Sustainability Solutions

Social Lab offers the most reliable and affordable CBAM, BRSR & Carbon Neutrality compliance solutions. 

Our Services

The Various Services Offered by Social Lab include:

CBAM Reporting

Ensure CBAM Compliance and EU Export Competitiveness with effective reporting and carbon emission reduction strategies

BRSR Reporting

Ensure BRSR reporting as per SEBI Guidelines with seamless data collection, enhanced transparency. 

Carbon Neutrality

Transitioning towards Carbon Neutrality with Comprehensive Emission Assessment, and a Strategic Roadmap Development 

Sustainability Certifications

Obtain Recognized Sustainability Certifications with End-to-End Guidance & Team Trainings.

Why Social Lab? 

Strong Liaison with Authorities:  
We maintain active engagement with regulatory bodies, ensuring our clients gain clarity and remain fully compliant.  
Comprehensive Sustainability Solutions:  
We go beyond compliance and help the clients to improve overall sustainability performance resulting in long term business sustainability. 

Unmatched Domain Expertise:  
Backed by a highly skilled in-house team, we deliver customized, impactful solutions that generate measurable results for our clients.

Why Social Lab? 

Social Lab Approach:

  • Requirement Check  
    The team collaborates with the client to fully understand their unique requirements and operational needs. This step helps define the service scope and establish an efficient process flow.  
  • Identifying the Data Collection Points  
    Identify critical data points necessary for accurate and comprehensive reporting.
  • Data Collection and Data Validation
    Gather relevant data and organize it into a structured format.  Validate the collected data to ensure it meets the necessary reporting requirements.
  • Data Analysis and Reporting  
    Analyze the collected data & prepare the final report with insights.

Social Lab Approach

Requirement Check

The team collaborates with the client to fully understand their unique requirements and operational needs. This step helps define the service scope and establish an efficient process flow.  

Identifying the Data Collection Points

Identify critical data points necessary for accurate and comprehensive reporting.

Data Collection and Data Validation

Gather relevant data and organize it into a structured format.  Validate the collected data to ensure it meets the necessary reporting requirements.

Data Analysis and Reporting

Analyze the collected data & prepare the final report with insights.

What is CBAM?

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the EU’s tool to put a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of carbon intensive goods that are entering the EU, and to encourage cleaner industrial production in non-EU countries.  

Compliance Phases  

  • Transitional Phase (2023-25):  
    Importers must report emissions embedded in their goods but do not face financial obligations yet.   
  • Full Implementation (2026 onwards):  
    Importers will need to purchase CBAM certificates and pay carbon taxes, which reflect the carbon price difference between the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the carbon price in the exporting country.    

 Sectors Covered:  
CBAM compliance is a mandatory requirement for all EU importers and covers six sectors: 

How it works?

Our focus lies on accurate assessment and reporting of carbon emissions as per the CBAM Guidelines. We also help the companies to identify carbon emission reduction strategies to minimize the future carbon tax implications (starting from the year 2026).  We strive to submit the report within 15 days of receipt of the required data.

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📲 Shailesh Shinde    
📞 +91 9594259275    
✉️ [email protected] 

What is BRSR?

BRSR (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting), introduced by SEBI in 2021, replaces BRR to mandate ESG disclosures for India’s top 1,000 listed companies. It aligns with global standards like GRI and SASB, ensuring transparency, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder trust. 

How it works?

We help businesses prepare and submit their BRSR Reports as per the requirements set by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). It entails three types of disclosures namely General Disclosures, Management and Process Disclosures, and Performance Disclosures. It covers nine principles outlined in the National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC). Aligned with this, we collect and analyze the data related to environmental impacts, social practices, and governance policies.

The reports are prepared annually for each financial year and require seamless data collection throughout the year. We ensure timely submission, so your business remains compliant and avoids any penalties

Our Clients

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📲 Shailesh Shinde    
📞 +91 9594259275    
✉️ [email protected] 

What is Carbon Neutrality?

Carbon neutrality, or net zero carbon emissions, means balancing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted with an equivalent amount of carbon removal or offsetting. This is achieved through a combination of reducing emissions and investing in initiatives that compensate for the remaining carbon output, ultimately resulting in a net-zero carbon footprint.     

How it works?

We help businesses achieve Carbon Neutrality by providing comprehensive strategies and reporting solutions. We guide your business through every step of this journey, ensuring that your emissions are accurately measured, reduced, and offset. The first step entails Emissions Assessment & Reporting wherein the emissions are assessed within the defined emission scopes (Scope 1, Scope 2 & Scope 3) and organizational boundaries. The assessments are carried out following the internationally recognized standards such as GHG Protocol, ISO 14064 etc.  

The GHG emissions reports are usually prepared annually and require data collection throughout the year. To ensure accurate and seamless data collection, we design data collection formats which are customizable and easy to interpret. Based on the emissions report, we identify the Customized Carbon Reduction Strategies and help to develop a Roadmap for carbon neutrality with annual targets and strategies.  

