Research10 min read
Reading the fine print of Scope 3
Why the largest share of most companies' footprint sits outside their own walls — and where to begin when the data is thin.
Read articleSustainability Consulting & Research — India
Turning sustainability
complexity into measurable business progress.
We help businesses measure, understand and improve their environmental impact — turning sustainability from a reporting exercise into a source of clearer decisions.
01Introduction
Planetary Plus is a sustainability consulting and research firm working with businesses to turn environmental responsibility into measurable, manageable outcomes.
We work where regulation, disclosure and operations meet — building the data, the interpretation and the plans that let a business understand its footprint and act on it with confidence.
Our approach is research-oriented and practical: rigorous on the numbers, clear on what they mean, and focused on the decisions a business actually has to make.
Founder Note
Ritika Goenka
Founder & Principal Consultant
Credibility, grounded in data, science and governance
Sustainability today demands credibility — grounded in data, science, and governance. At Planetary Plus, we focus on building sustainability foundations and governance systems that stand up to regulatory scrutiny, investor diligence, and long-term value creation & risk mitigation.Read the full Founder story
Planetary Plus Research & Intelligence
Research-led sustainability insights and assessment.
Explore industry research, understand environmental reporting practices and assess your organisation's readiness through our interactive research and assessment tools.
Explore Research & Assessment- ●
Industry research notes
Evidence-based analysis of sustainability disclosure practices.
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Reporting readiness assessment
A guided look at where your organisation stands.
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Interactive intelligence
Peer comparisons and disclosure benchmarks.
02Our Approach
A sequence, not a checklist
Sustainability work moves through stages. Each one builds the credibility of the next — and skipping a stage shows up later in the numbers.
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Assess
Establish a robust, auditable baseline of environmental performance — GHG inventories, life cycle data and materiality — grounded in where the organisation's data actually sits today.
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Set Direction
Interpret the baseline against frameworks, peers and stakeholder expectations to define priorities, set credible targets and sequence a practical roadmap.
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Implement
Build the systems, data flows and internal capability that turn plans into operational practice — embedding sustainability into decisions, not just documents.
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Monitor & Report
Track performance over time, disclose against the right frameworks, and feed the findings back into the next cycle of improvement.
03Services
Capabilities, organised by intent
Five categories that mirror how sustainability work actually progresses — from the first measurement to lasting internal capability.
Corporate GHG Accounting
Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 greenhouse gas inventories built on primary activity data and documented methodology.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Cradle-to-grave assessment of the environmental impact of products and processes across relevant impact categories.
Product Carbon Footprinting
Unit-level carbon footprinting of a product or service, aligned to recognised accounting standards.
04Industries
Industries we work with
Sustainability challenges shift by sector. We tailor the methodology to the realities of each industry we engage with.
Sector lens
Industrial transformation, measured
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Manufacturing
Energy intensity, process emissions and resource efficiency across complex operations — where implementation-grade ESG has the most leverage.
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Cement
A hard-to-abate sector where credible clinker accounting, alternative fuels and process-emission roadmaps define the path to compliance and competitiveness.
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Textiles
Water, energy and chemicals intensity across long supply chains — with growing buyer and regulatory pressure for traceable, lower-impact production.
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FMCG
Packaging, sourcing and product life-cycle impacts, alongside consumer-facing sustainability claims that now carry legal and reputational weight.
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Energy
Transition planning, generation-mix accounting and disclosure as the sector sits at the centre of the decarbonisation agenda.
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Logistics
Fleet and freight emissions, fuel-mix reporting and the operational levers that move Scope 1 and Scope 3 transport footprints.
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Banking & Finance
Financed emissions, portfolio-level disclosure and the data systems that underpin credible climate reporting for lenders and investors.
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Technology & IT
Energy use in operations, supply-chain transparency for hardware, and the data and reporting infrastructure that other sectors rely on.
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Pharma
Energy-intensive manufacturing, cold-chain logistics and complex global supply chains — with ESG disclosure increasingly relevant to procurement.
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Infrastructure
Embodied carbon in materials, operational performance of the built environment, and the long-horizon decisions that lock in impact for decades.
Work in action
Where the work lands
Training, reporting and capability building with universities, manufacturers and their supply chains.
Trusted by manufacturers, energy and industrial organisations
05Why Planetary Plus
Rigorous on the numbers, clear on the meaning
We exist to make sustainability work that holds up — to scrutiny, to time, and to the decisions a business has to make on the back of it.
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Research-oriented
We ground every engagement in documented methodology and current standards — not assumptions.
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Numbers first
A credible baseline is the foundation. We are rigorous about how data is built and what it can support.
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Business-focused
Reports are a means. The end is decisions a business can make and reductions it can deliver.
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Human & practical
We work alongside teams, transferring understanding rather than handing over a document.
06Insights
Research, regulation, strategy
Thinking on the frameworks, standards and decisions shaping sustainability practice in India and beyond.
Regulation8 min read
BRSR Core: what changes in year two
A practical look at assurance, comparability and the disclosures that now carry real weight for listed entities.
Strategy9 min read
Decarbonisation starts with a number
How a credible baseline turns a net-zero ambition into a sequence of decisions a business can actually execute.
Planetary Plus Research & Intelligence
Evidence-led sustainability insights. Interactive industry intelligence.
Explore industry research, understand environmental reporting practices and assess your organisation's readiness through our interactive research tools.
Let's begin
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