About Us

Industree works on the regenerative economic transformation of India’s most vulnerable women by unleashing their abilities to build and scale self-owned collective enterprises and leverage economies of scale. Focusing on sustainable natural fiber and regenerative agricultural value chains, such as banana, bamboo, and non-timber forest produce, Industree upskills women to adopt green business practices and connects them with markets for natural and biodegradable products. Industree has established 35 for-profit women’s collectives and four producer companies, which supply homewares and apparel meeting sustainable procurement standards to major global retailers. Industree’s ecosystem supports entrepreneurs with upskilling, capital, digital tools, and more.

Industree has already impacted 500,000 lives and ensured cumulative market access of over 58 M USD, with a clear focus on Equity, Gender, and Climate. Its work ensures that women in communities have access to work close to their homes, becoming part of mainstream value chains with customers such as IKEA, H&M Home, Fabindia, and the Future Group, in climate-positive value chains. 

This gives them greater control over their economic security and significantly improves social gains such as a stronger voice in their families and communities, access to social security, better health care, improved nutritional and educational outcomes for their children, and resilience to crises. Their ownership of net positive, creative production value chains gives them added confidence as societal agents of change.

EVOLUTION OF INDUSTREE

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Vision & Mission

Industree believes that when vulnerable women have access to an enabling ecosystem to build sustainable livelihoods focused on ownership in climate-positive value chains, they can pursue their futures with dignity, empowered at home and in the community.

To scale this ecosystem to reach three million women by 2030. Industree is committed to raising and channeling 300 million USD of  Innovative Finance to nurture this ecosystem through civil society, government, and business partnerships, keeping Equity, Climate, and Gender at the core of its activities.

Proof Of Concept: Greenkraft & Ektha

2 profitable and globally compliant producer enterprises incubated.

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GreenKraft Prod. Co. Ltd.

  • Incorporated in 2012
  • Produces home accessories
  • Major customers: IKEA,  Carrefour, H&M Home, Muji, Caravane
  • 1,700 women in the value chain
  • I-WAY compliant

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Ektha Apparel Prod. Co. Ltd.

  • Incorporated in 2014
  • Produces apparel products
  • Major customer: Fabindia, CosmoZone, Crocodile
  • 300 women in the value chain

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Our Domains

Creative Million

Creative Million

Mission Creative Million is a movement designed to impact one million creative producers in the next 10 years through strategic interventions in the creative manufacturing sector.

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CoLive

CoLive

Community Livelihood Coalition (CoLive) is a collaborative of 85 organizations working together for the protection of India's most vulnerable communities, touching at least 20% of India's rural population.

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Flourish

Flourish

An ethical e-commerce platform that aims to aid the economic transformation of Indian and global artisans, paving the next Regenerative Economy.
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Creative Dignity

Creative Dignity

Formed during Covid-19 pandemic, Creative Dignity focuses on supporting the artisanal microenterprise ecosystem in India.
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PIE

PIE

Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (PIE) is a platform to create an opportunity for 100 million artisans and farmers to reach earnings of more than 150 USD per month.

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RegenEarth

RegenEarth

Regenearth is a movement to propel creative manufacturers towards sustainable livelihoods by becoming reliable players in supply chains, via a shared practice of equitable creative manufacturing enterprise delivered globally to adopt successful models.

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Impact

Board Members

Ms. Neelam Chhiber

Ms. Neelam Chhiber

Founder & Director, Industree Crafts Pvt. Ltd.

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Ms. Gita Ram

Ms. Gita Ram

Chairman, Crafts Council of India

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Ms. Shobha Narayan

Ms. Shobha Narayan

Author and Documenter of Crafts

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Mr. Ashoke Chatterjee

Mr. Ashoke Chatterjee

Ex- President, Crafts Council of India

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Mr. Sanjay Kalra

Mr. Sanjay Kalra

Entrepreneur at Large,Technology & Society, Ex-CEO Of Tech Mahindra Ltd.

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Ms. Sandhya Vasudevan

Ms. Sandhya Vasudevan

Independent Director and Former MD with Deutsche Bank & Thomson Reuters

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Mr. L. Ravichandran

Mr. L. Ravichandran

Ex-President & Chief Operating Officer, Tech Mahindra Ltd. Ex-Board Member Mahindra Group Executive Board

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Advisory Board

Lisa Kleissner

Lisa Kleissner

Co-Founder and President KL Felicitas Foundation, Co-Founder and Chair, Toniic Institute

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Mr. Shankar H

Mr. Shankar H

Independent Consultant

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Ms. Geetha Narayan

Ms. Geetha Narayan

Founder Director, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology

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Dr. Charly Kleissner

Dr. Charly Kleissner

Impact Investor, Co-Founder, Toniic Institute, Co-Founder, KL Felicitas Foundation and Social-Impact International

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Awards & Recognition

Partnerships

Government

Civil Society

Market

FINANCIAL PARTNERS

Funding Partners

Producer Owned Companies

Operational Partners