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Carbon Neutral

How Water Brands Can Achieve Carbon Neutrality in India

·11 min read·By Green ORA Team

Carbon neutrality is not a slogan. It is a defensible claim that requires measurement, reduction, and offset in that order, each verifiable by a third party. This is the roadmap Green ORA Water followed and the same one any packaged water brand in India can follow.

Step 1: Measure Every Emission Source

The GHG Protocol Corporate Standard is the global reference. It splits emissions into three scopes.

  • Scope 1 covers direct emissions from sources you own or control: boilers, backup generators, company vehicles, refrigerant leaks.
  • Scope 2 covers purchased electricity and steam.
  • Scope 3 covers everything else in your value chain: bottle resin production, cap manufacturing, upstream logistics, third party distribution, employee commute, and disposal of your product.

A defensible carbon neutral claim covers Scope 1 and Scope 2 at minimum. Best in class brands include Scope 3 too, even though the methodology allowances (spend based emission factors) leave room for uncertainty.

Step 2: Reduce Before You Offset

Offsets are the last resort, not the first move. Reduction options for a packaged water plant.

  • Rooftop solar. A 100 kW installation typically covers 60 to 80 percent of production electricity for a mid size Indian bottling plant.
  • Variable speed drives on filling line motors. 15 to 25 percent energy saving on the biggest consumers.
  • Heat recovery on bottle blow moulding. Preheat wash water using the exhaust from the blow moulding process.
  • Route optimisation for last mile delivery. A telematics led route rebuild typically cuts fleet fuel 10 to 20 percent.
  • Bio HDPE caps and plant based PET. Cuts cradle to gate resin emissions by 60 to 70 percent.

Step 3: Renewable Procurement for the Rest

If your rooftop cannot cover 100 percent of load, purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from CERC accredited generators, or sign a bilateral Power Purchase Agreement with a solar developer. Both count under Scope 2 market based accounting.

Step 4: Offset the Residual

Any emissions you cannot eliminate get retired through offsets. Only three registries carry credible weight in India.

  • Gold Standard for renewable energy, cookstove, and afforestation credits.
  • Verified Carbon Standard (Verra) the largest voluntary registry globally.
  • Compliance grade CDM credits where still available.

Avoid non registered offsets. Any project that has not been audited by an accredited body is unverifiable.

Step 5: Get Verified

Third party verification against ISO 14064 or PAS 2060 turns your internal claim into a defensible one. Verification bodies operating in India include DNV, Bureau Veritas, TUV Nord, and DEKRA. Budget 5 to 8 lakh INR for a first year audit at a mid size plant.

Our Numbers

Green ORA Water achieved Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon neutrality in 2022, verified by an accredited Indian auditor. Solar covers 80 percent of our Ahmedabad plant's electricity. The remainder is met with Gold Standard renewable energy credits and Verra afforestation offsets in Gujarat. Our full carbon disclosure is available on request for ESG reporting teams.