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About EVI Digital.

Our story

Integrated solutions for technology, climate & policy.

Founded2009
HeadquartersGurugram, India
Practice areasPolicy · Digital · Nature

We bring together four integrated capabilities: evidence-based climate and clean tech policy, sustainability consulting and digital ESG, strategic management and co-driving, and nature-based programmes including regenerative farming under our Herbs & Roots (H&R) brand. Where most consultancies separate these disciplines, we connect them.

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To design and deliver evidence-based, scalable sustainability solutions, integrating climate policy, digital platforms, and nature-based programmes, that drive lasting impact for communities, economies, and the environment.

Our mission

Our Group Partners.

Partner · For-profit advisory

Emergent Ventures India

A global advisory firm accelerating action for a sustainable planet, integrating innovative solutions in technology, policy and finance.

  • Established1999
  • Global footprint28+ countries
  • Track record800+ projects
  • PracticePolicy · Engineering · Finance
  • RecognitionAmong India's first approved Green Bond Verifiers (CBI)

EVI's full-service consultancy spans climate change, sustainability, renewable energy and sustainable finance. Its team brings deep expertise in carbon markets, GHG management, ESG assurance, energy storage, sustainable transport and resource efficiency.

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Partner · Not-for-profit foundation

Environmental Resources Foundation

A not-for-profit accelerating the adoption of sustainable living through work with communities across India.

  • EstablishedOctober 2011
  • StatusSection 25 not-for-profit · FCRA registered
  • PromoterEmergent Ventures India Pvt. Ltd
  • GeographyIndia-wide
  • Focus areasClean Energy · Water · Sustainable Agriculture · Waste Management

ERF works with leading corporates and programmes to embed sustainable practice in communities, running on-ground initiatives in clean energy access, water stewardship, regenerative agriculture, and waste systems.

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Why EVI Digital

Integrated thinking for complex transitions.

Science-Driven

Solutions grounded in peer-reviewed evidence and global standards; GHG Protocol, GRI, ESRS, SBTi, CDP, TCFD and more.

Nature-Rooted

We connect policy and technology to on-ground nature-based solutions, including our own farming programmes.

Deep Networks

Relationships with MoEFCC, IUCN, UNFCCC, GCP, BSI, and leading development finance institutions.

End-to-End

From policy design to digital tools to farm operations, we deliver across the full sustainability value chain.

Leadership

The people behind the work.

Vinod Kala
Founder & Director

Vinod Kala

30+ years in clean energy, sustainability, strategic management and finance. Architect of EVI Digital and the Herbs & Roots programme, personally involved in shaping climate, carbon and clean tech work across hundreds of global assignments.

  • 30+ Years of experience
  • 500+ Global assignments
  • 1999 Founded EVI
  • IIM A MBA · B.E. Mechanical
Suuhas Tenddulkar
Program Director

Suuhas Tenddulkar

19+ years in electric mobility and renewable energy. Consulting for Indian government, UKFCO, and EU Commission. B.E. Electrical, Gujarat University; PGDM, XLRI Jamshedpur.

Divay Choudhary
Strategy & Partnerships

Divay Choudhary

20+ years of experience in carbon markets and climate strategy: Article 6, ESG, GHG accounting, climate policy. Worked with MoEFCC, GCP, GGCI, BSI. MBA in Finance. CFA Charterholder.

Shruti Bansal
Sustainability Consultant

Shruti Bansal

Climate policy, ESG reporting, framework harmonisation (GRI, BRSR, TCFD, ESRS). Work spans Transport for NSW, ESRS, green steel research. IIT Kanpur. GARP-SCR Certified

Pavish Prakash
Head: Integrated Farming

Pavish Prakash

Agribusiness specialist managing multi-sector agricultural systems. Leads H&R's Tamil Nadu integrated farming operations. MBA Agribusiness, Symbiosis.

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