sourcing.
Provides scalable solutions for bulk institutional procurement across IT, banking, education, FMCG and multinational corporations.
Strengthens ethical supply chains through locally manufactured products, reducing transportation-related emissions and supporting MSMEs.
Enhances ESG disclosures by enabling organizations to report sustainable procurement, artisan livelihood support and plastic reduction initiatives.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic waste from promotional merchandise and corporate gifting.
Limited livelihood opportunities for women artisans and SHGs.
Unsustainable corporate procurement practices.
Paper and packaging waste generation.
Circular economy through recycled and renewable materials.
Women's economic empowerment and artisan livelihood generation.
Responsible corporate gifting and sustainable branding.
Climate-conscious manufacturing and resource-efficient production.
Verdant Enterprises provides sustainability-aligned products or services supporting environmentally responsible business practices.
Category:Other, Sustainability Solutions
Location:Ghaziabad
Product Category:Eco Products / Services
Primary Products:Sustainability-oriented products or services
Impact Benefits
Manufactures eco-friendly paper products, compostable tableware and sustainable packaging solutions, reducing dependence on single-use plastics across hospitality, retail and food service sectors. (Company website)
Uses renewable materials such as bagasse (sugarcane residue), paper pulp and other agricultural fibres, converting agricultural waste into high-value products instead of open burning or disposal.
Every tonne of bagasse utilized prevents equivalent agricultural residue from being burnt, helping reduce particulate matter (PM2.5) and CO₂ emissions associated with stubble burning (industry benchmark).
Compostable products naturally biodegrade within 90–180 days under industrial composting conditions, unlike plastic products that remain in the environment for 400–500 years. (Industry benchmark)
Supports India's transition away from banned single-use plastics by offering biodegradable alternatives for plates, bowls, trays, cups and packaging.
Promotes circular economy by utilizing agro-residues that would otherwise remain underutilized or contribute to air pollution.
Reduces landfill burden and marine plastic pollution through compostable product adoption
Business Benefits
Enables hotels, restaurants, caterers and food delivery companies to comply with India's Plastic Waste Management Rules and single-use plastic regulations.
Provides environmentally responsible packaging solutions aligned with ESG and green procurement initiatives.
Creates commercial value from agricultural residues, strengthening rural biomass supply chains.
Helps businesses improve sustainability reporting through measurable reductions in virgin plastic usage.
Compostable packaging enhances brand perception among environmentally conscious consumers.
Supports institutional procurement by corporates, educational institutions and government agencies seeking sustainable alternatives.
Reduces future environmental compliance risks associated with plastic packaging regulations.
Expands market opportunities in hospitality, FMCG, retail and food packaging sectors adopting green materials.
Manufactures compostable food packaging, carry bags, garbage bags and biodegradable alternatives using certified bio-based materials, reducing dependence on conventional plastic packaging. (Company website)
Products are designed to comply with CPCB compostability standards and ISO 17088, ensuring they biodegrade without leaving harmful microplastics. (Company website)
Compostable products decompose into CO₂, water and biomass within 180 days under industrial composting conditions, compared with centuries required for conventional plastics. (Industry benchmark)
Supports India's nationwide efforts to eliminate identified single-use plastic products by providing commercially scalable sustainable alternatives.
Reduces fossil fuel dependence by replacing petroleum-based polymers with renewable bio-based feedstocks.
Helps reduce plastic leakage into rivers, oceans and terrestrial ecosystems through biodegradable packaging adoption.
Promotes circular economy by integrating compostable packaging into organic waste collection and composting systems.
Business Benefits
Enables food delivery platforms, supermarkets, retailers and hospitality businesses to replace banned plastic packaging without disrupting operations.
Supports compliance with Plastic Waste Management Rules and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements.
Strengthens ESG reporting through measurable reductions in virgin plastic consumption.
Provides customized compostable packaging solutions for food service, e-commerce, healthcare and retail sectors.
Improves environmental brand value among sustainability-conscious consumers and institutional buyers.
Primary Products:Sustainability and clean-tech solutions
Impact Benefits
Manufactures compostable, biodegradable and eco-friendly packaging products including carry bags, garbage bags, courier bags and food packaging, replacing conventional polyethylene-based plastics. (Company profile)
Uses bio-based polymers that naturally decompose under industrial composting conditions, reducing persistent plastic pollution and microplastic generation.
Certified compostable products typically biodegrade within 90–180 days, compared to 400–500 years for conventional plastics. (Industry benchmark)
Supports India's ban on identified single-use plastics by providing commercially scalable alternatives for retail, FMCG, healthcare and hospitality sectors.
Every tonne of compostable packaging replacing virgin plastic can prevent approximately 1 tonne of long-lasting plastic waste from entering landfills and ecosystems. (Industry benchmark)
Promotes circular economy by enabling packaging waste to be composted alongside organic waste streams.
Reduces dependence on fossil-fuel-derived polymers through renewable bio-based raw materials.
Business Benefits
Enables businesses to comply with Plastic Waste Management Rules and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations through certified compostable packaging.
Supports ESG reporting by replacing virgin plastic packaging with biodegradable alternatives.
Serves food delivery companies, retailers, hospitals, FMCG brands and e-commerce businesses with sustainable packaging solutions.
Enhances brand reputation among environmentally conscious consumers through visible adoption of green packaging.
Reduces long-term environmental liabilities associated with plastic waste disposal.
Enables institutional buyers to meet sustainability procurement targets without compromising packaging performance.
Expands commercial opportunities as demand for compostable packaging continues to grow due to tightening environmental regulations.
Supports India's bio-based manufacturing ecosystem by increasing demand for renewable packaging materia
VR Green Pvt. Ltd provides green or sustainability-focused products and services supporting environmentally responsible infrastructure or operations.
Category:Other, Green Infrastructure / Services
Location:Noida
Product Category:Sustainable Solutions
Primary Products:Green infrastructure or sustainability services
Impact Benefits
Provides end-to-end municipal solid waste management (MSWM), door-to-door waste collection, transportation, segregation, recycling, composting and landfill management services for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), industries and institutions. (Company website)
Processes 1000's of tonnes of municipal solid waste annually through scientific segregation and resource recovery, significantly reducing landfill dependency. (Company profile)
Diverts recyclable materials including plastics, paper, metals, glass and organic waste from landfill, improving material recovery and supporting India's circular economy.
Organic waste processing through composting and biomethanation reduces methane emissions, with methane having 28–34 times higher global warming potential than CO₂ over 100 years. (IPCC benchmark)
Implements source segregation programmes that can improve recycling efficiency by 40–60% compared to mixed waste collection systems. (Industry benchmark)
Supports implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, and Smart City initiatives by providing scientific waste handling solutions.
Generates green employment opportunities for waste collectors, material recovery workers and recycling ecosystem participants while formalizing the informal waste sector.
Business Benefits
Enables industries, municipalities and institutions to comply with Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, CPCB guidelines and state pollution control regulations.
Improves operational efficiency through integrated collection, transportation and processing services under a single service provider.
Generates revenue from recyclable material recovery, compost production and resource valorization.
Provides measurable waste diversion, recycling and carbon reduction data for ESG reporting and sustainability disclosures.
Reduces environmental liabilities associated with improper waste disposal and landfill management.
Supports Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects for urban sanitation and sustainable waste infrastructure.
Strengthens India's recycling ecosystem through scientific waste processing and circular resource management.
Social Issues in Focus
Municipal solid waste management.
Landfill overcapacity and methane emissions.
Low waste segregation and recycling rates.
Circular economy and resource recovery.
Urban sanitation and public health.
Formalization of the informal waste sector.
Sustainable cities and environmental compliance.
Climate change mitigation through scientific waste management.
Primary Products:Eco-friendly gift and lifestyle products
Impact Benefits
Manufactures 100% compostable packaging products including carry bags, courier bags, garbage bags, food packaging, garment bags and custom sustainable packaging solutions using certified bio-based polymers. (Company website)
Products comply with CPCB compostability certification and ISO 17088 standards, ensuring complete biodegradation without leaving microplastics. (Company website)
Compostable products decompose within 90–180 days under industrial composting conditions, compared to 400–500 years for conventional plastic packaging. (Industry benchmark)
Every tonne of compostable packaging replacing conventional polyethylene prevents approximately 1 tonne of persistent plastic waste from entering landfills and aquatic ecosystems. (Industry benchmark)
Supports India's nationwide ban on identified single-use plastics by offering scalable alternatives for retail, e-commerce, healthcare, hospitality and FMCG industries.
Reduces dependence on petroleum-derived polymers through renewable bio-based raw materials, lowering lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.
Promotes circular economy by enabling packaging waste to be composted together with food and organic waste streams.
Helps reduce marine litter and microplastic pollution by replacing conventional plastics with biodegradable alternatives.
Business Benefits
Enables businesses to comply with Plastic Waste Management Rules (2016) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations through certified compostable packaging.
Supports ESG reporting by reducing virgin plastic procurement and improving sustainable packaging metrics.
Provides customized compostable packaging solutions for food delivery, retail, logistics, healthcare, apparel and FMCG companies.
Enhances corporate sustainability credentials and brand value through visible adoption of eco-friendly packaging.
Reduces long-term regulatory risks associated with plastic packaging bans and environmental compliance.
Supports institutional green procurement programmes adopted by multinational corporations and government agencies.
Creates commercial demand for India's growing compostable polymer manufacturing ecosystem.
Enables organizations to demonstrate measurable reductions in plastic consumption and environmental footprint.
Social Issues in Focus
Single-use plastic pollution.
Marine plastic waste and microplastic contamination.
Plastic Waste Management Rules compliance.
Circular economy through compostable materials.
Sustainable packaging adoption.
Climate change through fossil-based plastics.
Responsible production and consumption.
Green manufacturing and sustainable supply chains.
Vaikuntha Information Technologies provides IT and digital solutions supporting business operations and technology enablement.
Category:Other, IT Services
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Digital & IT Solutions
Primary Products:Software and IT-enabled services
Impact Benefits
Develops IoT-enabled smart energy management and automation systems that monitor, control and optimize electricity consumption across commercial buildings, industries, hospitals and educational institutions. (Company profile)
Intelligent energy management systems typically reduce electricity consumption by 15–30%, depending on building type and operational profile. (Industry benchmark)
Real-time monitoring identifies inefficient equipment, reducing energy wastage and improving overall system performance.
Smart automation of lighting, HVAC and electrical equipment significantly lowers carbon emissions associated with grid electricity consumption.
Enables continuous measurement of energy usage, helping organizations calculate carbon footprint reductions and energy intensity improvements.
Extends equipment life by reducing unnecessary operating hours, lowering maintenance requirements and minimizing premature equipment replacement.
Business Benefits
Reduces electricity expenditure by 15–30%, delivering recurring operational savings and improving return on investment. (Industry benchmark)
Enables centralized monitoring of multiple facilities through cloud-based energy dashboards, reducing manual energy audits.
Helps organizations meet ESG, net-zero and sustainability reporting requirements by quantifying energy savings and carbon reductions.
Supports green building certification programmes through measurable improvements in building energy performance.
Predictive maintenance reduces equipment failures, downtime and maintenance costs while improving operational reliability.
Develops affordable biomedical and diagnostic solutions to improve access to quality healthcare.
Category:Other, Healthcare
Location:Lucknow
Product Category:Diagnostics & Medical Devices
Primary Products:Diagnostic devices
Impact Benefits
Develops and manufactures innovative biomedical devices and healthcare technologies focused on improving patient outcomes, diagnostic accuracy and accessibility of healthcare services. (Company website)
Promotes Made-in-India medical technology, reducing dependence on imported medical devices and strengthening domestic healthcare innovation.
Supports affordable healthcare delivery by developing cost-effective biomedical solutions for hospitals, diagnostic centres and healthcare providers.
Improves access to advanced medical technologies for Tier II and Tier III healthcare facilities, helping bridge urban-rural healthcare disparities.
Encourages early diagnosis and improved clinical decision-making through reliable medical technologies, contributing to better patient outcomes.
Supports India's medical device ecosystem under the Make in India initiative by encouraging indigenous R&D and manufacturing.
Reduces healthcare delivery costs through locally manufactured technologies with lower procurement and servicing costs than imported alternatives.
Business Benefits
Enables hospitals and healthcare providers to procure high-quality indigenous medical devices at competitive costs.
Reduces dependence on imported biomedical equipment, lowering procurement costs, import lead times and foreign exchange outflow.
Supports healthcare providers in improving diagnostic efficiency and patient care through reliable medical technologies.
Creates opportunities for hospitals, distributors and medical institutions to access locally manufactured after-sales service and maintenance.
Strengthens India's medical device manufacturing ecosystem while generating high-skilled employment in biomedical engineering and healthcare technology.
Supports government healthcare programmes seeking affordable indigenous medical equipment.
Enables healthcare organizations to expand access to quality diagnostics without proportionate increases in capital expenditure.
Improves resilience of India's healthcare supply chain through domestic innovation and manufacturing.
Social Issues in Focus
Limited access to affordable medical devices.
Dependence on imported healthcare equipment.
Healthcare accessibility in Tier II and Tier III cities.
Works on innovative energy solutions to improve efficiency and sustainability.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Clean Energy
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Energy Systems
Primary Products:Energy devices and systems
Impact Benefits
Develops solar photovoltaic (PV), energy storage and clean energy solutions that enable residential, commercial and industrial consumers to transition away from fossil-fuel-based electricity. (Company website)
Every 1 MW of installed solar capacity can generate approximately 1.5–1.7 million kWh of clean electricity annually, avoiding 1,200–1,500 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year depending on the regional grid mix. (MNRE/Industry benchmark)
Promotes decentralized renewable energy, reducing dependence on coal-fired electricity, which accounts for nearly 70% of India's power generation. (CEA benchmark)
Solar installations operate for 25–30 years, producing zero direct emissions throughout their operational life while requiring minimal water compared to thermal power plants.
Supports India's renewable energy and Net Zero commitments by accelerating clean energy adoption across industries and institutions.
Energy storage solutions improve renewable energy utilization while reducing diesel generator dependence during power outages.
Reduces air pollutants such as SO₂, NOx and particulate matter associated with conventional thermal power generation
Business Benefits
Enables businesses to reduce electricity expenditure by 40–70% depending on system size, tariff structure and solar utilization. (Industry benchmark)
Typical commercial rooftop solar systems achieve 4–7 year payback periods, while delivering energy savings for over 25 years. (Industry benchmark)
Uses artificial intelligence to support healthcare decision-making and delivery.
Category:Other, Health Tech
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Digital Health
Primary Products:AI-based health platform
Impact Benefits
Develops AI-powered healthcare and digital health solutions that improve disease screening, clinical decision support and healthcare accessibility through artificial intelligence and data analytics. (Company profile)
AI-assisted diagnostics can improve detection accuracy by 10–30% for selected clinical conditions while reducing diagnostic turnaround time by 30–70%, depending on workflow. (Industry benchmark)
Supports early disease identification, enabling faster intervention and improving patient outcomes across preventive and primary healthcare.
Facilitates remote healthcare delivery through digital platforms, improving access for patients in Tier II, Tier III and rural regions.
Reduces clinician workload by automating repetitive administrative and diagnostic support tasks, allowing healthcare professionals to focus on patient care.
Improves healthcare equity by making specialist-level AI decision support available to resource-constrained healthcare facilities.
Enables data-driven public health monitoring and clinical decision-making through secure digital health technologies.
Business Benefits
Improves hospital operational efficiency through AI-enabled workflow automation and faster clinical decision support.
Reduces diagnostic turnaround time, increasing patient throughput and improving utilization of healthcare resources.
Supports hospitals and diagnostic centres in reducing operational costs through intelligent automation.
Enables healthcare providers to expand telemedicine and remote patient monitoring services without proportional increases in manpower.
Generates structured healthcare analytics that improve quality assurance, treatment planning and hospital management.
Supports digital transformation initiatives aligned with India's National Digital Health Mission (NDHM).
Enhances patient experience through faster diagnosis, reduced waiting times and personalized healthcare delivery.
Strengthens healthcare organizations' innovation capabilities through AI-driven clinical technologies.
Develops bioscience solutions addressing unmet medical and diagnostic needs.
Category:Other, Biotechnology
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Biotech Products
Primary Products:Bioscience and lab products
Impact Benefits
Develops biotechnology-based agricultural solutions including biofertilizers, biostimulants, microbial formulations and sustainable crop nutrition products that reduce dependence on synthetic agrochemicals. (Company website)
Microbial biofertilizers can reduce chemical fertilizer application by 20–30% while maintaining or improving crop productivity, depending on crop and soil conditions. (ICAR/Industry benchmark)
Improves soil organic activity by enhancing beneficial microbial populations, leading to healthier and more resilient soils over multiple cropping seasons.
Reduces nitrate leaching and groundwater contamination caused by excessive application of chemical fertilizers.
Biological crop inputs improve nutrient-use efficiency, reducing input wastage while increasing nutrient availability to plants.
Promotes regenerative agriculture by restoring soil biodiversity and reducing degradation caused by continuous chemical-intensive farming.
Lower chemical fertilizer use reduces greenhouse gas emissions associated with fertilizer manufacturing and nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural fields.
Business Benefits
Helps farmers reduce fertilizer expenditure through improved nutrient-use efficiency and partial substitution of synthetic fertilizers.
Improves long-term soil productivity, reducing dependence on increasingly expensive chemical inputs.
Supports organic and residue-free farming initiatives that command premium market prices.
Enables agribusinesses and FPOs to adopt sustainable cultivation practices aligned with ESG and regenerative agriculture goals.
Reduces environmental compliance risks associated with excessive agrochemical usage.
Strengthens resilience against declining soil fertility and climate-related agricultural stress.
Designs affordable prosthetics and assistive medical devices.
Category:Other, Assistive Technology
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Medical Devices
Primary Products:Prosthetics and assistive devices
Impact Benefits
Develops robotics, medical devices and assistive healthcare technologies to improve rehabilitation, patient mobility and healthcare accessibility through indigenous engineering solutions. (Company website)
Assistive robotic devices improve rehabilitation outcomes by enabling repetitive, precision-guided therapy that can increase therapy intensity by 2–5 times compared with manual rehabilitation sessions. (Industry benchmark)
Supports individuals recovering from neurological disorders, musculoskeletal injuries and physical disabilities by improving functional recovery and independence.
Promotes affordable indigenous healthcare innovation, reducing reliance on imported rehabilitation equipment that is often prohibitively expensive.
Improves accessibility of advanced rehabilitation technologies for hospitals, rehabilitation centres and physiotherapy clinics in Tier II and Tier III cities.
Encourages adoption of AI-enabled rehabilitation and smart medical technologies to improve patient monitoring and personalized treatment plans.
Supports India's Make in India initiative through local design, engineering and manufacturing of advanced healthcare technologies.
Business Benefits
Enables hospitals and rehabilitation centres to deliver higher patient throughput using technology-assisted rehabilitation systems.
Reduces long-term rehabilitation costs by improving therapy efficiency and reducing therapist workload.
Provides indigenous alternatives to imported rehabilitation equipment, lowering procurement and maintenance expenses.
Supports healthcare providers in expanding rehabilitation services without proportional increases in manpower.
Creates opportunities for digital patient monitoring, therapy analytics and outcome measurement.
Strengthens India's medical device and rehabilitation technology ecosystem through domestic innovation.
Enables healthcare institutions to improve patient outcomes while optimizing operational efficiency.
Generates high-skilled employment in biomedical engineering, robotics, AI and healthcare technology sectors.
Social Issues in Focus
Limited access to rehabilitation technologies.
High cost of imported medical devices.
Disability inclusion and mobility support.
Healthcare accessibility in smaller cities.
Robotics and AI in healthcare.
Indigenous medical technology innovation.
Rehabilitation workforce shortages.
Improved quality of life for patients with physical disabilities.
Focuses on clean energy and energy storage innovations.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Clean Energy
Location:Pune
Product Category:Energy Storage
Primary Products:Energy storage technologies
Impact Benefits
Develops assistive technologies and accessible education solutions for the Deaf community through Indian Sign Language (ISL)-based digital learning platforms and inclusive educational content.
Has reached 20,000+ deaf individuals, 5,000+ deaf students, partnered with 60+ special schools, and established 30+ accessible digital libraries across India.
Its BleeTV platform delivers curriculum-aligned educational content in Indian Sign Language (ISL), significantly improving literacy, reading comprehension and classroom participation for deaf children.
Provides accessible storybooks, ISL videos and teacher resources, reducing communication barriers between deaf learners, teachers and parents.
Conducts training programmes for teachers, parents and caregivers, strengthening inclusive education ecosystems and improving long-term learning outcomes.
Earlier innovations such as Bleewatch addressed independent living for persons with hearing impairment by detecting sounds like fire alarms, baby cries and doorbells using vibration and visual alerts.
Promotes equal educational opportunities for one of India's most underserved disability groups through technology-enabled inclusive education.
Business Benefits
Enables schools and NGOs to implement inclusive education programmes without developing specialized learning content in-house.
Digital learning platform allows scalable deployment across multiple special schools with relatively low incremental cost.
Supports CSR programmes focused on disability inclusion, accessible education and digital learning.
Helps educational institutions comply with inclusive education objectives under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Teacher training programmes improve classroom effectiveness while reducing communication barriers.
Creates measurable educational impact through student reach, school partnerships and accessible digital infrastructure.
Technology-driven delivery enables continuous content expansion across different age groups and learning levels.
Strengthens India's assistive technology ecosystem through indigenous accessibility innovations.
Social Issues in Focus
Educational exclusion of deaf children.
Lack of accessible learning resources in Indian Sign Language.
Disability inclusion in education.
Teacher capacity for inclusive classrooms.
Digital accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Provides digital learning tools to improve skills and employability.
Category:Other, Education
Location:Chennai
Product Category:EdTech
Primary Products:Online learning platforms
Impact Benefits
Operates a multilingual AI-enabled skilling and employability platform focused on students from Tier II, Tier III and rural India, making quality technical education accessible in regional languages.
Has trained approximately 35,000 students across India and works extensively with CSR programmes, NGOs and educational institutions to improve employability.
Raised US$200,000 (₹1.5 crore) to expand multilingual job-ready education, with the stated vision of training 1 million rural students.
Uses AI chatbots, gamification and vernacular content to improve learner engagement, completion rates and skill retention.
Offers courses in programming, AI, machine learning, data analytics, robotics, communication skills, personality development and other industry-relevant subjects.
Bridges the employability gap for youth from middle- and lower-income families by improving access to affordable digital skilling.
Promotes inclusive workforce participation by removing language barriers in technical education.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to implement large-scale CSR skilling programmes with measurable learner outcomes.
AI-driven personalized learning reduces training costs while improving learner engagement and course completion.
Recycles agricultural and blast waste into usable fibre and fabric.
Category:Waste Management, Circular Economy
Location:Surat
Product Category:Recycled Textiles
Primary Products:Recycled textile products
Impact Benefits
Has developed the world's first scalable technology to convert agricultural hemp residue (hemp stubble) into premium textile fibres, replacing environmentally intensive cotton and synthetic fibres. (Company website)
Utilizes hemp agricultural waste that is traditionally burnt or discarded, helping reduce crop residue burning and associated air pollution.
Hemp cultivation requires 70–80% less water than cotton while producing significantly higher fibre yield per hectare. (Industry benchmark)
The proprietary fibre extraction process reportedly uses over 95% less water than conventional cotton fibre processing while eliminating harsh chemical retting. (Company website)
Produces fibres with up to 50% lower carbon footprint than conventional cotton and polyester alternatives. (Company estimates)
Creates additional income opportunities for hemp farmers by monetizing agricultural residue that previously had little or no commercial value.
Promotes regenerative agriculture by encouraging cultivation of hemp, a crop that naturally improves soil health and requires fewer pesticides than conventional fibre crops.
Supports circular textile manufacturing by converting agricultural waste into high-value apparel, footwear and home textile inputs.
Business Benefits
Enables global fashion brands to significantly reduce water consumption and carbon emissions within textile supply chains.
Provides manufacturers with sustainable fibre alternatives without compromising textile quality or scalability.
Creates an additional revenue stream for hemp farmers through residue procurement, improving overall farm economics.
Helps apparel companies achieve ESG, Net Zero and sustainable sourcing commitments using measurable environmental metrics.
Reduces dependence on imported cotton and petroleum-based synthetic fibres.
Creates circular economy value by converting low-value agricultural waste into premium textile-grade raw materials.
Enables brands to commercialize sustainable products while meeting growing consumer demand for environmentally responsible textiles.
Uses design-led approaches to create impactful health products.
Category:Other, Design & Manufacturing
Location:Kochi
Product Category:Health Products
Primary Products:Designed health solutions
Impact Benefits
Operates as Amara Raja Group's deep-tech innovation and product development centre, accelerating development of clean energy, advanced electronics, mobility and industrial technologies. (Company website)
Supports indigenous R&D in battery technologies, energy storage systems, electric mobility, electronics, embedded systems and industrial design, reducing dependence on imported technologies.
Accelerates commercialization of innovations that contribute to renewable energy adoption, electric vehicles and sustainable industrial manufacturing.
Develops products optimized for energy efficiency, longer operational life and lower lifecycle environmental impact across multiple industries.
Provides solar photovoltaic (PV), solar water pumping, rooftop solar and hybrid renewable energy systems for residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural applications. (Company website)
Every 1 MW of installed solar capacity generates approximately 1.5–1.7 million kWh of clean electricity annually, preventing 1,200–1,500 tonnes of CO₂ emissions every year compared to coal-based electricity. (MNRE benchmark)
Solar water pumping systems eliminate diesel consumption for irrigation, reducing fuel costs while preventing approximately 2.6 kg of CO₂ emissions per litre of diesel avoided. (IPCC benchmark)
Solar systems have an operational life of 25–30 years, providing decades of zero-emission electricity generation with minimal maintenance.
Supports India's renewable energy goals and decentralized clean energy adoption, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas.
Reduces dependence on fossil-fuel-generated electricity while improving energy security for businesses and farmers.
Helps reduce local air pollution by replacing diesel generators and conventional thermal power sources.
Business Benefits
Enables businesses to reduce electricity bills by 40–70%, depending on solar utilization and tariff structures. (Industry benchmark)
Commercial rooftop systems generally achieve a 4–6 year payback period while continuing to generate electricity for over 25 years. (Industry benchmark)
Reduces operating costs for industries, institutions, hospitals and commercial buildings through renewable energy adoption.
Solar irrigation significantly lowers recurring fuel expenditure for farmers compared to diesel-powered pumps.
Supports organizations in achieving ESG, renewable energy and Net Zero targets through measurable Scope 2 emission reductions.
Improves energy reliability through hybrid systems with battery storage and backup capabilities.
Enables businesses to qualify for green building certifications such as IGBC, LEED and GRIHA.
Enhances long-term financial resilience by protecting organizations from rising grid electricity tariffs.
Develops innovative diagnostic and medical devices.
Category:Other, Medical Devices
Location:Hyderabad
Product Category:Diagnostics
Primary Products:Diagnostic equipment
Impact Benefits
Designs and manufactures indigenous medical devices, patient monitoring systems and healthcare technologies, improving access to affordable diagnostic and critical care equipment. (Company website)
Supports the Make in India initiative by reducing dependence on imported medical devices and strengthening domestic healthcare manufacturing capabilities.
Enables hospitals to access cost-effective medical technologies, improving healthcare delivery in Tier II and Tier III cities where imported equipment is often unaffordable.
Improves patient monitoring accuracy through locally engineered biomedical devices designed for Indian healthcare settings.
Supports healthcare digitization through integration of modern monitoring technologies into hospital workflows.
Shorter domestic supply chains improve availability of medical devices during healthcare emergencies while reducing procurement lead times.
Encourages local R&D and biomedical engineering innovation, creating high-skilled employment opportunities in healthcare technology.
Business Benefits
Enables hospitals and diagnostic centres to procure quality medical devices at significantly lower costs than imported alternatives.
Reduces equipment procurement timelines through domestic manufacturing and local after-sales support.
Lowers lifecycle maintenance costs through accessible servicing and spare part availability within India.
Supports healthcare providers in expanding diagnostic and patient monitoring capacity without proportionate increases in capital expenditure.
Strengthens India's domestic medical device ecosystem while reducing foreign exchange outflow on imports.
Creates opportunities for hospitals to modernize infrastructure with affordable indigenous technologies.
Supports government healthcare programmes promoting indigenous procurement under Make in India.
Improves operational reliability through locally available technical support and maintenance services.
Develops lab-based and climate-focused material innovations.
Category:Other, Climate Tech
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Materials
Primary Products:Sustainable materials
Impact Benefits
Develops AI-powered wearable robotic exoskeletons that assist individuals with lower-limb disabilities, spinal cord injuries, stroke rehabilitation and mobility impairments through powered gait assistance. (Company website)
The flagship Kadam Exoskeleton enables users with paralysis and lower-limb disabilities to stand upright and walk independently, significantly improving mobility, circulation and quality of life. (Company website)
Robotic-assisted gait therapy can improve rehabilitation intensity by 2–5 times compared to conventional physiotherapy, leading to faster functional recovery. (Clinical benchmark)
Walking with powered exoskeletons reduces secondary health complications associated with prolonged wheelchair use, including pressure ulcers, osteoporosis and muscle atrophy. (Clinical benchmark)
Indigenous product development reduces dependence on imported exoskeletons, which typically cost ₹60 lakh–₹1.5 crore, making advanced rehabilitation more accessible in India. (Industry benchmark)
Supports India's Make in India initiative through indigenous robotics, AI and biomedical engineering innovation.
Business Benefits
Enables rehabilitation centres to significantly increase therapy capacity using robotic-assisted rehabilitation.
Reduces therapist fatigue by automating repetitive gait-training sessions while improving treatment consistency.
Provides hospitals with a cost-effective indigenous alternative to imported robotic rehabilitation systems.
Generates measurable rehabilitation data including gait cycles, walking speed and therapy progress, enabling evidence-based treatment planning.
Expands advanced rehabilitation services to Tier II and Tier III healthcare institutions.
Creates opportunities for insurance providers and rehabilitation centres to improve long-term patient outcomes through technology-assisted therapy.
Generates high-skilled employment in robotics, AI, embedded systems and biomedical engineering.
Strengthens India's assistive technology and rehabilitation ecosystem through indigenous innovation.
Social Issues in Focus
Limited mobility for persons with disabilities.
Accessibility of advanced rehabilitation technologies.
High cost of imported medical robotics.
Inclusive healthcare and disability support.
AI-enabled rehabilitation.
Indigenous healthcare innovation.
Quality of life for spinal cord injury and stroke patients.
Builds affordable mobility and hardware solutions.
Category:Other, Mobility
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Hardware
Primary Products:Mobility devices
Impact Benefits
Develops IoT-enabled wearable devices and AI-based industrial safety solutions that improve worker safety, fatigue monitoring and occupational health in manufacturing, mining, logistics and construction sectors. (Company profile & startup records)
Wearable sensors continuously monitor worker movement, posture, fatigue and environmental conditions, helping reduce workplace accidents through real-time alerts.
