Environmental Management Centre Pvt. Ltd.

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EMC’s mission

EMC’s mission is to ‘practice sustainability to the advantage of all’. This mission statement was set more than 28 years ago, when sustainability was not the ‘buzz’.

Why us?

Multidisciplinary core team supported by Associates located across the globe, with varied skill sets and experience, extensive network with international institutions and partnerships with industry and trade associations, and universities and research institutions.

Whom do we work with?

National and international governments, corporates, UN agencies and intergovernmental organizations, multilateral development banks, private equity, debt funds, think tanks, and philanthropic organizations.

About us

We are a strategic management consulting company established by Dr Prasad Modak in 1996 in Mumbai, India. Over the past 28 years, we have positioned ourselves as a niche player in environmental management consulting across the globe.

We work ‘glocally’ as we blend our global experience with the local context to provide solutions that are contemporary and future-ready.

EMC’s consultancy services are essentially strategic, knowledge-driven and supported through research and training. In all the consulting assignments, EMC’s expertise lies in harmonizing economic, environmental, and social considerations in business development plans and policy frameworks.

Explore EMC's Journey

Recent Events

EMC and ReBlue are excited to announce a partnership aimed at helping businesses, investors and governments to accelerate their sustainability journey! This collaboration brings together EMC's extensive practice experience of three decades in sustainability services with Reblue's cutting-edge GenAI platform, SustainSwift.

This partnership harnesses the power of AI-Enabled Sustainability Services to provide:

Informed sustainability insights and best practice tracking
Access to quick Peer Benchmarking
Guiding your sustainability journey towards prosperity
Robust check on data consistency across various reporting frameworks

Get in touch with us to fast-track your sustainability journey! Contact us via contactus@emcentre.com or hello@reblueventures.com.

EMC collaborated with Mahidol University, Bangkok and UNEP to develop a bankable project proposal for Plastic Waste Management, explicitly focusing on the design, implementation and operation of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

EMC worked with Mahidol University for developing a bankable project proposal for plastic waste management in Bangkok for the Bangkok Municipal Administration (BMA). Dr Modak presented the key findings from the detailed feasibility study report linked to the development of this bankable project proposal along with the proposal at a stakeholder workshop in Bangkok on February 29, 2024. The proposal suggested setting up a 1,000-tons per day (TPD) fully automated Material Recovery Facility (MRF) for mixed MSW.

EMC has successfully completed the key activities under the Green Skills Project under the Indo-German Initiative for Technical Education (IGnITE)

This project was supported by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) under the Indo-German Initiative for Technical Education (IGnITE). GIZ and Siemens have jointly developed IGnITE to support the development of highly qualified technicians based on the German Dual Vocational Educational Training (DVET) model with a focus on making them industry- and future-ready. Under this project, thematic reports on Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Waste Management for Green Skills Curriculum Development were prepared based on desk-based research, stakeholder consultations, and industry interactions conducted across various sectors and cities in India.

EMC participated in the "ESG, Circular Economy & Decarbonization—Path to Net Zero" seminar supported by the Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI).

A seminar on "ESG, Circular Economy & Decarbonization—Path to Net Zero" was organized under the leadership of Dr Ravindra Sannareddy and supported by the Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI). We at the Environmental Management Centre Pvt Ltd (EMC) feel privileged and honoured to participate as resource persons. The seminar was interactive and gave the EMC Team an opportunity to interact with the industries in Sri City to provide guidance on the way ahead.

EMC conducted an Impact Assessment for a cohort of 5 startups supported by Social Alpha under the Saamuhika Shakti Initiative.

The Saamuhika Shakti Initiative, supported by the H&M Foundation, is a collective impact initiative to empower waste pickers to lead secure and dignified lives. EMC was engaged by Social Alpha to assess the impact of the supported startups and how they transformed the lives of informal waste pickers through this initiative. Social Alpha is a multistage innovation curation and venture development platform for science and technology startups that aim to address the most critical social, economic and environmental challenges.

