Our ESG initiatives are guided by the SRISHTEe Framework - “Sharing Responsibilities to Integrate Social, Human, Technological, Environmental and Economical Capital” through 4 key material topics: Smallholder farmer empowerment, Addressing the impact of Climate change, Water Resource management and promoting safe and fair working conditions integrated with six smart pillars: Carbon, Water, Energy, Nitrogen, Knowledge, and Weather.
Our key ESG updates include:
- Supply chain capacity building: We train our supply chain growers on human rights, ESG, field safety, and agronomic best practices across our production locations pan-India. In FY 2026 alone, over 41,000 growers were trained. Till date, 498 solar-powered knapsack sprayers have been distributed to women farmers (150 in FY 2025), cutting fuel-sprayer dependence by roughly 1.2 litres/acre impacting reduction both emissions and farmer health risks from fuel fumes.
- Human rights assessments: We conduct independent human rights and ESG audits across our commercial cultivation sites, covering working hours, wages, working conditions, safe pesticide use, and safeguards against bonded, child, and forced labour, benchmarked against IFC performance standards and ILO requirements. Audits have been carried out at Koppal & Tumkur, Karnataka (FY24, by Ramboll), Budhana, Jalna & Aurangabad, Maharashtra (FY 25, by Grant Thornton), and Sabarkantha, Gujarat (by AECOM).
- Waste management: In FY 2026, we responsibly managed 65.6 MT of plastic waste and 44.9 MT of other waste (municipal, paper/carton, and discarded seed waste) through authorised recyclers, composting, and waste-to-energy recovery. SeedWorks is certified as a Plastic Neutral Company, with full CPCB EPR compliance for plastic and e-waste.
- Tree plantation drives (TWIG – Together We Initiate Green): Our tree plantation program, TWIG continues across India. 2,550 trees were planted in FY 2025 alone, bringing our total to 6873 trees planted over the past four years.
- Water resource management: Smart irrigation (DSR) practices now cover 1,348 acres, delivering ~30% water savings (about 3,000 KL/acre). Drone-based pesticide spraying across 464 acres in Aurangabad, Jaipur, and Alwar cut water use by 87.5% compared to manual spraying. Rainwater harvesting at our research farms has reached a cumulative capacity of 28,515 KL.
- Climate change initiatives:
GHG (Green House Gases) inventoried, validated and obtained Limited assurance. Double assured by ISAE 3410 and AA1000AS v3 international standards.
Initiated Project Samrudhi partnered with String Bio, a microbial bio-stimulant trial across 13,000 acres of paddy fields in Karnataka and Odisha which reduced methane emissions by 32%.
- Science Based Target initiatives (SBTi): Seedworks international Ltd set a science-based target, positioning us as a corporate leader of the low carbon transition. @ScienceTargets #ScienceBasedTargets. We are providing our commitment to building a sustainable future, by letting the science dictate our course of action, with #ScienceBasedTargets.
Near term SBTi targets- Seedworks International Ltd commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG Emissions 54.6% by FY2033 from FY2023 base year. Seedworks International Ltd also commits to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emission 32.5% within the same time frame.
FLAG Targets-Near term FLAG- Seedworks International Ltd commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 FLAG GHG Emissions 39.4% by FY 2033 from FY 2023 base year. Seedworks International ltd also commits to reduce absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions 39.4% within the same time frame. Seedworks International Ltd further commits to reduce Scope 1 FLAG GHG Emissions from produced Rice 29.0% per tonne of fresh weight within the same time frame. Seedworks commits to reduce Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions from purchased Rice 29.0% per tonne of fresh weight within the same time frame.
No Deforestation Commitment- Seedworks International Ltd commits to maintaining no deforestation across its primary deforestation linked commodities.
- Renewable energy: We continue scaling our renewable energy footprint across sites — from a 15 KW solar-powered irrigation system at our Bengaluru R&D facility and solar streetlights at Aurangabad, Corporate Office Hyderabad, and our R&D farms and tolling plants, to a 30 KW rooftop solar PV generator at our Hyderabad QA facility. Our cumulative alternate energy generation has grown nearly 5x, from ~15,800 KWh/annum in FY2022 to over 74,000 KWh/annum by FY 2027. We continue expanding renewable energy use through solar installations at Aurangabad, Bengaluru, and Corporate Office sites with cumulative alternate energy generation rising year-on-year.
- Diversity, equity & inclusion: SeedWorks is a signatory in UN Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), scored 66% on the WEPs Gender Gap Analysis, placing us in the "Achiever" category recognizing our gender mainstreaming commitment, strengthening our dedication to diversity, equity, and sustainable growth.
- Safe and Fair working conditions: We continue strengthening workplace safety through our safety programmes, mock drills, and site-specific EHS audits across our farms, labs, and processing plants. Employees are provided trainings on basic life support, general safety awareness fire safety and specialised sessions like snake-safety awareness were also conducted at our R&D sites.
Safety at SeedWorks
Safety is embedded in how we operate — from the field to the factory floor.
- Emergency preparedness: Regular mock drills at our offices & R&D sites, defensive driving training for drivers, and site-specific sessions on natural disaster management and safe planting under challenging weather conditions.
- Community safety & social responsibility: We mark World Day Against Child Labour with awareness walkathons and programs including reinforcing our commitment to safe, fair, and ethical working conditions across our supply chain.
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