Continuous monitoring of hazardous environments helps reduce worker exposure to heat stress, fatigue and unsafe operating conditions.
Supports Industry 4.0 adoption through smart connected worker technologies that improve operational visibility and workforce wellbeing.
Reduces occupational health risks by digitizing safety compliance and incident reporting processes.
Business Benefits
Develops IoT-enabled wearable devices and AI-based industrial safety solutions that improve worker safety, fatigue monitoring and occupational health in manufacturing, mining, logistics and construction sectors. (Company profile & startup records)
Wearable sensors continuously monitor worker movement, posture, fatigue and environmental conditions, helping reduce workplace accidents through real-time alerts.
Organises waste workers and delivers inclusive waste management services.
Category:Waste Management
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Recycling services
Primary Products:Waste collection and recycling
Impact Benefits
One of India's largest waste picker-led social enterprises, working with 25,000+ waste pickers across Karnataka to formalize livelihoods and integrate informal workers into municipal waste management systems. (Organization website)
Through Hasiru Dala Innovations (HDI), diverts 100,000+ tonnes of dry waste annually from landfills through scientific collection, segregation and recycling. (Organization reports)
Supports waste pickers in recovering paper, plastics, metals, glass and e-waste, substantially increasing India's recycling rates while reducing landfill dependence.
Provides occupational safety, health insurance, identity cards, financial inclusion and social security benefits to thousands of informal waste workers, many of whom are women.
Scientific recycling of one tonne of mixed recyclables can prevent approximately 2–3 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions, depending on material composition. (Industry benchmark)
Operates decentralized Dry Waste Collection Centres (DWCCs) in partnership with Urban Local Bodies, strengthening Bengaluru's circular economy ecosystem.
Has pioneered India's first professionalized waste-picker-owned enterprises, improving dignity, income stability and long-term livelihood security
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to achieve 90–100% responsible dry waste diversion through professionally managed recycling programmes.
Supports Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Plastic Waste Management Rules and ESG reporting through traceable recycling systems.
Employs women affected by trafficking to produce ethical textile products.
Category:Corporate Gifting & Apparel, Livelihoods
Location:Kolkata
Product Category:Textiles & Apparel
Primary Products:bags, accessories, garments
Impact Benefits
Creates sustainable employment for women vulnerable to or exiting sex trafficking and extreme poverty through ethical manufacturing of bags, apparel and textile products. (Company website)
Since inception, has provided hundreds of women with fair-wage employment, financial independence and long-term rehabilitation opportunities in Kolkata, India. (Organization reports)
Every employee receives wages significantly above exploitative informal-sector earnings, along with provident fund, healthcare support, maternity benefits and ongoing professional development.
Operates a Fair Trade-certified manufacturing model, ensuring ethical sourcing, safe working conditions and internationally recognized labour standards.
Helps women permanently exit cycles of exploitation by creating stable employment rather than short-term rehabilitation programmes.
Provides literacy, financial management, counselling and leadership development programmes that improve long-term socioeconomic mobility.
Manufactures durable products from organic cotton, jute and sustainable textiles, reducing dependence on synthetic materials wherever feasible.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to source Fair Trade-certified ethical merchandise for corporate gifting, promotional campaigns and sustainable procurement initiatives.
Provides complete supply-chain transparency, allowing organizations to demonstrate measurable social procurement impact.
Supports ESG reporting through verified women empowerment, ethical employment and responsible sourcing metrics.
Premium handcrafted products strengthen brand value by aligning purchases with human rights and ethical trade commitments.
Creates stable export markets for ethically manufactured Indian products while strengthening inclusive supply chains.
Enables CSR programmes focused on women's livelihood generation through sustainable market-based employment rather than donations.
Long-term employment model significantly improves employee retention and workforce stability compared to vulnerable informal labour markets.
Supports responsible global sourcing standards increasingly required by multinational buyers.
StepChange is a unified SaaS platform for Carbon Management, ESG Intelligence, and Climate & Nature Risk, enabling businesses and financial institutions to measure, manage, and report on Scope 1-3 emissions, vendor ESG performance, portfolio climate risk, and nature risk.
Category:Other, Sustainability Services
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Consulting & Analytics
Primary Products:Sustainability advisory tools
Impact Benefits
Operates a digital climate-tech platform that enables organizations to measure, reduce and offset carbon emissions, helping businesses transition towards Net Zero. (Company website)
Provides carbon accounting across Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, allowing organizations to identify high-emission activities and prioritize reduction strategies.
Supports financing and scaling of verified climate projects including reforestation, renewable energy, biochar, regenerative agriculture and carbon removal technologies.
Enables businesses to quantify greenhouse gas emissions using internationally recognized standards such as the GHG Protocol and science-based methodologies.
Facilitates investments into high-quality carbon removal and avoidance projects, contributing directly to global climate mitigation efforts.
Supports biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration through nature-based carbon projects.
Helps organizations contribute towards India's Net Zero 2070 commitments by accelerating voluntary climate action.
Business Benefits
Enables businesses to establish carbon baselines and develop measurable decarbonization roadmaps.
Simplifies ESG and sustainability reporting through automated carbon accounting dashboards.
Supports compliance with emerging climate disclosure frameworks including BRSR, GHG Protocol, CDP and international ESG reporting standards.
Provides access to verified carbon credits and climate projects for organizations pursuing carbon neutrality.
Helps businesses identify operational inefficiencies that contribute to unnecessary emissions and energy costs.
Strengthens investor confidence through transparent climate reporting and measurable sustainability metrics.
Enables organizations to integrate climate action into procurement, supply chains and corporate strategy.
Improves brand reputation among environmentally conscious investors, customers and regulators through credible climate action.
Uses AI to assess quality of agricultural produce post-harvest.
Category:Other, AgriTech
Location:Mohali
Product Category:Quality Testing Solutions
Primary Products:Agri quality analytics
Impact Benefits
Operates one of India's leading AI-powered agritech platforms, using Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, IoT, hyperspectral imaging and spectroscopy for rapid, objective quality assessment of agricultural commodities. (Company website)
Technologies assess grains, spices, tea, milk, edible oils, cotton and other commodities within 30–60 seconds, replacing manual inspection that can take several hours. (Company website)
AI-based quality testing achieves 95–99% accuracy, significantly reducing subjectivity and human error in agricultural quality assessment. (Company claims)
Helps reduce post-harvest losses, which account for 5–15% of agricultural production across many commodities in India. (ICAR benchmark)
Improves transparency across agricultural supply chains by providing digital quality certification and traceability.
Enables farmers to receive fairer prices through scientific quality assessment rather than visual estimation.
Reduces food wastage by improving grading, storage and procurement decisions across the agricultural value chain.
Business Benefits
Operates one of India's leading AI-powered agritech platforms, using Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, IoT, hyperspectral imaging and spectroscopy for rapid, objective quality assessment of agricultural commodities. (Company website)
Technologies assess grains, spices, tea, milk, edible oils, cotton and other commodities within 30–60 seconds, replacing manual inspection that can take several hours. (Company website)
AI-based quality testing achieves 95–99% accuracy, significantly reducing subjectivity and human error in agricultural quality assessment. (Company claims)
Helps reduce post-harvest losses, which account for 5–15% of agricultural production across many commodities in India. (ICAR benchmark)
Improves transparency across agricultural supply chains by providing digital quality certification and traceability.
Enables farmers to receive fairer prices through scientific quality assessment rather than visual estimation.
Reduces food wastage by improving grading, storage and procurement decisions across the agricultural value chain.
Social Issues in Focus
Operates one of India's leading AI-powered agritech platforms, using Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, IoT, hyperspectral imaging and spectroscopy for rapid, objective quality assessment of agricultural commodities. (Company website)
Technologies assess grains, spices, tea, milk, edible oils, cotton and other commodities within 30–60 seconds, replacing manual inspection that can take several hours. (Company website)
AI-based quality testing achieves 95–99% accuracy, significantly reducing subjectivity and human error in agricultural quality assessment. (Company claims)
Helps reduce post-harvest losses, which account for 5–15% of agricultural production across many commodities in India. (ICAR benchmark)
Improves transparency across agricultural supply chains by providing digital quality certification and traceability.
Enables farmers to receive fairer prices through scientific quality assessment rather than visual estimation.
Reduces food wastage by improving grading, storage and procurement decisions across the agricultural value chain.
Develops climate-controlled farm chambers for water-efficient farming.
Category:Food ingredients, Agri Innovation
Location:Jaipur
Product Category:Climate-Resilient Farming
Primary Products:Growing chambers
Impact Benefits
Pioneers climate-resilient hydroponic farming using its patented Growing Chamber technology, enabling commercial cultivation of pesticide-free vegetables under extreme climatic conditions. (Company website)
Hydroponic cultivation uses up to 80–90% less water than conventional open-field farming while producing significantly higher yields per unit area. (Company website & industry benchmark)
Achieves 3–5 times higher productivity per acre compared to traditional vegetable cultivation by maintaining optimal growing conditions year-round. (Company claims)
Produces vegetables without soil and with minimal pesticide use, reducing chemical residues and improving food safety for consumers.
Operates commercial farms across Rajasthan, demonstrating successful cultivation in arid regions with limited water availability.
Controlled-environment farming minimizes crop losses from heat waves, erratic rainfall and pest outbreaks, improving climate resilience.
Lower fertilizer runoff helps reduce groundwater contamination while improving nutrient-use efficiency through recirculating irrigation systems.
Business Benefits
Enables retailers and institutional buyers to receive consistent year-round supply irrespective of seasonal weather fluctuations.
Water savings of up to 90% substantially reduce irrigation costs and improve long-term farm sustainability.
Higher productivity per acre increases profitability while reducing land requirements for commercial vegetable cultivation.
Controlled production ensures uniform quality, improving supply reliability for supermarkets, hotels and food processors.
Reduces crop failure risks associated with droughts, floods and climate variability.
Premium pesticide-free produce commands higher market prices and serves health-conscious consumer segments.
Technology-driven farming creates scalable opportunities for climate-smart agriculture across water-scarce regions.
Strengthens India's food security through resilient, resource-efficient agricultural production systems.
RuralShores is the world's largest rural digital operations company, integrating rural talent into the global knowledge economy through 3,500+ professionals across 15+ centres in 9 Indian states, delivering AI-enabled, ESG-driven business process services, with a RuralShores Skill Academy empowering rural youth.
Category:Other, Livelihoods
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Rural BPO Services
Primary Products:Business process services
Impact Benefits
Has established rural BPO and digital service centres across India, creating high-quality employment opportunities in underserved rural districts without requiring migration to urban cities. (Company website)
Has generated employment for 8,000+ rural youth, with over 70% of employees being women, significantly improving female workforce participation in rural India. (Company website)
Operates delivery centres across multiple Indian states, bringing technology-enabled jobs to regions with limited formal employment opportunities.
Provides extensive training in communication, IT, customer support and business process management before employment, improving long-term employability.
Reduces urban migration by enabling educated youth to access professional careers while remaining in their hometowns.
Stable formal employment contributes to higher household incomes, greater financial inclusion and improved social mobility for rural families.
Promotes digital inclusion by creating skilled technology-enabled workforces in rural communities.
Business Benefits
Provides enterprises with cost-effective BPO, IT-enabled services, customer support, finance, HR and back-office operations from distributed rural delivery centres.
Lower operating costs compared to metropolitan BPO centres while maintaining enterprise-grade service quality.
High employee retention due to local employment opportunities reduces recruitment and training costs.
Enables corporates to demonstrate measurable social impact by creating skilled rural employment through outsourcing partnerships.
Diversified delivery centres improve business continuity and operational resilience by reducing geographic concentration risks.
Access to a large, trainable rural workforce helps address talent shortages in urban service centres.
Supports CSR and ESG objectives related to rural development, women's employment and inclusive economic growth.
Strengthens India's digital economy by extending knowledge-sector employment beyond metropolitan regions.
Frontier Markets is India's premier rural social commerce platform, enabling 35,000+ rural women entrepreneurs ("Saral Jeevan Sahelis") via the Meri Saheli App to deliver clean energy, climate-smart products, health, agri inputs, FMCG, and digital financial services to last-mile rural households across India.
Category:Other, Last-Mile Distribution
Location:Gurgoan
Product Category:Rural Commerce
Primary Products:Solar and home utility products
Impact Benefits
Operates one of India's largest last-mile rural commerce and digital service platforms, serving 700,000+ rural households across 50,000+ villages through a network of 35,000+ digitally enabled women entrepreneurs ("Saral Jeevan Sahelis"). (Company website)
Empowers rural women to become micro-entrepreneurs by providing digital tools, financial literacy, product training and income-generation opportunities, significantly increasing women's economic participation.
Provides rural communities with access to clean energy products, agricultural inputs, consumer goods, financial services, healthcare products and digital services, addressing market access gaps in underserved regions.
Uses AI-powered rural data intelligence to capture household demand, enabling companies to design products better suited to rural consumers.
Improves access to essential products that would otherwise require rural consumers to travel long distances to urban markets.
Creates sustainable livelihood opportunities for thousands of women while strengthening local rural economies.
Promotes financial inclusion by integrating digital payments, insurance, banking and government services into rural communities.
Business Benefits
Provides companies access to 700,000+ verified rural households through an established trusted distribution network.
Reduces rural customer acquisition costs through an existing network of 35,000+ women entrepreneurs.
Enables brands to conduct rural product launches, consumer surveys, demand forecasting and after-sales support at scale.
AI-enabled consumer insights improve product-market fit and reduce inventory inefficiencies.
Helps FMCG, agriculture, healthcare, fintech and clean energy companies expand into underserved rural markets without establishing expensive physical distribution infrastructure.
Generates measurable ESG impact through women entrepreneurship, rural livelihood creation and financial inclusion.
Strengthens supply chains by digitizing rural commerce and customer engagement.
Enables CSR programmes focused on women's empowerment, rural development and digital inclusion.
Kaleidofin is a B2B responsible fintech infrastructure platform that empowers financial institutions — banks, MFIs, and NBFCs — to deliver inclusive finance solutions through lending-as-a-service, AI-powered credit assessment (ki score, ki view), and omni-channel customer engagement tools.
Category:Other, Financial services
Location:Chennai
Product Category:Fintech Platforms
Primary Products:Credit and savings products
Impact Benefits
Operates a digital financial inclusion platform providing credit, savings, insurance and investment solutions for underserved low-income households, gig workers, micro-enterprises and informal sector workers. (Company website)
Has enabled millions of financial transactions through partnerships with banks, NBFCs, fintechs and government programmes, expanding access to formal financial services for underserved populations. (Company website)
Uses its proprietary Ki Score alternative credit assessment model to evaluate customers lacking formal credit histories, increasing access to responsible lending.
Supports financial resilience by helping vulnerable households build savings, access affordable credit and obtain insurance coverage against health, livelihood and climate risks.
Digital financial products reduce dependence on informal moneylenders charging excessive interest rates, improving household financial stability.
Helps women, farmers, gig workers and micro-entrepreneurs participate more effectively in the formal financial ecosystem.
Supports Government of India initiatives including Jan Dhan, Digital India and broader financial inclusion objectives.
Business Benefits
Enables banks, NBFCs, insurers and fintech companies to profitably serve underserved customer segments using AI-driven risk assessment.
Alternative credit scoring reduces loan underwriting time while improving lending decisions for customers with thin or no credit files.
