From Miyawaki forests to Green Credits, from natural farming to ESG-aligned agroforestry — ICE&SDGs brings international expertise to India's green earth restoration mission.
India's forests, farmlands and degraded landscapes are at the centre of a policy and market revolution. The nation needs its businesses to lead — and ICE&SDGs shows them exactly how.
India has committed to increasing its forest and tree cover to 33% of its total land area as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Simultaneously, the government is pushing a transformative shift toward chemical-free, natural and organic farming — building soil health, protecting biodiversity and decarbonising agriculture.
For India's corporates, this creates a powerful convergence of opportunity: Green Credits under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's (MoEFCC) Green Credit Programme (GCP) can now be earned through tree plantation and eco-restoration activities on degraded forest land — and used to fulfil CSR obligations, ESG reporting requirements, and compensatory afforestation mandates.
Meanwhile, the adoption of Miyawaki forests — growing 10 times faster and 30 times denser than conventional plantations — is transforming urban and industrial landscapes. Most Miyawaki forests in India are today being funded through corporate CSR projects, signalling that the private sector is already recognising this as a strategic imperative, not merely a philanthropic gesture.
ICE&SDGs connects all the dots: We design, implement and certify afforestation and organic farming initiatives that simultaneously earn Green Credits, generate carbon offsets, fulfil CSR mandates, and strengthen your ESG story — all under one internationally expert roof.
A robust and interconnected set of government policies makes afforestation and organic farming not just environmentally vital, but commercially compelling for Indian enterprises.
Notified on August 29, 2025, under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. This upgraded framework emphasises long-term tree survival and canopy density (minimum 40% in 5 years) over mere plantation numbers. One credit per eligible tree is awarded after 5-year verified maintenance. Credits can be used for compensatory afforestation, CSR compliance, ESG reporting, and project environmental clearances. Administered by ICFRE via the GCP digital portal.
Launched in October 2023 as a first-of-its-kind market-based mechanism for voluntary environmental action. Covers eight activity types: tree plantation, water conservation, sustainable agriculture, waste management, air pollution reduction, mangrove conservation, eco-friendly infrastructure, and Ecomark. Companies, PSUs, NGOs, and individuals can register on the GCP portal (moefcc-gcp.in) to earn and use Green Credits — directly addressing India's 33% forest cover NDC commitment.
India's landmark 2014 policy integrating trees with agriculture — simplifying tree-felling and transportation rules on farmland, creating state-level agroforestry missions, and unlocking a USD 146 million budget. The Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) and updated Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 2023 guidelines now actively promote agroforestry as a carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and farmer-income enhancement strategy across 20+ million suitable hectares.
India's Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), and the PM PRANAM scheme incentivise chemical-free farming, soil health restoration and reduced agricultural GHG emissions. The CCTS Offset Mechanism also recognises agricultural methane reduction and soil carbon sequestration as eligible project categories — creating direct pathways from organic farming practices to tradable Carbon Credit Certificates (CCCs).
India's NDC targets an additional carbon sink of 2.5–3 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030 — making afforestation the single largest land-based climate action commitment India has made. BEE's CCTS offset methodology explicitly includes mangrove afforestation & reforestation as an approved project category, directly linking tree-planting to tradable carbon credits.
The Companies Act, 2013 mandates CSR spending for qualifying Indian companies. Environmental activities — afforestation, organic farming support, biodiversity conservation — qualify as Schedule VII CSR activities. SEBI's Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) requires listed companies to disclose environmental impact, making verified green credit and afforestation data a powerful tool for ESG credibility and investor relations.
A full-spectrum suite of afforestation, organic farming and green compliance services — from concept to verified credit — delivered by internationally recognised sustainability experts.
End-to-end turnkey Miyawaki forest projects for corporate campuses, industrial estates, urban areas and CSR sites. Site assessment, native species selection, planting design, implementation supervision and 5-year maintenance protocol — all aligned with GCP 2025 norms for Green Credit eligibility.
Learn More →We navigate the GCP portal, GCP land bank selection, ICFRE registration, and payment processes on your behalf. We manage plantation establishment, 5-year monitoring, third-party verification, and Green Credit claim submission — ensuring you earn and can use credits for CSR, ESG, and compensatory afforestation obligations.
Learn More →From chemical-dependent to certified organic — ICE&SDGs provides transition planning, soil health assessment, ZBNF and PKVY alignment, organic certification preparation, and market linkage advisory. We also assess eligibility for carbon credits from agricultural methane reduction and soil carbon sequestration under the CCTS Offset Mechanism.
Learn More →Design integrated land-use systems combining trees, crops, and livestock under India's National Agroforestry Policy. ICE&SDGs quantifies carbon sequestration, biodiversity co-benefits, and income enhancement for farmers. We identify eligible agroforestry project types under the CCTS Offset Mechanism and prepare project design documents (PDDs) for CCC issuance.
Learn More →We translate your afforestation, Miyawaki forests and organic farming initiatives into powerful CSR impact reports, BRSR disclosures and ESG narratives. Our team quantifies tree survival rates, canopy density, carbon sequestered, biodiversity impact and community benefits — creating audit-ready documentation aligned with SEBI's BRSR format and GRI Standards.
Learn More →ICE&SDGs Academy's consulting-based training programmes empower your sustainability and CSR teams to understand and manage afforestation projects, Green Credit procedures, and organic farming transitions internally. Special programmes available for government bodies, NGOs, and field practitioners on the Miyawaki method and GCP implementation.
Learn More →Afforestation and organic farming are no longer peripheral sustainability activities. They sit at the core of India's ESG and CSR performance frameworks — and ICE&SDGs ensures you capture the full value.
Verified GHG sequestration, biodiversity metrics, air quality improvements and soil health data from your afforestation and organic farming programmes feed directly into the Environmental pillar of your ESG score — supporting BRSR, GRI, CDP and TCFD disclosures with hard evidence.
GCP plantations and organic farming programmes create measurable social impact: rural employment, community health benefits, farmer income enhancement, and ecosystem services for surrounding communities. ICE&SDGs quantifies and reports these outcomes against UN SDG indicators — strengthening your Social pillar.
ICE&SDGs builds governance structures for your green initiatives: policy frameworks, monitoring systems, third-party verification protocols, and board-level sustainability disclosures. Our support ensures your environmental commitments are not just made — they are measured, verified and reported with integrity.
Under the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VII CSR-eligible activities include environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agroforestry, conservation of natural resources, and maintaining quality of soil, air and water. ICE&SDGs structures your afforestation and organic farming investments to maximise CSR impact, ensure proper accounting, and create independently verified CSR reports that hold up to regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny.
When designed strategically, afforestation and organic farming deliver a cascade of interconnected business, regulatory, environmental and reputational benefits.
Under the GCP 2025 framework, corporate investment in degraded land afforestation earns one Green Credit per eligible tree maintained for 5 years. These verified credits are usable for CSR compliance, compensatory afforestation, and ESG reporting — transforming tree-planting from a cost into a verified, reusable environmental asset.
Mangrove afforestation, agroforestry and agricultural methane reduction are approved offset methodologies under India's CCTS. ICE&SDGs helps you register these projects for Carbon Credit Certificates (CCCs), tradable on India's power exchanges — creating an additional revenue stream from your green land investments.
Verified afforestation impact, Green Credits held, and organic farming transitions are powerful ESG performance indicators. ICE&SDGs integrates these into BRSR and sustainability reports aligned with global frameworks — improving your ESG score, attracting green finance, and enhancing your brand with ESG-conscious institutional investors.
Transform mandatory CSR spend from a compliance checkbox into a story of genuine environmental leadership. ICE&SDGs ensures your afforestation and farming CSR projects generate verified, auditable impact — protecting you from greenwashing scrutiny and building authentic stakeholder trust and brand equity.
India's NDC commits to an additional carbon sink of 2.5–3 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent through forest cover by 2030. Your company's afforestation investment directly contributes to this national commitment — creating a powerful narrative of India's corporate sector actively partnering with government to meet climate goals.
Miyawaki forests on or near corporate campuses deliver immediate business benefits: reduced urban heat island effect, improved air quality, enhanced employee wellness, and biodiversity restoration. These forests also serve as powerful community engagement platforms — inviting public trust and demonstrating corporate environmental citizenship in the most visible way possible.
India's transition from chemical to natural and organic farming is one of the most significant agricultural transformations of our time — with deep implications for carbon, biodiversity, rural livelihoods and food security.
India's government is actively driving a paradigm shift in agriculture — from input-intensive, chemical-dependent farming to natural farming, Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), and certified organic production. Through the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and the PM PRANAM scheme to reduce chemical fertiliser use, farmers are being incentivised to restore soil health and reduce agricultural GHG emissions.
For the corporate sector, this transition offers a dual opportunity: as a CSR investment in rural farmer transition support, and as a project category eligible for Carbon Credit Certificates under India's CCTS Offset Mechanism (soil carbon sequestration and agricultural methane reduction).
ICE&SDGs offers comprehensive advisory across the entire organic and natural farming value chain — from soil health diagnosis and farming system redesign to organic certification preparation and market linkage. We also support the integration of agroforestry — combining trees with crops under India's National Agroforestry Policy — to multiply carbon sequestration, income streams and ecosystem services simultaneously.
Whether you're planning a Miyawaki forest, seeking Green Credits, transitioning to organic farming, or aligning with ESG mandates — ICE&SDGs is your trusted expert partner.