Anushree Velankar

Strategic Sustainability Consulting: Partnered with clients, department heads, and internal stakeholders to integrate environmental best practices into daily production workflows.Provided expert consultative guidance from pre-production planning through post-production wrap, ensuring creative goals remained aligned with sustainability mandates. GHG Accounting & Emission Tracking: Led comprehensive carbon footprint for large-scale productions, quantifying emissions across Scope 1, 2, and 3 to identify hotspots and drive data-backed reduction strategies. Carbon Mitigation & Waste Reduction: Engineered a waste-management system for crews of 300+, achieving an 80% reduction in single-use plastics (~80k PET bottles/week) and an 83% reduction in tissue use, mitigating 3 metric tonnes of CO2e weekly. Protocol & Global Compliance: Executed Amazon Prime Video sustainability protocols and managed PEACH/PEAR documentation to ensure 100% accuracy in production footprint tracking and regulatory compliance. On-Set Leadership & Awareness: Spearheaded high-visibility sustainability initiatives, including live "Green Set" briefings and department-specific training that transformed crew behaviour and fostered a culture of environmental accountability. Impactful Conservation: Directed on-the-ground biodiversity projects, notably facilitating the planting of 500 native trees in Northeast India during the production of The Family Man (Season 3).

Founded a paper shredding venture to promote sustainable corporate practices. We aimed to reduce environmental impact by providing cost-effective, secure, and eco-friendly solutions for managing a company’s confidential paper waste. Environmental impact: Instrumental in reducing approximately 4.78 tons of CO2 emissions monthly, contributing significantly to a sustainable future. Operational efficiency: Successfully streamlined paper inventory for diverse companies through innovative on-site and off-site shredding services, showcasing a dedication to minimising waste and maximising resource utilisation in a span of four months. Our esteemed clientele included Forbes Marshall, Cybage Software, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company, HDFC Bank, A.G Diagnostics Labs, and Chitale Foods. Strategic leadership: Developed and executed comprehensive business plans, strategies, and models, encompassing all facets of operations, resulting in sustainable growth and operational success.Achieved sustainable growth by developing and executing comprehensive business plans, impacting 25% increase in revenue by overseeing all operations.

Having a creative bend of mind. Before starting my entrepreneurial journey, I made a career transition to leverage my creative skills.