Sustainable Enterprises

Imagine wearing a piece of your most cherished memory! Bhuvaneshwari M, an engineer-turned-designer, is turning wedding flowers into beautiful, sustainable fashion through eco-printing. Her brand, ‘House of Murah’, is weaving nostalgia into every fabric.

What if packaging left no waste behind? Indian startups are using seaweed to create eco-friendly alternatives to plastic. Could this ocean innovation change everything?

Bengaluru’s Aecoz, owned by Dhanvita Sathyanand, Srinidhi Rajaram, and Bharath Sathyanand, is proving that sustainable solutions don’t have to come at the cost of quality, durability, or revenue growth.

Once a winter wonderland, Kashmir is now plagued by air pollution and infrequent snowfalls. Sheikh Yameen reminisces about his snow-filled childhood, now a fading memory. To reclaim Kashmir’s lost charm, he and his friend Zubair Ahmed Bhat launched ‘Curve Electric’, a sustainable e-bike rental service to fight pollution.

Can bioleather really replace animal leather? Pritesh Mistry’s The Bio Company is answering this question by turning tomato waste into eco-friendly bioleather.

From upcycled textiles to recycled plastic fabrics, these five fashion startups are making waves by prioritising the planet and people in their designs.

Gujarat-based engineer Shani Pandya is revolutionising urban energy needs with his innovative solar trees and tiles. By drastically reducing land requirements, his vertical solar solutions make power generation feasible for densely populated areas.

Mohd Suhail, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, founded Athar Packaging Solutions with a mission to combat plastic waste by transforming it into compostable packaging. With a strong commitment to environmental responsibility, his business now rakes in Rs 1.3 crore a year.

Siddharth A K, along with his friends Sooraj Verma and Alvin George, runs ‘Carbon & Whale’, a clean-tech startup to convert plastic waste into valuable products. Over the past two years, the company has saved 10,000 kg of plastic waste from polluting landfills and oceans.

Did you know it takes 30 PET bottles to make a chic blazer? K Sankar, and his son, Senthil, are helping recycle over 15 lakh PET bottles and turning them into fashionable clothes.