Digital platform lowers customer acquisition and servicing costs through paperless onboarding and automated workflows.
Supports embedded finance solutions that integrate financial products into partner ecosystems.
Improves loan portfolio quality through data-driven customer risk profiling and continuous monitoring.
Enables financial institutions to expand into rural and informal markets while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Creates measurable ESG impact through financial inclusion, women's empowerment and responsible lending metrics.
Strengthens India's digital public infrastructure by leveraging Aadhaar, UPI and Account Aggregator ecosystems for inclusive finance.
Social Issues in Focus
Informal lending dependence.
Financial resilience for low-income households.
Digital financial inclusion.
Women's financial empowerment.
Inclusive fintech innovation.
Equitable access to credit, insurance and savings.
Improves farmer incomes via procurement and credit enablement.
Category:Other, Agri Finance
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Digital Platforms
Primary Products:Farmer credit and marketplace
Impact Benefits
Operates India's leading full-stack rural fintech platform, providing credit, payments, savings and commerce financing for farmers, agri-input dealers, FPOs and rural MSMEs. (Company website)
Has facilitated ₹10,000+ crore worth of rural commerce through its Bharat Khata platform and financial ecosystem, improving access to formal financial services for the agricultural sector. (Company website)
Supports 100,000+ farmers, agri-retailers and rural enterprises by digitizing agricultural trade and improving access to working capital. (Company website)
Enables farmers and agri-businesses with timely credit, reducing dependence on informal moneylenders who often charge 24–60% annual interest. (Industry benchmark)
Digitization of rural supply chains improves financial transparency, transaction history and credit eligibility for underserved borrowers.
Helps stabilize agricultural incomes by ensuring uninterrupted access to farm inputs through embedded financing.
Strengthens financial inclusion in rural India through technology-enabled lending and payment infrastructure.
Business Benefits
Enables banks, NBFCs and agri-enterprises to serve rural customers using digital underwriting and embedded finance solutions.
Reduces loan processing time from several days to a few minutes or hours through digital KYC, transaction data and AI-driven credit assessment.
Improves loan recovery by financing productive agricultural transactions instead of unsecured consumer borrowing.
Supports agri-input dealers and distributors by improving working capital availability and increasing sales volumes.
Expands formal lending into underserved rural markets without establishing expensive physical branch networks.
Generates measurable ESG outcomes through farmer financial inclusion and rural economic development.
Provides transaction analytics that strengthen credit decision-making and portfolio quality.
Creates scalable embedded finance infrastructure for India's agricultural value chain.
Provides insurance products tailored for low-income customers.
Category:Other, Insurtech
Location:Gurgoan
Product Category:Microinsurance
Primary Products:Health and asset insurance
Impact Benefits
Operates a digital rural insurance platform that makes health, life, livestock, crop, accident and asset insurance accessible to underserved rural households through assisted digital distribution. (Company website)
Partners with 30+ insurance companies and financial institutions to offer affordable insurance products tailored for farmers, rural families and low-income communities. (Company website)
Has enabled insurance access for hundreds of thousands of rural customers who traditionally lacked formal risk protection. (Company reports)
Digital claim support significantly improves claim awareness and documentation, reducing one of the largest barriers to rural insurance adoption.
Provides financial protection against crop failure, hospitalization, accidents, livestock mortality and natural disasters, reducing vulnerability to income shocks.
Supports Government insurance initiatives and complements schemes such as PMFBY, Ayushman Bharat and social security programmes through digital outreach.
Promotes financial resilience by helping vulnerable households recover more quickly after unforeseen events.
Business Benefits
Enables insurers to profitably reach rural customers through technology-enabled assisted distribution instead of expensive branch expansion.
Digital onboarding reduces policy issuance time while lowering customer acquisition and servicing costs.
Simplifies insurance comparison, purchase and renewal through a unified digital platform.
Data-driven customer profiling improves product targeting and increases insurance penetration among underserved populations.
Helps financial institutions cross-sell insurance alongside agricultural loans, savings and other financial products.
Supports ESG and financial inclusion objectives by expanding formal risk protection in rural India.
Social Issues in Focus
Low insurance penetration in rural India.
Financial vulnerability of farmers and rural households.
Crop and livelihood risk.
Healthcare affordability.
Climate-related financial resilience.
Digital insurance inclusion.
Disaster risk protection.
Inclusive financial security for underserved communities.
Builds digital infrastructure to enable financial inclusion.
Category:Other, Digital Infrastructure
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:APIs & Platforms
Primary Products:Fintech infrastructure
Impact Benefits
Operates one of India's leading API infrastructure platforms enabling banks, fintechs and digital businesses to embed banking, lending, insurance, account aggregation and financial services into their applications. (Company website)
Has powered financial services for 100+ enterprise customers, including banks, NBFCs, fintechs and digital platforms, significantly expanding access to digital finance. (Company website)
Built on India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), including UPI, Aadhaar, DigiLocker and Account Aggregator (AA), enabling millions of users to securely access financial products.
Supports financial inclusion by allowing underserved individuals and MSMEs to access loans and financial services through digital channels instead of physical branches.
Digital onboarding reduces paperwork, travel time and documentation barriers, particularly for first-time borrowers and rural customers.
Enables secure consent-based financial data sharing under the Account Aggregator framework, improving transparency and customer control over financial information.
Strengthens India's open banking ecosystem by accelerating adoption of embedded finance and interoperable financial services.
Business Benefits
Enables businesses to integrate banking APIs within days instead of months, significantly reducing product development time.
Reduces infrastructure costs by eliminating the need to build proprietary banking integrations with multiple financial institutions.
Supports rapid deployment of lending, insurance, account verification, KYC and payment products through modular APIs.
Improves customer onboarding using digital verification, reducing processing times from days to minutes.
Enables fintechs and enterprises to launch embedded financial products with lower compliance and technology costs.
Supports scalable digital lending through consent-based financial data aggregation and automated underwriting.
Improves customer experience through seamless API-driven financial services.
Accelerates digital transformation across India's BFSI ecosystem while supporting regulatory compliance.
Provides digital medical records and analytics for doctors.
Category:Other, Health Tech
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Clinical Software
Primary Products:EMR platforms
Impact Benefits
India's largest AI-powered EMR (Electronic Medical Records) platform, used by 10,000+ doctors across 370+ cities, managing healthcare records for 22+ million patients. (Company website)
Digitizes clinical consultations, prescriptions and patient histories, reducing medical errors associated with handwritten records and fragmented documentation.
AI-powered clinical decision support assists physicians with diagnosis, treatment recommendations and evidence-based prescribing, improving quality of care.
Enables longitudinal patient health records, improving chronic disease management for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
Digital prescriptions reduce medication errors while improving patient adherence and continuity of care.
Supports data-driven healthcare by generating anonymized clinical insights that improve disease surveillance and healthcare planning.
Reduces unnecessary diagnostic duplication by maintaining comprehensive patient records accessible across follow-up consultations.
Business Benefits
Helps doctors save 1–2 hours per day by digitizing prescriptions, consultation notes and patient records. (Company estimate)
Improves clinic efficiency by automating appointment management, billing, prescription generation and follow-up reminders.
Enables healthcare providers to serve more patients without proportionate increases in administrative workload.
AI-assisted clinical workflows improve treatment consistency while reducing documentation burden.
Provides hospitals and clinics with structured healthcare data for quality improvement and operational analytics.
Supports compliance with India's Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) through interoperable digital health records.
Improves patient retention through better follow-up management and personalized care.
Offers personalised nutrition and wellness solutions for women.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Health & Wellness
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Nutrition & Wellness
Primary Products:Supplements and wellness plans
Impact Benefits
One of India's leading women's wellness platforms, serving 1 million+ women through menstrual hygiene products, intimate care, reproductive health education and digital health services. (Company website)
Provides customized sanitary pads based on individual menstrual flow, improving comfort, leakage protection and menstrual health outcomes.
Through Nua's Care platform, women receive access to qualified gynecologists, nutritionists, mental health experts and wellness professionals, reducing barriers to reproductive healthcare.
Promotes menstrual awareness through science-based educational content, helping reduce stigma and misinformation surrounding menstruation.
Uses dermatologically tested, toxin-free materials that reduce the risk of skin irritation and allergic reactions compared with low-quality menstrual products.
Encourages preventive healthcare by integrating menstrual tracking, symptom monitoring and personalized health guidance.
Supports women's physical and emotional well-being across menstruation, fertility, pregnancy and menopause.
Business Benefits
Operates a direct-to-consumer (D2C) subscription model that improves customer retention and recurring revenue while ensuring uninterrupted menstrual care.
Personalized product recommendations improve customer satisfaction and reduce product returns.
Digital healthcare services increase customer engagement beyond product sales, creating a comprehensive women's health ecosystem.
Enables employers and corporates to incorporate menstrual wellness into workplace health programmes.
Generates valuable anonymized consumer insights for product innovation and women's healthcare research.
Supports ESG initiatives focused on women's health, workplace inclusion and gender equity.
Creates employment opportunities across women's healthcare, manufacturing, digital health and customer support.
Strengthens India's FemTech ecosystem through integrated healthcare and consumer wellness solutions.
1Bridge is a Bengaluru-based village commerce and assisted e-commerce platform that connects rural consumers in India with products and digital services through a network of local village entrepreneurs (1Bridge Advisors / 1BAs) who deliver orders to doorsteps in rural communities.
Category:Other, Skills & Livelihoods
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Workforce Training
Primary Products:Digital skills programs
Impact Benefits
Operates a rural digital services platform connecting citizens with government schemes, financial services, healthcare, agriculture, education and essential public services through a network of trained village entrepreneurs. (Company website)
Has served over 20 million rural citizens across 20,000+ villages through its digital inclusion platform and assisted-service model. (Company website)
Facilitates access to 500+ government and private services, reducing travel time, paperwork and administrative barriers for rural households.
Digitally empowers village-level entrepreneurs who act as trusted local service providers, generating sustainable livelihoods in underserved communities.
Improves access to welfare benefits by assisting citizens with documentation, digital applications, identity verification and scheme enrolment.
Bridges the rural digital divide by making technology accessible even for first-time digital users through assisted service delivery.
Supports financial inclusion by enabling access to banking, insurance, pensions and digital payment services at the village level.
Business Benefits
Enables governments, banks, insurers and enterprises to reach 20 million+ rural customers without building expensive physical service infrastructure.
Reduces customer acquisition and last-mile service delivery costs through an existing village entrepreneur network.
Digital workflows reduce application processing time while improving documentation accuracy and service transparency.
Provides organizations with real-time analytics on rural demand, service delivery and citizen engagement.
Supports implementation of Digital India, financial inclusion and e-governance initiatives through scalable digital infrastructure.
Generates measurable ESG outcomes through rural entrepreneurship, digital inclusion and improved public service delivery.
Creates sustainable livelihoods for village entrepreneurs while strengthening local digital ecosystems.
Enables businesses to expand into underserved rural markets with significantly lower operational costs.
Uses data and analytics to solve complex social sector problems.
Category:Other, Data for Good
Location:Gurgoan
Product Category:Data Analytics
Primary Products:Social data platforms
Impact Benefits
Built one of India's leading data intelligence and geospatial analytics platforms, enabling governments, development agencies and enterprises to make evidence-based decisions using real-time data. (Company website)
Its platform Catalyst has been deployed across 40+ countries, supporting governments, UN agencies, NGOs and Fortune 500 companies with large-scale data collection and analytics. (Company website)
Supports monitoring of public health, sanitation, education, agriculture, water resources and rural development programmes through geospatial dashboards and AI-powered analytics.
Enables digitization of millions of survey records, reducing manual data collection errors while significantly improving decision-making speed and accuracy.
Provides satellite imagery, GIS mapping and predictive analytics that improve planning for disaster response, urban development and climate resilience.
Helps governments optimize allocation of public resources by identifying underserved regions using location-based intelligence.
Supports international development goals by improving transparency, accountability and measurable programme outcomes.
Business Benefits
Enables organizations to reduce data collection and reporting time from weeks to hours through automated mobile surveys and cloud-based analytics.
Eliminates fragmented spreadsheets by providing centralized dashboards for monitoring large-scale programmes in real time.
Supports governments, NGOs and enterprises with predictive analytics that improve policy formulation and operational efficiency.
GIS-based decision support enables better infrastructure planning, resource allocation and field operations.
Reduces operational costs through automated data validation, reporting and visualization.
Improves ESG reporting by providing verifiable impact measurement and location-based performance monitoring.
Enables development agencies to track thousands of field activities simultaneously through digital monitoring systems.
Strengthens digital governance through data-driven policy implementation and programme evaluation.
Improves rural healthcare access through assisted telemedicine clinics.
Category:Other, Rural Healthcare
Location:Bhubaneswar
Product Category:Telemedicine Services
Primary Products:Hybrid healthcare clinics
Impact Benefits
Operates a hybrid rural healthcare platform delivering affordable primary healthcare through a network of eClinics connected to qualified doctors via telemedicine. (Company website)
Has established 150+ eClinics across rural Odisha and Chhattisgarh, serving 1 million+ patients with digital consultations, diagnostics, pharmacy services and chronic disease management. (Company website)
Enables patients in remote villages to consult specialist doctors without travelling long distances to district hospitals, reducing travel costs and treatment delays.
Provides integrated services including doctor consultations, pathology, medicines, diagnostics and health monitoring through trained local healthcare coordinators.
Early diagnosis and continuous monitoring improve management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disorders.
Digital health records ensure continuity of care and improve follow-up treatment adherence.
Creates employment for trained rural healthcare entrepreneurs while strengthening local primary healthcare infrastructure.
Business Benefits
Reduces patient acquisition and service delivery costs through technology-enabled decentralized healthcare.
Enables hospitals, insurers and healthcare providers to expand into underserved rural markets without building full-scale hospitals.
Improves healthcare efficiency through integrated telemedicine, diagnostics, pharmacy and digital health records.
Reduces unnecessary referrals and hospital congestion by resolving primary healthcare needs at the village level.
Generates real-time healthcare analytics that support disease surveillance and preventive healthcare planning.
Supports Ayushman Bharat and Digital Health Mission objectives by digitizing rural healthcare delivery.
Creates sustainable rural healthcare entrepreneurship through local eClinic operators.
Strengthens healthcare accessibility while reducing overall cost of care for rural populations.
Collaborative platform to improve access to affordable healthcare.
Category:Other, Healthcare Systems
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Health Ecosystem Platforms
Primary Products:Collaborative health initiatives
Impact Benefits
A healthcare innovation platform founded by the ACT Grants, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIIT Delhi, PHFI, and other ecosystem partners to strengthen India's primary healthcare through digital innovation. (Organization website)
Has built a network of 200+ health-tech startups, hospitals, investors, research institutions and implementation partners, accelerating healthcare innovation across India. (Organization website)
Supports startups developing solutions in AI diagnostics, telemedicine, maternal health, medical devices, disease surveillance, digital therapeutics and public health, enabling scalable healthcare innovations.
Facilitates pilots and deployments with state governments, healthcare providers and NGOs, accelerating adoption of affordable healthcare technologies.
Strengthens India's digital public health ecosystem by connecting innovators with funding, policy support and clinical validation.
Encourages preventive healthcare, early disease detection and technology-enabled healthcare delivery, particularly for underserved populations.
During and after COVID-19, supported multiple innovations addressing healthcare accessibility, diagnostics and healthcare system resilience.
Business Benefits
Enables health-tech startups to reduce commercialization timelines through access to hospitals, mentors, investors and government partners.
Provides enterprises with opportunities to pilot healthcare innovations in real clinical settings before large-scale deployment.