EMC and Polymerupdate join hands to collaborate on circular economy and the broader agenda of sustainability

This collaboration aims to strengthen the Indian and international polymer industry ecosystem through the promotion of responsible behaviour amongst the stakeholders, building capacity to develop solutions to circularity-related challenges, identifying policy and financing-related measures to support the ecosystem, and fostering innovation. The areas of cooperation in the Memorandum of Understanding include hosting multiple events on circular economy and sustainability, conducting sustainability assessments, developing tools to engage and educate the youth, building a community and identifying potential topics for courses on sustainability.

Services

Environmental & Social Impact Assessment

We firmly believe that Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) should not be limited only to obtain regulatory approvals. We use ESIA to add value to the project by identifying alternatives and making the project future ready by ensuring climate resilience and sustainability. In impact assessment, we use advanced geoinformatics and data analytics with state of art modelling tools. Often, we are hired to oversee work carried out by other ESIA consultants to ensure the quality of the report.

Climate Change Advisory

Response to climate change must be mainstreamed into policy, planning and investments. Government, Business and Community need to understand the nexus between climate change and energy, water, agriculture, food and health. We specialize in conducting vulnerability assessment of physical assets, identity adaptation measures and conduct cost-benefit analyses. We also have expertise in carrying out GHG emission inventorization and arrive at appropriate mitigation measures so as to come up with a decarbonization strategy and action plan for Net Zero.

Environmental & Social Due Diligence

We conduct E&S Due Diligence (ESDD) for achieving legal compliance as well as to meet market and investor requirements. We focus on risks not just limited to the facility but address security of natural resources in the neighbourhood and extend ESDDs even to the supply chains. We also look into the opportunities or value adds by referring to Good International Industry Practices. Our ESDD work is not limited to India and we work in several countries with help of our international associates.

Sustainability

We help our clients to mainstream sustainability in their mission to their advantage. We guide in going beyond compliance and help in building stewardship of the organization towards the SDGs while addressing the business goals. We also assist in developing internal and external communication strategies on sustainability. Our expertise lies in uncovering or deciphering “sustainability” to material gains or building a brand or becoming future ready.

Environmental, Social & Governance Management Systems

We visualize environmental, social and governance management systems (ESGMS) as an integrated approach to quality, environment, water, energy, occupational health & safety, and employee welfare. We help establish management systems as per international standards such as IFC PS and build documentation and internal capacity.

Circular Economy

Circular Economy aims to redefine growth by decoupling of economic activity from the consumption of our finite resources and by designing waste out of the production and consumption system. We specialize in conduct of life cycle assessments to develop circular product design, provide advice on sustainable procurement and set up strategies in meeting extended producer responsibility. We help the governments and corporates to frame policies and prepare strategic action plans on CE with appropriate CE metrics for monitoring, tracking and reporting.

Testimonials

Selected Books authored by Dr. Prasad Modak

Interested to know about challenges faced and potential solutions for ensuring sustainability of our planet?

The book introduces conceptual and practice experience on sustainability.
It presents the critical state of our resources and threats to resource security due to overconsumption, pollution and poor and uneven governance.
The role of key stakeholders such as the Government, Financing Institutions, Business and Communities and need for them to collaborate at multiple levels – viz. Local, Regional, National and Global level is highlighted and discussed in the book.
Case studies and learning from practical experiences are also presented.
The book can serve as a textbook to academia, a reference for policy makers and planners and a resource for conducting continuing education programs for the professionals.

Interested to know what Circular Economy is and potential opportunities and approaches for a circular transition?

This book provides an overview of CE, covering its evolution, describing the key concepts, programs, policies, and regulations.
The book illustrates several business opportunities over a hundred hand-picked case studies that encompass numerous sectors, various scales of operations and geographies.
This book is a key knowledge enhancing resource particularly for the mid- and senior-level managers, policy makers, investors, entrepreneurs, consultants, researchers, professors, and academic students involved in the subject of environmental management and sustainability,
The book also presents key sector focus on circular economy opportunities for textile, steel, agriculture, and food
It can be an important resource for every circular economy practitioner and especially to those who aspire to make a career in circular economy.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a policy and management tool for planning and decision-making, allowing the identification, prediction and evaluation of the environmental impact of proposed development projects. This book provides an introduction to EIA, with sections on its process, methods and tools. It discusses the implementation of specific environmental measures and the need for their constant monitoring, as well as reviewing the final reporting of an EIA.