About GreenCo Rating System

GreenCo Rating is the “first of its kind in the world” —a holistic framework that evaluates companies on the environmental friendliness of their activities using a life cycle approach. Implementation of the GreenCo rating provides leadership and guidance to companies on how to make products, services, and operations greener. Industry personnel are trained on the latest green concepts and facilitated in implementing better systems and implementing the best green practices. The rating system was developed after thorough stakeholder consultation with the involvement of 120 experts from various sectors. As on February 2023, over 900 companies in India are working on GreenCo ratings, of which 479 units have been rated, including several leading private sector companies, PSUs, and SMEs. The First 350 GreenCo-rated companies have reported reduction of 3.03 Million tons of Co2 eq and a savings of Rs. 3379 crores in annual recurring savings over and above the environmental benefits. The Green Company Rating System advocates a performance-based approach. The rating system evaluates the green features of a facility against the following performance parameters: