About GreenSutra
GreenSutra is an India based sustainability practice, founded in Mumbai in 2016 and registered as GreenSutra® Sustainable Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The practice runs three verticals under one roof: consultancy covering carbon, ESG, BRSR and export compliance; EPC covering rooftop solar and renewables; and recycling, material recovery and waste. Work is delivered for clients across India and for exporters into international markets, by one accountable team that measures, reports and implements rather than referring the work on.
Reviewed by Team GreenSutra · Updated 8 August 2026
What GreenSutra is
The practice, on record.
GreenSutra is an India based sustainability practice that measures, reports and implements environmental work for companies, under one accountable team. It was founded in Mumbai in 2016 and is registered as GreenSutra® Sustainable Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The practice describes itself as India's first one-stop sustainability practice, Indian in origin and delivered worldwide.
The distinguishing feature is span. Most firms in this market cover either advisory or execution. GreenSutra covers both, so a carbon inventory, the disclosure that reports it, and the rooftop solar array or recycling programme that changes the number can sit inside one engagement rather than three procurement exercises.
What the practice covers
- Solar and renewables EPC, from survey and system sizing through stamped design and installation.
- Recycling and material recovery, including waste audits, source segregation and stream recovery.
- In house research, which produces the published tools, calculators and reference guides.
- ESG, carbon and regulatory advisory, covering carbon accounting, BRSR, ESG disclosure and EU export compliance.
Three verticals under one roof
Advisory and execution in the same practice.
GreenSutra runs three verticals. They share one intake, one project cadence and one accountable team, which is what allows a measurement finding to become an implemented change without a handover to a third party.
The three verticals
- Consultancy. Carbon accounting across Scope 1, 2 and 3, life cycle assessment, ESG strategy and disclosure, BRSR reporting for listed companies, and EU export compliance covering CBAM, EUDR, the Digital Product Passport and EU PPWR.
- EPC and renewables. Rooftop solar, wind, rainwater and water systems, taken from site survey and system sizing through stamped design and delivery.
- Recycling and waste. Waste audits and stream characterisation, source segregation, material recovery and recycling, and Extended Producer Responsibility compliance with the CPCB.
The same span applies to the published work. The practice maintains free tools and reference guides, including a CBAM cost calculator built on source linked default values and an EPR recycling obligation calculator, so a company can size an obligation before commissioning anything.
The practice
Who leads the work, and how findings are published.
Dhvanil Vakharia founded GreenSutra in 2016 and leads its sustainability and environmental compliance practice from Mumbai. A mechanical engineer by training, B.E. from the University of Mumbai, the founder advises exporters, manufacturers and EU importers on CBAM compliance and carbon accounting, and companies across India and worldwide on ESG, disclosure and EU market regulations.
Guidance published under the GreenSutra name follows the Expert Desk method: primary sources first, regulation text over commentary, and no claim published ahead of what the rules actually say. That standard is why the published reference work carries source links rather than assertions, and why the free calculators are built on stated default values that a reader can check.
How an engagement runs
One cadence, four beats.
Intake
Agree what counts. Boundary, materiality and the data inventory are fixed in writing before anything is measured, and the procedure inside this beat differs by vertical: a scope memo and data plan for consultancy, a site and structural survey for EPC, a waste audit and stream map for recycling.
Execute
Do the work. Measurement, design or segregation runs to the agreed scope, with the same team carrying it, and progress reported against the beat rather than against an open ended timeline.
Verify
Prove it. Findings are checked against the framework they will be reported under, so a number that reaches a disclosure, a lender or an EU buyer can be traced back to its source and method.
Close
Sign off. Deliverables are handed over with the assumptions and method stated, and where assurance or a filing follows, the record is prepared so it can survive external review.
Why one practice rather than three
What the one-stop model changes.
Measurement and implementation in one place
A carbon inventory, the disclosure that reports it, and the solar array or recycling programme that changes the number sit inside one engagement, so the finding and the fix are not separated by a procurement cycle.
One accountable team
The same Mumbai team carries an engagement from intake through close. There is no handover to a subcontractor at the point where the work becomes difficult.
Practitioners, not resellers
The practice does the measurement, the design and the recovery work itself, across solar EPC, recycling and material recovery, in house research, and ESG, carbon and regulatory advisory.
Standards first
Work is run against named frameworks, including the GHG Protocol, ISO 14064, ISO 14040 and 14044, BRSR, GRI, CPCB EPR and the EU export regimes, so a result can be defended rather than merely presented.
About GreenSutra, answered
Q·01What does GreenSutra do?
Q·02When was GreenSutra founded, and where is it based?
Q·03What are the three GreenSutra verticals?
Q·04Which frameworks and regulations does GreenSutra work with?
Q·05Does GreenSutra work outside India?
Q·06Is GreenSutra a CBAM verifier?
Q·07Who leads the GreenSutra practice?
Q·08How does GreenSutra publish its guidance?
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Maintained by GreenSutra · Last reviewed August 2026