CERE India

Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE) is a Mumbai-based non-profit organization working to promote environmental sustainability through action-oriented education, information and advocacy. CERE was created in 2002 by Dr. (Mrs.) N. Pardiwala Rashneh, an ecologist at the University of Edinburgh and Mrs Rustom Kitayun, an environmental educator. ECRE has successfully undertaken projects in urban and rural areas in India, who worked closely with various government departments, educational institutions, multinational corporations and organizations of civil society. ECRE is also a pioneer in corporate sustainability and carbon management systems, they help organizations identify their carbon footprints, meet international accounting standards, the implementation of low-cost strategies to reduce carbon provide significant savings and economic engage in staff awareness.

ECRE has been commissioned for projects of the Industrial Bank spirits, Tata Capital Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services, Rabo Bank, Tata Power and others. In 2005, both Dr. and Mrs. Rustom Pardiwala recognized as a social entrepreneur for change and the international Ashoka awarded scholarships. In 2009, Dr. Pardiwala selected as one of Asia 21 Young Leaders and conferred the Asia Society Fellowship in Japan.