Let’s Be Clear: BRSR 2.0 Isn’t a Suggestion. It’s a Deadline. The SEBI circular didn’t come with confetti.No applause. No warm-up. Just a PDF—and a sharp new ESG directive. “Effective FY 2024–25, top 1,000 listed Indian companies must file BRSR Core disclosures.”Welcome to BRSR 2.0.…
Compliance Isn’t a Department Anymore. It’s Infrastructure. In 2025, Indian businesses don’t just face regulations.They face a web of overlapping, high-stakes mandates—from DPDP and BRSR to EPR, ESG, NABL, and more. And it’s not just large corporates on the hook anymore. If you’re a: …you’re…
The Form is Simple. The Failure Rate Isn’t. Let’s not sugar-coat it. India’s top 1,000 listed companies are now mandated to file under BRSR Core — a sharper, tighter, assurance-backed ESG disclosure framework. But here’s the dirty secret. Over 70% of eligible companies don’t know…
They didn’t just plant trees. They rewrote India’s corporate script. Reliance Industries, India’s sprawling industrial monolith, didn’t tiptoe into ESG (Environment, Social, Governance). It dived—headfirst, full-throttle, disruptive. And what it reveals goes beyond a single balance sheet. It signals a tectonic shift in how India…
Environmental, Social, and Governance / ESG Compliance isn’t just a global trend—it’s now a competitive mandate for Indian businesses aiming to attract investors, meet regulatory standards, and future-proof operations. But how do you know which ESG factors actually impact your business? That’s where ESG Materiality…
From Ignorance to Impact—My ESG Wake-Up Call Back in early 2022, I sat across from a visibly agitated investor during a pitch. He wasn’t interested in my projected ROI or my pitch deck visuals. Instead, he hit me with a question I didn’t expect: “What…
I still remember the moment in mid 2023 when I walked into a textile mill in Gujarat. The owner looked me straight in the eye and said, “If we don’t fix our environmental record, we may lose our banker’s trust.” That’s when I knew ESG…
My ESG Reality Check Moment (And Why It Reshaped Everything) I still remember walking into a boardroom in mid-2022, helping an Indian electronics firm prep for a global sustainability audit. The founder, confident and well-meaning, waved a two-page PowerPoint at me and said: “This is…
My First Brush With ESG Certification (And Why It Almost Cost Us a Fortune) I’ll never forget 2023. We were working with a top-tier textile exporter based in Tiruppur. They were shipping sustainable products, treating workers well, and had switched to solar energy. But when…
My Wake-Up Moment with GRI Reporting Back in 2023, I was consulting for a fast-growing food processing company in Nashik. They were eco-conscious, treated workers well, and had solid governance practices. But when we sat down to create their ESG report, the room went silent.…
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ESG compliance means proving that your business is responsible, fair, ethical, and sustainable—not just in words, but with actions, policies, and measurable results. Companies that meet ESG standards are seen as lower risk and more trustworthy by investors, regulators, customers, and the public. In India,…