Accelerates adoption of digital health technologies through ecosystem collaboration rather than isolated product development.
Facilitates funding, incubation and strategic partnerships that improve startup survival and scale.
Supports healthcare providers in identifying validated digital health solutions that improve operational efficiency and patient care.
Enables corporates and CSR programmes to support measurable healthcare innovation and public health outcomes.
Strengthens India's healthcare innovation ecosystem by fostering cross-sector collaboration between academia, government and industry.
Reduces innovation risk by providing structured validation, mentoring and implementation support for emerging healthcare technologies.
Provides affordable sanitary napkins through community-based production.
Category:Other, Menstrual Health
Location:New Delhi
Product Category:Hygiene Products
Primary Products:Sanitary Napkins
Impact Benefits
Manufactures 100% biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fibre, an agricultural residue that is normally discarded or burned, creating both environmental and livelihood benefits. (Company website)
Has impacted 100,000+ women and girls through menstrual hygiene initiatives, awareness programmes and distribution of sustainable sanitary products across India. (Company reports)
Every sanitary pad is designed to biodegrade within approximately 6 months, compared to conventional plastic-based pads that can persist in landfills for 500–800 years. (Company website & industry benchmark)
Uses banana pseudo-stem fibre, creating additional income opportunities for banana farmers by utilizing agricultural waste that previously had minimal commercial value.
Through menstrual health education campaigns, improves awareness regarding hygiene, reproductive health and menstrual dignity among adolescent girls and women.
Manufacturing process generates rural employment, particularly for women involved in fibre processing, production and community outreach.
Reduces plastic waste generated by disposable sanitary products while promoting circular use of agricultural biomass.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates, NGOs and government programmes to procure sustainable menstrual hygiene products for CSR and public health initiatives.
Supports ESG and sustainability goals by replacing plastic-based sanitary products with biodegradable alternatives.
Creates value-added utilization of agricultural waste, strengthening rural supply chains and farmer incomes.
Helps educational institutions and employers implement menstrual health programmes while reducing environmental footprint.
Premium eco-friendly products meet growing consumer demand for sustainable personal care products.
Supports plastic reduction commitments and circular economy initiatives through renewable raw materials.
Creates employment opportunities in rural manufacturing and women-led distribution networks.
Strengthens India's sustainable hygiene products industry through indigenous innovation and responsible manufacturing.
Offers clean cooking solutions using improved biomass stoves.
Category:Facility & Housekeeping, Clean Cooking
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Cooking Solutions
Primary Products:Improved cookstoves
Impact Benefits
Operates one of India's technology-enabled livelihood and workforce platforms, connecting employers with blue-collar, grey-collar and entry-level white-collar workers across the country.
Enables hiring across 200+ job profiles in 1,000+ cities and towns throughout India, significantly improving employment access beyond metropolitan regions.
Supports businesses in hiring full-time, part-time, freelance, gig workers and commission agents, making formal employment accessible to workers with varying skill levels.
Maintains access to 50,000+ B2B sales freelancers and enables organizations to manage 100,000+ part-time workers through its workforce platform.
Registration and job discovery are available in 21 Indian languages, reducing language barriers for workers from rural and semi-urban India.
Partners with CSR programmes, skilling institutions and employers to improve livelihood opportunities for unemployed and underemployed youth.
Digitizes recruitment for informal workers, reducing dependence on unorganized labour contractors and improving employment transparency
Business Benefits
Enables enterprises to recruit talent across 1,000+ locations through a single digital platform, substantially reducing hiring time.
Supports recruitment across 200+ job categories, allowing employers to address diverse workforce requirements using one integrated platform.
Reduces recruitment costs by providing centralized sourcing, screening and workforce management instead of relying on multiple local vendors.
Provides scalable workforce solutions for manufacturing, retail, logistics, construction, sales and service industries.
Helps businesses rapidly scale temporary and seasonal workforces through access to 100,000+ part-time workers.
Multilingual onboarding improves hiring efficiency for employers recruiting workers from diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Generates measurable ESG impact through employment generation, livelihood creation and workforce inclusion.
Improves workforce formalization through digital documentation, structured recruitment and transparent hiring processes.
Builds sustainable livelihoods for rural artisans and producers.
Category:Other, Livelihoods
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Producer Enterprises
Primary Products:Handcrafted products
Impact Benefits
Since 2000, has impacted over 600,000 lives, generated US$60 million+ cumulative market access, incubated 37 women-owned collective enterprises, and trained 11,500+ women entrepreneurs linked to sustainable value chains.
Supports 40,000+ women farmers and producers through bamboo, banana fibre, sal leaf and other nature-based livelihood value chains across multiple Indian states.
Has developed 40,000+ open-source product designs, enabling artisan collectives to produce globally competitive handmade products.
Facilitates 32 producer collectives, 12 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and women-owned enterprises that build sustainable local economies.
Bamboo programme has planted 335,000+ bamboo saplings across 1,865 acres, benefiting 5,500 small and marginal farmers while creating long-term carbon-sequestering agroforestry systems.
Supports 6,000+ bamboo farmers, 4,000+ banana fibre producers and 3,600+ sal leaf producers, creating sustainable livelihoods using renewable and agricultural waste materials.
Independent assessments report 50% average increase in monthly incomes, 94% increase in employment opportunities, and 85% improvement in access to productive economic resources among participating women.
Builds climate-positive supply chains supplying international brands while replacing plastics and carbon-intensive materials with bamboo, banana fibre and biodegradable forest products.
Business Benefits
Connects producer enterprises with major international buyers including IKEA, H&M Home, Caravane and other global retailers, enabling export-quality production.
Has generated US$60 million+ in cumulative market access, demonstrating commercially viable nature-based livelihoods.
Mobilized US$12 million in capital for producer enterprises, strengthening women-owned business ecosystems.
Supports enterprises through its 6C Framework covering skills, capital, infrastructure, design, market access and institutional development.
Creates traceable, FSC-oriented bamboo and natural fibre supply chains that meet international sustainability standards.
Enables corporates to build ESG-compliant procurement programmes by sourcing from women-owned producer enterprises.
Creates commercially viable circular economy businesses by converting agricultural residues and forest products into premium home décor, lifestyle and packaging products.
Demonstrates measurable improvements in productivity, skills, climate resilience and women's economic participation through long-term enterprise incubation.
Social Issues in Focus
Women's economic empowerment.
Rural poverty and livelihood insecurity.
Climate adaptation through nature-based enterprises.
Sustainable forestry and agroforestry.
Circular economy and agricultural waste utilization.
Designs safe and low-cost sanitation products for women.
Category:Other, Sanitation
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Hygiene Products
Primary Products:Sanitary napkin incinerators
Impact Benefits
India's first manufacturer of compact, semi-automated sanitary pad production machines, enabling localized manufacturing of affordable menstrual hygiene products. (Company website)
Its machines can produce 120–150 sanitary pads per minute, equivalent to 50,000–70,000 pads per day depending on operating hours, significantly increasing local production capacity. (Company specifications)
Has deployed machines across India, Africa and other developing regions, supporting NGOs, women's SHGs, social enterprises and local manufacturers in establishing decentralized pad manufacturing units.
Helps create women-led micro-enterprises, generating sustainable employment in manufacturing, packaging, quality control and distribution.
Local production reduces dependence on imported sanitary products, lowering transportation costs and improving availability in rural and remote areas.
Promotes menstrual hygiene by making affordable sanitary pads accessible to underserved women and adolescent girls, helping reduce school absenteeism linked to menstruation.
Machines use standardized manufacturing processes, improving product quality and hygiene compared with many manually produced alternatives.
Business Benefits
Enables NGOs and entrepreneurs to establish sanitary pad manufacturing units at substantially lower capital costs than large industrial production facilities.
Production capacity of 50,000–70,000 pads/day enables financially sustainable local manufacturing with economies of scale.
Decentralized production reduces logistics costs and ensures quicker supply to rural markets.
Supports governments and CSR programmes implementing menstrual hygiene initiatives through localized manufacturing.
Provides technical training, installation, maintenance and production support, reducing operational risk for entrepreneurs.
Creates opportunities for women-owned manufacturing businesses and social enterprises.
Enables corporates to develop inclusive supply chains for menstrual hygiene products while achieving ESG and CSR objectives.
Improves affordability of sanitary pads by reducing transportation, import and intermediary costs.
Provides microfinance services to women entrepreneurs.
Category:Other, Financial Inclusion
Location:Bhubaneswar
Product Category:Microfinance
Primary Products:Small business loans
Impact Benefits
One of India's largest NBFC-MFIs, serving over 3 million borrowers across 20+ states, with a strong focus on low-income women, rural households and micro-entrepreneurs. (Company website & annual report)
Manages an Assets Under Management (AUM) exceeding ₹10,000 crore, making formal financial services accessible to economically vulnerable communities. (FY24 Annual Report)
More than 95% of borrowers are women, supporting female entrepreneurship, household income generation and financial independence.
Has disbursed ₹60,000+ crore cumulatively in microfinance loans, livelihood finance, MSME loans, affordable housing finance and clean energy financing. (Company disclosures)
Provides financial services in underserved rural and semi-urban areas where formal banking penetration remains limited.
Offers complementary financial literacy programmes, digital finance education and insurance products that improve long-term financial resilience.
Supports thousands of micro-enterprises in agriculture, livestock, retail, food processing and home-based businesses, strengthening local economies.
Crowdfunding platform supporting healthcare and social causes.
Category:Other, Fintech for Good
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Crowdfunding Platforms
Primary Products:Social fundraising
Impact Benefits
India's largest peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform for healthcare, education, disaster relief and livelihood support, having raised ₹2,500+ crore from donors globally. (Company website)
Has supported 15 lakh+ fundraisers across India, making emergency financing accessible to families who otherwise lack formal financial support. (Company website)
Mobilizes donations from millions of individual contributors across 120+ countries, democratizing philanthropy through digital technology.
A significant share of campaigns support life-saving medical treatments, including cancer care, organ transplants, neonatal care and rare disease treatment, helping reduce catastrophic out-of-pocket healthcare expenses.
During national emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, floods and other disasters, facilitated rapid fundraising worth hundreds of crores, supporting hospitals, migrant workers and affected communities.
Enables students, NGOs and social entrepreneurs to access funding for education, community development and livelihood initiatives.
Digital fundraising significantly reduces fundraising barriers for low-income families who traditionally lack access to institutional philanthropy.
Business Benefits
Provides a trusted crowdfunding platform with end-to-end campaign management, payment processing, donor engagement and fund disbursement.
Digital platform enables campaigns to reach millions of potential donors globally, dramatically increasing fundraising potential compared to traditional offline fundraising.
AI-assisted campaign optimization and digital marketing improve campaign visibility and donation conversion rates.
Supports NGOs, hospitals and social enterprises in raising unrestricted funding without complex grant application processes.
Offers transparent donation tracking and fund utilization reporting, strengthening donor confidence.
Enables corporates to implement employee giving, CSR fundraising and matched-donation campaigns through a scalable digital platform.
Lowers fundraising costs compared to conventional fundraising events and intermediary-driven donation models.
Creates measurable ESG impact by directly funding healthcare, education and social welfare interventions at scale.
Supports migrant workers with employment and social protection.
Category:Other, Labour Rights
Location:Udaipur
Product Category:Worker Services
Primary Products:Worker registration and support
Impact Benefits
Since 2005, has supported 500,000+ seasonal migrant workers and their families across Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, making it one of India's largest organizations focused on migrant labour rights. (Organization website & annual reports)
Operates multiple Worker Facilitation Centres that provide legal identity, job placement, social security enrolment, financial services and grievance redressal for migrant workers.
Has facilitated issuance of hundreds of thousands of identity documents, including Aadhaar, labour cards and bank accounts, enabling access to formal welfare schemes.
Provides skill training, financial literacy and safe migration counselling, reducing exploitation by labour contractors and informal recruiters.
Operates migration information helplines and legal aid services that assist workers facing wage theft, unsafe working conditions and labour disputes.
Supports access to health insurance, accidental insurance and pension schemes, improving long-term social protection for migrant families.
Research and policy advocacy have contributed significantly to national discussions on labour mobility, social protection portability and migrant worker welfare.`
Business Benefits
Enables employers to recruit workers through verified and documented labour pools, reducing hiring risks and improving workforce reliability.
Skill certification improves workforce productivity and reduces onboarding time for employers across construction, manufacturing and services sectors.
Helps businesses comply with labour regulations by facilitating worker documentation and formal employment practices.
Financial inclusion and social protection improve worker retention and reduce absenteeism associated with financial insecurity.
Supports CSR and ESG programmes focused on migrant welfare, decent work and inclusive livelihoods.
Generates labour market intelligence that helps governments and employers improve workforce planning.
Digital worker registration and documentation improve transparency in labour supply chains.
Reduces labour disputes and recruitment inefficiencies by promoting ethical migration and formal employment systems.
Provides reliable electricity to rural communities via mini-grids.
Category:Other, Rural Electrification
Location:Gurgoan
Product Category:Mini-grid Energy
Primary Products:Solar mini-grids
Impact Benefits
Established by the Rockefeller Foundation, Smart Power India has enabled reliable electricity access to 1,000+ villages across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand, benefiting 1 million+ people through decentralized renewable energy solutions. (Organization website)
Supports deployment of solar mini-grids, rooftop solar systems and productive-use energy solutions that provide dependable electricity to underserved rural communities.
Has energized 20,000+ rural enterprises, including flour mills, irrigation pumps, tailoring units, retail shops and agro-processing businesses, creating sustainable rural livelihoods. (Organization reports)
Reliable electricity enables schools, healthcare centres and public institutions to improve service delivery while extending operating hours.
Clean electricity replaces diesel generators and kerosene lighting, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving local air quality.
Promotes women's entrepreneurship by supporting energy-powered micro-enterprises that increase household incomes and local employment.
Digital monitoring systems improve reliability, maintenance and long-term sustainability of decentralized energy infrastructure.
Business Benefits
Demonstrates commercially viable rural electrification through decentralized renewable energy business models.
Reliable electricity improves productivity of 20,000+ rural businesses, increasing operating hours, output and income generation. (Organization reports)
Solar mini-grids reduce dependence on diesel fuel, lowering long-term operating costs for businesses and institutions.
Supports productive-use financing models that increase electricity demand and improve financial sustainability of mini-grid operators.
Provides utilities, governments and investors with scalable models for rural clean energy deployment.
Generates measurable ESG outcomes through renewable energy adoption, carbon reduction and rural economic development.
Smart metering and remote monitoring reduce technical losses while improving operational efficiency and revenue collection.
Creates bankable clean-energy infrastructure that attracts public, philanthropic and private investment into rural energy systems.
Since 2009, has planted 25 million+ trees across 20+ Indian states, making it one of India's largest community-led afforestation initiatives. (Organization website)
Engages 500,000+ volunteers, including students, corporates, NGOs and government agencies, in large-scale tree plantation and ecosystem restoration drives. (Organization website)
Restores degraded forests, urban green spaces and community lands using native tree species, improving biodiversity and ecological resilience.
Assuming a conservative estimate of 20–22 kg CO₂ absorbed per mature tree annually, SGI's plantations have the long-term potential to sequester 500,000+ tonnes of CO₂ every year once trees mature. (Forestry benchmark)
Supports groundwater recharge, improves soil fertility and reduces erosion through large-scale watershed-based plantation programmes.
Conducts environmental awareness programmes in schools, colleges and communities, reaching hundreds of thousands of citizens through sustainability campaigns.
