Indiaghgp

What Indiaghgp does

The India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary framework founded in July 2013 to help Indian businesses measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions. It is jointly led by three institutions: World Resources Institute India (WRI India), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), with the Program Secretariat hosted at WRI India's Mumbai office. The program positions itself as a Center of Excellence for GHG inventorization in India, distributing the GHG Protocol suite of standards (Corporate Standard, Scope 2 Guidance, Corporate Value Chain/Scope 3 Standard, Product Lifecycle Standard, and Project Protocol) alongside India-specific calculation tools developed through multi-stakeholder processes.

The core technical offerings include the Do-It-Yourself GHG Accounting Tool (Excel and web-based), the India-specific Power Sector Tool developed by TERI for power plant emissions (including SO2 co-benefits), and India-specific Transport Emission Factors for road, rail, and air transport. These tools are complemented by capacity-building workshops (GHG Clinics, sector-specific trainings), sectoral working groups, policy roundtables, an annual summit, and a quarterly newsletter. The program also maintains advisory content on Science Based Targets, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Market Simulation, and Climate Finance for the Indian context.

As a voluntary membership initiative rather than a commercial entity, the program recruits large and medium Indian corporates (40+ members as of 2015-2016 with a collective market cap of approximately USD 112 billion) through peer engagement and partner networks. Revenue mechanics rely on membership fees (pricing undisclosed) and prior philanthropic funding from Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, the German Federal Ministry for Environment, and the Pirojsha Godrej Foundation; in 2017 the program issued an RFP to develop a three-year business plan to assess self-sustainability. Go-to-market is community-led, leveraging the institutional reach of WRI India, TERI, and CII across sectors such as cement, steel, power, manufacturing, aviation, IT, and financial services.

Name

Indiaghgp

Legal name

India GHG Program

Website

https://indiaghgp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary framework, jointly led by WRI India, CII, and TERI, that provides Indian corporates with GHG Protocol standards, India-specific emissions calculation tools, capacity-building workshops, and peer-to-peer learning to measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Emissions Management Services

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Carbon Accounting & GHG Inventory Platforms (EUABAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG/Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure Platforms (EUABAEAB), GHG Accounting & Net-Zero/Decarbonization Planning (Scopes 1–3) (EUAHAJAC), Climate Data Measurement & IoT/Telemetry Enablement (Energy/Meter/Asset Data Ingest) (EUABAEAI), Greenhouse Gas (GHG) & Climate Regulatory Compliance (Mandatory Reporting, Cap-and-Trade Compliance) (EUAHABAG), Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ)

Keywords

• GHG accounting framework
• Emissions measurement tools
• Corporate sustainability reporting
• Carbon footprint management
• India emission factors

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Voluntary membership program where companies join as members. The program offers indicative offerings to members including tools, training, and peer engagement.
2. Business Plan Development: In 2017, the program was seeking assistance to develop a business plan for the program over 3 years beginning January 2018 to assess self-sustainability of the program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary framework launched in 2013 that enables Indian businesses to measure, manage, and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It is hosted by World Resources Institute (WRI) India and co-convened with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), providing members with calculation tools, training, and peer learning based on GHG Protocol standards.

Product overview

India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary framework led by WRI India, CII, and TERI to measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions in India. The program offers a suite of measurement and management tools including the Do-It-Yourself GHG Accounting Tool, Power Sector Tool, and Transport Emission Factors. These tools are complemented by training and capacity building services, and are based on internationally recognized GHG Protocol standards adapted for the Indian context.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 4-5% reduction in energy consumption in PAT scheme sectors in 2015 vs 2012
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and flagship.

• Delhi International Airport Limited and Jet AirwayssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Joint publication of best practices roadmap for Indian aviation sector, helping build awareness of opportunities and incentives for emissions reduction.
• Mahindra & MahindrasupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Founding member company. Chairman Anand Mahindra participates in Leaders Speak series advocating for strategic carbon management as business priority.
• Infosys LimitedsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Founding member company. Co-Founder S. Gopalakrishnan shares company's journey in measuring and managing GHG emissions.
• CDP IndiasupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partner organization. Damandeep Singh, Director CDP India, discusses economic benefits of measuring carbon emissions and supply chain reporting.
• Shakti Sustainable Energy FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Krishan Dhawan, CEO Shakti Foundation, discusses private sector role in climate change mitigation and economic benefits of engaging with the India GHG Program.
• World Resources Institute India (WRI India)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2013Co-lead organization of the India GHG Program. WRI India provides expertise on GHG Protocol standards, international best practices, and climate policy. Dr. Nitin Pandit serves as CEO of WRI India and participates in program activities.
• The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2013Co-lead organization providing sectoral expertise and developing India-specific tools like the Power Sector Tool. Dr. Prodipto Ghosh and team contribute to program activities and policy engagements.
• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2013Co-lead organization providing industry access, network of corporate members, and support for stakeholder engagement across Indian businesses.
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Global partner through the GHG Protocol initiative. Joe Phelan, Director WBCSD India, participates in Leaders Speak series to discuss opportunities for businesses to reduce emissions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greenly: Carbon accounting platform focused on helping businesses measure and reduce their carbon footprint. Comparable as an enterprise carbon-accounting SaaS targeting mid-market and large companies, and a competitor for the same corporate sustainability budgets.
• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): Global voluntary carbon disclosure platform that scores and publishes corporate climate data. Directly comparable to India GHG Program in operating a voluntary disclosure framework used by large enterprises, and explicitly partners with the India GHG Program (CDP India has spoken at Leaders Speak events).
• Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): Partnership-led framework that helps companies set emissions reduction targets validated against climate science. Comparable as a voluntary, standards-based, industry-collective framework for corporate decarbonization, and is featured in the India GHG Program's Member's Corner under 'Science Based Targets'.
• Emitwise: Enterprise carbon accounting software focused on Scope 3 supply chain emissions. Comparable as a carbon-accounting SaaS serving large enterprises, including those with complex supply chains — directly overlapping with the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard localized by the India GHG Program.
• Sweep: Sustainability and carbon management platform for enterprises. Comparable as a carbon-accounting and decarbonization planning SaaS competing for the same enterprise customers, with similar positioning around Scope 1–3 measurement and target setting.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting platform that helps large companies measure, report, and reduce emissions across Scopes 1–3. Comparable as a corporate-focused GHG accounting and reporting product competing for the same enterprise sustainability budgets that the India GHG Program addresses via its DIY tool and standards.
• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform for enterprises and financial institutions. Comparable as an enterprise-grade carbon accounting SaaS targeting large corporates, and a direct competitive threat to the India GHG Program's DIY GHG Accounting Tool from a software-first perspective.

Broad incumbents

• Workiva: Cloud platform for SEC, ESG, and sustainability reporting used by large enterprises. Comparable as an established reporting infrastructure layer for ESG and climate disclosures, including for Indian-listed companies subject to BRSR, competing for the same reporting workflow.
• Salesforce Net Zero Cloud: Enterprise sustainability platform from Salesforce covering carbon accounting, ESG reporting, and audit-ready disclosures. Comparable as a broader incumbent CRM-and-cloud vendor entering the same enterprise carbon-accounting space that the India GHG Program serves with lighter-weight, India-specific tools.
• Microsoft Sustainability Manager: Cloud-based sustainability data and reporting solution from Microsoft. Comparable as a broad incumbent sustainability infrastructure product that enterprises — including large Indian corporates — may adopt instead of region-specific frameworks like the India GHG Program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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