
Our Story
Sustera Global was founded on a specific observation organisations across sectors were setting sustainability commitments without the systems to honour them. The gap was not one of intent, it was one of infrastructure. That observation came from within. As part of the SSMNT Group, we spent over two decades working at the intersection of industry and environment, supporting organisations through Environmental Clearances, Impact Assessments, and accredited monitoring services. That ground-level exposure gave us something most ESG consultancies lack an understanding of how businesses actually operate, not just how they report. As ESG moved from voluntary ambition to boardroom responsibility, the limitations of conventional consulting became evident. Organisations needed more than advisory input. They needed structured frameworks embedded into governance, operations, and decision-making, frameworks that could be measured, tracked, and improved over time. Sustera Global was established as the focused ESG practice of SSMNT, built precisely for this purpose. We bring technical depth, regulatory fluency, and consulting rigour to help organisations build sustainability into the core of how they function, not as a parallel workstream, but as an integrated part of how value is created and protected. Our work spans consulting, training, and technology-enabled solutions. The common thread across all of it is a belief that sustainability, done properly, strengthens business rather than complicating it.
Our Core Values

Our Purpose
We exist to bridge the gap between corporate ambition and planetary necessity. We believe that for an organization to truly thrive, its environmental and social impact must be as rigorously managed as its financial performance.

Our Mission
To transform sustainability from a corporate mandate into an operational reality. We equip leaders with the strategy, skills, and tools to build resilient, future-ready businesses. We don’t just point the way but we help you get there.

Our Vision
To define the global standard for operational excellence, where every business operates with the integrity and resilience of a truly sustainable enterprise.
Brand Values

Integrity in Every Conversation
We say what is true before we say what is easy. Every client deserves honesty, especially when it is hard to hear.

Accountable to Outcomes, Not Just Process
We measure our work by what changes inside an organisation. Delivering a framework is the start. Making it work is the standard.

Committed to Going Further Than Expected
We go as far as the work requires, beyond the brief and beyond the engagement. That is the only way real change happens.

Respectful of Every Organisation We Enter
We work alongside the people inside an organisation, learning how it operates before we recommend how it should. Every engagement begins with listening.

Practitioners First, Advisors Second
We build alongside our clients, bringing hands-on expertise into every engagement. Guidance means little without the willingness to do the work.

Committed to Going Further Than Expected
We hold ourselves to a higher standard with every engagement we take on. The organisations we work with deserve a team that is always getting better.
Leadership Team.
Our leadership team combines decades of technical environmental expertise with a forward-thinking approach to ESG strategy and business growth.
Dr. Rajani Kumari is the Managing Director of Sustera and the founding force behind Sri Sai Manasa Nature Tech (SSMNT) and Kiwis Eco Laboratories. With a PhD in Environmental Science and decades of research experience, she brings deep technical understanding to every project. Her expertise spans biodiversity, ecosystem analysis, and laboratory diagnostics, ensuring that Sustera’s ESG work is grounded in scientific rigor. For her, this is not just a leadership role but a long-term commitment to applying science in building a nature-positive future.
Srikar works at the intersection of partnerships and growth. He connects organisations with the technical capabilities required to move forward on sustainability goals. His focus is on building long-term relationships and identifying opportunities for expansion across markets, ensuring that the group’s expertise translates into tangible outcomes for clients.
Shiva Ivaturi is an ESG and climate professional with 15+ years of experience across manufacturing, infrastructure, utilities and energy-intensive sectors. He works with leadership teams to build credible ESG and decarbonization strategies grounded in robust data (ISO 14064, GHG Protocol) and practical execution. Beyond technical expertise, he drives strategic partnerships, leads high-performing teams and ensures end-to-end ownership of client engagements from advisory and reporting (BRSR, GRI, CSRD) to on-ground implementation and measurable impact. He is a certified ISO 14064 Lead Verifier, GreenCo Facilitator, water auditor and resource efficiency specialist with expertise in CSRD, IFRS, net zero and SBTi frameworks.