Collaborates with corporations for CSR-based afforestation, contributing directly to India's climate resilience and biodiversity conservation goals.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to execute large-scale CSR afforestation projects with measurable outputs such as trees planted, survival rates and estimated carbon sequestration.
Provides GIS-based plantation monitoring, survival audits and long-term maintenance, improving transparency in environmental CSR investments.
Supports ESG reporting by quantifying environmental impact through tree plantation, biodiversity restoration and carbon sequestration metrics.
Helps organizations strengthen Net Zero and carbon offset strategies through scientifically monitored afforestation programmes.
Creates employment opportunities for local communities through nursery development, plantation and maintenance activities.
Improves corporate environmental branding through highly visible community participation initiatives.
Supports restoration of degraded landscapes while reducing long-term climate risks associated with land degradation.
Builds long-term partnerships with government agencies, educational institutions and corporate CSR programmes.
Builds community-based farming and market linkages.
Category:Food ingredients, Agri Collectives
Location:Kolkata
Product Category:Farmer Platforms
Primary Products:Farm produce aggregation
Impact Benefits
Operates a technology-enabled livelihood platform focused on creating sustainable employment opportunities for persons with disabilities (PwDs) and underserved youth through skill development and inclusive recruitment. (Company website)
Has partnered with 500+ employers across retail, BFSI, IT, manufacturing, logistics and services to build inclusive workplaces. (Company website)
Facilitates job readiness through training in communication, digital literacy, workplace behaviour and vocational skills, improving employability among marginalized groups.
Supports inclusive hiring for individuals with hearing, visual, locomotor and intellectual disabilities by matching candidates with suitable employment opportunities.
Helps organizations build disability-inclusive workforces aligned with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 and DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) goals.
Provides ongoing post-placement support, counselling and employer sensitization to improve employee retention and long-term career growth.
Reduces employment barriers by connecting trained candidates with formal sector jobs instead of informal employment.
Business Benefits
Gives employers access to a trained pool of inclusive talent, reducing recruitment costs and improving workforce diversity.
Supports disability hiring compliance under the RPwD Act while strengthening corporate DEI and ESG performance.
Employer sensitization and accessibility consulting improve workplace readiness and employee retention.
Structured screening and pre-employment training reduce onboarding time and improve job-role fit.
Enables corporates to measure social impact through employment generated for persons with disabilities and underserved youth.
Helps organizations strengthen employer branding through inclusive hiring initiatives.
Improves workforce productivity by matching candidates based on skills, accessibility requirements and job profiles.
Supports CSR programmes focused on livelihood generation, skill development and disability inclusion.
Social Issues in Focus
Employment barriers for persons with disabilities.
Inclusive workforce participation.
Disability rights and accessibility.
Youth employability.
Workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
Skill development for marginalized communities.
Formal employment access.
Economic empowerment through inclusive livelihoods.
Supports employment and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Category:Other, Disability Inclusion
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Employment Services
Primary Products:Workforce training and placement
Impact Benefits
Since 1999, has enabled over 900,000 persons with disabilities (PwDs) through employment, skilling, digital inclusion, livelihood programmes and ecosystem interventions across India. (Enable India Impact Reports)
Has facilitated 30,000+ employment opportunities for persons with visual, hearing, locomotor, intellectual and psychosocial disabilities across IT, BFSI, retail, manufacturing, healthcare and service sectors. (Organization website)
Works with 1,000+ corporate employers to build disability-inclusive hiring systems, making it India's largest disability employment ecosystem. (Organization website)
Operates the Enable VRC (Virtual Resource Centre), India's largest digital platform for disability employment, connecting thousands of PwDs with jobs, training and assistive services.
Has trained 100,000+ PwDs in employability skills including digital literacy, communication, English, financial literacy, interview preparation and vocational skills. (Impact Reports)
Through the Youth4Jobs and Enable India ecosystem, many trained candidates report 2–5x income growth after transitioning from informal or unemployed status into formal employment. (Programme evaluations)
Develops assistive technologies, accessible workplaces and inclusive education models that reduce employment barriers for millions of Indians living with disabilities (estimated 70–80 million nationally).
Business Benefits
Helps 1,000+ companies build disability-inclusive workplaces through recruitment, accessibility audits, manager training and policy development. (Organization website)
Provides end-to-end disability hiring services including sourcing, assessment, onboarding, workplace accessibility and post-placement support, reducing recruitment costs.
Improves employee retention through structured accommodation planning and continuous mentoring for both employees and employers.
Enables organizations to comply with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 and strengthen ESG, DEI and BRSR reporting.
Accessibility consulting improves workplace infrastructure, digital accessibility and inclusive customer experiences.
Creates measurable ESG metrics including PwDs employed, retention rates, accessible workplaces created and inclusive leadership development.
Helps companies tap into an underutilized talent pool, improving workforce diversity and innovation.
Corporate partners include leading multinational companies across IT, consulting, banking, manufacturing and retail sectors, demonstrating scalability of inclusive employment models.
Social Issues in Focus
Disability unemployment (labour force participation among PwDs remains below the national average).
Workplace accessibility.
Inclusive education-to-employment pathways.
Digital accessibility.
Disability rights implementation.
Inclusive corporate hiring.
Economic independence for persons with disabilities.
Aravind Eye Care System is a social enterprise hospital network founded on the mission of "Eliminating Needless Blindness", operating hospitals, outreach camps, tele-ophthalmology services, ophthalmic training (LAICO consultancy), and manufacturing of ophthalmic products (Aurolab) — making quality eye care affordable and accessible to all.
Category:Other, Healthcare
Location:Madurai
Product Category:Hospital Services
Primary Products:Eye care services
Impact Benefits
Founded in 1976, Aravind has become the largest eye care provider in the world, having treated over 90 million outpatients and performed more than 8 million eye surgeries. (Aravind Annual Report)
Annually examines approximately 6–7 million patients and performs 700,000–800,000 surgeries, making it one of the world's highest-volume ophthalmology systems. (Annual Reports)
Nearly 50–60% of surgeries are provided either free of cost or at highly subsidized rates, while maintaining the same clinical quality as paying patients through its cross-subsidy model.
Operates 14 hospitals, 100+ vision centres, numerous primary eye care clinics and outreach camps across India, significantly expanding rural eye care access.
Conducts 2,500–3,000 community eye screening camps annually, screening hundreds of thousands of rural patients and transporting eligible patients to hospitals for surgery at no additional cost.
Through Aurolab, manufactures over 2–3 million intraocular lenses annually, reducing cataract surgery costs globally from around US$150 to under US$10 per lens and exporting to 160+ countries. (Aurolab reports)
Cataract surgeries performed by Aravind restore productivity, independence and quality of life, helping reduce avoidable blindness—which accounts for nearly 80% of global visual impairment.
Business Benefits
High-volume standardized clinical processes enable Aravind surgeons to perform 2,000–3,000 surgeries annually per surgeon, several times higher than many global hospitals while maintaining international quality standards.
Cross-subsidy model ensures financial sustainability—payments from approximately 40–50% paying patients finance treatment for economically disadvantaged patients without external dependence.
Aurolab's low-cost manufacturing dramatically reduces costs for hospitals worldwide while maintaining internationally certified product quality.
Teleophthalmology and Vision Centres reduce unnecessary hospital visits by enabling primary diagnosis close to patients' homes.
Standardized operating protocols reduce surgery time, increase operating theatre utilization and lower cost per procedure without compromising patient outcomes.
Continuous in-house training through LAICO (Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology) has trained thousands of eye hospitals and professionals from over 90 countries, helping replicate Aravind's model globally.
Demonstrates one of the world's most successful examples of financially sustainable social healthcare, combining high quality with affordability.
Social Issues in Focus
Avoidable blindness (over 80% of blindness is preventable or treatable).
Delivers primary healthcare services in rural and tribal regions.
Category:Other, Public Health
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Healthcare Services
Primary Products:Primary health centres
Impact Benefits
Since 1986, has become one of India's largest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) healthcare providers, managing 80+ Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Urban PHCs across 8 Indian states including Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram. (Karuna Trust Annual Report)
Delivers healthcare services to a catchment population exceeding 1.5 million people, primarily in tribal, hilly and underserved rural regions where access to government healthcare is limited.
Provides 1.8–2 million outpatient consultations annually through its PHCs, ensuring continuous access to primary healthcare close to rural communities. (Annual reports)
Conducts 100,000+ antenatal check-ups, institutional delivery support, immunization drives and maternal-child health interventions every year, improving reproductive and child health indicators.
Runs one of India's largest telemedicine-supported primary healthcare networks, connecting remote PHCs with specialist doctors and reducing unnecessary referrals to district hospitals.
Implements screening programmes for tuberculosis, diabetes, hypertension, sickle-cell disease, cervical cancer, oral cancer and mental health, enabling early diagnosis among rural populations.
Supports National Health Mission (NHM) programmes including immunization, NCD control, malaria elimination, maternal health and adolescent health, improving public health outcomes in remote districts.
Business Benefits
Demonstrates a successful PPP model that delivers government primary healthcare with significantly improved service quality while utilizing existing public infrastructure.
Reduces patient travel costs and tertiary hospital burden by resolving the majority of healthcare needs at village-level PHCs.
Digital health records, telemedicine and standardized treatment protocols improve clinical efficiency and reduce referral costs.
Supports state governments in improving key health indicators without requiring construction of new healthcare infrastructure.
Generates measurable KPIs including OPD visits, institutional deliveries, immunization coverage, NCD screenings and referral rates.
Provides a scalable implementation model for CSR, development agencies and governments seeking universal healthcare coverage.
Strengthens rural health workforce through continuous medical education, nurse training and community health worker capacity building.
Reduces healthcare inequity by delivering high-quality services in tribal and geographically difficult regions where private healthcare providers have limited presence.
Builds open digital public goods for education and learning.
Category:Other, Education Technology
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Digital Infrastructure
Primary Products:Learning platforms
Impact Benefits
Founded by Nandan Nilekani and Rohini Nilekani, EkStep has built Sunbird, India's largest open-source Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for education, powering national learning platforms used by millions of students and teachers. (EkStep Foundation)
Core technology powers DIKSHA, the Government of India's national digital education platform, which has recorded 7+ billion learning sessions, 200+ million QR code scans, and serves 35+ States and Union Territories. (DIKSHA/EkStep reports)
Supports digital learning in 30+ Indian languages, making educational resources accessible to students from diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Provides open-source infrastructure for creation, distribution and assessment of millions of digital learning resources, including textbooks, videos, quizzes and teacher training modules.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, EkStep-powered infrastructure became the backbone of remote learning for tens of millions of school students, ensuring continuity of education despite prolonged school closures.
Enables competency-based education through AI-assisted learning pathways, personalized content recommendations and digital assessments aligned with India's National Education Policy (NEP 2020).
Supports teacher professional development through large-scale digital certification programmes involving millions of teachers using DIKSHA infrastructure.
Business Benefits
Provides governments with a Digital Public Good that eliminates licensing costs associated with proprietary Learning Management Systems (LMS), enabling large-scale education delivery at national scale.
Open-source architecture allows states, NGOs and education providers to customize learning platforms without rebuilding core infrastructure.
QR-code enabled textbooks allow students to instantly access multimedia learning content, significantly increasing utilization of printed educational materials.
Cloud-native infrastructure supports hundreds of millions of users simultaneously, making it one of the world's largest public digital learning ecosystems.
Learning analytics enable governments to monitor content usage, teacher participation, student engagement and programme effectiveness in real time.
Enables EdTech companies, NGOs and publishers to build interoperable learning solutions on common national standards.
Reduces technology duplication across states by providing reusable digital infrastructure rather than separate education platforms.
Founded in 1995, Pratham has directly reached 75+ million (7.5 crore) children across India through foundational literacy, numeracy, vocational training and digital learning programmes, making it one of the world's largest education NGOs. (Pratham Annual Report)
Operates programmes across 23+ Indian states and union territories, working with state governments, schools and communities to improve foundational learning outcomes.
Creator of the globally recognized Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), which has assessed learning levels of 700,000+ children annually across 600+ rural districts, influencing education policy in India and internationally.
Through its flagship Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) methodology, randomized controlled trials in India and Africa have shown improvements of 0.5–0.7 standard deviations in foundational reading and arithmetic within 30–60 instructional days, making it one of the world's most evidence-backed learning interventions. (J-PAL & Pratham studies)
During COVID-19, digital initiatives such as Pratham Open School, WhatsApp learning, IVRS and mobile-based content reached millions of children, reducing learning losses caused by school closures.
Through Pratham Institute, has trained hundreds of thousands of teachers, volunteers and government educators in activity-based pedagogy and foundational literacy approaches.
Runs vocational education programmes (Pratham Skilling) that prepare disadvantaged youth for employment across manufacturing, healthcare, retail, hospitality and digital services.
Business Benefits
TaRL has been adopted by multiple Indian state governments and implemented in 15+ countries, demonstrating scalability and cost-effectiveness for improving foundational learning.
Provides governments with a proven, evidence-based methodology that significantly improves learning outcomes without requiring major infrastructure investments.
ASER data is used by the Government of India, World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO and policymakers to guide education planning and investments.
Digital learning platforms substantially reduce teacher preparation time while enabling large-scale remote instruction.
Corporate CSR partnerships support measurable outcomes through independently validated improvements in literacy and numeracy.
Low-cost community volunteer models enable large-scale programme implementation while minimizing operational expenditure.
Strengthens state education systems through curriculum support, teacher training and continuous learning assessments.
Creates one of the world's most cost-efficient education intervention models with measurable improvements in foundational learning at national scale.
Strengthens school leadership and education ecosystems.
Category:Other, Education Systems
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Capacity Building
Primary Products:School leadership programs
Impact Benefits
Founded by the Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives (SFPI), ShikshaLokam has built India's largest education leadership platform, strengthening leadership capacity across government school systems. (Organization website)
Its leadership development initiatives have reached 400,000+ education leaders, including principals, Cluster Resource Coordinators (CRCs), Block Education Officers (BEOs), District Education Officers (DEOs) and senior state officials across India. (ShikshaLokam Impact Report)
Operates in partnership with 20+ State Governments, embedding leadership development into public education systems rather than standalone NGO programmes.
Through NDEAR-aligned digital public infrastructure, provides leadership development tools, competency frameworks, coaching systems and performance dashboards at state scale.
Supports educational leadership across 100,000+ government schools, indirectly benefiting millions of students through stronger school governance and improved instructional leadership. (Impact reports)
Digital coaching, mentoring and competency assessments allow continuous professional development for school leaders instead of one-time training workshops.
Leadership frameworks developed by ShikshaLokam are now integrated into several state education reform programmes aligned with NEP 2020.
Business Benefits
Creates standardized leadership competency frameworks that allow state governments to measure and improve school leadership performance at scale.
Digital platforms reduce the cost and logistical complexity of training hundreds of thousands of education leaders across geographically dispersed districts.
Provides real-time dashboards tracking leadership competencies, mentoring progress and school improvement indicators for education departments.
Enables governments to institutionalize leadership development instead of relying on donor-funded short-term training programmes.
Open digital architecture integrates with NDEAR and other Digital Public Infrastructure components, reducing duplication across state education systems.
Supports CSR and philanthropic investments with measurable indicators such as leaders trained, schools covered, mentoring sessions completed and competency improvements.
Strengthens governance, accountability and school management through continuous leadership support rather than periodic inspections.
Creates sustainable institutional capacity by embedding leadership development into existing government education structures.
