Resource Stewardship
Water-positive operations by FY27 through rainwater harvesting and condensate recovery. Solar coverage targeted at 60% of grid load. Zero-waste-to-landfill across packaging and processing waste streams.
ESG & Sustainability
The business case for sustainability is the business itself.
We export to markets that increasingly require certified-sustainable supply chains. We grow because our farmer partners grow with us. Our ESG framework is therefore not a programme — it is the operating model.
Our Framework
Three pillars.
Three pillars.
Measured every quarter.
Each pillar carries quantified targets, audited annually under an internal protocol benchmarked to GRI Standards and SASB indicators for the packaged-food industry.
People & Partners
2,400+ farmer partners across 12 states, contracted on multi-year terms with assured offtake. 38% women in our workforce. Quarterly community health camps in Malur and surrounding villages.
Trust & Transparency
Independent-majority board, audit committee chaired by an independent director, Big-Four statutory audit, whistleblower mechanism with anonymous channel, and quarterly ESG disclosures from FY26.
Farmer Partnerships
Direct, multi-year contracts
Direct, multi-year contracts
at a transparent floor price.
Our farmer programme is the single most important moat in our business. We contract directly with 2,400+ growers in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra — bypassing the layered intermediation that erodes farmer income and dilutes traceability.
Each partner receives an agronomy bundle: certified seed, input financing, on-farm advisory, and a contracted floor price. In return, Quessentials gets first right of refusal on the harvest — and a chain-of-custody record that travels with every kilogram to the buyer.
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Environment
The targets we hold ourselves to.
Quantified, time-bound, and externally reported.
Water
Water-positive by FY27. Rainwater harvesting + closed-loop process water + condensate recovery.
Energy
60% solar by FY28. 480 kWp rooftop array commissioned in 2024; Phase II to bring 720 kWp.
Waste
Zero-waste-to-landfill. Husk and seed-coat byproducts diverted to bio-mass; packaging fully recyclable.
Emissions
Net-zero Scope 1+2 by FY30. Baseline established FY24; reduction roadmap with annual milestones.
Community Investment
"The factory cannot prosper if the village around it does not. Every rupee we spend on schools, on health, on women-led farmer collectives — comes back to us as resilience."Krishna Kanth & Mohan ReddyCo-Founders
FY24
Anganwadi Programme
Nutrition supplementation for 6 anganwadi centres around Malur, reaching 480 children weekly.
FY24
Women Farmer Collective
All-women FPO of 220 members in Chikballapur growing chia and quinoa under contract.
FY24
Skilling Initiative
Quarterly skilling cohorts in food processing for youth from neighbouring villages.
Read More
Download our ESG Report FY24.
Full quantified disclosures across environmental, social, and governance dimensions — aligned with GRI Standards.