Our Clients

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📲 Shailesh Shinde    
📞 +91 9594259275    
✉️ [email protected] 

What do sustainability certifications signify?

Sustainability certifications are third-party verifications that recognize a company’s efforts to meet specific environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. These certifications are awarded after a company demonstrates compliance with sustainable practices, such as reducing its carbon footprint, improving resource efficiency, and ensuring ethical business practices. 

How it works?

We help businesses achieve and maintain recognized sustainability certifications that reflect a strong commitment to environmental responsibility, social impact, and corporate transparency. Our specialization includes leading sustainability certifications such as International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), Eco Vadis etc.

We provide continuous support in the entire certification process covering registration, pre-audit, audit and post-audit phases. We provide a clear, customized roadmap that outlines each step required to achieve your sustainability certifications, ensuring that you stay on track. Besides, we conduct team training to develop capacities about the certification process, data management and best practices. 

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📲 Shailesh Shinde    
📞 +91 9594259275    
✉️ [email protected] 

1. City Assessment

We assess existing system on CPHEEO, Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) Rules, ODF (Open Defecation Free) and GFC (Garbage Free Cities) framework. Assessment provides implementable action plan for improving city waste management

2. IEC Campaign

We design and implement IEC campaign that focus on one-on-one communication. This is complemented by community level events at schools, collages, commencial establishments to promote source segregation, 3R principles, single-use plastic ban and home composting

3. Capacity Building

Safai kamachari, backbone of city waste management, receives activity-based training as per NSDC guidelines. 2345+ staff across 67 cities have benefitted so far

4. GPS enabled 100% collection

Informal waste workers are integrated with city waste management through formal recognition, access to waste and access to social security schemes.

5. Waste Processing & Disposal

Municipalities and Private companies take our bulk waste disposal services for mixed waste and plastic waste.

6. Integration of Informal Workers

Informal waste workers are integrated with city waste management through formal recognition, access to waste and access to social security schemes

7. M & E Study

CSR Foundations gets impartial and independent assessment of project progress and impact created by CSR funded project in waste management domain

8. Technical Research Study

Customized studies on market assessment, and technology assessment in wet waste processing, biochar, and recycling.

Our Work

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Our Work

  • City Transformation - Rahuri

    Rahuri, a small city in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, achieved GFC 3-STAR and ODF++ ratings in 2022. Its Zonal Ranking in Swachh Survekshan improved to 14 from 121 and state ranking to 12 from 74. Social Lab worked with Rahuri as SWM consulting agency, playing a crucial role in achieving the transformation. 

    City Transformation - Rahuri
  • Slum Transformation - Wadarwadi

    Wadarwadi, a densely populated slum in Shivajinagar ward of Pune, demonstrated a increased income of waste collectors, better collection & segregation, reduction in open dumping. The Garbage-free Wadarwadi pilot project of 3 months implemented in collaboration with PPCR, and PMC. Click to go through the case study

    Slum Transformation - Wadarwadi
  • Wastepicker Integration

    Waste pickers play an important role in city waste management but face severe challenges due to a lack of formal engagement with a municipality. Recognizing this, we implemented formal recognition, health camps, training, and forward linkages initiatives at Baramati.

    Wastepicker Integration
  • Capacity Building

    Recognizing Safai Karmachari's invaluable contribution, Social Lab invests in capacity-building initiatives for safai karmacharis to enhance their skills and knowledge. These are activity-based training developed based on NSDC training standards.

    Capacity Building
  • City Compost SOP - GIZ, NABARD, MUDM

    Social Lab developed a scientific compost process SOP for municipalities to manufacture HARIT and FCO norm-compliant city compost. The project covered 12 cities in Maharashtra. Project was funded by German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and was supported by Maharashtra Urban Development Mission (MUDM) & NABARD.

    City Compost SOP - GIZ, NABARD, MUDM
  • City Compost Business Model

    Ballarpur, Erandol, Karad and Badlapur cities were selected to demonstrate city compost business model. We helped to map and build a supply chain for selling the city compost to potential consumers including FPOs, farmer groups, and Krushi Kendras. Project developed a demand of 245 MT of city compost among the farmers, FPOs, and Krushi Kendras.

    City Compost Business Model
  • HT Parekh Foundation (HTPF) M&E Study

    In the year 2020, HTPF launched the model ward program covering 2 wards of Dharamshala (HP) in collaboration with Waste Warrior Society (WWS). With the project coming to an end in 2022-23, Social Lab carried out an interim monitoring and evaluation (M&E) study of the model ward program. The study assessed the project's impact on the social, economic, and environmental aspects. 

    HT Parekh Foundation (HTPF) M&E Study
  • SS Analysis Report

    Swacch Survekshan (SS) is an annual survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) which evaluates the city’s sanitation performance based on a wide range of parameters. Social Lab has conducted the district level analysis of SS-2022 results covering all the ULBs in the district. Please go through this link to download the report of your district. DOWNLOAD REPORT

    SS Analysis Report

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