Established in 1990, Samyak Design works with 100+ artisan clusters across 15+ Indian states, preserving traditional crafts while creating sustainable livelihoods for rural artisans. (Company website)
Directly and indirectly supports 10,000+ artisans, including weavers, embroiderers, bamboo craftsmen, tribal artisans and women's self-help groups through long-term design-led market linkages. (Company disclosures)
Has executed 500+ design and product development projects for governments, NGOs, CSR programmes and social enterprises to modernize traditional handicrafts without compromising indigenous techniques.
Develops value-added products that increase artisan earnings by enabling access to premium domestic and export markets instead of low-margin local sales.
Collaborates with organizations including UNDP, UN Women, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), NABARD, TRIFED, SIDBI, State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs) and various CSR programmes to strengthen artisan ecosystems.
Promotes the use of locally available natural fibres, bamboo, handloom textiles and traditional materials, reducing dependence on industrial manufacturing while preserving cultural heritage.
Supports women-led producer groups and tribal enterprises through product innovation, branding and enterprise development
Business Benefits
Helps artisan enterprises increase product value through professional industrial design, branding, packaging and product diversification.
Creates commercially viable craft collections for domestic retail and export markets, improving profitability of artisan producer groups.
Provides end-to-end support covering market research, product design, quality control, branding and commercialization.
Enables governments and CSR programmes to build financially sustainable artisan clusters rather than grant-dependent livelihoods.
Supports GI products, handicrafts and rural enterprises in accessing organized retail, e-commerce and export channels.
Design interventions improve market acceptance, product standardization and pricing, leading to higher artisan incomes.
Strengthens value chains by linking producers directly with institutional buyers, reducing dependence on intermediaries.
Generates measurable ESG outcomes in rural livelihoods, women's economic empowerment and preservation of India's traditional craft heritage.
Social Issues in Focus
Declining traditional crafts.
Low artisan incomes.
Women's rural livelihoods.
Tribal enterprise development.
Loss of indigenous knowledge.
Sustainable craft value chains.
Rural entrepreneurship.
Preservation of cultural heritage through market-led design.
LabourNet SAHI is a livelihood-focused initiative enabling informal workers and micro-entrepreneurs through skilling, certification, and market-linked income opportunities supported by digital platforms.
Category:Other, Skilling & Workforce Development
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:Skill Training & Livelihood Services
LabourNet has trained and certified 1.8 million+ informal workers across India since inception, making it one of India's largest workforce skilling organizations. (LabourNet website & impact reports)
SAHI.ai is LabourNet's AI-powered employment platform that digitizes assessment, skilling, certification and recruitment for blue-collar and gig workers, improving job matching and workforce productivity.
LabourNet has partnered with 3,000+ employers, 100+ industry associations, and numerous state and central government agencies to improve workforce formalization. (Organization reports)
Operates across 20+ states through 600+ training centres, delivering vocational education in construction, retail, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, electrical work, hospitality and services.
Offers standardized digital skill assessments and AI-enabled career pathways, allowing workers to identify competency gaps before training.
Supports Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), enabling experienced informal workers to obtain formal certifications that improve employability and wages.
Many certified workers report 20–40% increases in post-training earnings, particularly in construction, electrical trades and manufacturing sectors. (Programme evaluations)
Business Benefits
AI-driven assessments reduce candidate screening time and improve employer-job matching accuracy for large-scale recruitment.
Provides employers access to a database of 1.8 million+ trained workers, reducing recruitment costs and hiring timelines.
Digital credentials and skill passports enable employers to verify worker competencies before deployment.
Supports large employers in construction, manufacturing, logistics, retail and services by ensuring standardized workforce quality across multiple locations.
Workforce analytics help employers identify skill shortages, training needs and productivity improvement opportunities.
Supports government skilling missions including Skill India, DDU-GKY, PMKVY and state livelihood programmes through scalable technology infrastructure.
Reduces onboarding costs through standardized digital induction and competency verification.
Creates measurable ESG outcomes by improving employment rates, formalization, productivity and income growth among informal workers.
AISECT is one of India’s largest social enterprise networks delivering skill development, education, financial inclusion, and digital services to underserved populations across rural and semi-urban regions.
Category:Other, Skilling, Education & Digital Inclusion
Location:Bhopal
Product Category:Education & Skill Development Services
Primary Products:Skill training, vocational education, digital literacy programs
Impact Benefits
Established in 1985, AISECT has become India's largest skill development, education and rural ICT network, operating across 28 states and 4 Union Territories. (AISECT Website & Annual Reports)
Operates a network of 25,000+ ICT centres, Common Service Centres (CSCs), franchise centres and skill development centres, making digital education accessible in rural and semi-urban India. (Company website)
Has trained and educated over 3.5 million students and learners in computer literacy, vocational education, entrepreneurship and digital skills over the last three decades. (AISECT Impact Reports)
Facilitates higher education through AISECT Universities (Rabindranath Tagore University, Dr. C.V. Raman University, AISECT University Jharkhand, etc.), collectively enrolling 100,000+ students across undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational programmes.
Through government skilling programmes (PMKVY, DDU-GKY, NSDC, NRLM and various State Skill Missions), AISECT has trained 1 million+ youth, particularly from economically weaker sections, improving employability in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, IT, BFSI and construction sectors.
Provides digital financial services, e-governance, telemedicine and citizen services through thousands of rural centres, significantly reducing the rural digital divide.
Supports 50,000+ entrepreneurs through franchise ownership, rural BPOs, digital service centres and self-employment initiatives, creating sustainable local livelihoods.
Operates one of India's largest rural BPO ecosystems, generating employment for rural graduates while reducing migration to urban centres.
Through AISECT Learn, AISECT Skill Academy and online learning platforms, delivers affordable digital education to learners who lack access to conventional higher education institutions
Business Benefits
Operates one of India's largest education franchise networks with 25,000+ centres, allowing rapid expansion into underserved rural markets without heavy infrastructure investment.
Provides governments with end-to-end implementation of national skill development programmes through an established physical and digital delivery infrastructure.
Enables employers to recruit from a talent pool of millions of trained candidates, reducing hiring costs and improving workforce readiness.
Franchise model creates financially sustainable rural enterprises while generating recurring revenue from education, certification and digital services.
Supports Digital India by delivering e-governance, banking correspondence, telemedicine and citizen services through local entrepreneurs.
Integrates education, vocational training, employment and entrepreneurship into one ecosystem, improving learner retention and placement outcomes.
Uses digital learning platforms, LMS systems and remote assessments to reduce delivery costs while increasing training scalability.
Maintains partnerships with NSDC, NIELIT, IGNOU, UGC, AICTE, State Governments and industry partners, strengthening placement rates and curriculum relevance.
Creates measurable ESG outcomes through rural entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, youth employment and education accessibility.
Demonstrates a financially sustainable public-private education model that has scaled nationally for nearly four decades.
Chintan is an environmental social enterprise advancing circular economy solutions by integrating waste pickers into formal waste management systems and promoting responsible recycling practices.
Founded in 1999, Chintan has directly impacted 150,000+ informal waste workers, including waste pickers, scrap dealers and sanitation workers across India through livelihood, social protection and circular economy programmes. (Chintan Annual Reports)
Has helped divert over 100,000 tonnes of waste from landfills through decentralized recycling, waste segregation, reuse and circular economy initiatives implemented with municipalities and corporate partners. (Organization reports)
Has organized thousands of waste pickers into cooperatives, self-help groups and producer collectives, improving bargaining power, occupational safety and income stability.
Facilitates access to Aadhaar, voter IDs, health insurance, bank accounts, pensions and social security for waste workers, improving formal inclusion of one of India's most marginalized occupations.
Works with schools, RWAs, corporations and government agencies to implement source segregation, responsible waste disposal and zero-waste campaigns reaching hundreds of institutions across multiple cities.
Has distributed tens of thousands of PPE kits, gloves, masks and safety equipment to waste workers, reducing occupational health risks associated with hazardous waste handling.
Research and advocacy by Chintan have influenced India's national policies on e-waste management, plastic waste management and informal sector integration into municipal waste systems.
Supports women waste pickers through livelihood programmes, micro-enterprises and leadership development, improving household incomes and gender equity.
Promotes circular economy business models that reduce virgin material extraction and improve recycling rates across urban waste streams.
Business Benefits
Helps corporates implement scientifically designed waste segregation and circular economy programmes that improve recycling rates and reduce landfill disposal costs.
Supports Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) implementation by integrating informal waste collectors into formal recycling supply chains.
Provides ESG reporting metrics including tonnes recycled, landfill diversion rates, carbon emissions avoided, informal workers formalized and livelihoods created.
Enables municipalities to reduce waste transportation and landfill management costs through decentralized material recovery systems.
Creates traceable recycling supply chains that improve material recovery efficiency and reduce contamination of recyclable waste streams.
Supports businesses in complying with India's Plastic Waste Management Rules and E-Waste Management Rules through responsible collection systems.
Generates measurable social impact by increasing incomes, occupational safety and financial inclusion for informal waste workers while strengthening recycling infrastructure.
Provides policy research, technical advisory and implementation support for governments, multilateral agencies and corporate sustainability programmes.
Demonstrates commercially viable circular economy models by converting low-value waste into marketable recycled materials and secondary raw materials.
Strengthens urban sustainability through integrated waste management that simultaneously delivers environmental, economic and social outcomes.
Conserve India is a sustainability-driven enterprise transforming discarded materials into premium lifestyle products while advancing circular economy and waste-to-value models.
Founded in 1998, Conserve India transforms multi-layer plastic (MLP) and other difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into durable lifestyle products, addressing one of India's most challenging waste streams. (Organization website)
Has diverted 1,000+ tonnes of plastic waste from landfills and open burning by converting discarded plastic bags, packaging and wrappers into marketable products. (Company impact reports)
Directly works with hundreds of waste pickers and informal recyclers in Delhi NCR, ensuring a stable market for plastic waste that traditionally has little or no recycling value.
Provides fair and predictable income opportunities for waste collectors by purchasing segregated plastic waste that would otherwise be discarded.
Manufactures bags, folders, stationery, conference kits, corporate gifts and fashion accessories made almost entirely from recycled plastic waste, replacing virgin synthetic materials.
Has partnered with major corporates including Microsoft, Google, Coca-Cola, American Express, Standard Chartered, UNDP and various embassies for sustainable procurement and CSR initiatives. (Organization website)
Supports women artisans and marginalized workers through cutting, stitching and product manufacturing, generating dignified urban livelihoods.
Every tonne of plastic diverted reduces landfill pressure and prevents open burning, avoiding emissions of toxic pollutants including dioxins and particulate matter.
Business Benefits
Converts low-value plastic waste into premium-value products, demonstrating commercial viability of circular economy business models.
Enables corporates to procure branded sustainable merchandise manufactured entirely from recycled plastic waste, supporting measurable ESG procurement goals.
Helps organizations demonstrate plastic neutrality and circular economy commitments through traceable recycled products.
Provides customized corporate gifting solutions while simultaneously documenting plastic waste recovered and recycled.
Generates measurable ESG metrics including tonnes of plastic diverted, waste pickers supported, recycled content used and carbon emissions avoided.
Creates localized recycling supply chains that reduce transportation costs associated with centralized plastic recycling facilities.
Reduces dependence on virgin plastics by replacing conventional raw materials with recycled feedstock recovered from urban waste streams.
Demonstrates that difficult-to-recycle flexible plastics can become economically valuable raw materials through design-led manufacturing and responsible sourcing.
Strengthens producer responsibility and sustainable procurement programmes for multinational corporations operating in India.
Creates high-value products from waste materials while generating inclusive employment across waste collection, processing and manufacturing.
Karo Sambhav is a circular economy enterprise building responsible recycling ecosystems for electronics and plastics through producer responsibility, collection networks, and material recovery systems.
Established in 2017, Karo Sambhav operates India's largest Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO), helping companies implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for e-waste, plastic waste and battery waste. (Company website)
Has enabled the environmentally sound collection and recycling of 100,000+ metric tonnes of e-waste and plastic waste through its nationwide collection and recycling ecosystem. (Company impact reports)
Works with a network of 1,500+ collection centres, aggregators, dismantlers and authorized recyclers covering almost every Indian state and union territory. (Company website)
Partners with 100+ leading producers and brands across electronics, FMCG, consumer goods and manufacturing sectors to implement statutory EPR obligations under Indian environmental regulations.
Formalizes collection channels by integrating informal waste collectors with authorized recyclers, improving worker safety, traceability and regulatory compliance.
Uses digital traceability systems that monitor every stage—from waste collection to final recycling—ensuring environmentally compliant disposal and material recovery.
Enables recovery of valuable secondary raw materials including aluminium, copper, steel, plastics, lithium and precious metals, reducing dependence on virgin mining.
Supports implementation of India's E-Waste Management Rules, Plastic Waste Management Rules and Battery Waste Management Rules, strengthening national circular economy infrastructure.
Prevents hazardous materials such as lead, mercury, cadmium and brominated flame retardants from entering informal recycling channels, reducing environmental contamination and public health risks.
Digital traceability platform provides auditable documentation for every kilogram of waste collected, transported and recycled, supporting CPCB and SPCB regulatory reporting requirements.
Nationwide collection network of 1,500+ authorized partners enables efficient reverse logistics at substantially lower operational cost than company-owned infrastructure.
Provides detailed ESG and sustainability reporting including waste collected, recycling rates, carbon savings, material recovery and geographical coverage.
Supports circular supply chains by recovering secondary raw materials that can re-enter industrial manufacturing, reducing raw material procurement costs.
Reduces legal and environmental risks for producers by ensuring recycling is performed only through authorized recyclers compliant with environmental regulations.
Data analytics enable producers to forecast waste generation, optimize collection strategies and improve resource recovery efficiency.
Facilitates compliance with evolving Indian EPR regulations covering electronics, plastics and batteries through a single integrated service platform.
Creates measurable environmental value by improving recycling efficiency while reducing landfill disposal and illegal informal recycling.
Demonstrates one of India's most scalable digital circular economy models by combining technology, compliance, reverse logistics and certified recycling infrastructure.
LetsEndorse is a social sector technology platform and ecosystem that connects NGOs, corporates, social enterprises, and individuals — offering NGO tech tools (Swayam website builder, Sahaj donor management), CSR portfolio management (CSREdge), employee volunteering (LetsEngage), crowdfunding, and a discovery platform for social innovations and grassroots organisations.
Category:Other, Social Impact Enablement
Location:Bengaluru
Product Category:NGO Support & Fundraising Platform
Primary Products:Impact campaigns, social initiatives, funding support
Impact Benefits
Founded in 2014, Let's Endorse is an impact-investing and implementation platform that has supported 700+ social enterprises and grassroots innovations across India through funding, incubation, market access and partnerships. (Organization website)
Its ecosystem has impacted 8 million+ beneficiaries through interventions in healthcare, agriculture, education, livelihoods, clean energy, water, sanitation and financial inclusion. (Impact reports)
Has facilitated deployment of ₹100+ crore worth of CSR, philanthropic and impact capital into scalable social innovations and development programmes. (Organization reports)
Works with 200+ corporate CSR partners, philanthropies, government agencies and development organizations to identify, validate and scale high-impact social enterprises.
Uses an evidence-based due diligence framework to evaluate social enterprises on innovation, scalability, financial sustainability and measurable social outcomes before connecting them with funders.
Supports startups addressing SDGs by providing mentorship, business strategy, investor readiness and implementation partnerships rather than only grant funding.
Has implemented projects across 20+ Indian states, particularly focusing on underserved rural communities where innovative service delivery models are required.
Business Benefits
Enables corporates to identify high-impact, investment-ready social enterprises through a curated pipeline, reducing due diligence time and project selection risk.
Provides end-to-end CSR implementation including project design, partner selection, monitoring, impact measurement and third-party reporting.
