About Saras Environment Consultant
Established in 2004, SEC is a sustainability and ESG advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices into their core business strategies.
Our Legacy
Led by Anand Srivastava, a globally respected ESG and environmental specialist with over 30 years of experience, SEC has shaped impactful environmental and social development initiatives across India, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.
Anand’s leadership, combined with SEC’s multidisciplinary expertise, has helped clients align with global ESG standards, navigate compliance challenges, and deliver measurable impact.
Our Track Record
Over the past two decades, Saras Environment Consultants (SEC) has delivered impactful ESG and sustainability solutions for multilateral development banks, global corporates, government agencies, and industrial leaders. Our portfolio spans infrastructure, industrial corridors, energy, water, sanitation, and climate-resilience programs.
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) for transport, sanitation, and industrial corridors.
- Safeguard implementation and quarterly/annual ESMP evaluations for 393 km of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), India.
- Environmental and socio-economic surveys for hydropower, urban sanitation, and industrial pipeline projects.
- Climate risk mapping and resilience planning for national infrastructure programs.
- Carbon market and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) policy advisory.
- Scenario analysis and climate-proofing strategies for World Bank–funded initiatives.
- Drafting of national policies on climate change and clean development mechanisms.
- Development of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for climate adaptation studies and GEF-funded transport programs.
- Strengthening environmental screening tools and institutional frameworks for government agencies.
Capacity Building & Training
SEC has designed and delivered high-impact training programs for government officials, corporate leadership, and industrial teams.
- Six-monthly workshops for government officials, contractors, and consultants on EMP execution and risk mitigation.
- ESG and BRSR compliance training for corporate leadership teams.
- ISO 14001–based environmental management training for industrial operations.
- Institutional ESG capacity development programs for state departments in Tripura, Tamil Nadu, and Assam.
Meet Our Founder
Anand Srivastava
ESG Architect & Climate Strategy Mentor
Anand is a globally respected ESG strategist and environmental governance expert with over 32 years of experience driving sustainable transformation across infrastructure, finance, and policy. With a dual engineering foundation, Anand blends technical mastery with strategic foresight to empower institutions—especially in the banking and finance sector—to lead the green transition.
As a trusted advisor to multilateral banks like the AfDB and World Bank, national governments, and private financial institutions, he has been instrumental in integrating ESG into core operations, designing climate-aligned investment frameworks, and shaping national climate finance policies. His legacy of impact ranges from pioneering ISO 14001 systems in the 1990s to shaping climate adaptation strategies for transport infrastructure in Africa.