Supports measurable ESG reporting through KPIs such as beneficiaries reached, livelihoods created, carbon reduction, women empowered and enterprises funded.
Reduces transaction costs associated with managing multiple NGO and startup partnerships by providing a centralized implementation platform.
Facilitates blended finance by connecting corporates, foundations, family offices, impact investors and government agencies with scalable social innovations.
Accelerates commercialization of social enterprises by connecting startups with customers, procurement opportunities and investors.
Provides impact assessment frameworks aligned with CSR Rules, BRSR, ESG reporting and SDG indicators.
Demonstrates measurable return on social investment (SROI) by funding enterprises capable of scaling beyond grant dependence.
TRRAIN’s Project Pankh is a livelihood initiative enabling persons with disabilities through retail-linked skill training and inclusive employment pathways.
Category:Other, Inclusive Livelihoods & Skilling
Location:Mumbai
Product Category:Skill Development & Employment Programs
TRRAIN (Trust for Retailers & Retail Associates of India) launched Project PANKH in 2011 to create sustainable employment opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in India's organized retail sector. (TRRAIN Website & Impact Reports)
Has enabled employment for 25,000+ persons with disabilities across organized retail, making it India's largest disability employment initiative focused specifically on retail. (TRRAIN Impact Report)
Works with 200+ retail companies including Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Reliance Retail, Landmark Group, IKEA, Titan, Aditya Birla Fashion, Metro Brands, Max Fashion, Starbucks India and others to create inclusive workplaces. (Organization website)
Conducts specialized pre-employment training covering retail operations, POS systems, customer service, communication, inventory management and workplace readiness for hearing, locomotor and visually impaired candidates.
Organizes India's largest inclusive retail recruitment events through annual Retail Employees' Day and nationwide hiring drives, connecting thousands of PwD candidates with employers.
Supports workplace accessibility through employer sensitization, sign-language awareness, assistive workplace adaptations and inclusive HR practices, improving long-term employee retention.
Independent employer feedback reports indicate comparable or higher attendance, loyalty and retention among many Project PANKH employees relative to conventional retail hiring.
Business Benefits
Provides retailers access to a verified talent pipeline of 25,000+ trained PwD candidates, reducing recruitment and sourcing costs for frontline retail roles.
Employer partnerships with 200+ retail brands create standardized disability hiring frameworks that reduce implementation effort across multiple store locations.
Delivers employer sensitization, accessibility assessments and post-placement support, improving onboarding quality and reducing early employee attrition.
Enables retailers to strengthen ESG, BRSR and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) reporting through measurable disability employment indicators.
Standardized retail training reduces induction time while improving customer service readiness of newly hired associates.
Supports retailers in complying with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, reducing compliance and reputational risks.
Generates measurable KPIs including PwDs employed, retention rates, stores implementing inclusive hiring and employers onboarded.
Demonstrates that inclusive hiring can improve workforce stability while expanding access to an underrepresented talent pool across India's rapidly growing retail sector.
Social Issues in Focus
Disability unemployment.
Inclusive retail employment.
Workplace accessibility.
Skills development for persons with disabilities.
Employer sensitization.
Workforce diversity and inclusion.
Economic independence for PwDs.
Formal employment opportunities in organized retail.
Re-Charkha is a circular economy enterprise converting plastic waste into handwoven textiles while generating sustainable livelihoods for women artisans.
Founded in 2015, Re-Charkha is a Pune-based social enterprise that transforms discarded plastic bags, cement sacks, tyre tubes, banners and textile waste into premium lifestyle and corporate products through upcycling. (Organization website)
Has upcycled 100+ tonnes of plastic and industrial waste, preventing these materials from entering landfills, drains or incineration while extending their useful life. (Company impact disclosures)
Works with 500+ women artisans from Self-Help Groups (SHGs), rural producer groups and marginalized communities across Maharashtra, generating decentralized livelihood opportunities. (Company website)
Creates products including laptop bags, conference kits, backpacks, folders, wallets, office accessories and customized corporate merchandise manufactured almost entirely from recovered waste materials.
Collaborates with leading corporates including Tata Group, Infosys, Capgemini, Cognizant, Persistent Systems, Cummins, GIZ, UNDP and other CSR partners for sustainable procurement and circular economy initiatives.
Every tonne of waste upcycled prevents approximately 1 tonne of plastic waste from reaching disposal sites while reducing demand for virgin synthetic materials used in conventional bags and accessories.
Women artisans receive regular production work, entrepreneurship support and market access, contributing to improved household incomes and financial independence.
Conducts awareness programmes on circular economy, sustainable consumption and waste segregation for educational institutions, corporates and community organizations, extending environmental impact beyond manufacturing.
Business Benefits
Converts low-value industrial and plastic waste into premium commercial products with significantly higher value addition than conventional recycling.
Enables corporations to procure customized ESG-compliant merchandise manufactured from traceable recycled materials, supporting sustainability commitments.
Provides measurable sustainability metrics including tonnes of waste upcycled, recycled content percentage, women artisans supported and estimated carbon emissions avoided.
Helps businesses implement circular procurement policies by replacing virgin-material corporate gifting products with upcycled alternatives.
Creates decentralized production networks through 500+ women artisans, enabling scalable manufacturing without heavy factory infrastructure investment.
Reduces disposal costs for corporate partners by converting obsolete banners, uniforms, packaging and industrial waste into reusable products.
Supports ESG, CSR and BRSR reporting through verifiable circular economy indicators linked directly to corporate procurement programmes.
Demonstrates a commercially sustainable upcycling model that simultaneously addresses waste reduction, women's livelihoods and responsible production.
Social Issues in Focus
Plastic waste and industrial waste.
Corporate waste recovery.
Women's livelihoods and SHG empowerment.
Circular economy and upcycling.
Sustainable procurement.
Textile and packaging waste diversion.
Reduction of virgin material consumption.
Climate-friendly manufacturing and resource efficiency.
WillSkills Foundation is a social impact organization enhancing employability through skill training, career readiness, and livelihood development initiatives.
Primary Products:Skill training, career development programs
Impact Benefits
Established to bridge India's employability gap by delivering industry-aligned digital and vocational skill development for underserved youth, particularly from Tier-2, Tier-3 and rural regions. (Organization website)
Has trained 50,000+ students and job seekers through online and blended learning programmes in employability, digital technologies, communication and entrepreneurship. (Organization disclosures)
Works with 500+ colleges, educational institutions and training partners across India to integrate employability skills into higher education curricula.
Collaborates with 200+ industry partners to design job-oriented curricula aligned with employer requirements in IT, BFSI, retail, manufacturing and emerging technology sectors.
Provides AI-enabled career assessments, aptitude testing and personalized learning pathways that help learners identify skill gaps before entering the workforce.
Delivers training in high-demand domains including Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Digital Marketing and Soft Skills, improving graduate employability.
Conducts faculty development programmes, enabling educators to adopt industry-relevant teaching methodologies and digital learning practices.
Supports entrepreneurship and startup readiness through innovation bootcamps, mentoring and incubation initiatives for students.
Business Benefits
Provides colleges with outcome-based employability programmes that improve graduate placement rates and industry readiness.
AI-driven assessments reduce skill mismatch by identifying competency gaps before recruitment and training.
Industry-certified courses help employers recruit candidates with standardized, verified competencies, reducing onboarding and training costs.
Digital learning platform allows institutions to train thousands of learners simultaneously with lower delivery costs than traditional classroom models.
Offers measurable KPIs including learners certified, placement rates, industry certifications earned, faculty trained and employer partnerships.
Supports National Education Policy (NEP 2020) objectives through experiential learning, multidisciplinary education and digital skill development.
Helps employers build future-ready talent pipelines in high-growth technology sectors where skilled workforce shortages remain significant.
Creates scalable partnerships between academia and industry, reducing the employability gap among engineering and higher education graduates.
SHEROES Delivery Unit is a women-focused livelihood initiative enabling flexible employment and income opportunities through digital community networks and services.
SHEROES is India's largest women-focused digital community, serving 20 million+ women through career support, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, health, legal awareness and peer networking. (SHEROES website)
The SHEROES Delivery Unit enables women—especially homemakers, career returnees and economically marginalized women—to participate in work-from-home and flexible digital employment opportunities across customer support, community management, content moderation, telecalling and digital services.
Has facilitated thousands of flexible livelihood opportunities for women unable to participate in conventional full-time employment due to caregiving responsibilities or mobility constraints.
Provides digital literacy, communication, customer engagement and platform-specific training before deployment, improving workforce readiness and earning potential.
Supports women entrepreneurs by providing market access, business mentoring, digital storefronts and financial literacy through the wider SHEROES ecosystem.
Offers access to communities covering legal rights, maternal health, financial planning, career guidance and mental well-being, strengthening women's social and economic resilience.
Uses digital platforms to increase workforce participation among women, helping address India's female labour force participation challenge, which remains below 30% nationally.
Business Benefits
Provides companies with an on-demand distributed workforce for customer operations, digital engagement and support services without requiring centralized office infrastructure.
Flexible work model improves workforce availability by tapping into experienced women professionals who have exited traditional employment due to caregiving responsibilities.
Enables organizations to improve ESG, DEI and BRSR reporting through measurable female workforce participation and economic inclusion metrics.
Digital operating model reduces infrastructure and operational costs while enabling nationwide recruitment irrespective of geography.
Standardized digital onboarding and platform-based work allocation improve operational scalability and workforce flexibility.
Supports inclusive hiring strategies while increasing household incomes for women through flexible employment arrangements.
Creates measurable KPIs including women employed, hours worked, income generated, entrepreneurs supported and digital community engagement.
Demonstrates a scalable digital livelihood model that combines technology, flexible employment and women's economic empowerment.
Founded in 2020, the Sanni Foundation works to improve women's economic participation and digital livelihoods in underserved communities across India through technology-enabled employment and entrepreneurship. (Foundation website)
Has supported 10,000+ women and youth through digital literacy, employability, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion programmes across rural and semi-urban regions. (Foundation impact reports)
Works with NGOs, CSR partners, educational institutions and government agencies to deliver structured skilling programmes focused on digital work, communication, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
Conducts training in digital tools, online business management, e-commerce, basic IT, financial management and soft skills to prepare women for income-generating opportunities.
Supports women entrepreneurs through mentorship, market linkages and business development assistance, helping participants establish or expand micro-enterprises.
Facilitates access to digital financial services, improving banking access, digital payments and financial decision-making among first-time users.
Encourages participation of women from low-income households, enabling diversified household income sources beyond informal labour or agriculture.
Business Benefits
Provides corporates and CSR partners with scalable implementation programmes focused on measurable women's livelihood outcomes.
Digital-first training model reduces programme delivery costs while allowing participants to access learning remotely.
Creates measurable ESG indicators including women trained, entrepreneurs created, employment generated, digital accounts opened and enterprises supported.
Supports companies implementing women-focused CSR programmes aligned with Schedule VII of the Companies Act.
Facilitates entrepreneurship ecosystems by connecting participants with mentors, buyers and digital marketplaces.
Builds local implementation partnerships that improve programme sustainability after CSR funding cycles conclude.
Generates measurable social return through increased employability, digital inclusion and income diversification among women beneficiaries.
Strengthens rural entrepreneurship ecosystems through long-term capacity building instead of one-time financial assistance.
Terucon India Pvt. Ltd. is a skill development and workforce solutions enterprise delivering employability-focused training and capacity-building programs.
Terucon India is a clean-technology company specializing in construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling, sustainable construction materials and circular economy solutions for India's infrastructure sector. (Company profile)
Develops technologies that convert construction debris, excavated soil and demolition waste into reusable aggregates, pavers, blocks and construction materials, reducing dependence on virgin sand and stone.
Supports implementation of India's Construction & Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016, encouraging reuse of waste generated by infrastructure and real-estate projects.
Through recycling of C&D waste, helps divert thousands of tonnes of construction waste annually from landfills and illegal dumping sites while recovering valuable construction materials.
Promotes circular construction by increasing the percentage of recycled aggregates used in infrastructure projects, reducing extraction of natural resources.
Helps reduce environmental impacts associated with quarrying, transportation and disposal of conventional construction materials, lowering embodied carbon in infrastructure development.
Collaborates with urban local bodies, infrastructure developers and construction firms to strengthen sustainable waste management practices.
Business Benefits
Enables construction companies to reduce disposal costs by recovering value from C&D waste instead of transporting material to landfills.
Produces recycled construction materials that reduce procurement costs for aggregates and non-structural construction products.
Supports builders in achieving green building certifications and ESG objectives through higher recycled material utilization.
Helps developers comply with India's Construction & Demolition Waste Management Rules through traceable recycling and material recovery.
Reduces transportation costs by processing waste closer to project locations, minimizing hauling distances and associated emissions.
Provides measurable ESG indicators including tonnes of C&D waste recycled, recycled aggregates produced, landfill diversion rates and natural resource savings.
Strengthens circular economy adoption within India's construction sector by integrating waste recovery into conventional project workflows.
Demonstrates commercially viable recycling solutions that lower both environmental impact and material costs for infrastructure projects.
Momentum India is a social impact organization advancing inclusive development through livelihood, health, and community-centered initiatives.
Category:Other, Social Impact & Development
Location:Noida
Product Category:Community & Livelihood Programs
Primary Products:Development programs, community initiatives
Impact Benefits
Momentum India is a social enterprise and implementation partner focused on workforce development, livelihood generation and inclusive employment, with a strong emphasis on women, youth and marginalized communities. It delivers large-scale skilling and placement programmes in partnership with governments, CSR foundations and industry. (Company website)
Has trained and supported 100,000+ youth and women through employability, entrepreneurship and vocational training programmes across multiple Indian states. (Organisation disclosures)
Operates programmes under national initiatives including Skill India, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and various State Skill Missions, improving access to formal employment for economically disadvantaged populations.
Provides industry-aligned training in sectors including retail, BFSI, healthcare, hospitality, logistics, apparel, manufacturing and IT/ITES, improving workforce readiness in sectors with persistent labour shortages.
Works with 500+ employers to facilitate placements, apprenticeships and long-term employment opportunities, helping bridge the gap between training and formal jobs. (Company profile)
Delivers entrepreneurship development programmes, financial literacy and digital literacy training, enabling participants to establish micro-enterprises or improve household income through self-employment.
Uses digital learning platforms and Learning Management Systems (LMS) to monitor learner progress, assessments, certification and placement outcomes, improving programme effectiveness and scalability.
Particular emphasis is placed on women's workforce participation, rural youth employment and first-generation formal workers, helping reduce regional and gender disparities in employment.
Business Benefits
Provides employers with access to a pipeline of 100,000+ trained and certified candidates, reducing recruitment costs and improving workforce quality.
Aligns training curricula with National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) standards and employer requirements, reducing onboarding and post-hiring training costs.
Tracks measurable KPIs including candidates trained, certification rates, placement rates, retention rates, women trained, employers engaged and entrepreneurship outcomes, enabling transparent CSR and ESG reporting.
Supports companies in implementing CSR projects focused on employability, women empowerment and livelihood creation with independently measurable outcomes.
Digital assessment and learner management systems improve training efficiency, reduce administrative costs and enable large-scale programme monitoring across multiple states.
Long-term employer partnerships improve placement conversion rates while reducing talent shortages in high-growth sectors such as retail, healthcare, logistics and manufacturing.
Creates sustainable workforce ecosystems by integrating skilling, certification, placement, mentoring and post-placement support rather than standalone training interventions.
Demonstrates a scalable public-private partnership model that strengthens India's workforce while improving economic productivity and labour-force participation.